ikat

 

 

To be honest, I would never be caught dead  wearing a dress or a skirt WITHOUT any tights in the middle of October in Seattle… but these pictures were shot earlier.  There. That is my excuse. Kidding  aside, this dress is one of my favorite Fall-appropriate dresses that I own. Not that it is a heavy, heat insulating fabric nor is it warm enough to be worn on it’s own when the temperature drops but this Ikat print just makes me think of Fall, don’t ask me why. I usually wear this with black tights and heels or booties, kind of that staple cold-weather outfit for us that try to dress up in unfavorable conditions.  I sometimes find myself too lazy to accessorize at this time of the year because all the pretty accessories just tend to get buried underneath a pile of massive scarves and bulky coats but I just had to throw in this chunky necklace to make this outfit less boring. 

As always, thank you so much for reading and see you on my next post!

Photos by Tim Calamiong (Instagram: @calamiong)
 

 

 

 

Dress: Mango     Shoes: Dolce Vita     Bag: Rebecca Minkoff    Necklace: Jewelmint

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jumpsuit + style to inspire link-up co-host!

A little late to the summer jumpsuit craze but I honestly, believe it or not, got this jumpsuit in late Winter, while it was on sale for being last season’s. I got it online, NOT in my size (not even close) but I figured what the heck, I have never owned a jumpsuit in my life and I had a bad feeling about it as with every jumpsuit that I have tried on. These things, I realized, could look disastrous on a nearly 5’11 long torso-ed and long legged person/woman/giantess if it weren’t tailored for that specific body type. But this being black, an itty-bitty part of my brain was thinking maybe I can make this work. Just like my dress before this post, I surprisingly liked it. Not crazy in love with it but enough to convince myself to venture out and possibly try on different styles. If you are a skeptic on these, give it a try as I did on this one. I mindlessly threw this jacket on just to see how it looks and voila, works like a charm! Or at least in my not-so-expert opinion. Hahaha!

Thank you so much for reading and see you on my next post!

 

                                            Jumpsuit/Jacket: HM    Shoes: Tildon (Nordstrom)   Bag: Tory Burch   Necklace/Watch: Gifted to me/Marc Jacobs

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I'm excited to be co-hosting the Style to Inspire linkup with my sweet blogger BFF Rhea! As this is my first time to co-host one, I will always be grateful to her for letting me be a part of this and for providing some blogging guidance as we continue on this fun journey! Please be sure to check it out below!

Fellow fashion bloggers, we are all part of this amazing community where we can share our own style and check out other bloggers' style through our own personal space in the web. Through blog hops/link ups, we discover more blogs to follow, and more outfits that inspire us to shop our closets and come up with a similar outfits!

That is what is amazing about blogging... in our own ways, we inspire and are inspired by our fellow bloggers' style posts! This is the reason for this weekly blog hop called Style to Inspire, with hopes to be a weekly collection of style posts that reflect the bloggers' personal style, in turn inspiring new outfit ideas and new connections with fellow fashion bloggers!

Welcome this week's co-host, Uris of My Sinina!

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chambray

 

 

 

I hate to admit that summer is nearing it’s end because I am absolutely dreading the rain, I think I might even be having panic attacks just thinking about it.. kidding! I do wish though that we had more summer than rainy days. Enough blabbering, I have a point, I promise! What I meant  to say was summer is never complete without  showcasing some sort of chambray item. I think I must have seen chambray/denim in all shapes and sizes from the countless blogs I have visited/magazines I've read and I must say, I love every single one of them. Chambray can do no wrong in my book! I just think it looks good on anyone.  So, before the sun stops shining momentarily on my beloved city, here is a favorite chambray dress of mine.  I love that this isn’t as heavy as denim and feels quite cool and comfortable to wear. I hope everyone is having an awesome summer!

Thank you so much for reading and see you on my next post!

Photos by Tim Calamiong (Instagram: @calamiong)

 

 

Dress: HM    Shoes: Tildon from Norsdtrom   Bag: Tory Burch   Earrings/Braclete/Watch: Jewelmint/House of Harlow/Michael Kors

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color, color, and more color!

Here I go again with my bold colors and florals, I just can’t stay away from it for too long!  I cannot even begin to describe my love affair with this skirt, I love it so much I feel like I’m cheating on my husband with a skirt, lol! I love how flowy, billowy, bright and cheerful it is, not to mention comfortable. Let’s just say I can get away with things that I wouldn’t be able to if I were sporting a much shorter skirt.  And this top… what more can I say? I think these two were a match made in heaven. Floral top would never cheat on blue maxi skirt with me, sadly. Hahahaha, okay I better stop. My post writing endeavor is going nowhere, seriously…but I hope y’all are having a great week!!

Thank you so much for reading and see you on my next post!

*Photos were taken at the Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle WA

Top: Old Navy    Skirt: Gap    Shoes: Enzo Angiolini    Bag: Rebecca Minkoff   Watch/Bracelets: Michael Kors/Etsy

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