take me back to hawaii

 

 

I got this dress a few weeks after a trip to Hawaii in late March for my sister in law’s wedding.  We had such a great time but it was such a short vacation that I felt like I would’ve loved to stay longer, as with any  tropical getaway… nobody ever wants to leave! Back in the real world (which is Seattle lol), I happen to see this dress as I was leaving HM and for some crazy reason, it screamed “take me back to the Islands with you!”  Such a trendy mirror print dress but with how cheap it was, I couldn’t leave it behind.  Didn’t bother trying it on, i just took my “hawaiian” dress home with me, tried it on and then love ensued. Lol, okay that might have been a little dramatic  but I did surprisingly end up loving this impulse purchase on me! Don't we ladies just get excited when that happens?!!

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 Dress: HM    Shoes: Sole Society   Bag: Rebecca Minkoff   Earrings/Bracelet/Watch: old/Jewelmint/Marc Jacobs

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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!

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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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colorblocking

 

 

I’ve always been drawn to colorblock pieces but if you take a peek at my closet, all you’ll find are floral/graphic  and plain dresses.  If I am remembering correctly, this dress was an outcome of what was supposed to have been a window-shopping  trip that was incited by my extreme nervousness from my sports team losing in the finals, hence my altogether complete avoidance of being near a TV. Lol. I figured, “just” trying on dresses might be a good distraction. Well, I ended up picking this up over a much desired floral dress because I wanted to try something new and the two teenage girl cousins I was with at that time said so. No regrets ever since! This dress garnered so many compliments that I never want to let go of it! Even when I am old and gray…. And probably will not fit into it. Hahaha! I hope y’all are having a good week!

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Photos by Tim Calamiong (Instagram: @calamiong)

 

                               Dress: Mango    Shoes: Zara    Bag: Rachel Roy for Macy's   Watch/Earrings/Necklace: Michael Kors/Jewelmint/Baublebar

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maxi dress

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Who seriously doesn’t love the already-a-classic maxi dress for the summer? I know some of you are probably screaming in protest that noooo, these don’t ever look good on you but trust me when I say that there is a maxi dress out there for all of us… the optimist  in me believes this, hahaha! This hot weather staple has been around for a few summers now and I know that a lot of us felt that this was one hard style to pull off if you didn’t have the height for it but as our summers progressed, I have found (and seen) that the trick is finding THE perfect one for your body type.  I can confidently say that I have seen a maxi dress on almost all shapes and sizes and I am happy to share  that majority of the time, I have not been disappointed.  So believe me when I say that you look good in it!!

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Photos by Tim Calamiong (Instagram: @calamiong)

 

Dress: HM      Shoes: Sam Edelman      Bag: Rachel Roy for Macy's      Watch/Earrings/Bracelet: Michael Kors/Jewelmint/House of Harlow

 

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orange is the new black

 

 

 

This is the title my husband came up with after I had shown him the pictures for this post. He obviously wasn’t being serious but too much TV (him) and lack of blog post title ideas (me), well….. let us just stick with that.  It might as well be since I seem to have a print-mixing, color-binge theme going on as of late.  Not that this is different from my previous posts, as you’ve probably noticed, I wear a lot of color. and prints. and more color. These are my absolute favorite things to wear during the hot, summer months. They just seem to go with the mood that everybody seems to be in during this time of the year. The colors on this ensemble is no exception. I had worn this to work and love how it is such a pick-me-up especially on humdrum work days. Wait…. Is this even orange? Lol!

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      Top: BCBGeneration      Skirt: Duro Olowu for JCP      Shoes: Nine West      Bag: HM      Watch: Marc Jacobs

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tuxedo jacket

Breaking away from all those overly feminine outfits I have been posting recently… way.too.girly ... it's killing me! Hahaha, who am I kidding, I love skirts and dresses so much, they practically make up my entire spring/summer closet. My cousin and I took these photos in the end of spring, hence the jacket.  It wasn’t quite 80 degrees (like it is now!) back then so this was just perfect.  I love the colors on this jacket so much that it needed to make an appearance on a blog post. My outfit preferences on certain days are very mood-dependent, and on some days, my no-brainer outfit is a trusty pair of skinnies and a nice jacket or blazer.  Grab and go as I would like to call it. I'm out of the door in, say, an hour? Hahaha, an hour definitely isn’t the definition of grab and go but you guys get the picture! Have you guys thought of what your go-to outfit is on lazy days?

 To everyone residing in the states, HAVE A HAPPY and SAFE 4th of July!!!

 

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Photos by Tim Calamiong (Instagram: @calamiong)

 

 

 

Jacket: from Macy's   Top: Forever 21    Bottoms: HM    Shoes: Piperlime.com    Bag: HM    

Watch/Necklaces/Bracelet: Marc Jacobs/Jewelmint/House of Harlow

 

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almost summer

 

Seattle has been quite the moody one lately.  It can’t seem to make up it’s mind on what it wants to be, chilly  in the morning so you bundle up somewhat, but as soon as you step out of your building at the end of a work day, you realize that you are inappropriately dressed for what the weather has turned out to be… oh well! Lol. Nevertheless, summer is next week and we all just need to bust out those sweet, summery colors. One of my favorite things about the sun being out is being able to wear skirts and dresses again and the feeling of satisfaction when heavy winter clothes are finally being stashed away! So here is the beginning of my hopefully color-filled and vibrant summer. Wait.. on second thought, I don’t wanna be ripped for wearing black with my fun skirt, so scratch that idea! I’ll begin when it really starts to legitimately feel like summer around here. J  

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Top: Forever 21      Skirt: HM      Shoes: Piperlime.com       Bag: Rebecca Minkoff       Watch: Michael Kors