If you have been overwhelmed by all the tartan that has been showing up on the street style scene, this look is not for you, but if you’re feeling that Holiday spirit and you have been dying for a casual look that goes with it, then yes this is for you. I wore this look to see Thor 2 with Texi last week, which was great. I wore a new tartan shirt I bought recently at T.J. Max a long with my vintage high waisted denim shorts from Ouna’s Closet. The other new piece here, which you saw in my look “Make it short” is the red purse from Aldo. Finally, to complete the look I wore my studded ankle boots from Zara, only this time I decided to try a trend I’ve been seeing around, which is wearing ankle boots with ankle-dress socks. The pair I’m wearing is actually for men, but I think I pulled it off. Now I just need to get some gray ones that might look even better, what do you think? I would love to see what thoughts you have on this trend, you can comment here or go to my facebook page. Don’t forget to follow on Bloglovin’, Instagram, and Twitter too!
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As you may already know, this Friday Novemeber 22nd was my 21st birthday. I guess you can say I’m an adult now that I am able to drink in cruise ships and in the U.S., but besides the change in my hair, I feel almost exactly the same. I’m not that surprised, since every birthday I feel like I will go through some life changing event, and the reality is that I always remain the same person. Don’t get me wrong, some changes have happened, but they’re not overnight. Now, without further a do, I present to you my official birthday look, even though I actually wore it the day before to celebrate with my parents and Texi at an amazing restaurant called 1919 in the Vanderbilt Hotel at Condado. I was wearing a Zara top with quilted leather shoulders that have a Star Trek feeling, but to me it was more of a badass futuristic biker feeling. I paired it with the Bebe pencil skirt that you saw on my Tartan-tastic look, and the new lace up heels I got at Charlotte Russe. I also used my Blanca purse from Shoedazzle, which is always a good choice. Here you can see the subtle ombré I mentioned in my last post, which I bet is going to be very trendy right now. I decided this was my official birthday look since the rest of the weekend I was dressed down relaxing at the beach house with my friends. It was an amazing weekend, and I am so happy I was able to share this with so many great people. Next up is the celebration with my whole family at Thanksgiving. Surprise! This is the change I was referring to on my last post. I had decided for my birthday to make a bold change, and not only does it look more chic but hopefully it will restore my hair, which was becoming weak and unhealthy. You can’t see it here, but I added a subtle ombré to the new cut since I had gotten rid of the one I had, and I can’t wait to show it off here. This look you see here is what I wore last Saturday, which was the day I actually made the hair change. I was wearing a very cute lipstick print top and striped sweater from T.J. Max I recently got, along with a pair of jeggings from American Eagle Outfitters, Payless red pumps, and an amazing red purse I bought that very same day from Aldo on sale. To finish the look I obviously had to match with red lips, and the hair was already perfectly styled. Later that night I went out with Texi and got some very much needed beers. It was very good day, now all I need is an even more amazing birthday, which is tomorrow. Enjoy! If you follow me on Instagram you might have seen that I made a big change in my look, but you're not seeing that change here. The reason I'm letting you know is because this might be the last look were you'll see me like this, and although I am gonna miss it, it really was time for change. Anyway, this week is my 21st birthday and I say week because I celebrate the whole 7 days. I can't believe how quickly time has passed, I guess that's why I named this look this way. I wore this to work, even though it might not look like your typical work outfit. I wanted to try something very trendy right now, which is dark florals and mixing tartan with other prints. This combo was perfect thanks to all the colors on my Material Girl skirt. I was able to play with the purple, the pink, and even the olive green in the tartan top from Ann Taylor by adding a jacket from Charlotte Russe that definitely did the trick. Finally I used my trusty studded ankle boots from Zara to complete this look. These pictures were taken by another coworker of mine and I thank her so much for them. Enjoy! Here's another work look from last week. This was on one of those days in which I had no idea what to wear. All I knew was that I wanted to wear a dress so I dug this one out of my mother's closet. I added the sweater mainly so I would not freeze to death in the office, but it also made this dress look a little younger for me. I went for an almost monochromatic look in beige, using this nice pair of pointed toe pumps, and the most perfect Céline inspired bag from Shoedazzle. These pictures were taken by my friend and coworker Eduardo, and there's another look he took that I think you are all going to like. Until the next one, enjoy! Tartan is everywhere this fall, so of course I could not help getting myself this lovely top from Ann Taylor, which already matched perfectly with a few items in my closet. One of those items is the statement necklace I recently bought at Lola and wore for my PRHFW look here, and you will probably see it in a lot more looks. Another item already in my closet is the most perfect pencil skirt from Bebe, which I have used a million times, but this would be the first time I show it here. Finally, I could not wear this look without adding some burgundy details to make that color pop from the blouse. I used my Urban Decay lipstick in Shame and my beautiful burgundy shoes from Shoedazzle. This is one of the best work looks yet, I feel that I'm going to have to do more shopping to top this one. What do you think? What work look staples should I get? Saturday, October 26th was the final day of the Puerto Rico High Fashion Week event in the Museum of Art of Puerto Rico and I was able to share this experience with my best friend Ana; it would not have been such an awesome night if it wasn’t for her. After escaping the dreaded traffic of Puerto Rico we arrived at the Museum at 6:30, when the show was scheduled for 6:15 (fashionably late is an understatement in P.R.) We didn’t know exactly where the event was being held so after passing through the empty museum we found ourselves going down nervously on a huge staircase outside, hoping that our heels would not cause a fall. Once we were down we saw where the event actually was, in a large white tent where civilization was heading to. We entered the tent into a packed lounge area to wait until the curtains were opened and the crowd would pour in as if going through a funnel. For the first show we bought general tickets so we had to choose our seats in the last two rows. Fortunately, Maleyda, who was part of the organization of this event and has been very supportive of my blog by providing press communication, got us to the front row. This first show was actually a presentation of a group of up and coming local designers called The New Generation II. Reynaldo José was the first designer to present his take on Spring Summer 2014. This collection composed of bright hues of aqua, fuchsia, and lilac had a lot of volume and interesting textures seen in ruffles, capes, frills, and geometric embroidery. The next designer was Gabriel Ocasio, who presented a completely different style, with edgy pieces in black, white and bright yellow. The most recurring element in Ocasio’s collection was a graphic print of the famous portrait of Julia de Burgos. Orlando Emanuel was the third designer, and his collection of feminine dresses was actually one of my favorites of the night. The combination of nude, orange and turquoise was flawless especially with details such as sequins, embroidery, and striped fabrics. The fourth and final designer to present was Joseph Da’ponte, which seemed like an anti-spring collection or better yet an anti-Christ inspired collection. The smell of incense that was troubling Ana from the beginning of the show grew more intense as a group of male models in nothing but black and white briefs with peculiar add-ons along with chunky tribal jewelry came in. They stood in a tight formation for about a minute and then a strange satanic-ish music started. It was all black and white pieces with cross designs and appliqués made with wires, rhinestones, and even candles and incense which were lit on the shoulders of the last piece of the collection. The dresses I liked from Da’ponte’s collection were really the only two wearable which were an Ouija print body con and a white flowy gown with wire appliqués on the top. When that first show was finished Ana and I went and had some gourmet snacks while we waited for the Arte Por La Paz Gala to begin. We did miss Jaer Caban's collection, but I stayed updated and from what I saw on Instagram it was composed of intricate pieces with very modern figures and textures. There were a few crazy accessories as well, but all in the name of fashion. Finally, the Gala began with a musical number by the talented students of Escuela Libre de Música Ernesto Ramos Antonini, including inspiring young vocalist Adiel Micheo. Then designer Jackie Tejada presented her collection for children and tweens, "Paper Dolls", which the name almost says it all, that's exactly how those tiny models looked. Her designs were delicate, feminine, filled with lace, embroidery, all in a color palette of pink, pastel yellow, orange, and white. Reynaldo Álvarez was the closing of the night, with a collection straight from Paris. His designs were simple, chic, and elegant using color blocking with nude, black, white, turquoise, and fuchsia. Solid pieces with sleek asymmetric cuts and small details such as a bow or a modern flower were all part of this collection. Before the models made their final walk out came Giselle Blondet, founder of Arte Por La Paz, in one of Álvarez's designs and the event ended. I am very grateful to have at least made it to this night, this was after all the first time I assisted the event and there is no way in hell I am missing the next one! Enjoy the pictures, just click on each to see them in detail. Friday, October 11th was the sixth day of San Juan Moda, and for me it was just the second and sadly the last day. That night I decided to wear one of my favorite dresses from Forever 21, a long with the most bad ass biker jacket from Dollhouse, the cutest burgundy shoes from Shoedazzle, and the best partners in crime: my Miyata bag from Aldo and my "Shame" lipstick from Urban Decay. Of course, my press badge could not be missing from this outfit as you can see, and even though the weight of the whole week fell upon me, the show went on and boy was it a good one! Before heading to Hotel San Juan I had some yummy sushi with Texi, I was not going on a fashion hunt with an empty stomach! The first collection presented was by Carlos Alberto, designer known for dressing our Miss Universe. The guest list of this show seemed to include a lot of non fashion related people like the ex-mayor of San Juan, the ex-president of the House of Representatives, and a bunch of women dressed like they were going to club Brava, a long with a crowd of soccer moms that came to see their little girls model, because apparently the designer mixed (or should I say smashed together) the collection "Splendor Child" and "Replicas". The girls looked incredibly cute, and I actually enjoyed a few of the pieces, but as for the gowns and "other" pieces for women... it was as a fellow fashionista sitting next to me said "the worst of 90's prom in one". There were sheer pieces, there were feathers, there were rhinestones, there were mermaid silhouettes, and there was even a special guest appearance by the Powerpuff Girls (the three models at the end in green, blue and pink). I am a little glad I was not able to see all that well from my press corner for this (harsh, but true). Next up was Frolain Hats by Blanca Viera at the beautiful and popular Hotel San Juan lobby. I thought the designs were amazing though I am biased to head wear that reminds me of Lady Gaga. My favorite from his collection called "Endless" was a black piece with white stripes on the picture below. After surviving the second ballroom mosh pit of this event, I was able to find a better spot to take pictures of the next show, Pipo Pere's collection "Grafi-co", which paid homage to Italian fashion house Missoni. The 70's vibe was clearly represented in this collection with colorful patterned fabrics, a lot of fringe, flowers here and there, long sleek hair, and bug eyed sunglasses. What captured my attention the most from this collection was the use of the latest trend of pairing sheer skirts over bodysuits, only he did this with a lace or mesh skirt on a playful print instead of using a solid color. The night ended with another presentation in the lobby by Jesuan Ramos and Belmari Sifonte for Punky Collection, a delightfully creative line of accessories that have a modern tribal flare. As if their pieces don't stand out enough, their models were head to toe in black and made these neon acrylic fashion statements pop. That's it for my adventure on San Juan Moda, overall it was a great event and I would definitely like to go again next year. Now I have to try and have an adventure on Puerto Rico High Fashion Week, hopefully I will cover at least one of the shows, you will find out soon on the next posts to come, in the mean time enjoy more pictures of this event and a video of Pipo Pere's collection. Gotta love those casual Fridays! This look right here is a work look believe it or not, because it was the greatest day of the week. This was actually two weeks ago, but better late than never right? I was wearing Aéropostale plaid shirt and boyfriend jeans, a long with my new shoes from Shoedazzle which you saw part of in my look "Clarity". I've been wearing a Gucci watch I found at my grandmother's and the same few accessories lately so you can see those here as well, you can also see the aviators from American Eagle Outfitters and my Miyata bag from Aldo. These pictures were taken with my new Lumia 1020 phone, and can you tell how much better they are from the ones my Nikon camera takes? Only problem is, I'm gonna need to buy some space here for these huge pictures (so worth it). I have another huge announcement, which you can see in my other post of today, so go check that out too! Enjoy! When I wear something as simple as this dress it's when I feel the most chic and at the same time the most comfortable. I wore this about two weeks ago (i know the post was really overdue) for a Monday at work, which I have turned into my dress wearing days to have something to look forward to besides waking up at 6:00 a.m. to be an hour in traffic. The dress is Rachel Roy and I got it at an awesome sale Macy's had a few weeks ago, I am really liking all of her designs. The shoes are pretty old, they are from Baker's and they were a birthday gift. The purse, which you've seen in quite a lot of my looks is one of my favorites from Shoedazzle. With this simple chic look I decided to wear simple accessories and makeup too. Enjoy! |