Mesh & Overalls

Overalls: Trendeater / Top: Sune / Bag: Celine / Plaid Shirt: Folded & Hung / Shoes: Stella McCartney / Eyewear: Karen Walker / Ring & Cuff: Tiffany Kunz

Hey, guys! I'm finally back from Shanghai! I'm pretty sure you all missed me...not! Haha! I'm so excited to fill you in on the details of my trip, but let me reserve that for another post. I'm leaving you with an outfit post instead wherein I finally assimilate the overalls trend. I deviated from taking the denim route though and went with sleek black overalls from The Trend Eater and paired it up with a simple but slightly risque mesh top from Sune (a brand I'm currently obsessed with!).

I'm keeping this post short and sweet as I've got shit tons of work to do. Do stay tuned for my Shanghai outfit posts and photodiary! Bisous!

Youngin'

Shirt: Illest (via Trilogy Boutique) / Jeans: Zara / Cardigan: F21 / Bag: Balenciaga (available HERE)/ Shoes: Stella McCartney / 'Kookie' Necklace: oNecklace

Back in grade school, I went through a bit of a "tomboy" phase. I lived in a formulaic mix of baggy shorts, t-shirts, a cap and velcro-strap rubber shoes complemented with a juvenile fringe and ponytail hair (oh, the horror!). At that time, I really didn't give a rat's ass about how I looked. I was quite the insouciant dork who preferred academics and playing "Tag" with friends under the sun (and moon). Obviously, fashion took a backseat (or was even nonexistent). How I evolved into this fashion-obsessed of a stylephile that I am now, even I could not explain...but I'm tremendously thankful for the divine fashion intervention. Lol. Lately, that tomboy side of me has been on relapse though. You've seen me sporting these simple t-shirts (such as the Illest shirt I'm wearing in this post) and other casual menswear-inspired streetwear looks (HERE and HERE) in the past few look posts...but I ain't complaining. I do like channeling my inner 'boy' from time to time.

I guess you really can't shy away from who you really are or what you were accustomed to.

Boxy & Cropped

Ack! I was supposed to share these hi-res photo set from my Preview 'Style Profile' (for the May '13 issue) feature weeks ago but my brain went on hibernation mode. Please forgive me. This is definitely a tell-tale sign of aging. Haha! But moving on...all of these looks revolved around one summer du jour piece: a boxy and cropped top (which I wasn't prepared to bare my abs, or lack thereof, for) designed by local fashion designer, Sassa Jimenez. The considerations I had when I was thinking through the different looks that I had to come up with for this piece were: 1) I had to showcase the top in all of its glory, 2) I had to infuse a bit of layering in the styling and 3) I had to integrate my signature edgy style in the mix...and in true Kookie fashion, this means going for a grunge or all-black mood. The first look in this set is actually a wild card. I took a chance and went with a "sweet" look by pairing the cropped top with an ultra-feminine dress. I  prepared 6 looks all in all, two of which didn't make the cut.

Here they are:

OUTFIT DETAILS: (1st Look) Dress: Topshop / Shoes: Mango; (2nd look) Leather Trousers: Pixiemarket / Shoes: Stella McCartney (black version HERE); (3rd Look) White Button Down: Romwe / Trousers: Marni x H&M (similar HERE); (4th Look) Plaid Top: Folded & Hung / Shoes & Bag: Alexander Wang; (5th Look) Pants: Romwe / Shoes: Stella McCartney / Earrings: ASOS / (6th Look) Skirt: ASOS / Peplum Belt: The Ramp / Shoes: Zara / Earrings: F21


Which look is your favorite? Let me know! :)


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