Black on White

Cropped Top: Zara / Tank Top: Cotton On / Leather Pants: F21 / Bag & Shoes: Celine

Hello, everyone! Happy 2014! 

I'm leaving you with my 1st post for the new year, sporting a clean and minimalist ensemble and dark auburn hair. This year, I'm going to be partial to basic pieces, simple silhouettes and neutral hues. I'm still going to throw in some hints of color and boho-grunge elements every now and then but I'm definitely welcoming minimalism with arms wide open.

What's your fashion resolution this year?

Tartan

Top, Jacket & Skirt: Zara / Bag; Givenchy / Shoes: Alexander Wang / Ring & Cuff: Tiffany Kunz

I'm pretty sure most of you are busy preparing for tonight's Halloween festivities. I've been seeing a couple of Halloween costume posts on Twitter and Instagram the past few days and I can't help but wonder how it would be like to attend a crazy Halloween party. Yep, Halloween-party virgin here. Shocked? Don't be. I was never one to obsess about Halloween anyway -- never participated in a real trick-or-treat  nor decked myself in a full-on Halloween costume (Office trick-or-treat parties don't count, okay? Those are meant to be enjoyed by the employees' little tots. Haha!). For some people though, Halloween is considered as sacred and the best holiday there is...even besting Christmas. Not me. I still prefer Christmas over any holiday, even if year on year, I always get bitten by the Christmas Scrooge bug (I guess it comes with age, especially when you start working and stop receiving monetary presents from relatives because you're already deemed as self-sufficient. LOL!). Speaking of Christmas, doesn't my tartan outfit look a bit Christmas-y, especially with those poinsettia plants in the background? Can this already pass off as a Christmas-inspired Halloween costume? No? I thought so too.

Well, enjoy all of the Halloween party debauchery tonight, you Halloweeners or Trick-or-Treaters or whatever you lot like to call yourselves on Halloween night!

Modern Tribal

 Top: ATL Manila / Skirt: April 2nd / Heels: Zara / Clutch: SM Accessories / Earrings: The Jewelry Shop

Cropped tops are the perfect complementary pieces to show off a toned physique. The thing is, I don't have a toned torso and it would take 10,000 years for me to even develop one panel of toned abs (don't even ask me why!). But even the lack of a toned torso cannot prevent me from indulging myself in trying out restrictive pieces of clothing. My tip for working around those menacing love handles while donning a cropped top? Wear high waist bottoms - they're a godsend to (slightly) strategically cover those unwanted bulges. As seen in this ensemble, I paired a tailored cropped top from ATL Manila with a tribal-print high waist skirt. There's still a blob of jelly tummy peeking somewhere in this look, but at least 3/4 of the flesh monstrosity is concealed. Hahaha!