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September 2011 - CHIC IN THE TROPICS | A Detroit Style Blogger and Filmmaker
shopyapi

red alert

Denim & Co shirt, SM Accessories gold leaf necklace, pants from Topshop, grommetted wedges from Shopyapi, shopper tote from Tommy Hilfiger.  My hair is apparently as fickle-minded as my emotions as of late. Jk! I got kinda tired looking like a Jersey Shore extra with my bronze skin (been beaching a lot lately) and my dirty blonde hair  so I rushed on over...

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sm accessories

sm accessories gift of style haul

Sometime last week I found out that I was one of the lucky (and immensely grateful) bloggers from Cebu who got to receive the SM Accessories "Gift of Style" swag card valued at 2k a pop. I very nearly fell off my seat in the cab when I saw this inside the press kit. Like what my friend Vanessa would put it, me + this...

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Aia Tupas

MCCI's Ecowalk: Sustainability in Style

A look from CAFA student Aia Monika Tupas... this look shut it down! a creation from Rockellangelo dela Merced... props to the intricate detailing this look was made from scraps of plastic packaging (i think of dried mangoes?)... fantastic details Governor Gwen Garcia in a Cary Santiago creation.. she shut it down as well! Yves and his runway muses, the lovely mother-daughter duo...

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beach

sun, sand, sea, soak

“The cure for anything is salt water - sweat, tears, or the sea.” --Isak Dinesen At any given time of most days, I always have recurring thoughts of just getting up my seat, packing all my bikini and cover-ups, riding a bus to as far as it takes me, get off a remote seashore, and just... plop down on the sand and stare...

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complex lifestyle store

complex x sperry top-sider launch and blogger meet

vintage sheer polo, Vanessa Bruno bag, leather-panelled leggings from Thriftgasm Shop, denim fringe accessory from Trappings Cebu, red winged flatforms from Asianvogue I know I've been a bad blogger and I'm sowwy :// I'm currently juggling a lot at the moment that even to sit idle in front of the PC makes me really want to pass out. I'm doing a play all...

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DIYing

vacation sensation

wearing Ropa lightbulb necklace, black thrifted knit top, Topshop inner tank, DIY stars and stripes shorts, creeper boots from Asianvogue These days, with my bf away from me and with my schedule getting increasingly maddening, I long for those short but incredible chances to get away for awhile and thoroughly enjoy with friends elsewhere. It really doesn't matter where it is as long...

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hannah bacalla

beautiful grim

"The Beautiful Grim" Photography and Art Direction by Hannah Bacalla Styling by yours truly White crown headpiece by Yves Camingue Make-up by Maricarl-Janah Model: Vanessa East I wasn't sure how I would contain my excitement at the prospect of working with Hannah again for a concept shoot. Hannah may be young (younger than me, I think), but she is on top of her game. I've always held...

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Gold Dot

playtime in leather

wearing a gifted vintage leather jacket from Vanessa East, thrifted shirt, River Island shorts, Behaviour print baggy, Baxter wedges courtesy of Gold Dot Cebu Unbeknownst to a lot of people, I am a HUGE dog person. Taking care of two dogs is something that I proudly balance everyday despite my already fragile schedule. Me and boyfriend share custody of Mozart, a big black lab,...

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