Lace print and cutouts

Here's what I wore during the 2nd elimination round (apparently, my last) of Designlab 7. I didn't want to match my outfit with my design for the competition (read more about it here) so I went with my default cropped top and high-waisted shorts combo. It works every time for me. :)

If you're into cropped tops but are not comfortable with exposing your midsection area, pair them with high-waisted shorts. You get enough coverage at the same time, you get to show off the shorts.

  

A plain top with printed bottoms is pretty basic. By doing so, your main focus is the print but you can also have a print on print thing if you want to be adventurous. It's a big trend anyway.

I topped it off with gold jewelry with pops of bright colors which I think went really went with the print and color of the shorts. To complete the outfit, I wore my nude caged heels which not only added height but also elongated my legs as well.

Self-made plain cutout cropped top

Jewelry from a local accessories store

Self-made lace print high-waisted shorts | Gold belt from Forever 21 

Necklace, bracelets and rings from a local accessories store

Nude caged heels from Celine

I love this top because of the element of surprise. Up front, it seems like the usual cropped top but at the back, it has these cutouts which look like ribs. As you might have noticed, I've been loving some back drama lately. :) Also, I like how the edginess of the top balances the girliness of the shorts.

My FNO collection is up next. Take care everyone!

Now this is random...

Currently, it's past 3AM here and I still haven't slept yet. I've been catching up on my backlogs, writing posts and editing photos but I decided to have a break. So, I made a cover of Pink's "Just give me a reason" because it's stuck on my head for days now and I've been meaning to make one. It isn't perfect though and I'm not a pro so don't expect much! This is unedited. Here you go!

What do you think? :)

P. S. I'll have another outfit post tomorrow.

Take care everyone!

Green for good luck

Finally! A new outfit post. Here's what I wore during the 1st elimination of Designlab 7. As mentioned in this post, my design was a cross between my aesthetic and Yohji's. Look! Even my friends dressed up according to theme. Thanks Coco, Marvoi, Jadel and Josh for being my Japanese cheerleaders!

With my mom.

With Via! She ended up being the runner-up.

On to my outfit. I stayed away from my Japanese theme and wore something green just because it's the color of the year and I thought it would bring me luck. I guess it did because I made it through round 1. :)

Earrings and necklace from a local accessories store

To make the color stand out, I paired my printed skirt with a plain black top and gold jewelry. I topped it off with my printed platform booties which also have hints of green on it to kind of match the skirt. And of course to double the luck. Well, it worked!

Top from It's Vintage Darling | Self-made snakeskin print skirt | Printed platforms courtesy of Luxury Mall

Ring and bracelets from a local accessories store

What do you think of this look?

Take care everyone!

Designlab 7th run

Last year, I joined the 6th run of Designlab (read more about it here, here and here) which is a design competition at a local mall here in Iloilo. I made it to the top 5 (I was in top 6 last year) and got eliminated right before the final round. I guess it wasn't meant for me. Anyway, I'll share with you my designs during the 1st and 2nd elimination rounds of the 7th run.

So the challenge for the 1st round was to incorporate our own aesthetic to the international designer assigned to us. We had to design both womenswear and menswear. My designer was Yohji Yamamoto.

I am not so familiar with Japanese fashion so it was very difficult for me. For womenswear, I thought of textures, monochrome and minimalism.

For menswear, it was all about mixing patterns, asymmetry and weird details.

Fortunately, the judges loved my designs. They even told me that my designs are "very Yohji" and that the hair and make-up are also spot on. What do you think?

Here are the other contestants with their designs.

A teaser of what I wore during the show. I'll blog about it very soon. ;)

2nd round

The theme was "Modern Iloilo" and we were tasked to interpret a local infrastructure through our design. I got "Esplanade" which is situated near Iloilo River.

I was inspired of the lines, colors and textures of Esplanade so this is what I came up with.

Everyone told me that I did a good job and I was able to fulfill the challenge but apparently, this particular judge bashed me. I was humiliated and I felt really bad because I did my best. Well, that's how competitions go. At least I learned from it. :)

Top 5

I'll blog about my outfit in a separate post. That's all for now!

Take care everyone!

Flique Magazine Jan-Feb 2013 feature!

Hi! Sorry again for the unexpected hiatus but I am finally back with some good news. Guess what?! A friend just told me that she saw me on the style section of Flique Magazine's Jan-Feb 2013 issue! It was a photo of me during the PhFW S/S '13 which I attended with my blogger friends.

Check it out, it's Ms. Divine Lee on the cover!

Now this is an early birthday gift for me! I am so happy to have been featured on a national magazine you don't even know how giddy I am right at this moment! Thanks, Flique Magazine! Hopefully, there's more to come!

P.S. I might go to the PhFW Holiday 2013 and BU5. I'm so excited! I'm keeping my fingers crossed. ;)

Anyway, it's nice to be back. Now that I had my internet connection fixed, I can update this blog more often. Let's just hope I won't get lazy. Haha!

Take care everyone!