Heritage & Style-Filipino Fashion: 1800-2011 (OLCA)

Style meets history. Style meets present.

Style with a mix of history and present?

You get the fashion rich in heritage.

Last December 17, 2011, I got the chance to witness a first in the history of Our Lady of Caysasay Academy. It’s like a touch of Philippine Fashion Week combined with the innate aesthetic craft of the works from the yesteryear – all creations were just amazing. Heritage & Style-Filipino Fashion: 1800-2011 is a fund-raising project of the School-Home Association. Proceeds of the event would go to the funding of scholars of the said group.

Featuring the works of Edgar Madamba, Juliet Katigbak and of course, Lito Perez, the fashion show featured the students and teachers from OLCA as models. There were professional models from Manila who joined the runway, but the highlight of the night were the people from OLCA community.

Enjoy the pictures!

UNITE Open Photoshoot: Mika Umali

My cousin tagged me along with him in an open photoshoot organized by two of his officemates. I quickly said yes to his invitation because I was really curious on how this activity for photographers work.

Mika Umali is the first of five models we had as subjects for the shoot. Hair and make-up by Kitkat Pescador, as styled by Adrian Rios.

I think I took some okay shots, not bad for a noobie. I'll do a blog post on the other four models soon. Thanks to the organizers of UNITE for making my first time very memorable! <3

the heels are alive.

The consolation one can get from working as a school teacher is the relief of not worrying what to wear everyday. I have not heard any school that does not impose wearing of uniforms for teachers and other members of the workforce. Some may find the instance of having the same outfit as everyone else boring and not so cool at all, but I guess having a uniform is better than spending lotsa moolah from time to time for clothes, just because you don't want to do a repeat performance of your apparel.

WEARING A UNIFORM IS ONE OF LIFE'S COMFORTS. Really.

So how can you not look so dull when wearing a uniform? How can one stand out and be unique from the sea of  "look-alikes and just-the-sames"?

Of course, there's the hair color, the make-up, a very loud lip color as if it's shouting your name already, and then of course, you have your SHOES. =)

Just the other day, I bought a new pair of hot fuchsia pink shoes for my new uniform, which happened to be dark blue in color. One thing I have learned when wearing a uniform, you could always experiment with the color of the shoes you would be wearing. A little mix and match of colors would not hurt, as long as it looks good on you. You may ask for the opinion of others, so they could give you a tip or two on how you could enhance your get-up.

Pretty cute, don't you agree? I bought these darlings for Php999 from So! Fab, a shoe store which is very generous enough to go on sale from time to time.

Killer heels, these are. I purchased this on a Friday, and the following day, I wore them to do a break-in. Practicing how to walk is the key to a successful pulling-off of stilettos and heels. To add more comfort to your feet, change to flats when you're just sitting behind your desk. Just slip back on those heels when you leave the office. What you can do also is to wear flats on your way home, so as not to injure your feet. Wearing heels can give you that sassy look, but wearing it too long could destroy all the cuteness and sexiness in a girl.

So there you have it.

Heels+Confidence+Smile on your face = one charming creature. ;)