accessories I wish I had. (2)

accessories I wish I had. (2) by cherrycoke on polyvore.com

dresses I wish I had.

dresses I wish I had. by cherrycoke on polyvore.com

bags I wish I had.

bags I wish I had. by cherrycoke on polyvore.com

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WHOO. 

So I know I haven't updated in forever. And of course, that's because I've been busy with Grad and the Grad ball and so many other events. But now, summer is here!! I am quite excited. 

So my first event was High School Night 2012 last March 17. 

I found my dress at a store called "Belleza", which happens to be my Mom's full name. Haha. It's a nice white and dark blue and grey patterned dress. The material is light and easy, so it's comfortable. It also has two layers, one layer that covers the entire body, and another layer that falls on the front. 

I wanted to wear it in a different way to give it a little shape, so I pulled the front layer in the middle and held it together with a nice silver brooch. 

I wore a black bag (lol I forgot the name, sorry), with a silver chain and a quilted pattern.

 Now for the shoes! We actually looked EVERYWHERE for shoes. They were the hardest to find. It may seem easy, as I always thought, to look for simple black platform heels, may they be pumps or strappy heels. But it is so not.
The biggest problem we had was the height of the heel. For someone who doesn't really where heels all the time, it was difficult to find the style of heels that I wanted with a heel height that seemed reasonable enough for a night out, and even to wear on a casual basis once in a while. So yeah, I was finally able to find a pair that seemed pretty cool, but at 5 inches. That's the highest I've ever owned and worn. I got them on sale at Celine! Haha.

Now just a few pictures from High School Night... enjoy!

with my longest and one of my best friends, Abby Portugal!

with Mom and Dad.

with one of my best friends, Kath! (dude I really like this picture of us :)) )
(c) EJ Noble

get up and go far.

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Omg. 

I seriously want those shoes. I'd die to have those shoes. (lols not really) I've wanted this pair for so long!! Black booties! Honestly, they don't matter to me if the have a stick heel or if they're wedges, as long as they're the black lace-up kinds. So beautiful. 

I saw a pair at Payless when I went with one of my best friends, Kath, (mentioned in the previous post!) to go shopping before Christmas. I tried them on and they were amazayn (and looked amazayn too)! But they looked like the first picture. But again, really, I don't mind if it's the pair above or the one below. I'd really like to get one with my Christmas green though! It would be a big help to my wardrobe because I don't have any booties or any black heels for that matter. (I do have black heels, but they're dancing shoes, so the heel is short.)

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we're rolling past graffiti walls.

I swear, I love this kind of style. There are a number of concepts I can see in this outfit, actually.

There's the first: r o c k e r - c h i c . 

So you can see the contrast the dress gives to the boots. And accessorizing with a dark jacket/blazer and a pair of black tights makes the outfit even more complex, but in a good way, of course. 

The second is: t h a t  o n e  c o l o r  t h a t  s t a n d s  o u t . 

I re-watched seasons 1 and 2 of Gossip Girl, and I noticed how Blair and her posse of colorful girls love to wear bright splashes of color against a plain background. Most of the time, with their plain uniform, they wear a bright, bold colored coat, or a pair of stockings, and heels. I always imagine myself looking (and feeling) like a clown or an overrated rainbow figure with so many bold colors. But man, they totally pull it off in every single episode. I'll admit that it's a little easier for them to dress up that much in the States, though. In the Philippines, it's kind of hard, with all the heat and weirdness of it all. Haha.

The third: u l t i m a t e  s t r e e t  s t y l e .

Normally, people go out on the streets wearing simply normal jeans or shorts and a shirt or a blouse, and comfortable shoes. This is taking street style to a different level, and it's amazing. Imagine walking down the streets like that, I'd feel like a superstar. Haha.

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