As most of you who have been around Style Manila for, at least, the past couple of months know, I went to spend the holidays in the land down under. I was originally scheduled to stay until March, however, due to unforeseen events, my trip was unfortunately cut short. In light of this, I had immersed myself in a splurge that shocked even the manic shopper in me.
However, something useful came out of my, otherwise, foolish endeavour of spending wads and wads of money in 6 weeks — my …

I was hoping to save this post till I get around to taking a style photo but it seems that I better get it out of the way and save the other one for later.
This is one of the last things I bought in Australia. It’s a cream satin ruffled halter top by Carolina K. Morgan, found in one of the boutiques (totally forgot what it’s called) along the stretch of Rundle Mall. I have to admit that I wanted to buy it as soon as I saw it but …

Hats. There’s something about them that enamoured me from the start. From baseball caps to colourful straw hats. I remember visiting Baguio, insisted that my mum buy me a bowler hat that I spotted in one of the flea markets in Minesview Park. Another is when we went to Hundred Islands and brought home that wide and wavy brimmed straw hat.
Had I kept all these hats that I had bought since I was young, I would’ve set myself up with a pretty decent hat collection. But we all know how …

If there’s an accessory that I was really looking to buy whilst in Australia, it’s this one. I’m not saying that one can’t find something like this in Manila. I guess I haven’t been fortunate whenever I’m out shopping.
From experience, I knew it won’t be a problem when I set foot in Australia. People love to accessorise in this place. All you need is a bit of patience, a great pair of legs for walking, and money, of course! Armed with all these, you can be sure that you’ll …

You can either thank or hate Blair Waldorf for making headbands the current rage, however, we all know that wearing headbands is not a crime. There’s nothing wrong with it, really.
Though I never took into liking the wide and bowed headbands, I certainly was smitten with these babies. Braided (faux-leather) headbands. No frames, just an elastic band that holds the thin braid together at the bottom.
I found these over at DIVA Accessories over at Rundle Mall on my last day in Australia. It costs more than any of the …

Putting on the much-awaited boyfriend dress (believe me, I’ve searched high and low since beginning of last year!) which I bought from Cotton On over at Rundle Mall (one of the dresses in the montage) together with Carrie seemed so natural. I’m not sure about you folks but I do get excited about dressing up most of the time. It has that certain creative appeal which helps in expressing one’s personality (and mood, if you may). I reckon there’s a sense of accomplishment in putting together an outfit; acts like …

Folks, her name is Carrie. The name made famous by the character played by Sarah Jessica Parker in the oh-so-popular HBO mini-series Sex & the City, Carrie Bradshaw. She loved her shoes. I reckon it’s no surprise that this pair is christened as such — it’s like a reminder how smitten I was when I first laid eyes on her. I couldn’t help but laugh a little when I saw that this pair of shoes had Carrie printed on the tag PLUS that its label is Obsessed. Hits the nail …

This is one passionate affair that will never end, I believe.

Twas a birthday gift from my mum and yes, I was there in the shop when she bought it so naturally I had my pick. LOL.
I thought it’d be a nice touch to do the photo in B&W to create more drama. This pair of chandelier earrings deserve it methinks. But in full colour, it’s in black (faux-gems) and silver-coated, hypo-allergenic metal. That bit is an important attribute since my skin’s a lil bit sensitive to metals. I’m acidic, you see.
Anyway, this pair needs a dressy outfit and occasion before …

The beauty of having people know what your interests are is the idea that they’d find it easy to give you gifts that you’ll surely appreciate. My sister knows exactly what I would like hence the two gifts I received — one for my birthday and the other for Christmas.
This accessory or jewelry box is one of the Christmas gifts she and and her family gave me. It’s so cute! Size is one thing but check out the design! SHOES! (Screams the shoe addict, haha.)

Yea, it is small that …