Look of the Day: Essentially Seattle

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Abril

I am so behind with my blogger duties, and with the unofficial end of summer already here, the pressure to get caught up has only gotten worst. So bear with me my friends as I attempt to keep up with sharing my summer adventures with you.

As you may already know, during my stay in Vancouver, I took a quick weekend trip down to the Emerald City a.k.a Seattle. One of my closest cousins (funny fact: I happen to have around 50 first cousins!) lives in this gorgeous city with her husband and kids, so this trip was more about spending time with family than exploring. Nevertheless, we managed to do a quick tour of some of Seattle’s must-sees, like the Space Needle and Pike Market. Luckily, Luzma (my cousin) has no problem being around a camera, in fact she’s awesome posing for it, but this time she volunteered to be behind mine to help me shoot a Look of the Day.

I am so happy to finally get to feature my beloved cognac backpack here on the blog, which I bought especially for my summer travels. I had been wanting a 90’s style backpack for a while, and this studded one from Aldo was love at first sight. It has been my loyal companion for the past 2 months, and I foresee us living happily together for many years to come.

Photos by Luzma Sobrino

Top: Gap – Dress worn as a skirt: H&M

Shoes: Aldo – Backpack: Aldo – Belt: Calvin Klein

Look of the Day: Long Overdue

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Abril

Yes, you read the title correctly…a Look of the Day is fiiiinally on the blog! It’s been so long since I’ve posted one, but now it’s here with a vengeance. Not because there’s anything particularly extraordinary about my outfit, but because the photos turned out fantastic thanks to, you guessed it, Norma a.k.a Lapir0.

We shot these photos yesterday at sunset, and I had a blast. Nothing like working with friends, huh? Plus the location was beautiful and very Vancouverite. This is actually the second shoot we’ve done together here in Vancouver, but we are so bummed that Norma’s SD card seems to have gotten permanently damaged, and our chances of recovering the pictures from that shoot (which had turned out great as well) are looking pretty slim :(. Please cross your fingers that a miracle brings back those photos so I can share them with you guys.

Now, moving on to discussing the look a bit, well, it’s quite simple and self-explanatory. The only part worth mentioning is that this skirt is actually one of those dresses you can wear like 10 different ways, and although I’ve only worn it as a skirt so far, I love it! The color is one of my favorites, and the fabric so light and comfortable. It’s kind of the perfect item to lug around while traveling. I promise to keep you posted when I decide to get more creative and start exploring all the other possibilities this little blue dress has to offer.

I hope you guys have a marvelous weekend, I’ll be trying to make the most out of mine since it’s my last weekend here in Vancouver. If you want to get some instant updates on how I’ll be enjoying it, you can follow me on Facebook/Twitter/Instagram.

            Photos by Norma Ibarra from lapir0.com

 T-shirt: Old Navy - Dress: Elan from Nordstrom - Necklace: H&M

Bag: Urban Expressions from Nordstrom Rack - Shoes: Payless Shoes

Look of the Day: The New Icons

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Abril

Today’s look of the day is as simple as it gets: black and white, jeans and t-shirt, and a little bit of sparkle. It doesn’t get easier than that, right?

I love this H&M “The New Icons” t-shirt, but must admit I usually like my tees to be more fitted and therefore more flattering to my fairly small waist. Nonetheless, I hope the shiny faux-diamond necklace and big hair, which I looooved by the way, brought the focus to my face instead.

Now, if you want to focus further south, then please do it on my white pumps. Not long ago, white shoes would’ve been the last thing to see on anybody’s feet, and for sure a big no-no to wear with a mostly black outfit, but all of the sudden white shoes are white hot! And that just goes to show you how volatile fashion really is. In fashion, rules are made to be broken, and what’s a “yes” and a “no” are interchangeable at any given moment.

My friend Christina got to experience that last statement in person when I went over to her place a couple of days ago. I was there to help her remix her wardrobe, and for sure fashion “rules” were broken and several risk-taking yet very fashionable outfits were put together. We had so much fun, and I loved how open-minded she was about every suggestion I had for her. Of course we barely got thru half of her closet in the 4 hours I was there, but we still managed to do some impressive work, if I do say so myself, LOL. Just to give you an idea, we worked with 17 skirts, 17 tops, 7 pants, and 12 pairs of shoes, and we created 30 new outfit combinations that she had never considered or even thought about before! We were able to give new life to items she hadn’t worn in literally years; we also created some interesting combinations mixing her work clothes with her casual clothes, and even gave new purpose to some items. Seriously ladies, I’m telling you, start shopping your own closet and you’ll be surprised to find out how utterly wrong you’ve been every time you’ve whined about having nothing to wear. Christina happily discovered she actually has tons of things to wear, and I was more than happy to help her make that discovery.

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