TENNIS SKIRT

 Top: OntheDot OnlineShop / Tennis Skirt: Vintage / Heels: Mango / Sunnies: Sunnies by Charlie (Zalora) / 

Watch: Michael Kors

Photos by Donna de Belen

I'm browsing instagram everyday and Martine Cajucom never failed to amaze me with her own fashion style and photos. While checking her photos earlier today, I noticed that she's wearing a lot of vintagey pleated skirts, also known as tennis skirts. If  you guys didn't know, I'm a frustrated tennis player, seriously! I do clinics when I was still in grade school until early high school but didn't pursue it for some reason. And I still adore Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams. They're great players and stylish at the same time.

But Martine was really the one who inspired me today. So I raided my old closet, looked for my baby blue pleated skirt back in high school, it was actually a hand me down from my Aunt way back then and thank God it's adjustable, and here I am channeling Martine Cajucom wearing tennis skirt. She's really my peg now, can't you see I'm also wearing her brand Sunnies by Charlie that I got from Zalora Philippines. 

Please expect to see me wearing this skirt more often and wishing to have more vintage tennis skirts soon. I need more kinds and in different colors. :)

xx

HYPEBEAST

 Tank Top: Forever21 / Jeans: Levi's / Flats: H&M / Cap: Comme des Fuckdown / Watch: Michael Kors / Accessories: H&M / Lipstick: MAC Lady Danger

Photos by Donna de Belen

Someone called me a hypebeast last week, I'm not sure why but maybe I am wearing this Comme des Fuckdown snapback and my New Balance 574 that night. She's a friend of mine and I just took it as a compliment. Maybe she thinks I was feeling cool that night and she got it right. Anyway I don't care, I wear what I wanted to wear. 

But for today's outfit, I just wore a very simple outfit for a sundate with my sister and put a highly pigmented red lipstick for some additional life on my face. We had our late lunch at Uncle Cheffy, we ordered their best salad with lechon and some panizza. Oh so yummy! 

It was so gloomy and it doesn't make me happy, I hope the typhoon (insert typhoon's name here) is out of Philippine responsibility right now. Sorry I didn't know any news or even it's name because we don't have cable here in our apartment. Keep safe and dry everyone.

PURE NEUTRALS

Crossover Sheer Blouse: OntheDot OnlineShop / Khaki Pants: Gap / Ankle Strap Heels: Mango / Gold Watch: Michael Kors

Just pure neutrals and some cute pastel colored birds on my sheer top. This is what I wore yesterday at the mall to buy what I'm lusting for a long time. Yes, I already bought the New Balance 574 and I'm satisfied. Yey! I will give them a spin soon and will show you here in my blog. But right now, they're just resting under my bed where I put all my shoe boxes. I also visited the salon for some hair cut because this kind of very long hair is so hard to manage now. So on my next post, you will see then my kinda shorty hair, but not too short. But if you're following me on instagram (@dianadebelen), maybe you have already seen it. 

MARIMAR

 Off Shoulder Top: Ombre Manila / Shorts: Forever21 / Heels: Payless / Watch: Michael Kors

Sorry for photo bombing , I'm just #GGSS or "Gandang Ganda Sa Sarili" in these pictures. This is what I wore yesterday in TriNoma to get my nails done with my sister at our favorite Bench Fix Salon. 

I feel like MariMar (Thalia and not Marian Rivera) when I'm wearing this white off shoulder top, actually it's my current favorite this summer. I don't know why, but maybe because I just feel beautiful, girly, and lakas maka-dyosa in this top. Hahaha! Please forgive me for being such a "feelingera", that's the confidence that I have.

Then at night, I invited my best friend Regine to join us for dinner in Mango Tree Bistro. My sister and I are craving for Thai cuisine especially Thai iced tea, yeah still can't get over with the food in Bangkok. We ordered Yum Mamuang (Green mango salad with peanuts and grated coconut), Gai Hor (Marinated chicken thigh wrapped in pandan leaves served w/ sweet tamarind sauce), Pork Spare Ribs Curry and of course Thai ice tea. Nom! After this dinner, cravings satisfied and our tummy was so full seriously, then we hopped at Nommu to have some few drinks and a lot of chikas to catch up. Best manic Monday! xx

MANILA SIZZLES

Top: American Eagle / Pants: Forever 21 / Heels: Mango / Bag: LV Replica / Watch: Michael Kors / Sunnies: Divisoria

Last Friday, my sister and I paid a visit in Makati area to meet a college friend of mine. I suddenly miss eating in Banapple, thank God there's one in Ayala Triangle. So we had our lunch there, I ordered the Hickory Smoked Barbecue Country Ribs, actually all of us ordered the same dish. You know what it means, that meal is really delicious. #Shiok! 

But that day was sizzling, no joke! I'm sweating like I'm inside a sauna bath. I love sunny days, but with a temperature like this in summer season, I think I'm going to pass out. But then I still managed to take an outfit shot after eating. Ayala Triangle is such a pretty place, I don't want to miss the chance of having a nice background of my photo. 

Photos by Donna de Belen

BLACK WHITE VERTICAL STRIPES

Top: OntheDot OnlineShop / Skirt: Forever 21 / Heels: Mango / Bag: Celine / Watch: Michael Kors / Sunnies: Divisoria

Congratulations to my sister Donna who graduated last Tuesday at University of Santo Tomas with a degree of Bachelor of Science in Managerial Accounting. We are so proud of you baby! Ang galing galing mo talaga. Yeah, she's the bunso (youngest) in the family and the baby is now a monster, right? 

This is what I wore during my sister's graduation ceremony. I just want to wear something simple so I choose my new basic black and white Zara inspired top and it really compliment her uber chic red dress from Miss Selfridge. I will be her photographer that day so I keep my heels low with this 2 inches nude Mango heels.