About

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Outfit for shopping at mercadito en Honduras
Corn tamales on the road

Hello, my name is Fabi Pina. I used to talk to trees when I was little, and then I moved on to the Internet. I started my first blog, Third World Fashionista, about 7 years ago when I wanted to speak my mind about fashion (particularly vintage). Even though my main inspiration is my home country Honduras, back then, outfits that broke the rules were unacceptable. It was all about matchy-matchy, and I couldn’t settle for that. I learned to sew by attending government institutions that offer free courses for foster home girls, which opened my eyes to a world of great need for love and that it doesn’t take much to greatly impact a person’s life. It also led me to believe that art can, in many ways, change the world.

Though I’ve almost always worked in fields nowhere near related to fashion, from the accounting department of a building company to a hospital’s finance and credit office, I somehow find myself coming back to this blog. Here I share thrift shopping tips, DIYs and tutorials as well as my own personal style. With creativity you can do sooo much with a small amount of clothes, trust me!

CURRENT FAVORITES

STYLE INSPIRATION

Cute ol’ ladies from small towns.

Chloe Sevigny.

Market stalls.

Vintage catalogues.

Old family photos.

WHERE I SHOP

Thrift Stores.

Flea Markets.

Ebay.

Etsy.

ASOS.

Buy & Sell forums on Facebook.

OBSESSED WITH

Rosie Assoulin.

Simone Rocha.

ACNE.

Extra wide flares.

Textures & laser cut-outs.

Coconut oil.

Brown, matte lipstick.

The 60s and 90s.

CURRENT LOCATION: Taipei, Taiwan.

Hope you enjoy the blog as much as I enjoy posting on it! Have any questions, suggestions or just want to say hi? You can send a message here, or just leave a comment below. Constructive criticism is more than welcome!


 

4,953 Comments

  • Graciela October 1, 2014 at 3:02 pm

    Sabes vengo siguiendote desde hace unos años, soy como tu, aveces me voy por la vida y despues vuelvo a este blog, dejame decirte que sos una pionera y una inspiracion para miles de Hondureñas, recuerdo cuando dices que “tenias que combinarte todo” para que se viera bien, porque si no, te tachaban de loca… y si querias usar una tendenca tenias que comprar en las grandes tiendas, eso si, bien combinada tambien! Yo amo la moda y lo que haces es facinante, tengo varias amigas que les encantaria hacer lo que haces pero aun no se animan por miedo, no se, vos sabes nuestra cultura!
    Te felicito, sos un orgullo Hondureño!
    Dios te continue dando mas exitos…

    PD. puedes hacer mas secciones DIY y de como llegaste a Taiwan (ah y sobre moda asiatica, tengo una amiga que adora ese estilo, ojala viendote se anime!)

    • Fabi Pina November 25, 2014 at 9:46 pm

      Hola Graciela! Hasta ahorita veo tu comentario. Mil gracias por comentar, de veras que me alegra saber que hay alguien que recuerda cuando apenas comenzaba a blog en los tiempos en que en Honduras aún era considerado “naco” combinar estampados y poner tus ideas en el Internet, jaja! Tomaré muy en cuenta tus ideas para futuros posts. Siempre se me ocurren DIYs pero ahorita que vivo como estudiante en un cuartiito, se me hace un poco difícil por falta de espacio, pero ya se me ocurrirá algo. 😉 Ánimos a tus amigas, que no anden pensándolo mucho y si quieren comenzar un blog que lo hagan!

      Un gran abrazo!

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