Outfits

May I present to you the most appropriate birthday cake ever made for yours truly:

I’ve never been big on bday celebrations, but my friends & bf certainly know the way to my heart. I started this blog years ago to vent out my I-will-never-fit-in style woes and was originally meant to be kept on the down-low.  At the risk of sounding corny, it’s now a very important part of me (despite scarce posting) and I’m happy to know that everyone close to me is okay with my absurd fascination for all things fashion.  ♥

I leave you with a very casual birthday outfit from last Saturday.

 Shorts: F21, gift from momma, Clutch: Aldo (obviously on sale), Booties: random mall shop, Pin: c/o MonkeyJam (two Honduran kids doin’ business in NY, love them!), Tights: Pretty Polly.

 Next up: more thrifting tips and a short & easy DIY !

I’ve mentioned the lack of fabric choices in La Ceiba that leads to silly things like this, so once again I fell for a utility fabric with a funky print used for…TADADAAA…baby blankets!

The texture is kinda cool, it promotes safety driving and has tinyLondon buses all over so t’was a keeper. Made a pattern for the “petal” skirt before cutting (I’m not a gifted cut-and-voilà type of seamstress, dangit), and I think it turned out okay.

I don’t really fancy T-shirts or anything jersey, but I guess they’re a must-have for lazy days. I did like the cut & color of this one and it was really cheap, but the Snoopy print on the front was a wee bit too much, even for me. I figured I’d go Rei Kawakubo on it and wear it inside out, serged seams shining in all their mass produced glory.

These pictures were taken in a construction site in my neighbourhood. I don’t think the workers were thrilled about me hogging up their cement machine…I climbed up on it at one point but it didn’t work out. *embarrassing*

Top: Department store Carrion. Skirt: Self-made. Shoes: Topshop (perhaps the only thing I own from Topshop, what the heck, it’s really not as cheap as everyone raves, at least not for a student on a budget like myself. By the wayyy, neither is Zara!)

 Anway, it’s nice to have a new skirt to add to my kooky-prints collection. ♥

Corsets are to me what tank tops are to most. A basic must-have! ♥

Found this pretty baby in a thrift store. It’s pastel colors and and pearly white texture reminded me of these abstract paintings, more like printed repros, that were found in every doctor’s clinic in Honduras back in the 80s/90s.

Painting: Lee Reynolds Burr, ioffer

I’m not the best advocate for comfortable outfits, but wearing modern-day corsets like this one during lazy days is really not bad at all. Elastic back: check! Enough space for breathing: check!

Blue blazer: found around my house (woopsies). Neon belts: Primark. Shorts: ex-pants from thrift store (DIY here).

It’s a shame you can’t see the corset details on these photos and that my face is shining like the sun. I’m still learning how to take flattering pictures. Bare with me, oui?

Next posts? DIY for next week and a cute car-print skirt I’m working on.