Outfit of the Week: Fashionable Black and White

The invite said "fashionable black and white".  So this is what I came up with.  My dear friend AC is getting married!  So for her tea party themed bridal shower, the guests were asked to come in the wedding's motif colors:  black and white.  I put together this outfit on a whim, and was pleasantly surprised with the results.  I wasn't too sure if shorts can pass as a not-casual outfit, but this just goes to show that with the right pair, and right match-up, it can actually pass!  Like my outfit?  Tell me what you think!

Top:  Forever 21
Shorts:  Forever 21
Bag:  Celine
Shoes:  Aldo

Outfit of the Week: Mullet Schmullet

The mullet skirt/dress trend that a lot of people have loved so much in 2012 is almost over.  Before it officially becomes "out", here's my take on the popular trend that has pretty much ruled last year.  One item that I particularly love about this outfit is not the mullet skirt, but rather, the denim vest.  It's so versatile!  It matches almost everything, and immediately puts an outfit together.  Girls, never underestimate the power of a good denim vest; you can use it for a long, long, LOOOOOONG time.  The day I wore this, I actually saw three other ladies at the mall wearing their denim vests.  One of these days I'm probably going to do a post about the 5 (or 10!) must haves in any and every girls' wardrobe, and guess which one will be the first one on the list?  Yep, none other than the denim vest!

Vest:  Forever 21

Top:  Arizona (from SM Surplus Shop)

Skirt:  Forever 21

Shoes:  Aldo

Bag:  Dorothy Perkins

Necklace:  Forever 21

Outfit of the Week: Paint Splattered

Ahh the fruits of the Mango sale.  I'm totally obsessed about this paint splattered dress.  It skims the body but doesn't make you look bulky.  What girl wouldn't want that right?  And the best part is, I got it on sale!  Wanted to wear flats but it just doesn't look right, so I went all out with the pearls and the clutch!  This is one of my favorite looks to date.  Do you like it?

Side note:  Did you notice the candy wrapper clutch?  Sorry it's not too visible here, but if you're familiar with the recent collaboration between H&M and Margiela, this is it!  The moment I saw the clutch from the lookbook, I knew I had to have it.  But how?  We still don't have an H&M store here.  No other means but to stalk Ebay.  There were hundreds of listings but some prices were crazy high and there's no way I'm paying for a faux leather clutch at the prices they were asking.  Finally found one with a reasonable mark-up and went in for the kill!  Was as giddy as a kid on Christmas day when I won the auction!  Ah the joys of Ebay (or Evilbay as some would call it, haha!).  Still wish one of the retail giants would bring in H&M here to our shores so that we don't have to rely on relatives/Ebay to get our H&M goodies!  Retail gods, please hear me out!

Dress:  Mango

Shoes:  Aldo

Bag:  Maison Martin Margiela x H&M

Necklace:  SM Accessories