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[tr|n|ty]

how do you decide what particular trends you want to incorporate with yoyur basics or classics? kasi diba medyo sayang if you splurge on a season's trends then after a month or two passe' na sya. di ka nanghihinayang?

well, we have to start with a great "classic" wardrobe to start with. nice pants, nice white shirts, nice black skirts, pearl chokers etc...then i choose to update my wardrobe with little trends here and there....i fell in love with the marc jacobs edwardian denim jacket the first time i saw it, so i had to save up for it. not everything in my closet is expensive or trendy. i actually wait for sales to get most of my trendy stuff. i mean, come on...who can afford a dress from Chloe for full price? well not me, maybe Gwyneth Paltrow or Kate Moss. Like i would never pair my edwardian tops with frilly skirts because that's just way too trendy for me...you're going to look too trying hard like you want to be one of those models strutting down bryant park. i would wear the blouse with nice black pants. and my number one fashion secret, go to the secondary lines of the top designers!!! Marc by Marc Jacobs is MJ's smash secondary lines that even the Boardman and Lauder sisters are lining up for! they are not THAT expensive and looks very very hip and classic at the same time.

I live in a place where there are 4 distinct seasons, so i am forced to change my look or wardrobe every so often. as for naghihinayang, well if i spent more than 400 dollars for one ultra trendy look, then yes, i would probably jump off the building. but chances are, i'm very picky and i do look for discounts Being fashion forward doesn't mean looking like Jolina Magdangal or something like that, it's incorporating looks of the season with very basic, classic clothes.

I also have a black and white striped top, aside from jeans and capris, what can I pair it with?

nice black men's trousers(the wide leg ones) or a superbly tailored black skirt or if you're daring enough or lean enough, an electric pleated black skirt.

[Kaoru_Himura]

Tr[n]ty...thanks for answering all my Q's. About Marc Jacobs, I did read in Vogue that his Marc line is sooo hot right now. Even the "It" girls in fashion are crazy over his stuff. Especially now that the 90s grunge look is coming back, yung clothes nya is perfect for the trend. I think si Marc ata pioneer nung grunge look back in the 90s at the height of the minimalist trend. Pero that time di ata pumatok yung style na yun, well, revenge is sweet. You know, I don't know why fashion mags keep taking pictures of the Hilton girls, they are so trashy, sobrang walang class. How come Ivanka, Donald Trump's daughter, has never been photographed looking half-drunk. Saka I also noticed, si Aerin Lauder, isang angle lang ang kuha nya sa pix, side view lang forever. Ang lakas nya sa Vogue ah. hehehe..yun lang. Thanks again for the fashion advice.

[tr|n|ty]

the Hilton girls are real trash and spoiled brats you should see them acting like and being tramps in the Hamptons tsk tsk tsk as for ivanka, ivanka does not have style unless you can call dallas or knots landing style. she's very nouveau riche(spellcheck!) and her mom is numero uno euro trash. Aerin and Jane Lauder have so much power among the NY's young society, they can get you front row tickets to everything...from the Producers to Oscar Dela Renta shows and no reservations at Park!!! Power and money can open you so many doors especially if your family owns the cosmetics empire Estee Lauder(which owns virtually every single thing out there...Clinique, MAC, Bobbi Brown, Stila, Prescriptives to name a few)

haha wait a minute, i'm sounding like a page sixer over here back to fashion talk!

[Kaoru_Himura]

Hmm..well atleast Ivanka goes to school, and I don't think she goes around with a posse in tow..obvious ba ni inis ako sa Hilton girls? hehehe. Grabe even their mom looks like trash. How about Elizabeth Kieselstein-Cord, do you have the dirt on her? she's photogenic but she has some photographs na mukha syang wasted. She could become a model though. By the way, bakit nauso nanaman mga androgynous looking models? they look half dead or something, but who then to model the color black better?

[tr|n|ty]

pinkmoon, my dear friend, forgive me if your thread is starting to sound like page six of the new york post.

Kaoru_Himura-you have to remember that these girls are RICH with a capital R. the hilton girls, the lauder girls, miller girls, boardman girls are heiresses to Old American wealth. i cannot even fathom their power in New York Society and beyond. None of Cosmo Manille's young society come close to these girls. feeling park avenue princess siguro(me included ) all of them went to boarding schools(trust me, boarding schools can be both a horrendous social and a very strict academic experience..my friends who went to boarding schools can attest to the catty things that happen in the hollowed walls) and ivy leagues with no real academic merit to go along with it. you can only imagine what they do in their parties, if they can waste 14,000 dollars for an Hermes Birkin bag, i'm sure they can waste their money in any substance may it be legal or illegal. they can very well buy their way into being photographed and talked about in Vogue or W or Paper or Page six or New York Times....to quote Vince Vaughn in Swingers "They're so money". as for Elizabeth Kieselstein-Cord, just like her other park avenue princess cohorts, i'm sure she indulges herself once in awhile. I also heard she's a jewelry designer or something.

MJ's sweet revenge? definitely. he was booted out of perry ellis in the early 90's because of his grunge collection. MJ is very street with a preppy elitist philosophy and that's why he's money.

andorgynous models? yup. they're definitely in right now. yep, i agree with them pulling off the all black looks. have you seen the chanel and costume national campaigns? they look marvelous.

[pinkmoon]

Originally posted by tr|n|ty
pinkmoon, my dear friend, forgive me if your thread is starting to sound like page six of the new york post.

Tr|n|ty dahlink, that's what it's for!

Well, yesterday I was with my friend who is here from Vancouver on business. She works for Esprit so while I was hanging around the store waiting for her, napabili tuloy ako sa sale nila. I bought a khaki A-line knee-length skirt, that looks like it was sewn together using long strips of cloth diagonally. Gets niyo ba? Kakaaliw, even the zipper was placed diagonally!

OK that's it! Have fun posting you guys!

[Kaoru_Himura]

Just bought these, na-inspire ako mag shopping kanina

1. black tube dress with leather cowboy belt
2. sheer black off shoulder peasant top
3. blue wrap around blouse with gold flower prints
4. black men's trousers (just as you suggested Tr[n]ty)

I was thinking of getting this tattered denim jacket that actually fit me well but I was worried that it would be too much for the Filipino viewing public..hehehe. You guys think I should get it? ano pwede i-partner dun?

That's all for now.

[tr|n|ty]

a tatterred denim jacket? sorry for sounding a little biatchy, but isn't ghetto glam so 4 seasons ago?

[Kaoru_Himura]

Tr[n]ty...nga eh, kaya mejo reluctant ako. oh well, yung isang purple jacket nalang na cute din. Cute sha with jeans.

[clawed_out]

hahahah i think they're bringing the denimn fashion again...they're everywhere...

just went to BR this afternoon..

charcoal chinos
blue pique polo shirt
yellow shirt

& some chocolate covered marsmallows

[maxinegirl]

Originally posted by tr|n|ty
a tatterred denim jacket? sorry for sounding a little biatchy, but isn't ghetto glam so 4 seasons ago?

ms trining, pls elaborate on what constitutes ghetto glam?

[clawed_out]

i cant sleep! ahehehe

got to buy that belt!

aheheheh voila, nabili ko na first thing in the morning!

[tr|n|ty]

Originally posted by maxinegirl


ms trining, pls elaborate on what constitutes ghetto glam?

hmm lil kim, foxy brown, mary j. blige and J.Lo=ghetto glam

lotsa tattered denim, gold hoop earrings, gold and bling-blings, platinum teeth hehehe

[pinkmoon]

Yuck, who the heck would wanna dress like Li'L Kim??? She's an absolute nightmare!!! tr|n|ty, I see you didn't include Eve in your "ghetto glam" list, is that for a reason? Because out of all the rapper chicks out there I think Eve has the most style.

And speaking of gold teeth check out goldteeth.com!!! Hilarious!

[tr|n|ty]

i like eve hehehe i think she's ghetto glam but with a lot more class than those i've mentioned.

[cHarL!e's AngEL]

i'm so happy coz i bought a spag for P180 & a halter for P375..both in Morgan! they were like 70 & 80% off i'm a sucker for bargains

[tr|n|ty]

gucci kili-kili bag in pink and brown classic GG canvas
black ballerina-style long-sleeved top

[tr|n|ty]

cashmere sweater in camel
beige peasant top
slim fit navy blue 3/4 sleeves classic Polo Ralph Lauren shirt

[n0b0dy]

Originally posted by tr|n|ty
gucci kili-kili bag in pink and brown classic GG canvas
black ballerina-style long-sleeved top

kili kili bag! *pwahihihi*

[EverAfter]

Ang yayaman ninyo naman, kakainggit!

My latest fashion purchases? This useless but absolutely divine Naturalizer mules (useless kasi Im in med school so san ko naman siya gagamitin, di ba? Kaso I've been obsessing over it for months na and I just had to have it hehe) and a pair of Italian strappy wedge sandals from Linea Italia marked down to 300 pesos. 80% off na yata yun.