ALL THINGS PRETTY ARE NOT MIXY-MATCHY

(Joan Cantemprate, Bag Designer)

Joan was such a trooper when I asked to take a photo of her yesterday at Fred Perry.

I have always liked how she doesn’t really cling to fancy dresses and makeup like the last life jacket on the sinking ship of life and a couple of times strangely put together without creating a complete psychedelic chaos.

She definitely is rare and original.

A few hours later, I got myself a pair of really cheap but ultra comfortable espadrilles. It’s official, I’m reviving them from last year’s color frenzy.


(Bespoke linen shorts and espadrilles = Summer love)

I may have completely turned into Mi Abuelito but hey, they’re a great alternative to flip-flops which really don't look good on some men.

PREPPY GEEK AND SOME 50’S ROCK N’ROLL

SUMMER INSPIRATION: Cheeky Cheeky And The Nosebleeds.

MOHAWK MANILA STYLE

Many active men like me prefer easy hairstyle that looks great with little maintenance year round but not my friend Carlo. I was cleaning up my archive last night and found a photo oh him I took at a friends Easter party.


It is not a look most guys can pull off but he definitely did and yes, it makes a pretty bold statement.

Carlo Orosa
30 something, Brand Manager
Ben Sherman Philippines

A LITTLE BIT OBSESSED WITH TASSELS

Maybe I can finally pull out my seersucker shorts. (Hello summer!)

Kind of wishing I bought the yellow Acne barefoot tassel loafers I saw at Homme et Femme last Saturday at Shang. Definitely a winner with classic rounded toe and tassel trim to front with low profile contrast heel. It fit me perfectly, but I felt funny wearing it.

Should I get it?

CHICOS EN LA SEMANA ESPAñOLA DE LA MANERA

The guys at Cibeles Madrid Fashion A/W 2009 Week.

CHEME

AGUSTIN

(photo credit: trendycrew)

BASIC MATTER 5: NAVY COAT

Classic navy two-button coat, light shoulder padding with waist pockets - The navy coat is one of the staple items of any man's wardrobe. You can never go wrong with it since it goes with all colors and can be dressed up for the office or dressed down on a lazy weekend afternoon paired with tailored shorts or jeans, It just looks very preppy that way.

BLUE SCARF CHIC

Chinos, suspenders, cardi, plain-t and that blue scarf = pure chic! Photo by trendycrew.com

SALE: SCANDINAVIA AT 105 RADA

Take advantage of big discounts on your favorite Scandinavian Brands such as LOUIS POULSEN, ROSENDAHL, EVA SOLO, STELTON, NORMANN COPENHAGEN, HOLMEGAARD, FRITZ HANSEN, and more!




Hurry! Stocks are limited and take home your own Scandinavian-designed pieces before they move to their new address soon.

February 17 - 28, 2009
G/F RCI Building,
105 Rada St., Legaspi Village
Makati City

FLORAL AND BALLET FLATS

Liza Ilarde-Cuenca
Editor-in-Chief
Travelife

I just had to take a photo of Liza after our media event earlier. Liza is divine, classic, feminine and very well put together. She’s possibly one of the best dressed editors in the metro.

SEE YOU AT 41

dotdotdot's last day at Greenbelt 5 will be this Sunday,February 9, 2008

PREPPY MONDAY

ELAINE STA.MARIA ( Buyer - Paul Smith, Fred Perry, Dotdotdot)

I love the idea of making a bold statement with her white Fred Perry canvas sneaks -especially when the rest of the outfit is neutral. Everything about Elaine is perfect!


January slowly slipped away from our frozen fingers as we fall deeper into the heat of summer and I am developing a deep emotional relationship with the canvas sneaks I saw earlier at Fred Perry. I tried them on (Thanks Elaine!) and wearing them is like putting your feet under a sleeping dog or into a pillow filled pillowcase.

SUNDAY SERVICE PREP

Spotted - Sunday service preppy flats ( Crizia Nicole Po, Communications Grad). I love the creativity and the color of her shoes that just makes the outfit, it looks like she painted them herself. The overall effect reminds me of a country floral wallpaper and dip and dots ice cream I ate over the weekend. Adorable!

ON GOING SALE AT DOTDOTDOT

On going sale on selected brands ( B Store, Eley Kishimoto, Erotokritos, Gaspard Yurkievich, Karine Arabian, Linda Farrow, Alexander McQueen, Opening Ceremony, See by Chloe, S***R and Whyred.

Dotdotdot is located at the ground floor of Greenbelt 5, Legaspi St. Legaspi Village, Makati City.

GET HAPPY AND LUCY IN THE SKY - eclectic at its best

Her line has paved the way to genuine happiness with inspirations from Gustav Klimt, Salvador Dali and Filipino artist, Pacita Abad.

Get Happy and Lucy in the Sky evoke a sense of happiness and pride, as well as appreciation for local ingenuity and craftsmanship. She gives her designs the flexibility and versatility that appeals to the young, fun, and whimsical customer, as well as to the more mature, urbane sophisticates.

colored accessories by my cousin, Happy Guingona David

( Rossana Recto Ricafort trying on a gold recin necklace from Get Happy , Myself and Rossana outside the tent ( Image by Happy Guingona David)

TRYING TO BE CREATIVE ON A RAINY SATURDAY

Mood: trying to be creative again on a rainy Sunday. To evolve is to continue to breathe creatively. What inspires me to write, paint and scribble? I am inspired by figures who encourage radical rethinking, It’s kinda whatever I am thinking about. I just do whatever, perhaps this spontaneous approach explains the occasional nonsensical line about President Arroyo donning pink lace underwear: lying to the people, and we don’t care because you’re the one in pink underwear.

(Impressive street style, deconstructed chic - Jujiin's AMAZING! Image from Chuvaness and Jujiin Samonte)

STEPPING GREEN

Worlds collide! This outfit is a combination of relaxed and comfortable put together. The white leather lace-ups, gray flat front shorts & the green grass is absolutely spiffin. My skin is tingling with hope and possibility. Again, Shopping cures depression. Image taken last January on my way to the mall from my pad.(What I am wearing: white lace-ups from Hong-Kong, Shorts from greyhound Bangkok and top (not in the picture) pique personalized with my initials from Fred Perry)

POLO PINK SHORT

This reminds me of myself. White oxford dress shirt, pink shorts and amazing loafers. Image from Trendycrew, Barcelona

WEEKEND MOOD BOARD

Loving his maroon-ish cord trousers

My little four walled cubicle is my command central. I amazed with how fashion inspires us to get away from mental pollution, an explosion caused when disparate cultural fragments collide. Great color palette for this weekend. A designer’s ability to surprise is one of fashion’s greatest features. Image from punky-b

Rockwell’s Urban Bazaar

B.C Manila (drool worthy dresses by Berry Tenchavez and Celline Salapantan), Great accessories from Get Happy and Lucy in the sky by my cousin Happy Guingona David, Monica Fig, Plueys rain boots in variety of colors, trend spot at Jovy Gongora’s Switch Nation and Una Rosa, NJ Sneaks by Neil Paras, Classic hand made neck pieces and rings by Donabelle Lim and a lot more.

great red sneaks from NJ Sneaks by Neil Raymund Paras.

Recin neckpiece from Get Happy

Hippie Rings and playful classic accessories from Donnabelle Lim

NO BLEACH - I DYE

Shape shifting and deconstructing my clothes has turned into a genuine diversion of mine to fight stress...although inadvertent, but nevertheless time-consuming enough to keep me kicking ( yeah, I easily get bored). While scuttling with my stained DKNY dress shirt that I accidentally bleached due to not reading the “ no bleach” instructions, it got me into a light bulb moment – what is a better way to revive this thing? ( I totally don’t want to give it away, worse – throw ) trying to outfit myself for one thing or another, I often get drawn into a trance. Buzz – reconstruct this baby with new buttons ( preferably black), and dye it to something more magical ( time to work with my packs of venus fabric dye). I’ll have to rush to a fabric store this weekend to purchase more materials and maybe new fabrics too.

Project 1: dye my stained DKNY dress shirt
Project 2: Have a dress shirt made similar to the kaftan like cotton shirt below ( picture taken at Carlo’s new store in Greenbelt 5 and yes, it’s Paul Smith) I’m definitely on my preppy mode
Project 3: shop more and recycle