Fall must have.

One thing to remember when shopping for fall items: socks, stockings & tights are a must have. If you are like me who still prefers wearing cute clothes such as dresses, shorts, skirts etc, these must have items are essential for my outfits. I say shop for them now since many of these winter pieces are on sale from last fall.

I just got these four items for under $20 dollars at Laila Rose. Get yours and be ready for fall!

Shopping for my fall must have's :)

for my outfit info here, please see:

http://dessafashionlove.blogspot.com/2011/07/can-it-be-forever-fall.html

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Army green studded tights

Navy and beige over the knee socks

Taupe frilly ankle socks

Silver glitter over the knee socks

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Can it be forever fall......

The heat is making me wish fall would come already... so I am starting my fall collection of outfits early. My favorite booties this fall are my Jeffrey Campbell Laced and Sam Edelman booties. I can't wait until I get to rock these beauties daily....

If you like this look, it is very easy to put on. You need to find  one those printed chiffon lingerie robe and wear  it with denim shorts and over the knee socks.

Start your fall shopping now...

On me:

Vintage chiffon Kimono top/jacket, $2.99 Uniquevintagestores.com

Gray tank top, @2.50 forever21.com

Light blue heritage21 denim shorts, $24.95 forever21.com

Gray leather belt, $8.90 forever21.com

Love thin bracelet, $7.80 forever21.com

Light gray over the knee socks, $12.00 Zara stores

Silver Leaf earrings, $12.00 asos.com

Silver leaf long necklace, $7.80 forever21.com

Jeffrey Campbell Laced booties, $160.00 lorisshoes.com

A day with Titan

We are loving our new addition puppy Titan. He is such a sweetheart. Today we gave him his first bath and took him to pet smart to gets some goodies. We found a cute polo for Titan too. Now him and his daddy can match:)


On me:
Purple strapless stain romper with belt, $22.80 forever21.com
Jessica Simpson Maccao heels, $89.00 Macy's stores
Woven fedora hat, $6.90 forever21.com
Leaf earrings, $12.00 asos.com
variety of wooden bangles, all from forever21 stores
Damier Ebene Canvas Neverfull GM, $870.00 www.louisvuitton.com

monkey fell asleep on my shoulder. lol

Titan and his new shirt :)

One skirt, Two ways

One skirt, Two ways: Jersey maxi skirt

Any outfit pieces can be versatile. Take this maxi dress for example that I purchased last fall. I pared it with a button up, gray heels and a thin gray belt so that it can still look professional. I also kept my accessories to the minimal. Later, I switched to a more casual shirt and wedges to go out and about.

On me for work:

White button up top, $19.00 h&m stores

Navy & beige jersey cotton skirt, $14.95 forever21.com

Thin gray belt, $6.90 forever21.com

Gray faux suede heels, 19.99 gojane.com

Silver floral cuff, $10.90 forever21.com

Damier Azur Canvas, $750.00 www.louisvuitton.com

On me later:

Woven fedora hat, $6.90 forever21.com

Loose knit top, $14.90 forever21

Navy & beige jersey cotton skirt, $14.95 forever21.com
Off white pink duchess wedges, $42.00 Karmaloop.com
Silver Floral cuff, $10.90 forever21.com
Damier Azur Canvas, $750.00 www.louisvuittton.com

Lust for JC Laced

Oh my oh my... This is a must have for fall!

I am not a big fan of  the JC Lita shape but this.. this is just beautiful. I think it could  be because of all the details on the shoes or even the color but I must have it. Thanks to my wonderful sister for getting it for me as a b-day gift. Love you, Maxi!

 Get yours and be ready for Fall.

Laced in Gray by Jeffrey Campbell $160-170 price range

Find these heels at http://www.singer22.com/

Flats with dresses... yes please!

I love my heels but sometimes a break from them is a good thing. So once in a while, I will rock my flats with my dresses ( and not as back to change into;). I may not feel as sexy but it sure is comfy! and sometimes being comfortable is priority over looking sexy.

We added a new addition to the fam this weekend. His name is Titan. He is a teacup pomerania and his hair is just unruly but we love him. I wore this dress to meet the breeder and to pick up our new son, Titan. Wearing flats helped since we had to walk around a lot  get his goodies from petsmart and petco. Running around the whole day is tiring and I am so glad I went with my choice of flats.

On me:

Asos color block cut out dress, $35.00 asos.com
Woven fedora hat, $6.90 forever21.com
Turquoise stone necklace, $ 7.80 forever21.com
love bracelet, $8.70 forever21.com
Canvas beige flats, $19.00 gojane.com
Damier Azur canvas speedy, $750.00 http://www.louisvuitton.com/

meet Titan Elliott, our cutey pie monkey face puppy.

Beachin it.. retro style

I've mention quite a few times that I have a weakness for vintage, retro and any looks that have an old fashion feel to it. So when I saw this Victoria Secret bikini and it was on sale- it was meant to be <3

The hubby and I decided to beach it up and to make the retro look work… I wore it with a black ribbon headband and red lipstick. Beachin it... retro style.

On me:

Victoria's Secret retro cheetah print bikini, $18.99 top, 14.99 bottom

Love silver bracelet, $8.70 forever21.com

Guam wooden beaded bracelet

Ready to beach it up

On me:

Black crochet tunic, $32.00 

woven fedora hat, $6.90

both from forever21.com

Black faux leatherette sandals, $16.95

Michael Kors cross body bag, $ 250.00 Michael Kors stores

getting that umbrella set- up

My handsomeness

weeeee... water fun

Our super late lunch at Armands.. now i can't wear a bikini again for mos. lol

My vintage look: Pink on pink

When I saw this motel plaid dress, it was mine. PLUS it's pink!
My style can be quirky sometimes but it's all about fun right. Tonight was dinner date and just plain old out and about fun with my hubby. Filipino dinner (since I am not a good cook), and shopping at World Market (love love this place) to get ready for a beach fun day tomorrow. Happy weekend bloggers!

On me:

Motel tartan betsy sweetheart dress, $44.00 Karmaloop.com

Jeffrey Campbell foxy pink, $125.00 solestruck.com

Lambskin quilted Chanel, $2795.00 Chanel.com

Black vintage belt, found in goodwill in FL

Dessa heart necklace, $195.00 zales.com

It was too damn hot outside so the socks had to come off. lol

me and my babes.. always goofin around

Chocolate Wine? hmmmm...

Go Glam with Topshop

I first learned about topshop when I was living in Europe 4 years ago. I saw them while visiting London and I fell in love with their super cute clothes. Even back then in euro currency they were still affordable. Now that they've expanded to the US  and  provided on-line shopping for us you can easily get their one of kind pieces. Check out their recent glam underground collection. Here are my favs. Get yours and dress like a glam rockstar!

me shopping in Topshop, London

www.topshop.com

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Red lace mesh body con dress, $140.00

Adina black leather platform pumps, $150.00

Black jewel stud neck purse, $25.00

Black fringe wasit coat, $90.00

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Off white tye dye fringe waist coat, $100.00

MOTO vintage stud demin $110.00

Oversize sequin dress, $200.00

Black lace 3/4 sleeve scallop to, $60.00

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Spotted: Orange and Rust for Fall

I know I know... summer barely started and we are already talking about fall but with fashion if you don't keep up with the trends... you will fall behind. Besides, you don't want all of the good stuff to be out of stock before you decide to buy the trends. So here is one of the trend I spotted for fall...Orange and Rust colors. They are everywhere; on stars, runways and magazines. Get your orange and rust color pieces and be ready to be a show stopper for fall season.

p.s

I think it's ok to start rocking my orange and rust pieces right now. lol

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Orange Giuseppe zanotti heels, $850

Asos Mini Pussybow Shirt Dress with Shirred Cuffs, $60

H&M silk shorts, $24.95

As seen on runways:

Coco Chanel's words of wisdom

"A woman with good shoes is never ugly"

I just love all of CC's quotes and I believe as long as you have style and good shoes... you should never feel ugly.

On me:

Bamboo red bow peep toe bootie, $35.00 www.shiekshoes.com

Qupid  Navy Blue Satin Sizzleback Hidden Platform Pump, $35.00 lulus.com

Qupid Neutral Wrapped Zip Up Bootie, $36.00 www.like.com

mona Mia Camelia Black Studded Pointy Toe Platform Pumps, $41.00 lulus.com

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Latest vintage finds

I love thrift/vintage shopping. You can find great deals and one of a kind pieces with amazing prices.

In my point of view, if you can rock a $2.00 top with a high end item and make it look like a million bucks then you got style.  

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Jersey sequin dress "See by Chloe" $6.99

Houndstooth silk top, $4.99

Elevation silk floral dress, $5.99

Silk tie top, $2.99

Attention sheer floral top, $2.99

sequin bolero long sleeve jacket, $4.99

VS chiffon sheer top, $5.99

Chiffon teal dress with satin sash (length is long, pending to be altered) $4.99

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Life is beautiful

Live Laugh and Love…Life is beautiful

Taupe bag deal

I have been on a hunt for cute taupe color bag. And I finally found one the other day at Aldo store. It's big enough to fit all my necessity and still have extra room for my other misc items  that I carry such as my dslr, extra flats for my my feet get tired of wearing heels, etc.  For the price of $50, it's definitely deal. The texture is very leather like that you can't tell that it's inexpensive. I am a very happy shopper:)

on me(while out and about vintage shopping):

p.s I once wore this as a dress... just because I love it so much.. i wore it again as a top:)

Aldo taupe hobo bag, $50.00 Aldo store

Fringe tunic, $72.00 asos.com

Paris blues denim shorts, $24.00 macy's stores

Qupid lace up booties,  shoebuy.com

Guam wooden bracelet, found in vendor in Alexandria

silver wings earrings, $6.90 forever21.com

Black beaded necklace, found vendor in italy market

Lime garden and Harry Potter

Yup, my blog title is a little odd. lol. I titled it lime garden because-Yes I am a HARRY POTTER fanatic and also because my outfit for our Harry Potter movie date night was in theme of garden and lime. 

Lime is really not my go-to color. It's a hard color to pull off (partly because like my hubby says it reminds him of puke. lol) but I saw this cute sweetheart mesh dress in forever21 and thought why not. I added a touch of floral head piece I got from h&m for $5 ( hell yeah, a deal! ) to add a bit more girlish feel to it. 

When it comes to finding your own style and developing fashion, you have to take your risk on some colors or styles even if it may not look as good as what you see in the runaway or magazines. 

 I follow a quote that goes to say "You have to be a fashion risk-taker and be a person who tries everything and loves it."  

On me:

floral head piece, $5.95 h&m stores

Silver leaf earrings, $12.00 asos.com

Heart tiffany pendant, tiffanys.com

Lime sweetheart tulip dress, $22.90 forever21 stores

Off white Pink Duchess wedges, $42.00 Karmaloop.com

Tan vintage clutch, $5.00 uniquevintagestores.com

Damier Azur Canvas Speedy 35, $750.00 www.louisvuitton.com

Pf. Changs for din din. yummmm

Ben & Jerry coffee ice cream before the movies

Harry Potter in  3D Imax. yay:D