Dressing Up For Me

Boo! Carving pumpkins and making jack-o´-lanterns isn´t customary here in Spain so I just wore this stripe orange sweater on top of my chambray shirt and had my photos taken inside the cemetery of   Sainte- Engrâce , a French basque town nestled between the valleys in the Aquitaine region of France to celebrate Hallow´s Eve. I hope this is good enough as a Halloween costume, lol! ;) The church by the way is from the 11th century, one of the oldest in France. stripe sweater , boots - New Yorker, jeans - H&M, bag - Massimo Dutti Tonight, the bars ( which are a lot if you´ve been to Spain!) around here are hosting a Halloween party, maybe I should go and dress scary or maybe not. Hmmm, let´s see.  So what about you? Are you ready for your Halloween party tonight? ;) Today´s a Wednesday, linking up with The Pleated Poppy´s What I Wore Wednesday and Rolled Up Pretty´s Whatever Whenever Wednesday . xoxo, Che PS:  My heart goes out to ...

Bom dia! We had a long weekend here in the Spanish Basque Country and so we escaped to neighboring Portugal. What I love about Portugal is that aside from the food which is delicious, filling and really cheap, the places to visit are old world ( which I love)  and very interesting. In these hard economic times, visiting the Portuguese side is the best alternative if you´re on a budget. Most of the people ( in stores and restaurants) speak English too and so getting around places and dining isn´t much of a problem. Our home base was Viseu and then from there, we traveled down south to first, the picturesque town of Óbidos : Before that, I noticed this old weather beaten church  called Sao Pedro( St. Peter) just before reaching the town and I just had to have my photo taken beside the door: top , jeans - Zara, bag - Massimo Dutti, scarf , shoes - local store Here´s how the church looks like from the front: From a distance I thought this was an...

As I was telling you in my last post, I´ve been acquiring costume and silver jewelry left and right nowadays but it´s got to stop because I´m broke. lol! Let´s start first with the necklaces like this two-tone chain necklace in gold and neon orange which a lot of you had already seen in the blog: Blanco Then I thought: ¨Why not try something trendy this time?¨ So this leopard-inspired necklace was the next target. It was too heavy (by the way) that I had to take it off just after a few hours of wearing it. Then yesterday while trying to put it on again, the thin wire where those gold toned ¨ arrow heads¨   were strung together broke. It was inevitable, the wire was very thin and the ¨arrow heads¨ were heavy. So I had no choice but to remove the wire and the fletches with it. What a relief  because the necklace was lot lighter after that and I could wear this for the whole day without breaking my neck! Blanco This was the pearl necklace which I´ve been telling y...

¡Hola, hola! Still posing from my kitchen door, hahaha! :) This was what I wore the other day when I had dinner with a girlfriend. Stripes aren´t on trend this season  ( I know!)  but I like recycling clothes so I normally buy colorful skirts and mix them with plain/ printed  tops and different accessories to come up with a different look each time. I first wore this skirt on my trip to Florence last summer. The only thing missing in the photos was my clutch which I forgot to photograph because as usual, I´m running late, hehe. As I´ve been telling you before, I ´ve been jewelry shopping non-stop. This gorgeous pearl necklace with a very simple clasp is just one of them. It was the clasp that got me and the pearl because I love pearls! ;) To finish the look, I wore a pair of thick ribbed tights because I´m still wearing open toed shoes. It just looks sexy, ya know . ;) I think I´ll be wearing open toed sandals whenever I like to dress up until th...

Happy Monday, all! I had the most interesting weekend despite it being rainy and cold. Here´s what I did: Sunday: Went out to cast my first vote as a Spanish citizen.   The temperature went down to as low as 13ºC so I had to bundle up quite a bit. This was my  voting outift, a  turteneck light floral sweater which and a grayish green jacket which has been with me since last year: Saturday : Went to Bilbao to go to buy Ikea´s mustard and basil sauce ( I´m a fan of this dressing!) , went malling ( and got inside Primark too) and visited almost all of the outlet stores (scored a pleated navy blue skirt at the Mango Outlet store for 5. 99 euros!) ) and then:  ended up lining at the Guggenheim despite the heavy downpour. It´s the museum´s 15th annivesary and so the entrance free was free. Too bad we didn´t go on a Sunday, they serve free cupcakes too. :( Also took a sneaky photo ( after this one of the guides caught us, lol!) of the wo...

Rainy mawnin to you, all! When you dress, do you think out of the box ? Once in a while, I do.This was what I wore the other day when the sun was out and I can still see the blue skies. Stripes, mesh and leather. Unfortunately, I wasn´t able to take outdoor photos because my photographer was out of reach  (at work). I hope you aren´t tired yet of looking at my kitchen door turned ¨picture frame¨ in most of my posts. ;) stripe long sleeved top - Massimo Dutti, leather skirt- Stradivarius brooch, gold bangle - Sfera, starfish ring - Blanco, red seed bangle - local fair I removed the brooch just before going out and used my ever reliable metallic clutch and oh, I´ve been buying accessories left and right lately. Maybe I could show them in my next posts. The starfish ring and the acacia seed ( yes they´re real acacia seeds painted in red!) bracelet are just of them.  mesh top, clutch - Pimkie Gotta go, so many things to do and so little time! Enjoy the wee...

Hi, there! :) Every season I have a favorite buy and for this fall, this paisley designed trousers are it. It´s mid-waisted, moderately tapered, colorful which is easy to combine with anything and most of all, it´s 50% off! How´s that for a good deal? ;) First combination, my fave trousers with a choco brown sweater ( the beige elbow patch is a plus!),  a necklace for something green   and to complete the whole look, a red orange cross body bag. More combinations to come because I see a lot of colors on the print. I just love pairings such as this, simple, classic and no fuss. Perfect for an uncomplicated gal like me! :) sweater , shoes , necklac e -local store, trousers - Blanco, bag - Massimo Dutti So what´s your favorite purchase this season? Linking with The Pleated Poppy´s What I Wore Wednesday and Rolled Up Pretty´s Whatever Whenever Wednesday . Click the links to see what the other fashionable ladies are wearing! :) Enjoy your Wed...

I missed wearing this combination: This would have been perfect pair to wear right now especially that the colors hunter green, cobalt blue and teal are this season´s current trend. The thing is, the dark green top and the beautifully printed skirt are out of sight in my closet aka  lost somewhere. * sigh* top and skirt - Zara Well, I think it´s time to do the latter half  of my bi-annual closet clean-up. Crossing my fingers that I´ll  find both before fall ends! xoxo, Che

Hi, everyone! Blogging on a Sunday this time. I can´t wait to share with you these picturesque nature photos which we took while passing by the River Sobron in Alava( Spanish Basque Country). Aren´t these breathtaking? :) This is my uniform nowadays, colored pants, printed top and a colored cardigan for the cool breeze even if it´s sunny. Right now it´s raining in here and so expect lots of indoor photos in my next posts soon. ;) top , pants - Promod, cardigan - Lefties, bag - from Morocco, flats -local store So how´s your weekend, doin´ ? ;) Hugs, Che

I´m in a kind of dilemma. My girlfriends and I are going out for dinner this weekend. Wearing a sexy number is out of the question because I´m bloated( hehe!) and it´s gonna be a cold rainy night. Besides, we´re going to have a buffet dinner first and so this blousy sparkly top and slightly loose velvet pants would be the ideal combination to wear to hide the extra bulges later. ;) My jewelry is ready. Something simple and with a touch of silver and orange which combines well with the rich oxblood color of the top and heck, I even have the perfect shade of  lipstick for my classic outfit! There´s only one problem, which little black bag should I use, this one which was a birthday gift from a friend : or this one (another birthday gift from another friend) : Can´t decide between the two. What do you think ( insert funny face here) ? The left one or the right one? ;) top , pants- Zara, left bag - local store, right bag - Tous Enjoy the week...

¡Hola, hola! This color block combination would be on trend if worn in spring but I´m one who doesn´t usually follow trends so I wore it on a cool autumn morning. I just love the bright shade of the tangerine top and for a while, I thought that pairing it with the coffee brown boxy skirt wouldn´t mix. Glad that it turned out well! The color block clutch with shades of pink, nude and a light blue trimming completed the whole look. :) top and skirt - Zara, shoes , necklace and clutch- Blanco One last pose( and a smile) before I go. So do you always dress in season? Today´s a Wednesday, it´s the day for link ups. I´m linking up with The Pleated Poppy´s What I Wore Wednesday and Rolled Up Pretty´s Whatever Whenever Wednesday . Click, click, click! :) Have an exciting mid-week, y´all! xoxo, Che

Today is denim Monday and also a bad hair day, hahaha! While deciding between a black jacket (so matchy- matchy) and a nude wrinkled one, I found this very old blue one peeking from one of the hangers. So I thought, why not? It doesn´t look bad, no? :) top and jeans - Zara, shoes - local store, denim jacket - Bayo(Filipino brand) And by the way, if not for these shoes, this whole look would be a total blah . So thank you shoes for coming into my life. Til your death do us part, okay? ;) So how´s your weekend? Mine went well and we get to travel to La Rioja to eat some Spanish tapas/pinchos. Too bad I forgot to bring the camera. Well, next time maybe... Enjoy your week! Che