Androgyny

With the emergence of male make-up gurus on the internet, I decided to create an androgynous look with the use of little make- up on. To compliment my jacket which I bought in Singapore from my trip last year I decided to use a liquid eyeliner to create a cats eye and red lipstick to achieve an oriental look (please refer to previous post to know the products used). Make-up really enhances your beauty and completes a look and most importantly brings out more confidence. From my point of view though, make-up shouldn't be overdone.

Hope you like my post guys!

About the look:

Jacket: I got from a shop in Singapore.

Jeans: Zara Woman

Shoes: Zara Man

Beso! 

Reasons To Love Yourself Unconditionally

With all the heartaches that I went through last year and with all the bad experiences I have had in my life, I have come to realize that one of the greatest lessons is self-love. Love yourself unconditionally. And I would like to share with you guys as well why you should love yourself:

1. Love yourself because there's no one else who has your smile.

2. Love yourself because there's no one else who has your laugh.

3. Love yourself because wishing to be someone else is a sentence of misery and exhaustion. Regardless of where you may go or what you do, you will be who you are for the rest of your life.

4. Love yourself because it isn't up to others to love you; it's a blessing when they do love you. When you love yourself, you allow yourself to let go of the expectation of others to do so.

5. Love yourself because you've been blessed with the skin you're in, so wear it comfortably.

6. Love yourself because while people come in and out of your life, you will always remain.

7. Love yourself because life becomes easier when you work with what you have.

8. Love yourself because when you are loving toward yourself, you attract people who love you too.

9. Love yourself because, as Martin Luther King, Jr. said, "Hate is too great of a burden to bear."

10. Love yourself because you're an artwork of DNA.

11. Love yourself because your weaknesses are disguised as a journey, ready for you to explore.

12. Love yourself because once you accept who you are, you can focus your energy on other matters and people in your life.

So in this look, I want to reflect my feeling of self-love by incorporating these badges. So I hope you'll like it guys!

Jacket: Zara

Clutch: Mango

Badges: Zara

Beso! 

Closed Door And A Relationship

I have been through break-ups and heartaches over and over again but it always feel like a new experience. Accepting that a relationship has finally come to an end is the hardest thing to do. Like there is no formula how to deal with it other than to let the time does its work in healing the wounds or maybe by sheer determination and hard work within ourselves. How I wish someone has figured out the art of  achieving closure after relationships end and share it. I hope it is a skill to be learned.

My relationships were different from one another and I'm sure with you too guys. I remember being broken up in an email from a long distance relationship with a foreigner and it was devastating to go through that because I had to deal with it by my own. We always have questions after failed relationships but that time I was left all alone with many questions left unanswered. There was a time when I was the one who fell out of love to a Filipino in the kingdom of few months and I felt bad because no matter how I try to help him go through it, I couldn't find the willingness to do so. And recently the table has turned, it was me who is left behind. 

We always hope that things would go back to the same thing as they were. We find a way to keep the door open no matter what, friendship for example so we can still be part of their life. I asked myself:

If someone has already closed his door on us, Should we go back and knock for another chance? 

Going through this experience inspire me to create these images and made a short clip which I hope you like guys.

About the look:

Jacket: Zara, Corniche, Al Khobar, KSA

Bag: Bershka, Dharan Mall, KSA

Shoes: Sebago, Philippines

Beso! 

The Hat

The hat is not only a head covering that serves as a protection to elements during summer and winter seasons in the kingdom and elsewhere but one of the best fashion accessories both men and women should have. It makes a great fashion statement. It brings your look to a whole new level. 

Lets take a look at the types of hats for both men and women.

Women's Style:

The Cloche: The basic cloche was a close-fitting hat with deep crowns that clung over the wearer’s brow.

The Beret: The beret had no brim and a soft, lopsided top.

The Bowler: Oval hat with round, rigid crown and modeled brim. Also known as a derby, because the style was made popular by the Earl of Derby in 19th. century England.

The Gainsborough: Gainsboroughs were wide, ornate hats and were commonly adorned with an abundance of feathers.

The Pillbox: It was shaped like a shortened cylinder with a flat top and no brim.

The Fedora: The fedora featured a medium-width snap brim and a band around the crown.

The Skimmer: They featured flat tops and rigid flat brims, and were made of straw braid.

The Snood: A snood was a simple band that kept long hair away from the wearer’s face, such as an ornamental hair net.

The Bretton: ample round crown and brim turned-up all around

The Bonnet: The spoon bonnet’s high brim and narrow sides gave way to drawn bonnets with more ovoid shapes.

Men's Style:

The Tophat: Tall, cylindrical, flat-topped hat with modeled brim.

The Poorboy: Large, soft, 6 or 8 panel fabric cap with visor and peak snap. Sometimes with ear flaps. Also called a newsboy.

The Tryolean: It has a cord band and plumage and is, once again, most appropriate for casual or sports wear.

The Derby a.k.a the Bowler: is a dressy, stylish hat that gives it wearer a definite British flavour.

The Panama: Straw hat made with panama cloche.

The Porkpie: received its name from the groove surrounding the flattened top of the crown (hence the English pastry allusion). it has a round, flat-topped crown and a small brim turned up all around.

The Fedora: Felt hat with a lengthwise crease in the crown, and a medium brim.

The Cowboy: high crown and wide brim, originally worn by cow hands. Usually of felt, leather or straw.

The Homburg: A soft, elegant, felt hat with tapered, creased crown and rolled brim that has a bound edge.

The Ben Hogan: English driving cap, Low–profile cap, with small brim at the front.

There are many more styles of headgear and hats.

Here are some hats that were shown on some of the major runways on Fall/Winter 2015 Menswear.

Commes des Garcons Fall 2015

Cerruti 1881 Paris Fall 2015


 Armani Fall 2015

 Engineered Garment Fall 2015

Saint Laurent Fall 2015

And from Spring 2015 Womeswear.

John Galliano

Jean Paul Gaultier

Elie Tahari

Images source: www.style.com

And here is my look showcasing a hat. Hope you like it guys!

Hat: Zara, Cornich, Khobar

Jacket: Lee Cooper, Centerpoint, Dharan Mall

Long Sleeve Shirt worn Underneath: Zara, Corniche, Khobar

Beso!