Triple threat

It's always good to check out Kashieca since they occasionally come up with pleasant surprises.

Just like this pair of belted wide pants.

Saw it in the 70% sale rack, and gosh! This pair was less than P400!

What's great about this is the versatility. You can style this pair in a myriad of ways.

Let's start with a classic:

Keeping the colour story, a light beige knit top - also from Kashieca - gives this ensemble a very light, very casual and very polished look.

Second, let's go a bit more preppy. The pants look great with a knit polo shirt - also from Kashieca - and the light blue hue plays nicely on the khaki.

Third, let's have a vested interest. This Plains & Prints knit vest automatically caught my eye upon seeing it. The pattern gives that Navajo vibe, and the colour echoes the colour of the paints.

So much chicness in one pair of pants!

Palaz-zo Chic, part deux

People who really know me also know this factoid: whenever I find an article of clothing that's really, really, really, REALLY nice, my tendency is to buy it in all the available colours.

Such is the case with the Plains & Prints Varvara pants. Yup, the Palazzo pants in white that was written about just a few days ago.

The style and silhouette were so chic, I had to check if they had it in other colours. And they did! It's also available in black!

So, it was off to Plains & Prints Ali Mall since they were able to find a pair for me. While waiting for them to bring out the pants, I browsed the racks and found this asymmetric khaki top that went so well with the pants.

Now, Ate has 2 pairs and 2 ways of rocking these pants.

Palaz-zo Chic

While Palazzo Pants were most prevalent in the late 60s and the 70s, it hasn’t really disappeared from the fashion scene. Every decade since then, we’ve seen some iteration of this wide-legged pant in some shape or form.

That’s understandable considering how chic this silhouette is. It has that certain ease and elegance when a pant strongly resembles a skirt. It makes a person do a double take, making you wonder what she’s wearing.

In one of its collections the past years, Plains & Prints came up with their version of the Palazzo Pant called the “Varvara Pant.” It was from a year or 2 back, and it was featured in one of their Shop Live events when face-to-face shopping was still restricted.

In this January’s Purple Sale, that pant found its way to the Ali Mall store at 50% off. Of course, we know what happened next.

Aside from the pant, there was this two-fer blouse that was a perfect pair for the pant. It was the same colour, but had a striped sleeveless top with a belt. This made it a perfect breaker to this all-white look.

So chic indeed!

Color Story: Back to Beige

Back in college, majority of my pants were along the beige side. 

I'd often be wearing chinos that are beige, khaki, oatmeal, light brown, among others.

The past years - and this has been well-documented on this blog - my preferences shifted to denim of different shades of blue.

But it seems like my beige days are back, considering these pants that I purchased in a span of 2 weeks.

Feels like I'm in college all over again.

FMM: Fitting finale

When Friday Magic Madness meets Pant-tastic week, it's time for the 1989 jazz classic from Max Bennett!

"Fancy Pants" was something we'd always play on the cassette whenever we'd go on weekend drives in Tagaytay. It has that very cool and chill vibe that's great to listen to on long drives. Plus, Max Bennett's voice is so calm and soothing.

And with that, this Pant-tastic week comes to a close.

But I'm sure another one will be in the offing soon.

Pant-tastic Week 2.0 - Day 5: Portrait of a Woman

Since we're going to talk about amazing women, let's start this post by celebrating the birthday of a truly amazing woman who has been such an important part of our lives.

Happy Birthday Mama Mary!

Now, to continue our pant-tastic week feature.

The beauty of this week's featured pant is that it's so classic that it makes even the most playful printed top look so put together and polished.

Just like this very fun blouse from a store in Lazada.

The play on colours and how the profile of the woman's face separates the 2 hues is so creative and clever. And it's fashion serendipity that the line of the blouse is aligned with the exposed zipper of the pant. That creates the illusion of one straight line and lengthens the whole look.

This is practically a portrait on a blouse, and it looks so chic!

Pant-tastic Week 2.0 - Day 4: The Romantics

The daintiness of lace and a very masculine cut pair of pants may seem like polar opposites. But as the adage goes, opposites attract. And those opposites created today's romantic ensemble using the same pair of Kiabi pants.

This black and white lace top is from Robinson's Department Store. It's actually been in the closet for more than 3 years, and it just resurfaced while I was tidying up the gift closet. And upon seeing it, I knew that it would look great with the featured pair of jeans for this week.

Isn't it romantic?

Pant-tastic Week 2.0 - Day 3: Crop to it

From classic to chic, time to give the same pair of denim pants a more youthful spin.

That's easily done by pairing it with this very young and very current crop top from Surplus Shot. It has puffed sleeves that are very du jour, and it has horizontal stitching elements make it look dainty. But the bold colour keeps the top from looking too saccharine.

It's such a nice counterbalance and makes a young crop top look elevated and elegant.

Pant-tastic Week 2.0 - Day 2: Caped crusader

While jeans are usually seen as casual, the colour and cut of this week's featured denim pant makes it look more polished.

And it can also look like an equally polished outfit, especially with the right top. Just like this:

This caped blouse from Stella looks very chic and elegant. The shape and teal hue makes it look more dressy, and elevates the overall feel of the pant. This is something that can transition from work to a dressy night out.

From yesterday's classic look, this one is a bit more elevated. And it's achieved by a simple switch of a blouse.

And that very versatile pant, of course.

Pant-tastic Week 2.0 - Day 1: The Classic

More than 2 years ago, was able to buy a pair of pants from Bench that had such a classic cut and denim fabric that it inspired a "Pant-tastic Week" post. For 5 days, the same pair was featured with 5 different tops that give it a different look each time.

This week, I'm doing that idea again, thanks to this very nice pair from The Landmark.

It's a pair of overrun jeans from the brand - Kiabi. It's a fast fashion brand from France that's pretty much like H&M. The pants are a pair of wide legged pants with an exposed zipper. The dark denim colour and the heavy fabric makes it very versatile and classic.

Speaking of classic, this pant-tastic week will kick-off with a very classic look. 

The top is a crisp, cotton shirt from Uniqlo with a high-necked top and elastic sleeves. This white and dark jean combination is truly a classic that you can wear anytime, anywhere.

You can never go wrong with classics.

And a versatile pair of jeans, of course. 

Pant-tastic Week

Once in a while, you find an article of clothing that’s so classic and versatile that you can style it many different ways.

I found one at Bench, and it’s this pair of cropped jeans with a selvedge cuff.

This piece of article can be dressed up, dressed down, and the possibilities are endless.

For starters, let’s go a bit preppy. I’ve paired the jeans with a loose, striped shirt from SM which has a very relaxed silhouette.

Together, the combination has the British-cool vibes.

One outfit down, more to go.

Prints Principle

The good thing about taking the MRT going home is I get to pass by Surplus Shop everyday. On good weeks, they've got troves and troves of great buys on display. There was a time when they had Express dresses and H&M shirts. And a few weeks ago, they had this pair of printed pants from J. Crew.

Prints are going to be big this season, although the prints are louder and more colorful. The prints on these pants are very classic and low key. Like this black damask print. I've always liked damask.


Then there's the blue toile de jouy. It's got this rich, French vibe to it that really catches the eye.



Because the pants are already printed, the trick here is to just add a solid top, and you've got an outfit with "oomph" without being too loud.



And that's how prints are done.