COMFORT OVER STYLE

Without a doubt, Lola A favors comfort over style when traveling. Normally, she prepares her luggage several days before her departure to avoid leaving behind any of her travel essentials. Never cram at the eleventh hour. Otherwise, it's a disaster waiting to happen. 

Here are some tips from Lola A to have an awesome vacation:

1. Bring your comfiest sneakers or flats since most of the time you will be on your feet roaming around. Of course, nobody wants unpleasant dead toenails at the end of the trip.

2. Pack wrinkle-free ready-to-wear garments. You'd rather have that extra time recuperating from all the shopping and sightseeing.

3. Master the art of layering. This is quite handy when you are traveling to somewhere cold. Layer up or layer down depending on the temperature and the wind situation.

4. A roomy purse is a must for your beauty survival kit!

5. Take your favorite pair of sunnies with you. This will protect your eyes from harmful UV rays. It's also your best weapon to conceal those sleepless nights!

Top - Giordano Ladies cardigan + H&M blouse / Bottom - H&M leggings

Accessories - Balenciaga Work handbag + random scarf / Footwear - Bensimon slip-ons

Photos by Patrick Singson

NEO PRIM

It's hard to find a dress that fits you like a glove and matches your personality. And when you finally find it just go ahead and swipe that plastic. This scene-stealing neoprene "LBD" is a steal at Php 3,450 at H&M. It is surprisingly well-made considering it's from a high-street label. Definitely a must-buy for a crazy night with the girls or a romantic date with the hubby!

Top - H&M neoprene dress / Footwear - Zara slip-ons / Eyewear - Linda Farrow x Alexander Wang sunnies

ABSTRACT

It's been awhile since we have seen any posts from Lola A. She has been extremely busy lately, hence, the absence of her OOTD posts. Anyway, in the next following posts, Lola A will be sharing her OOTDs during her recent trip to San Francisco and Los Angeles.

To commence her Californication OOTD series, here she is wearing a trippy abstract print pullover courtesy of the Zara blow-out sale last summer! Paired it with her trusty Giordano Ladies trousers and her favorite Church's brogues.

Top - Zara pullover / Bottom - Giordano Ladies culottes / Footwear - Church's brogues

Accessories - Balenciaga handbag

Photo by Patrick Singson

ANIMAL SPIRIT

Lola A channels her fierce animal spirit donning a gorgeous animal print oversized sheer dress from Ilaria Nistri with matching leopard print sunnies from Opening Ceremony at the Blogger's United event held at the Metrotent in Ortigas. Rawr!!!

Lola A had a fabulous time meeting all her fabulous readers! Thanks for dropping by! Til the next one...

Top - Ilaria Nistri sheer dress / Accessories - Chanel half moon bag + Opening Ceremony animal print sunnies

Footwear - Kei Kagami heelless shoes

Photos by Juan Lorenzo Abiba

I'M WELLWORTH IT

A few days ago Lola A accompanied JP at the Wellworth press tour. If you have not seen this new department store geared towards the entire family then better head out to Quezon City for a fabulous shopping experience brought to us by the joint venture between Stores Specialists Inc. and Ayala Lands. Lola A graced the event wearing an all-black ensemble with contrasting red lippy and red YSL purse. And of course, lets not forget about her lovely shorter "do" that's just perfect for this extremely hot summer. 

Top - Paul & Joe dress worn as a blouse / Bottom - Giordano Ladies trousers / Shoes - Church's brogues

Accessories - Yves Saint Laurent Cabas Chyc Medium in Rouge

Congratulations to Wellworth for a successful opening! Great stuff at affordable prices! Perfect for bargain hunters like us! See you guys there soon!

SUMMER DRESSING

Lola A has gone AWOL for quite some time now. Blame JP's lame MacBook Pro that went MIA. Anyway, thank goodness Lola A is finally back. Today she's sporting some basic summer essentials plus those mind-blowing Kei Kagami killer wedges that she's currently obsessed with. And that gorgeous buttery-soft leather shoulder bag that morphs into a ginormous clutch!

Top - Jil Sander muscle tank / Bottom - Giordano Ladies harem trousers / Footwear - Kei Kagami wedges

Accessories - Marni shoulder bag + agnès b belt + Ray-Ban Wayfarers

MELLOW YELLOW

Every once in awhile it's nice to break away from the predictable black and white ensembles that Lola A typically wears. Without a doubt this deconstructed knit and silk combo shift dress from Japanese label Toga Archives is a scene-stealer. Who knew Lola A can brighten up the quite empty SM Aura with this bright yellow garb!

Top - Toga Archives dress / Bottom - Balenciaga trousers / Footwear - Church's brogues

Accessories - Prada leather handbag

STRAIGHT LINES

Everyone knows that Lola A loves her blacks and whites. But lately she has been gravitating towards colors like royal blue, mustard yellow and crimson red. And without a doubt these colors do look fabulous on her so we're not surprised she's expanding her color spectrum as far as her wardrobe is concerned. One of her current obsessions right now is this lovely 3.1 Phillip Lim striped jacket which JP got for her. Totally love the cool peplum effect on the waist. She paired it with her blue Phillip Lim 31 minute clutch that is quite the perfect size for your essentials. To complete her look, she slipped into her oddly-shaped metallic Margielas since it's more fun playing Lola Androgynous...

Top - 3.1 Phillip Lim striped zip-front jacket / Bottom - Balenciaga cigarette trousers / Footwear - Maison Martin Margiela heels / Accessories - 3.1 Phillip Lim 31 minute clutch

POLKA DOTS

Of course Lola A wouldn't welcome the year without wearing polka dots! Here she is donning a lovely polka dot dress from Rei Kawakubo's Comme des Garcons! It has been said that wearing polka dots or anything with circular patterns on new year brings good fortune! 

Hopefully, this coming year gives us all good fortune! 

Have a fabulous New Year everyone!

Top - Comme des Garcons polka dot dress / Footwear - Church's patent brogues 

Accessories - Salvatore Ferragamo shoulder bag

BLACK RIBBON

It was love at first sight when Lola A found this beautiful ribbon blouse from French contemporary label Carven. The front is quite simple but the beautiful dramatic ribbon detail at the back is definitely a scene-stealer. You can absolutely pair it with practically anything...a skirt, jeans or even shorts! Here, Lola A rocks it with a contrasting masculine wrap-around skirt from Yohji Yamamoto. Just plain perfection don't you think?

Top - Carven ribbon blouse / Bottom - Ys Yohji Yamamoto wrap skirt / Footwear - Ash cut-out heels

Accessories - Chanel clutch