my blanket of a scarf, and pictures from a friend.

 

believe it or not, it was a cold day, but how happy i was to wear a skirt, a "resurrected" skirt at that-- ! this is what happens when you've been living out of a backpack for TWO months. oh, and everything worn here was either free or bargained! (*photo creds to a sweet little girl named gabby.)

items worn: scarf bargained downtown and then custom made (despite the fact that it's not as flattering here!), denim jacket thrifted from goodwill, velvet long sleeve hand-me-down from 4th grade, and recent hand-me-down tweed skirt (that i oh so tried to resurrect, but i was pretty happy with how it turned out!), thick winter tights (because it was a pretty chilly day!) from my mom, and wedge leather boots courtesy of my auntie.

under construction.

(1) Gold Brocade Jacket by Saks Fifth Avenue - thrifted from Goodwill.

(2) Hair and make-up by Carmella Pacana @ makeupbycarmella.com

 (3) Sequined Jacket thrifted from Magnolia Commons, Sequined Tube thrifted from Goodwill

(4) Hair and make-up by Carmella Pacana @ makeupbycarmella.com

(5) Tulle Hoodie and Sequined Corset thrifted from Goodwill.

(6) Hair and make-up by Carmella Pacana @ makeupbycarmella.com
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 (9) Our sweetest friends-cum-models, (from top left) Justine, Carol and Hannah.

(10) Make-up by Carmella Pacana, Hair by Carmella Pacana, Justine Velandria & Anina Antonio (myself), Styling by Carmella Pacana & Anina Antonio, Shoot Directed by Anina Antonio, Photography by Glenn Espina

so as promised, many moons ago, i said i would post photos from a fashion shoot i took part of early fall--

ultimately, the concept came together differently than what we had imagined, and that was a good thing! with the mesh of pieces we've gathered from our very own closets to the racks of clothes in the various goodwill and thrift store locations we've surveyed, we're proud to bring you the final results of "under construction", the first of many fashion/photo shoots to come from our very own (*fingers crossed*) fashion and beauty studio/blog to be launched January 2011!

definitely gonna be an amazing adventure for our small team, with our old, and of course, new friends to come! we're putting our heads together in gathering ideas and solidifying our creative concept, so we can start whatever it is we've got going now and share our very own cheap, yet chic, finds, tips and designs!

what a great start, ... ! i'll keep you updated until the official site launches 2011.