Eyeshadow Illustration (inspired from Rebecca Minkoff Spring/Summer 2013)

In case you haven't seen the RM S/S 2013 collection, take a little sneak peek. Anyway, I'm entering a competition for Rebecca Minkoff shopping spree. Sweet holy Jesus right? If you're a blogger you can check it out here, OR if you're a non-blogger, you can also enter the competition  here.

That being said, I'm creating a post inspired by her fabulous collection. I had no clue what I was going to create in the first place, so I just did what I really (I MEAN REALLYYYY) love to do, illustrating.

Yup, illustration. The illustration I did was made pure by markers, fineliners, and, guess what? Eyeshadows. Okay, to be honest, I did use Adobe, but only because my scanner was shit and the color went all dull when I scanned it, so I adjusted it to my real drawing color.

I decided to draw a cropped jacket with pattern gradient towards the bottom. For the pants, it's a gradient pattern going from blue - spraypaint blue&white - white.

This drawing is inspired from these outfits:

What do you think of her collection? To be honest sometimes I do miss such simplicity in fashion. Most fashion shows today are filled with rad outfits that we can only stare at, as beautiful as they are. But to actually see something that we can both adore and wear, it's definitely something. Thanks Rebecca!

-The Dilly Chic-

Shoes, more shoes, they're everywhere!

So the other day, I went out to a mall with a friend (yes a mall, no matter how cliche it sounds). So to brighten up both our days, since being in a mall never helped with self esteem in any way, we decide to... HUNT SHOES! Really really hunt shoes. Like literally going to every shoe store in that place and put on everything possible. Below are the pics of our favorites, enjoy!

Red sequin sneakers, they're actually in the children's section, it just so happens that they have the sneakers at large size, hallelujah

Zebra print sneakers, this one I ended up buying, yay!

Black laces shoes

They seem like ordinary purple moccasins, THEY'RE NOT! They're the most comfortable shoes I've ever worn! Seriously

We'll definitely be shoe hunting again some other time. These were all taken at the stores. I'll definitely be posting more of the shoe hunt later :).

Cheers!

-The Dilly Chic-

Mint vs Neon, Which Green Are You?

So the last few seasons "it" colors are mint green and neons. For some reason we never stray that much afar from those two colors now, don't we? Since the designers somehow decide to put one color as the boom color, we all follow. Not that I hate their choice, but it's just a view we need to look at, folks :)

Anyway, I'm not here to rebel against their choices, quite contrary actually. I want to lay out both greens on the table for all of us to look and admire. Here are some stuff I personally loooove, I'll write down where I found them (and the prices, so you wouldn't have a heart attack) below the pics. Enjoy!

Damala - Mint Suede DV by Dolce Vita, $79.99 at heels.com

Lime Green Vans, $39.99 at Shoebacca.com

Colette Envelope Clutch, $38.00 at NastyGal.com

Mint Hampton Cutout Shirt $26.60 at NastyGal.com

DIY (not by me) MINT CAKE, YAY!

Green Scuba Seamed Mini Dress, $48.99 at ArdenB.com

Patent Platform Sneaker, $145.00 at NastyGal.com
Electric Pop Messenger Bag, $58.00 at NastyGal.com

Pop Color Filgree Earrings, $9.50 at ArdenB.com

Those are some of my desires and recommendations. There are many more great stuff with high end brands, but then again they would be at higher end prices and... the rest is history. I really just list some of the stuff tht I find lovely and affordable with real money. Hope you enjoy it!

Cheers!
-The Dilly Chic-

A Blast (of Elegance) from the Past

All of us have the urge to dig through our own closets from time to time right? Only to find remnants of our old self that was rather... stylishly disturbing (oh God those jeans), yet we never cease to amuse ourselves. We always smile at the idea that at one point of time, we used to wear something that our current selves find really hideous and once again, disturbing.

BUT, it's a different story when we dig up someone else's closet. We actually find bits of the person's past as we scramble through his or HER closet. In my case, it's my mom's. She's my guardian angel, the one person who actually cares and doesn't just send "GWS, I miss youuuu!!" text when I'm sick. We all know of our mothers' magic and we are grateful for them.

In my case, it's not just magic, it's probably a miracle, a paradise, her closet I mean -the person too, obviously- but her collection of handbags can only be describe with one word, "AWWWSOME"

Take a sneak peek:

Timeless clutches with long straps, some of the real treasures I found...

The real vintage Yves Saint Laurent

Maroon sling Aigner

Brown Lanvin

These are the other gems I found, some have straps that are a little bit long as an ordinary shoulder handbag, but too short to be a cross body, well they are classic 90's handbags though.

Red Aigner tote bag

Black Dior

Black Nina Ricci, this one I particularly love

Black Gobelini, showed signs of wear

If you haven't already, start begging your mom for permission to dig up her closet. Even if you don't find anything that you can see yourself wearing (which I highly doubt), you can still have fun figuring out what kind of person she was before little brats like us -you and your siblings, if you have any- turn her world upside down!

Cheers!
-The Dilly Chic-

The Dreamiest Shoes

Red and black, the color of sensuality. But for this one, I can't help but admire the elegance and cuteness as well. The high heels make them sassy, while the bow at the front tones the sexiness down. It's three elements -sensuality, elegance, mega cuteness- in two symmetrical awesomeness. I'm just saying here...

In case you're wondering, they're Pleaser Women's Seduce-218, I found it on Shoes.com for $54, AND I just learned that it's free shipping in United States. Sometimes some people just want to choke themselves...

Just sharing the perfect pair of shoes in my head. I need a fresh air now...

Cheers!

-The Dilly Chic-

Let's Talk Shoes...

Shall we?
There are so many new birth of shoes that I honestly can't keep up with all of them. Seriously, you have to admit that there are so many kinds of shoes that you can't mention what they're called.

Most likely our basic knowledge of shoe types include flats, heels, sandals, wedges, and ... That's it. To me at least, that's as far as I know concerning shoes.

Soooo, my curiosity urges my to find out more about these new types of shoes so I won't miss out. *Note that some of these may not be new to you, but they are to me! Feel free to judge :)

Clog Heels, I'm pretty sure I've seen this kind a while back, but they seem to boom again lately, so I'll put it here

Clog Heels with Slingbacks

Flip-flop Wedges, self explanatory. They're flip flops with wedges characteristics (the heels and the platforms)

Black flip-flop wedges

Flatforms, really creative huh? The creators probably realized the discomfort of ordinary platform shoes, and made them flat altogether, no heels and no receding platforms. I can't say I'm a big fan, but they do add inches to your height.

Yellow flatforms with slingbacks

Oxford pumps, also what it sounds like, combination of oxford shoes with high heels and pumpkin front

Black leather oxford pumps

Moccasins and skimmers, wait, I know these types for quite some time, but I never even knew what they're called!

Brown suede moccasins

Pink skimmers

That's all I can think of for a while, will surely update this as soon as I find new types of shoes that will rock our world!

Update: Do you have the heels for every occasion? http://leathertee.com/heels-for-every-occasion

Cheers!

-TheDillyChic-