Dungaree Dressing

It seems to have become a ritual for us to go out every special holiday and wander at The Fort. Well, what can I say, the place is like a haven for food-trips. With that, I guess it goes without saying that every day spent there is a cheat day *hides face*.

Apart from that, I also consider every day like such as an opportunity to dress up freely, without having to mind any dress code. For this particular day (gosh, I've forgotten what holiday this was, so much for backlogs), I've decided to go back to the 90's and channel one of my favorite bloggers, Luanna Perez of Le Happy.

Top: Hollister

Dungaree: H&M

Boots: Dr. Marten's

Backpack: Ralph Lauren (vintage)

Headband: Forever 21

Rings: Infinitine

Yes, I've worn this dungaree/shortall before. They're my only pair haha! But hey, repeating clothes is okay as long as you mix-and-match, right? I've got to say, this goes to my list of most favorite personal looks.

That day, we decided to eat breakfast out so we can try Early Bird Breakfast Club! They have a branch at BGC, but we ate at their Century City Mall branch (just because). Be ready for a sudden change in filters

Early Bird Breakfast Club

G/F Century City Mall

Makati City

Though the shoestring potatoes on the first dish were delish, the main star of the breakfast would be the Yin and Yang champorado! I've never tried anything like it-- made of white chocolate and dark chocolate! The combination is perfect. The dilis also complements the chocolate rice porridge with its saltiness. To top it all off, its presentation was beautiful. Not sure if people normally eat dessert after breakfast; but anyway, we got a slice of Chocolate Ginger Torte for free-- thanks to Camille Co's mobile app!

For lunch, we headed over to Todd English Food Hall. There're a lot of dishes to choose from! The most amusing thing about it is, you can watch them be prepared in different sections of the hall, depending on the cuisine.

Todd English Food Hall

SkyPark, SM Aura Premier

Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City

We could have ordered more, except we were still quite full from that morning's breakfast. The soft tacos, The Classic flat pizza, and goat cheese ravioli were all scrumptiously satisfying though! For someone like me who is very picky when it comes to Italian food, my statement on the last two dishes say a lot. I wouldn't be opposed to the thought of going back there and trying their other choices!

My outfit here is actually my top OOTD on Instagram! I have four (4) more posts left in my backlog after this. Unfortunately, school's back this Monday *grimaces*, so I'm not quite sure about my updates here. But I'm trying to post-process and write all my backlogs already so I can just post them on queue! Feel free to follow me on IG though...I'll be a lot more alive there haha!

x Erika Rosales

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Hi.

Hello and welcome! I'm Erika Rosales, and this is my blog *wow such big phrase right there* called "Style and Sundry". I don't exactly know how to start, so please bear with me.

 A lot of my friends have been urging me to start blogging. I myself have always wanted to do so, too, but I was always afraid that I wouldn't be able to keep it up. Well anyway, it's quite obvious that I gave in, because here we are. I'm still not certain that I will be able to maintain this though (given that I've had a bad track record-- let's save that for some other time). So just hang in there and let's see where this "adventure" will end up! I have a couple of posts lined up; but for now, here's my first outfit post. Yay!

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If you guys have been following me on Instagram, you might have noticed that I've had some nice backdrop lately. Well, I just found my favorite #OOTD shoot location which is-- Paco Park! I just love how the place has this hedge that's perfect for "sweet" looks, and brick walls for "edgy" ones. So whenever we hear mass there, I try to make it a point to have my pictures taken (by my ever-so-patient father, no less *using his phone*).

I know it's summer already, but I felt like dressing up for spring. Oh how I wish the Philippines had spring! I have to say, it's my favorite season. It's between summer and winter, so it's just the right kind of hot with some kind of windy.

What I wore was actually a top, but I was being stubborn so I decided to wear it as a "dress". But hey, that's why I wore stockings underneath! I figured wearing leggings would be too hot. I used to wear the top with shorts, but now I find it troublesome tucking it in.

Sheer stockings + lace socks + vintage loafers! ♥

*Please excuse my face, I kinda forgot to smile huehue. Also, rush post-processing was done by me. I'll figure out the permanent "filter" that I'll be using on my pictures soon.

If you're wondering where I got my lace socks, I actually got them from the kids' department. Shhh.

So yeah, my accessories are predominantly brown leather.

Love my nail polish! I wonder how long they will last. I've turned into a bad caretaker when it comes to manicure, and I don't even know why, sigh. (Wearing maroon Orly *forgot to take note of the name sorry*, c/o Nailogy at Robinson's Manila!)

 Top: Mango || Loafers: Cole Haan (vintage) || Watch: Tommy Hilfiger (vintage) || Satchel: H&M

Okay, when I say "vintage", it's most probably my mom's way, way before and she already gave it to me (or I declared it mine, same thing, really haha).

That's all for my first post! I would appreciate it if you leave some love for me by commenting below. Thanks so much!!