LE HOMECOMING

MILITARY WEAR HAS NEVER LOOKED THIS GOOD!
Jacket: Forever 21
Tanktop: MANGO
Distressed Jeans: Forever 21
Boots: New Look
DogTag: Thrift Shop
Aviators: MANGO
Bag: Louis Vuitton Palermo and Keep All

CHASE THE BLUES AWAY
Denim Jacket: Forever 21
Tubetop: Zara
Leather Skirt: Zara
Shoes: ALDO
Bag: Paris Thrift Shop

MARCH FORWARD...
Cropped Jacket: Forever 21
Tubetop: ZARA
Harem Pants: H&M
Sunglasses: New Look
Necklace: Claire's

TAKE THE SHORT ROUTE THIS SEASON
Tanktop: MANGO
Shorts: Promod
Belt: MANGO
Wedges: Castaner
Bag: Dolce & Gabbana
Necklace: New Look

AN ENSEMBLE MICHAEL JACKSON WOULD BE PROUD OF
Jacket: Splash
Tanktop: MANGO
Jeans: Hot Kiss
Boots: New Look
Necklace: New Look

PAINT THE TOWN TOFFEE
Dress: Zara
Shoes: ALDO

Season after season there is only one RTW collection that I look forward to more than eating a cup of ice cream from Cold Stone Creamery... BALMAIN. Eversince I saw the 1st collection of Christophe Descarnin for Balmain, it was like a little girl seeing her dream Barbie gift for Christmas.

Since Military inspired clothing is all the rage this Spring I decided to put my pieces together for this editorial :)

What endeared me to this particular trend is its androgynous appeal. I feel very sexy and confident in an uncontrived manner.

Realisation: Anna de Leon
Photographie: Danabelle Gutierrez

WARDROBE MUST HAVES - THE TAILORED COAT

TAKE THE FORMAL ROUTE BY TEAMING THE COAT WITH A FAB LONG SKIRT CINCHED BY A CORSET BELT

Coat: ZARA

Belt: Zara

Skirt: Splash

* Photo courtesy of Marc Guittap

GO MILITARY

Coat: ZARA

Jeans: Forever 21

Boots: ZARA

Bag: Gucci

GO CASUAL WITH THIS ENSEMBLE

Coat: ZARA

Jeans: Victoria Beckham

Shoes: Shoemart

Clutch: Splash

Sunglasses: PRADA

One of my wardrobe must haves would have to be a tailored coat andbased on the photos in this post, it is the BALMAIN inspired coat that I picked up from ZARA.

Gone are the days where a single breasted coat can only be worn for the office as a lot of people are teaming it with denims and formals as seen in this post.

I WANT, I NEED, I GOT TO HAVE IT THIS AUTUMN/WINTER.... BALLISTIC OVER BALMAIN

The Ultimate! That's All!!!!

J' ADORE BALMAIN!

Leather goes corporate. Can you tell I reallllly lurrvvvveee this jacket!


Sexy, Sequined and Ready to Party.

Boots from My Strawberry Shop

The dress that never made it to the New Year's Eve Party

Sequined Mini Dress from New Look, Coat from Zara

aahhhhhh BALMAIN!!!!!! Season after season, I fall more and more in love with you!!!! waaahhhh! Mr. Chistophe Decarnin you are heaven sent!!!

This is the last installment of this blog series and why not save the best for last. I cannot begin to tell you how much I adore Balmain and thank God for Zara and other high street brands we can now have some of these pieces at a much friendlier price.

I remember the day I saw this coat in Zara, I could not sleep and went back for it after I heard mass!!! hahaha. It was love and fit at first sight. The same goes for this sequined dress from New Look. I guess what made this dress more interesting is the fact that it came in Navy Blue and only had Black reflects in it.

I was also surprised whilst I was looking at the Balmain Autumn/Winter 09 Collection that the pair of boots that I bought also resembles the boots that they had for the collection.

To sum it all, I think that my purchases for the season were very practical and I am sure that it will go a long way, perhaps it can become Anna's Closet Classics :)