Daidaiirozukin Xoxo

Vintage Coat $2. Thrifted Peasant Patchwork Vest.Speckled Brown Knit Top gifted by my friend Squeezy Peters, F21 Pompom and bead necklaces, Union Brown Corduroy, Nine West Boots

Not a whole lot of people will get my title except for my closest friends, Bevlee and Kreth. Daidaiiro is Japanese for the color orange. Zukin is Japanese for hood. Xoxo, pronounced Chu-Chu is my childhood and still-is nickname. The title is a play off a bizarre anime the three of us were nuts about. Akazukin Chacha meaning Red-Hood Chacha.


I tell no lies when I tell you I bought that coat for $2.00 at a flea market in Soho, NY. It's hardly warm though. I guess it's just for looks. I'm feeling a little bit gypsy today because the necklaces have bells on them. Can't really sneak on anybody.

Trying to lose the holiday weight from past two Christmases. Hah! We still have our Christmas tree. I'm not a Catholic but Thad is, although he rarely goes to church. We normally take our tree down after the Feast of Three Kings which was yesterday. I need to put it away now. I'm going to have the sads when I do.

The Red Baroness

Ashley 26 Int'l Bomber Jacket. CPure Mini Lace Dress $5 (yes you read that right) Black Cotton Tights WalMart Frye Boots. Aviator Fur Hat. Ray-Ban Aviators. Photo by Erin

This ensemble came together because it is fargin' cold outside. That bomber jacket is lined in fleece and the aviator hat is lined in rabbit fur so I'm snug as all get out. Before I knew it, I was dressed like Manfred von Richthofen or in more popular terms, the Red Baron. I figured I'd wear a nice little lacey mini dress to put a little bit of feminine touch to it.

My friend Erin took the photos with our inferior work camera because my camera finally gave up on me. I did take some pictures at home but when I tried to download them, well...I couldn't. It's probably tired of my mug from daily photo sessions and just decided to kill itself.

There's this room in our design department area that acts as a closet for electrical supplies but it also has those huge pipes with gauges on it. It kind of has a steampunk feel to it. I thought the room went with the outfit. I couldn't find a Fokker Dr.I triplane at short notice anyway.

Please Frye My Boots

Dollhouse Coat $36 Crocheted Rose Scarf $6 Paris Blues $24 Frye Boots

...Is a spoonerism of "please buy my fruits". I learned that in 3rd grade. Thought it'd be a neat title since my boots are Fryes and oh well...brain is already tired.

Some days are better than others. Today is not one of those days. I am still not consistent with my camera angles, lighting, time variants...etc. It probably doesn't help that I am always in a hurry when I'm taking pictures because I take them before I jet off to work.

Today is a tad bit nipply. I wanted to be warm but not looking like a bundled up Sherpa. This pink coat is one of the very few thin but warm coats that I have. Underneath, I am wearing a tan thermal and a dark teal military bib style shirt but you can't see them because of the scarf so I didn't bother taking detailed shots. I'm pretty sure I'll be wearing that teal shirt again in warm weather. I snagged that scarf from Ross. It was too interesting to pass up plus, it was only $6.

Feeling kind of blah today. The only good thing I can think of right now is in a couple of days, it will be the weekend. Hurray for optimism. Meeerh.

Singing in the Rain, Walking On Sunshine

Charlotte Russe Coat $36 Thrifted Yellow Necklace. Matryoshka Doll Necklace F21 (favorite part of the outfit) C-Pink Jeans. Yellow Nine West Pumps. Perry Ellis Socks.

Well, Happy New Year everyone. I hope I can do a year's worth of frugal frox posts. I get all gung ho about new projects. Eventually the fire would fizzle and then I'm off to new projects. I am going to challenge myself to at least do a year's worth...and we'll see from there :-)

Around Christmas time I was really going to get dressed like the Nutcracker sans the mustache but then opted against the whole flamboyance of it. This year has started out bleak for me although not personally but for two very good friends of mine. My mood and thoughts reflect on my daily wardrobe choices. So today, gray and yellow. Bleak and sunshiny. Yellow is peeking through the drabness of my gray coat. It's my couture take on no matter how dark the clouds are, there is a blazing shining sun behind it. See? There is a profound purpose for this blog.

Merry Christmas Drindl...We're Apart That's True.

Ho! Ho! Ho!
Drindl Dress $0.??, that means I don't remember. Red Leggings Target$8. Rue 21 White Top. Vintage Red leather Belt, Charlotte Russe Black Boots. Cottage Purse fredflare.com $54

I am spending Christmas Eve with my family on the other side of the hemisphere through yahoo chat and webcam! I got to see them do their little presentation, open their gifts and eat Christmas dinner. I also got to see how my Nanay (Filipino term for mom) and I are almost dressed alike! She even has red leggings on! Apple don't fall far from the tree, I guess :-) Here's a blurry snapshot:

Nanay is wearing a black cut out top, red belt, denim tiered skirt with magnificent embroidery work and red leggings.

Cottage Purse Detail

Work is making us stay till 3:30...yes, that's the holiday spirit for ya. I have a splitting headache, this weather is nasty...but I'm not going to let all that dampen my Yuletide mood. Thad and I will have a little Christmas dinner of shrimp asparagus and angel hair pasta and lemon pepper chicken in mango salsa. We'll have fire in the fireplace if it gets cold enough while we watch movie marathons. Gotham will be somewhere in close proximity...then we open pressies at midnight as we traditionally do in the Philippines.

I know my blog hasn't been around for that long but thank you friends, readers, visitors, subscribers for the constant visits and delightful comments. I am so happy to share with you something I feel strongly about...frugal fashion! Please continue to check my new posts in the days to come. I hope to be able to inspire you guys to come up with your own wardrobe combinations as well.I wish everyone a wonderful blessed Christmas full of merriment and love. God bless us all.

Have Your Elf A Merry Little Christmas

Today is my department's (Design and Product Research) Christmas Cookie Exchange. I was dreading this day because I don't bake cookies. The only thing I know how to bake is clay. I tried making brownies once but they turned out tasting like sea cakes because I accidentally put salt instead of sugar. The second was a half baked birthday cake for my Uncle Marvin. I guess he was so touched that he didn't mind the gooey-ness. Anyway, I was able to bring some cookies to work and they are now sitting on my desk waiting to be exchanged. They're Raspberry Choco Ripple Butter Cookies. Here's the recipe:

1 qt. tank of gas
a set of keys
some money

Get in car. Turn the ignition. Drive to store. Buy cookies. Et voila!

Onwards to my Christmas outfit...I bought that vintage velvet blazer in Soho, New York. A lot of people don't know that I lived there for a while before I moved to the happiest state, Louisiana. It was rather big so I waited till I got back to Cebu and have my fellow fashionista friend, Kate Torralba who had a little shop back then, fix it for me. Kate is now a super famous fashion designer in the Philippines with a very impressive clientele and she is still the same the Kate I know. She still cracks me up with her brutal, honest impish ways. I bought the silvery grey top from a little boutique in Ayala Mall, Cebu. The leggings, crap...I don't remember where I got them. I was rummaging my drawers and there they were. The olive wedge boots are the same boots I wore yesterday. Necklaces were thrifted so they were probably like $1 a piece. The Santa hat was from Target...circa 2003, I think.

Blazer, top and necklace detail

I have the tendency to ramble so I have to end this before this starts getting kilometric. I wish everyone a blessed Christmas. I hope you guys get everything you want that money can't buy...

How To Wear A Band Shirt

Knitted Cardigan Rue 21 American Apparel Eisley Band Shirt. Nudie Rodeo Shirt Old Navy. Refuge Olive Boots. Paris Blue Jeans. Gadzooks Armor Necklace

I think band shirts are dorky. Don't ever be that guy who wears the band shirt to the band concert. It's over-dork. But I must say this Eisley shirt doesn't exude dorkiness...or maybe I am just biased but look at it! It's brown! The print in dull gold! The artwork...bizarre as only Sherri's twisted brain can produce! This is a shirt not a vest. I'm just wearing it like it is. You know you want it. You can't have it...but fret not! You can score one from the Eisley website.

In lieu of a jabot, I opted for a necklace that kind of reminded me of a knight's armor. I wanted something outlandish to pop out in this emsemble but still relating back to my shirt. If you are familiar with Eisley music, this idea wouldn't seem far-fetched.

Ok here it is, shameless friend promotion...for those of you who have no idea who Eisley is, that's ok. They seldom cavort with mortals. They live in the faerie dell and they only come out at dusk. But do check them out. Their music will take you on an extraordinary journey of peculiar myths and fantasies...things you stopped thinking about because you grew up.

First Photo: L to R: Eisley! Chauntelle DuPree, Weston DuPree, Stacy DuPree, Sherri DuPree and Garron DuPree 2nd photo me and Sherri on her dreamy wedding day.