SS109 Live at Fisher Mall

I've been so busy again these days. My son's growing up so fast and he's taking my time.I couldn't leave him alone anymore, he can even get out of his own walker! Last Wednesday I went out to see SS109's show at The Fisher Mall.

Since I'm already a mom I couldn't really go out, stay up late and watch their gigs on every bars we could possibly have in Cavite, Manila and Makati City.

I could really count on my fingers those gigs and mini concerts that I've watched from them. Since it's gonna be a solo live show from the band and it was a Korean Thanksgiving holiday, I was able to spend the whole day watching and supporting the group.

Sorry baby! You're too young to come and see Daddy's, 

Uncle's and your Ninong's show.

Thanks to Mr. Njel De Mesa, the President of  NDM Incorporated. He invited SS109 and gave the band a solo slot to perform live in front of the young crowd.The solo live performance was sponsored by NDM Studios as a band blowout every Wednesday.

They performed their cover songs and carrier singles for an hour.

The group has been really professional and performed energetically,

headbanging to their music the whole time and rocking the stage.

Each members have their own personality and unique charm,

glammed up with their signature styles with a twist of glam metal and glam rock.

The band slowly introduced themselves and their genre as 80's old school glam metal rock band, and when we say old school it's Motley Crue, Poison, Skid row and more glam metal acts from 80's to early 90's. To those who grew up listening to these old school bands and to those who have watched those rock artists from the 80's then seeing SS109 perform live will be nostalgic.

They nailed the whole performance and most of the audience were students.

It's a bit funny to see their reaction when they saw the band members coming out of the car. They looked at them from head to toe, a bit shocked and stunned, and pretty amazed and amused... and so is everyone inside the mall, be it guards and sale staffs.

Being too different from the young musicians they see on TV and those boy band they listen to these days, it's really nice to see those young boys and girls appreciating and starting to idolize the group. At the end of the show they were clapping and shouting.

SS109 with NDM Studios and NDM Inc. President Njel De Mesa

I even encouraged the fan boys and fan girls to take a picture with them so they went on stage and had a few shots. Yes, I was the one who took their photos holding several smartphones. I was a photographer, a makeup artist and a personal assistant that day, and a fan girl as well.

This is my hubby, the band's bassist. My younger bro is the band's Keyboardist.

I'm running out of my black eyeliner and black eye shadow because these two men used them more frequently than I use them.

The only photo I have with my husband is this, taken by my younger bro.

During this shoot my hubby kept mocking me and telling people who were looking at us that I'm a die hard fan.

On my lips: Mac Pink Nouveau lipstick

What I wore that day were totally old. I've put up all of my favorite clothes together that I've bought a few years ago. I'm happy that those that I've bought for a long time never go out of style coz I might say they're timeless, and my style has definitely been freaky and odd to begin with. 

Like this leatherette I've got from Genevieve Gozum that I've bought for 1,800 pesos way back 2008, the Marithe Francois Girbaud handbag that I had since 2006, Candies top that I've bought in 2012 and my DIY black midriff top that I used for dancing way back 2006. I remember ironing all the rhinestones to it patiently, one by one.

My leatherette zip up top has so many stories and memories since it's quite old already. I remember how it caught my attention and took a photo of it using my Nokia N70, then went back the next day to the mall to purchase it. I wore it for the first time on my first job's Christmas party since I've always been inappropriately dressed, as it was a smart casual event. Then right after leaving my first job my copy cats from that same company I used to work with bought theirs! They wore it on their Christmas party too.

Anyways, seeing CL from 2ne1 wearing it the way I used to wear it left a huge smile on my face. I'm still claiming I had this style first (HAHAHA), though CL's wearing a real leather.

As for my bottoms I wore my all time favorite shredded black lace leggings 

and suede wedge platform ankle boots, with leopard prints on the inside.

When I wore it at Moa the Beauty Assistants from Mac were asking me where

did I get it, coz they loved it!

Prior to their solo show Francis and Ezzy attended  NDM's Indie Music Awards Night last September 8. Here's their photos with Njel De Mesa and Filipina Girls

Please support and listen to our indie bands. You'll never know how talented they can be, you might wanna take a look at their videos and listen to their songs. For their upcoming gigs and bar tours, here's the link to SS109's Facebook account.

Click here to proceed to their fan page

On our way to Quezon Avenue I had this beautiful shot of our hand together.

Both of us wearing black nail polish and awesome wristwatch. I gave this snake wristwatch to him and he wore it for his gigs.

Coming up!! We've attended a wedding, and the pictures turned out to be great!

I'll post about it soon, still trying to put it up together, and as always, its more of like an image blog.

You can read the next post in a bit!

Music meets Fashion

I must admit that I'm the worst dresser ever. I don't follow the trend and sometimes I have a bad taste when it comes to mixing and matching my clothes. It's not that I don't want to dress up, but being dressed up is too difficult for me. When it comes to makeup, there's no boundaries and being simple is never in my makeup vocabulary, but putting up a good pair of a top and bottom, I'm officially challenged.

Most of my friends and most people that I know are fashion conscious and brand conscious. Unlike makeup, dressing up and looking good in a particular shirt depends on how people carry themselves, and how it looks on them.No matter how many moolahs you shell out it won't suit someone who looks like a derp. ^^

Not all people looks good in Chanel, Balmain or whatsoever brand you can nameand think of. Sometimes, dressing up must also follow the norms, and don't forget your country's weather.

My motherland, Philippines is a beautiful tropical country made up of wonderful beaches, trees and mountains. Most Western and European style of clothing is a big NO NO. 

You'll just end up suffering and sweating to death.

Sometimes I see funny people at the mall or public vehicles, wearing something that makes me want to kill myself. Totally overdressed. Too much cleavage. Suffocating their boobies.

Confidence, ultra mini skirts and shorts, and a bunch of cellulite. Men wearing jackets on a hot sunny day. Women wearing almost nothing on a cold, rainy day.

Wearing something extravagant, or daring should be worn only if you have a nice, fancy wheels. If you will just ride a public transportation, then you're just making fun of yourself. Besides, it's really so uncomfortable dressing up then at the same time commuting. we're not even lucky to have buses and mrts as clean and as beautiful as what they have in Singapore and South Korea.

Seeing stylish and rich kids who can buy almost anything and match everything together,

I'm now wondering about my fashion sense and my taste in clothing. I will post some style and fashion inspiration in which I see myself wearing more often in a simplified way, and some in which I'm wishing to wear and pull off in the future. It doesn't matter if they're cheap with no designer's name on them.

Unlike fancy, sexy and ultra glamorous clothes, I love gender bender, androgynous types of clothing. It's edgier and more unique than any other style.Sometimes I borrow my bro's tops.

Most of his tops are really good, and we even share the same taste of style.

Now here are my fashion preferences and my favorite style. These are basically genres of music that influenced people. I'm not a rock star though, but I do love music of any sort, types and origin.

(credits to the owner of the pics that I'll be using,I don't own any)

THE GLAM ROCK FASHION

Spandex, studs, leopard prints platform shoes and more androgynous clothing. Think of 80's and 90's bands like Bon Jovi, Skid Row, Poison and their outrageous glittery and somewhat girlie clothes worn by men. I'm actually obsessed with leather jackets and leopard prints. Though the climate here doesn't call for a leather jacket and boots, I've tried to wear them on several occasions. I also love alternative type of t-shirts with band names on it. Glam rock fashion always rocks the runways. Scene is also associated with Glam Rock.

modern glam rock looks I love

Please take a time to read my blog post about The Evolution of Glam Rock Fashion blog post here at Rebelsmarket .

THE PUNK ROCK FASHION

Studs, spikes, mohawks and incoporated of Biker chick look were the elements of Glam Punk. It usually crosses over to the elements of Glam rock and Street Goth fashion. Don't forget the ripped pants, boyish clothes once again, and the infamous The Misfits tee.

  Sometimes sexiness is not all about feminine, revealing clothes and vaporous or luxurious fabrics, sexiness can also be underlined through individuality as well; individuality, uniqueness are a magnet when it comes to capturing attention and being unique or different can be a great thing when it comes to fashion and style.

Glam Goth

"Goth in its simplest form, is a subculture. A group of people who feel comfortable within each others company.  There is no specific thing that defines what you need to do or be to fit into the goth scene  (except of course the implied black clothing). People in the goth scene all have different musical tastes, follow different religions, have different occupations, hobbies, and fashion sense." - goth.net

However, I'm in love with it's glamorous movement, the Glam Goth Subculture.
Aside from black as the prominet color, they might add velvet and other colors likered and purple. They might wear black lace and chiffon type of fabrics. Spikes can be added to their wardrobe and instead of typicla goth black lipstick, females prefer purplish red or deep plums for their lip colors. Adding sparkles is one of its main elements hence it's called Glam Goth.

Next,
 The genre that I'm wishing to pull off perfectly someday: 
Rockabilly/Pin Up

Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music, 

dating to the early 1950s.

The term "rockabilly" is a portmanteau of "rock" (from "rock 'n' roll")

and "hillbilly", the latter a reference to the country music 

 (often called "hillbilly music" in the 1940s and 1950s) 

that contributed strongly to the style's development. 

Other important influences on rockabilly 

include western swing, boogie woogie, and rhythm and blues.

 While there are notable exceptions, 

its origins lie primarily in the Southern United States.

The influence and popularity of the style waned in the 1960s,

 but during the late 1970s and early 1980s,

 rockabilly enjoyed a major revival of popularity

 that has endured to the present, often within a rockabilly subculture. - wikipedia

 

 I love it and it's really classy.
Women's tops consist of polka dots and cherry prints,
just like what you usually see from a Lucky Strike Cigar ad.
Red flower, red lips, red nails and red peep toes are a must.

 

Don't forget the epic hairstyles

 more rockabilly

 

 

 

 

 Rockabilly is almost similar to Pin up/ Burlesque and is always

associated with retro.

Don't forget the leopard prints!!

The Glamorous Icon and Patron Saint of Pin Up/Rockabilly
who started it all:
Marilyn Monroe

Then there is Psychobilly too!!

 and according to my dear friend wiki:

 

 

 Psychobilly is a fusion genre of rock music 

that mixes elements of punk rock, rockabilly,  and other genres. 

It is one of several subgenres of rockabilly which also include 

thrashabilly,  punkabilly, surfabilly and gothabilly.

Psychobilly is often characterized by lyrical references to science fiction,  

horror and exploitation films, violence, lurid sexuality, 

and other topics generally considered taboo,

though often presented in a comedic or tongue-in-cheek fashion. 

It is often played with an upright double bass instead of the electric bass 

more common in modern rock music. 

Psychobilly gained underground popularity in Europe 

 beginning in the early 1980s, but remained largely unknown

 in the United States until the late 1990s.

Since then the advent of several notable psychobilly

 bands has led to its mainstream popularity 

and attracted international attention to the genre.

In the mid- to late 1970s, as punk rock became popular, 

several rockabilly and garage rock 

bands appeared who would influence 

the development of psychobilly.

The term "psychobilly" was first used in the lyrics 

to the country song "One Piece at a Time"

It means tattooes, red lippies, piercings, bandanas,
and heavy eyeliners.

 

 

If now is the era of modern sparkly vampires,
Psychobilly's the era of zombies.

 

 

COOOOOL!! Isn't it?

more helpful infos about rockabilly and pin ups here misshapp.blogspot.com

If you put Glam Rock, Glam Punk, Glam Goth
altogether, they look similar to each other.
So is Rockabilly, Pin Up, Burlesque and Psychobilly.

Black is the dominant color, which I love.
It's my favorite color, Red is second.

Most of the colors of my shirt were black.

I also love tattoos, graffiti and skulls and studded things.

Honestly, I didn't know my taste and my style,

until I did some research and I'm learning a lot

while blogging it. Now I feel so happy. ^_^

Other influences:

KAT VON D

As you all know I'm dying to get a tat.
That's why I go to tattoo expos but unfortunately
mom will definitely kill me if I get one.

 I remember way back in 2007 ,

I posted it in my old social networking site

 

yay for being young and immature!!!

  
bf bought me a midriff type leather top as a gift,
then I don't know when and where should I wear it.
 

I even dig the misfits logo

 But then I realized my fetish for clothes and fashion is strange.
Not appropriate and simply insane, therefore, it should vanish!!

After 2 years (2009) a group of awesome Korean girl band debuted.

 

 They're called 2NE1

 

Donning these clothes, they pulled them off perfectly,

which reminds me of the good ol' days

 

 

 They made my realize that nothing is weird or strange.
I'm now a big fan!!!

 

 

  

My favorite member who got so much swag
is none other than the baddest (as they call it) female CL

 

 

   

2ne1's stylist are G-Dragon's friend, and

most of their outfits are from Jeremy Scott and Alexander Mcqueen.

 

 

My favorite Makeup Artist has also influenced me a lot
with her preference, colorful makeup and fashion sense.
Her name is Jody.
You can visit her site at
http://www.monroemisfitmakeup.com/

 

 

 

 

A decade ago, style and fashion DOES matter. People will criticize you, people will make fun of you. Now, look at Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and Nicki Minaj and more eccentric styled artists. They don't care about the world,and that is the best attitude of all.

 I should quote the late Alexander Mcqueen:


"It's a new era in fashion - there are no rules.
It's all about the individual and personal style,
wearing high end, low end, classic labels,
and up-and-coming designers altogether."