8 Stylish Essentials For Your Daily Commute

 

Whether you ride the train, bus, shuttle, or you walk to work, daily commutes can get excruciating. Unless you enjoy the traffic and big crowds, there’s not much fun to it; especially when you’ve got the wrong items on hand. A bag too small for your things, uncomfortable shoes, and earphones you can never find, the stress happens even before you reach the office. But with a few functional and stylish things that will stay by your side day in and day out, the journey to work gets better. Below are the 8 stylish essentials for your daily commute:

Tote Bag

2.0 Toile Tote, Longchamp

Powerbank

Micro Check Slim Battery Bank, Php2850, Kate Spade

Sunglasses

Kelesse Sunglasses, Php400, Four Eyes

Watch

Classy York Rose Gold Watch, Php6,000, Daniel Wellington

Phone Case

Metallic Iphone 6 Case, Php1800, Marc Jacobs

Wallet

Flap Saffiano-Effect Wallet, Php1295, Mango

Shoes

Foldable Samantha Quilted Two Tone In Black & Black, Php4000, Yosi Samra

Earphones

In-Ear Gold Earphones, Php1900, Happy Plugs

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25 Stylish Work Outfit Ideas To Wear This Month

 

While we all wish a new year came with a new wardrobe, we have to deal with the reality that we’re not all Carrie Bradshaws. With 5 work days a week, it can get pretty tough to come up with about 240 outfits a year. If you’re currently experiencing a closet rut— wearing the same almost every week— we’ve got you sartorially covered this month. Using pieces you probably already have (button-down shirt, tailored pants, blazer, pencil skirt) with some you should consider adding to your wardrobe, we’ve picked out 25 stylish work outfit ideas from the internet to wear to your daily 9 to 5. Whether your office is casual-dressy or formal, these looks are anything but dull.

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DIY: LEATHER FOLD OVER CLUTCH

I’ve been eying leather fold over clutches in bright colors like these beauties below for some time now and thought they would make a really great DIY project. It’s a really simple project and a great way to add a punch of color to your spring outfit. Cause it is all. about. color this season.

For these final product images, I teamed up with photographer Kate Skogen of JetKat Photo who specialized in weddings in the bay area. Check out her beautiful work here.

I found this great looking faux leather in the most fabulous hot pink and knew we were meant to be together. I picked faux leather because it’s easier to find bright colors and it looks exactly like leather to the untrained eye.

Keep reading to see the full tutorial on making this leather fold over clutch

Materials:

Hot pink faux leather (half a yard is more than enough)

Stiff iron on interfacing

Coordinating zipper, 16 inches long

Sewing machine

Cutting board

Matching needle and thread

Pins

Cut two pieces of leather, and two pieces of interfacing each 12 x 13 inches.

Iron the interfacing to the wrong side of each piece of leather. Iron with interfacing side up. The interfacing should adhere to the back of the leather.

Lay the zipper right side up and line up one piece of your leather + interfacing to meet at the bottom edge together. Pin along the bottom edge.

Using your zipper foot, sew along that edge where you pinned.

Now take the second leather + interfacing piece and do the same, matching up the right side of the leather to the right side of the zipper and sewing with your zipper foot along that edge.

With the zipper at the top, pin along those three sides. Open the zipper up half way and sew along those three sides.

Now just trim along the edges, and turn it inside out. Poke in each edge to make it sharper.

You’re done!

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Clutch Me If You Can

The clutch bag has undergone quite an evolution in the past few seasons. From being a small and dainty piece for luxurious dresses and fine nights out, the clutch has adapted a little bit more attitude. It’s now a street style staple that functions diversely depending on the design and structure. For example, a large, envelope clutch can make a jeans-and-shirt combo a little bit more formal while a clutch in an unexpected hue can put the right pop of color to a plain ensemble.

Since the clutch has moved from cocktail parties to afternoon coffee dates, it’s size has gone bigger to  what we might need for the day. Large clutches are perfect for those who just like to stuff their bags full. Now that’s what you call merging fashion with functionality. But if you’re worried if your classic clutches don’t have a place in this world, don’t you fret just yet. If you opt to go for the more conservative designs,they would still go well with any outfit for those who are not afraid to play around with contrasting elements.

Repost from : starstyle