Looking for Lola Summer 2012

Hi everyone! Looking for Lola has just realized a new collection of unique summer staples. Hope you can stop by and check it on our website!

We're uploading the items bit by bit so don't forget to check in every now and then. Limited pieces per design, most with only one in stock! Here are some BTS shots to give you an idea of what else we have in store for you.

 Photographer: Patty Mendoza

Models: Alexi Bautista and Bianca Locsin

Special thanks to Anjie Gogna, Mamp Grewal, Paolo Puno

Bring the Girls to the Yard

 STATUS MAG YARD SALE

 Last Saturday, Looking for Lola participated in the Yard Sale of Status Magazine held in Fiamma. Rosanna and I marked down all of our merchandise and our customers enjoyed 50% off the already sale prices!

 

P was an awesome salesman! Rosanna and I stepped out for two minutes to look at something and when we peeked at the booth, it was crowded with customers!

 The leftovers from the bazaar are all back in our store and are being sold at super low prices. Perfect for last minute exchange gifts! Thanks to everyone that stopped by our booth! Keep checking out Looking for Lola because we have a ton in store for you coming soon!

  FASHION

F21 sweater, skirt, desert boots, vintage necklace, sunglasses from Portobello Market

 Dressed for comfort because setting up a booth for a bazaar is hard work. In hindsight, a tight mini skirt probably wasn't a good idea. I love the print on it though! Fun, graphic and bursting with color is always a good choice for me.

 

 The sweater was definitely a good call though, because Fiamma was absolutely freezing! I love this shade of mint green on anything and it kept me cozy and warm during the event. That single pocket was pretty handy too. I totally should have bought it in the other colors!

 The friendship bracelet was purchased at the Eastwood evening bazaar and I got a bit lazy to assemble a whole look for my wrists so out came this airplane ring instead. Got this at Rockwell, partly because it's a lot of fun to wear to work! My preschoolers love it and we take turns flying it around the room. 

Quirky accessory + entertainment tool for 3's and 4's = double duty keeper!

We're slowly catching up on our backlog! Hopefully, you all are enjoying your holidays!

Lola Vibes

A while back, a show on ANC invited Looking for Lola to appear in one of their segments. I was so out of my element because I don't normally do fashion gigs or style for people other than myself.

Here's the set of 4 outfits that I came up with, with help from my friends.

Speaking of help from friends, can I just give a giant shout-out to Alexi and Anjie? They were so awesome to make themselves available for this shoot! I am super missing LittleMissR (yihee, Sans!) right now so they provided me with invaluable support! Here's out improvised "backstage" area featuring Tita Becky's Victoria laundry soap in the corner haha!

Here's a sneak peek of one of the outfits Lexi wore! Doesn't she look gorgeous?

This girl can pull off anything. She was such a trooper!

 

Also, big snaps to our make-up artist, Anjie, who pinch-hit as a model too!

She does make-up for all occasions. I definitely recommend her for all your holiday celebrations. You can check out her website here.

Anjie was also kind enough to do my make-up and here I am feeling crazy awkward in front of the camera. Pretty sure I was babbling half the time. Also, those lights are insanely hot that it's difficult to look fresh. Thank goodness the production team of the show were so awesome that they let me take pauses to clean up or to get my thoughts together!

Here's Anj and I watching Lexi work it!

FASHION

Top and necklace from SM Dept Store, tailor-made skirt using scrap fabric, F21 MJ platforms

Sorry about the photo quality! The store was pretty much in chaos and I had to sneak in some outfit shots while the girls were modeling.

My overlap skirt is again courtesy of Manang Rose (best seamstress ever!). I love the print and the bright colors of this fabric! I was lucky to get this because the entire bolt was used up, save for 1 1/3 yard that was partly burnt and torn. The shopkeeper sold it to me for a pittance and Manang was able to salvage a portion to make up this wrap skirt. Love the cut we came up with! Actually, she was also able to make bow-tie bracelets with the excess fabric. I think those will be sold in the shop soon so watch out for that!

Of course, the lightweight material of the skirt meant that the microphone's weight nearly left me indecent! I must've looked ridiculous constantly hiking up an already very mini skirt.

Anyway, I hope the segment turns out well despite the fact that I had no idea what I was doing. I'll post more details once I know when it'll air. Thanks for reading!

Lola's New Home

Love vintage?

Looking for Lola just found its new home! Here are some bits and pieces of our little shop!

Accessories and candelabras are up for grabs!

Vintage bags thrown into the mix

More vintage neckties turned into knot headbands!

Batch 1 of our London loot is in store NOW! Only one or two pieces available per design.

Vintage dresses priced at P200 and up. More vintage clothing coming in at the end of the month too!

The second half of our London finds will hit the racks this September so stay tuned for more details! Tons of accessories and clothing from your favorite Brit brands are headed your way.

We’re located at THE THIRD FLOOR.

3/F Rodil Building. #326 Capt. Henry Javier St. Pasig City

(Beside Robinsons Circle. Along the same road as Valle Verde Country and Ultra. It is the peach colored building right across Ministop)

STORE HOURS: 10am to 7pm. Monday to Saturday!

 Bring your friends and sign in our guest book for updates on stock arrivals and other promotions!

See you there!

Fashion Closet Clean-out

Stop by our SHOPPING TEA PARTY | ONE DAY SALE 

with Looking For Lola and Bend&Snap.

All items are on SALE!

With some items for as low as P100 or less.

Unit 903A Two Serendra Condominium, at the Fort.

Only on December 11! From 11am to 7pm

Hope to see you there!!!!!

First Dibs Year 2

Last Saturday was the First Dibs bazaar at the Ronac Art Center. 

We spent the entire afternoon and evening manning the booth and we were limp with exhaustion by the time we packed up.

Here are a few snapshots of the event!

 Rosanna and I during ingress

A big thank-you to the three boys who helped us set up!

Our new knot headbands with velcro closure

These are made from vintage neckties and don't give you horrible headband hair or headaches!

We have a handful of prints left and we'll upload swatches soon so you can purchase online.

Our bags went so fast! We only have four pieces left which we will also shoot and upload for those who weren't able to make it.

Our Bargain Bin/Maleta was a treasure trove of vintage finds for P50, 80, or 100!

 The vintage rack

 Remnants of Limited and brand new pieces

Our final set-up! We took up the most space because of the heaps of clothes.

 Looking for Lola girls in the middle of a sweltering afternoon

Thanks to everyone who came out and supported Looking for Lola!

Please stay tuned for our next batch of clothes!

FASHION

 Bkk shirt, Celio hat, dept. store shorts, Bkk plimsolls
Seemed like black was the color of the day so I'm glad I went for this rainbow number. Just had a simple, casual outfit fit for the heat and various activities.

 

D: Bkk top, shorts from my not-so-little brother, Ichigo shoes

Brought heels to change into but that option flew out the window after the heavy-lifting we did.

Yet again, another casual-dress weekend. I can't wait to wear heels again!

I wish I could dress up more often but my Mondays to Fridays just won't allow it.