Yale Fashion Show

As I mentioned in my previous post where I share with you all my experience being able to model on TV, I mentioned that I would also be walking for a fashion show. I wanted to put this post together for you all to enjoy and get to see a behind the scenes to what my modeling days look like.

One of the things I loved about this show was that KIKO Milano did our makeup that day. Fun fact, Kim Kardashians says she swears by their makeup removing wipes which are actually very hard to find in the U.S.

Quick info about the dresses I wore:

This dress which was a mix of grays, blues, and greens was designed from Rags Company. The white dress below is designed by Joseph Ribkoff and sold at Idiom Botiques.

I was fortunate enough to also have a photoshoot for both clothing companies as the show went on. All the pictures above are a sneak peek into what the photoshoot looked like taken by a fellow model who took the snaps shown above. I hope you all enjoy these types of posts, once I receive the professional pictures I will make a post including those. Make sure you all follow me on my Instagram @valramm in case I post them on there first.

Party Like It's 1776

If you live in the U.S. I hope you all enjoyed your 4th of July festivities. I personally had such a relaxed long weekend that was much needed. For all of my viewers who are not from the U.S., first of all hello!! I wanted to take a moment to thank you all who read my blog from all parts of the world. I LOVE IT. Anyways, like I was saying, if you're not from the U.S. then you probably didn't know that Monday was Independence Day and everyone had a long weekend filled with celebration and fireworks.

I wanted to create a mini look book to show you what I wore this weekend to parties. I made these outfits a bit more simple. Therefore, you can wear this look at any time without having to save that one american flag shirt for the following year.

I stuck with the all american colors, red, white and blue. My overall dress was a lucky find at H&M. The white shirt on the inside is actually a white crop top I also found at H&M and resembled Topshop material a lot. Sandals are by Franco Sarto, oversized sweater from H&M and necklaces from Macy's jewelry section. I incorporated the red later on with a subtle lip stain but nothing too drastic.

I hope you found some cute outfit inspiration from that outfit as you can obviously wear it to any event this summer. Below is another outfit I wore later that weekend. The dress is actually from Marshalls. You can find similar ones at Forever21 and H&M. My heels are from Charlotte Russe and oh my gosh they are the most comfortable heeled sandals I own.

The swimsuit I wore on the 4th is from Tommy Hilfiger's summer collection. I hope you all enjoyed this post stay tuned for more event posts like this!

FOOD GUIDE // NYC

I Constantly get asked by friends and family where I like to go in the city. While I'm no expert myself I do consider myself a bit of a pro when it comes to dinning options in the big apple. 

One of my ultimate favorite places to go is John's Pizza. It's located right on Times Square and it's certainly one of the many famous restaurants in the city. As a person who goes there constantly I do have to recommend to make a reservation. Unless you want to wait in the line of tourist for almost an hour.

One of my most recent discoveries was Le Pain Quotidien. This restaurant is located near Grand Central but there are a few others spread throughout the city. I highly recommend going here if you are looking for a place to hang out and chill. They have a variety of items on the menu from soups and sandwiches but also a variety of pastries and of course coffee.

Of course I have to incorporate my outfit into this post. With that said, I was wearing a navy Betsy Johnson dress which you can barely see because my scarf is so big. I actually picked up this blanket scarf at H&M during the winter and occasionally wear it when it's chilly out. My sandals are from Franco Sarto, rings from @PinealVisionJewelry and sunnies from Mirina Collections.

I will continue to add to this Food Guide for all of you who love to travel and would like to branch out if you're ever in NYC.

Lace up shirt DYI

For about a year now this lace up trend is in literally every store possible. Now, I'm not 100% sure if LF Stores are the ones responsible for this trend but they are largely responsible for the social media presence wearing this trend. For a while I didn't like it, I got to admit, I thought it was too grungy for me. However, the more and more I saw it in stores and on celebrities and fellow models I realized it was such a cute way to make a simple outfit more interesting.

I looked into buying some of them and trying them out. In the end, if I didn't like itI just didn't have to wear it. Except the more and more I looked for them, the harder it was to find. I looked online and they were either extremely expensive for what they were or sold out. Then I stumbled a YouTube video. It was a girl explaining how to make the shirts for a third of the price. Unfortunately I wasn't able to find the video but if any of you want a step by step guide just send me a message and I will explain.

 With that said, I put my crafting skills to work. I've never been the one to mess with clothing design or even decorating because I always thought I would mess it up. After finishing this shirt I was very surprised with myself.

Now what you all are probably wondering is how I actually made the shirt so here is the secret:

It's actually a 'recycled' shirt bought from Savers cut up and transformed to the pictures below.

So there it is, it's a super simple DYI which I have actually tried out a couple of different styles on different shirts and they all look so unique. As far as materials go, you're going to have to make a trip to your local Michael's or Joann fabrics. You'll need fabric glue, shoe laces, and rolls of fabric. The fabric patterns and colors are all up to you. Although I do recommend that you get solid colors, such as white, black, and navy. Only because when you go pick up some shirts to DYI you'll want the fabric to compliment the shirt not contrast it.

Mexico 2016

(hat: forever 21,white sandals: charlotte russe,black wedges: MIA, bandeau: brandy melville, shorts and top: charlotte russe,swimsuit: zaful)

After being able to organize all my photos and make albums I realized that I didn't get to share my spring break trip with you all so here it is! I was very excited and thankful to have gone to Mexico for a whole week. Therefore, what I decided to do for this post is an outfits of the week for you all. Since it is summer and many of you are traveling here is some inspiration on what to pack, wear and even buy. 

I was really lucky that most of the bathing suits I wore on this trip were sent to me by companies so I took advantage of the weather and scenery and snapped a couple of pictures. The pink bathing suit above is from Zaful.com, I got in a medium for top and bottom and both are true to size and very comfortable.

(All sunglasses are from Mirina Collections)

               

       

            

This was the first day hanging out around the resort and later my dinner outfit as well. I was pretty burnt from the sun so I opted for very soft clothing. My top is a baby pink off the shoulder shirt from Shein.com, shorts and sandals are from Charlotte Russe.

This was taken on the second day, my bathing suit is a Kiini bikini paired with Mirina Collections sunnies.

Third day (if i'm not wrong) we ventured out to go see Chichen Itza which is one of the 7 wonders of the world.

I decided to wear mostly comfortable clothes because there was a lot of walking involved. So I paired a sporty tank with shorts and my hat from Forever 21.

On the fourth day my mother and I ventured out to a secluded island about 50 minutes from Cancun and spent the entire day there. I wore my black Frankie's Bikini in the style 'Poppy'. This bathing suit was so comfortable especially while doing different activities, I was able to snorkel and walk around the island in the one piece comfortably.

bathing suit from Zaful.com

Can't forget about all the jewelry I brought with me. I tried to keep it small with only a few pieces that I could wear multiple times and it worked out well. The silver choker, gold ring are from @Ultimatezen on Instagram. The purple chocker and gold choker are both from @LesCollections on Instagram and the three silver rings above on the right are from @pinealvisionjewelry.