A secret i'll never tell.

So for this outfit I made this top! I love stripes like anyone such a classic, especially black and white. I did it in a sweetheart neckline that I love. I did stripes going vertical to make it slimmer, and the bottom horizontal to add a more feminine figure. I added A red waistband cause i love red and white together. We paired it with some nice blank pants and a red blazer. We did the blue shoes cause it really popped with the color palette.

 \Top - Designed by me (Rafael.)

Blazer-Forever 21

Jeans - Rue 21

Bracelets - Icing

Shoes - Express

Hope you guys like it! RAFAEL&ANA, XOXO.

Hard egde.

So this skirt was 100% made by me (Rafael). It was actually inspired by a designer, Christian Siriano, project runway winner season 4! I admire him so much, he is incredibly talented an in inspiration to me. He showed this dress at his 2010 spring collection and I barely studied it in detail. It was these two big panels of pleats all around one side of the hip. Of course his was much better done, way more volume and better fabric, but I took it as in inspiration. I wouldn't recommend it for everyone, but since Ana is a small frame, she worked it and it really looks interesting to the eye! We paired it with leggings to layer it more ad added the booties!

  

 Tank - Forever 21

Skirt- Designed by me (Rafael.)

Leggings - Playdoh's Closet

Shoes - Jcpenny

Necklace - Forever 21

Hope you guys like it! XOXO RAFAEL&ANA.

A little Different,

 So this outfit was surronded on this top that we loved. It was a top that attracted us because of the geometric print. It was oversized so we belted it to add the figure and add that very suttle peplum effect. We added these trousers to keep it a little more serious and mature. They fitted the color palette great.

 

 Top - Thrifted

Belt - Ebay

Pants - Forever 21

Shoes - Burlington

Hope you guys like it! XOXORAFAEL&ANA.

Everytime I close my eyes.

I remember the first time we saw this dress and why we liked it. We loved the pastel salmon color in the middle with the contrast of the bright color coral on the side. It was a perfect color palette, including the white band below the bust. You may not be able to see but it has a rectangular shop bow in the white waistband which made it even more girly and fun. We paired it with the light pink bow wedges, to keep the soft color palette.

P.S. Sort the first picture has a thumb, but we loved how it came out, ha!

  

 Dress - Macy's

Shoes - Ross

                                                               Hope you guys like it! XOXO RAFAEL&ANA.

The glamorous.

So today's outfit is a bit on the feminine and the masculine side. The vest is a military inspired vest. We loved the big gold buttons. We kept a feminine touch by pairing it with this coral colored mini.  It kept it in a good balanced. We added the necklace to add more layers.

Vest- DD's

Tank - Forever 21

Necklace- Forever 21

Shoes - Rue 21

Skirt - Charloutte Russe

Hope you guys like it, XOXO RAFAEL&ANA.

Beat of my heart.

So we're kind of aware that neon colors are going away pretty fast, so Ana decided to take advantage of it. We love it because of the black contrast peter pan collar and the cuffs at the shirt, it adds that perfect touch. Also the whole knot on the shirt is super in. Its usually done with tees and worn with shirts and skirt, but it works with this too. We also loved the cut out on the shoulders! We did this jumpsuit that seems like pants because they get cuffed out like capri, and we loved how it looked with the black booties! We hope you guys like it.

Top - Iconic

"Pants" - Forever 21

Earrings - Icing

Booties - Jcpenny.

RAFAEL&ANA, XOXO.

Effortless Princess

This outfit is all about being messy and effortless.  The top is very loose and if you can't see has  loose pocket. The skirt is kind of like a rag? but we kind of love that effect. We tied the belt and left it hanging to keep this kind of "HOBO" vibe. We loved the floral and matched it with the strappy sandals. Ana kept the whole look together with her braided hair. We just overall loved this hobo, mess vibe.

Top - Los Angeles CalMart

Belt - Forever 21

Necklace - Forever 21

Skirt - Thrifted

Sandals - Ross

Hope you guys like it! XOXO RAFAEL&ANA,

Mix of colors.

So this dress was made by me (Rafael). Though they have considered pastels officially "out" I still  kind of like them. I loved the light green and really bright turquoise together on the top. The bottom is a very see through sheer light purple that I though went great with the top colors. Its flowy and moes with you, so super comfortable. Even better it was made for $5!

Dress - Made by me (Rafael).

Bracelet - Icing

Shoes - Steve Madden

Hope you guys like it! XOXO RAFAEL&ANA.

A little bit of an edge.

This post is a bit on the rougher side. The shorts were 100% made by me.(Rafael) They were so easily done.I got the shorts pattern and just cut. I loved the bright pink and new I wanted it with all black to make it pop. The fabric is so easy to sew and it made it for and outcome of looking chic and well polished. I decided to do them capri length, I think it looks more pleasing to me then short shorts, especially with that fabric. I added a black waistband and added this black lace to add detail and texture. We paired with a black button down with ruffles at the neck to add the drama that I love. We thought the lace leggings just added that edge vibe we wanted.

Top - Ross

Shorts - Made by me (Rafael)

Leggings - Playdoh's Closet

Bracelet - Icing

Shoes - Jcpenny

Hope you guys like it! XOXO, RAFAEL&ANA.

Fashion crimes

The title is again due to a movie title! Not very popular but if your into design its a good comedy.

So this outfit is again playing with your wardrobe. We took the same dress as last post and but it a white tank over it to add a shirt and skirt affect. We threw this draped sequin vest over it. It worked perfectly since below it was tight and above loose. We accessorized it and found the perfect snake shoes with the same color palette to complete it.

Tank - Ross

"Skirt" - Forever 21

Draped Vest- Forever 21

Necklace - Icing

Shoes - Thrifted

Hope you guys like it! XOXO, RAFAEL&ANA.

Breakfast at Tiffany's

The title is due to the fact that I just finished watching that film and let me say, I loved every second of it! If you haven't seen it, its a must! You will be blown away by Adudrey's performance.

Anyways outfit wise last post we did polka dots and we do it again, haha! We love the trend and think its super fun and girly! We took this oversized polka dot. Lately we've been into the oversize garments and playing with them. We put it over this form fitting little black dress and we belted it at the waist to give it shape and wala, these are the end results. It is no secret we love the touch of red with black and white.We love how oversized tops when belted right can give a little bit of a peplum effect, more on the settle side though, which is so on trend! We also love how the dress showed a bit on the top and gave it a more interesting neckline!

Top - Forever 21

"Skirt" - Forever 21

Shoes - L.A Boutique

Hope you guys like! XOXO RAFAEL&ANA.

PeterPan

So this is an outfit I saw Ana wear on a typical day and I thought it needed to be bloggedd for its 3 trend statements. One, the peterpan collar. Its a different peterpan collar that it has 3 layers which we loved. Second, the polka dot print, its everywhere and I think its super cute. Third, the pastel pink shorts she paired it with. Though I think pastels won't be here for long. I loved how she kept it casual with the cute ballet flats. The shirt can be dressed up or down and loved how it was kept dress down.

Top - Jcpenny

Shorts - Rue 21

Shoes - Payless

Bracelet - Icing

Hope you guys like it, XOXO RAFAEL&ANA.

Little Sailor

So this outfit is a little sailor inspired. We loved the strips with the bright blue. We loved the wrinkled ruffle detail on the skirt. To keep it sailor we added color with the red pumps. We added a little fun with the nerd glasses. The bun of the hair seemed to fit the vibe.

"Top" - Forever 21

Skirt - Forever 21

Necklace - Forever 21

Bracelets - Icing

Shoes - L.A Boutique

Hope you guys like it! , XOXO RAFAEL&ANA.

Boxy and Big

So the first thing we loved about this outfit are the shorts! We love the unique floral/ hawiian print and you can't really see but it has pleat detail.The best part they were thrifted for like $5 ! The focus and what we wanted to talk about was the jacket/outerwear. It is super big and oversized. It has no seams at the waist so its a super box silhoutte. The sleeves are as well super big but balances with the cuffs at the tips. The buttons are just as oversize as they seem. We had seen it on the runway, this whole boxy/ oversized look but didn't like it much. We gave it a try and it wasn't that bad. Its kind of chanel sort of inspired. No seams to bring out a women's figure so its kind of tomboyish for our taste but we balanced it out with the floral shorts. We loved the even though the jacket is tomboyish it has a little feminine side with the see through lace. We balanced it all out with the shiny belt and heels. Hope you guys like it!

Jacket- Thrifted

Tank - Forever 21

Shorts - Thrifted

Belt - Icing

Bracelet - Icing

Shoes - Bakers

RAFAEL&ANA, XOXO.