Men's Alternative

Its Saturday and as promised, HOPEBOTTLE blog post day!!! 

I have been seeing a lot of shirt dresses in the runway lately, but they all seem to be for summer. Coincidentally, I have also been wanting a flannel shirt dress, but I only found shirt dresses appropriate for the summer. This became my problem for about 2 weeks. Then out of sheer genius I remembered that men clothes can be worn by women; so I looked through the Forever21 Men section and found this very warm flannel in XL. It was perfect! Yes, its not a shirt dress,  but when I wear this shirt it fits me like a dress, so there you go the calculations are exact. 

Someone once told me that I dress like I just woke up. I take that as a compliment. If I can dress as comfy as I sleep then I have accomplished life. I love effortless style, but I really need to start looking for more patterns to incorporate into my daily wear. I have also been into rings lately, so I stacked on some gold pieces to polish the look. 
Here is a trick that I have learned through shopping experience:
I love quality jewelry, but it is always out of my budget; I learned that if you shop for jewelry at TJMax or Ross you can get jewelry that is sterling silver or even 18k gold for less. It saves me a lot of money, give it a try. 

This week I received some great news but I will have to wait until summer to give you guys a for sure answer. Im soooooo excited; the best is yet to come!!

Till next week,
-E

Outfit details

Shirt dress- Forver21MEN

Boots- JCPenny

Jacket- Old Navy

Subpar

Hello there friends, 

Lately I have been contemplating life: its options, its struggles, and its risk. Hashtag the transitional phase of a college student. So much things are happening right now that I swear you not, a day should have at least 50 hours. Above all the things that fly through my mind, fashion keeps me sane. Im so jealous of all the post from the New York Fashion Week. I wish I was there, but I feel that I am still not mentally prepared to set such high expectations. I literally go to class looking like I just rolled out of bed. This is one of my more put together outfits that I took to work. 

I feel that this outfit is subpar, but right now I am missing inspiration. I literally just mixed comfy boyfriend jeans with more classy shoes, blazer, and top. I kept it black as always, but y'all know me; this is me. 

This has been a random post; theres not even a point that I need to get across. If you read it, thanks for reading my rambles but I promise better outfit ideas are yet to come. This is just a weird week. 

Thanks, 

-E

Outfit Details

Blazer- Forever21

Shoes- Target

Jeans- American Eagle

Simple.

Hey there, 

I am not sure how the weather works where you guys live, but here in southern California it seems to have risen quickly. There are only sunny warm days to come. As the temperature starts to change we should all look forward to retiring our bulky winter clothing; its time to say, "Till we meet again". After those heart felt goodbyes we can only expect some welcoming hellos. Hey there sheer fabric. How do you do summer print patterns? Yes, its time to surrender any memory of cool weather to this heat. 

I love myself a flowy maxi skirt, especially if it has two slits!! The breeze seems to capture the fabric really well, giving you a Marilyn Monroe feel.  When you wear a skirt with two slits make sure to wear something underneath; mine conveniently comes with black shorts attached. In this look I decide to just put on a simple crop top with some cool detail in the front. I have been recently seeing these kinds of crop tops/bralettes being wore under tops to create the illusion of layering. I personally really like the fact that I can skip wearing a real bra now and then. As for shoes my go-to booties never fail me. We have grown a very trusting relationship. 

Simple outfit, simple day.

Till next time, 

-E

Outfit Details

Booties- H&M

Crop top and Socks- Forever21

Skirt- TJ Max

Distress & Stripes

Hello, hello

How are you?

I swear days go by so fast. Well its Saturday and you know what that means? HOPE BOTTLE blog post day. 

This week has been one of those weeks where I live day by day, hour by hour, and count my minutes. For all of those students who have experienced the university quarter system, its safe to say that week 5 is torture. Well for those who haven't experience the wonderful school system it all starts like this:

• Week 1 = buy all your books and necessary material
• Week 2 = catch up with friends and relax a bit
• Week 3 = midterms, quizzes, papers, projects, and all the multitude to assigned work. 
• Weeks 4,5,6,7,8,9,10 = Rip your hair out because the quarter has been flying by and you seem to not have anything in order, you are behind in everything, and yet you still seem have more deadlines and due dates.

Yup thats the quarter system for you, but at the end of the day its all worth it because an education is very valuable. 

Okay, now about this outfit!!

Its one of my artsy looks. I love this top and the way it looks like almost a cape but yet it plays on the button up collared shirt look. I wore another collar (my necklace) to add some interest. Do you see the way in which the silver peter pan necklace reflect the shirt collar; it makes it stand out!!

Pair it with jeans and you are good to go. Well talking about leaving, I must get going. LA awaits. I'll be going to the Fashion District to get some lovely fabrics for my future designs. 

I hope you guys are well, till nest time

-E

Outfit details

Necklace and Shirt- Forver21

Jeans- American Eagle

Mini Bag- Steve Madden

Overdone

Hey, Good morning!

What do you think about this jacket! Its a treasure right? It was given to me by a beautiful friend for my birthday. I will admit that it is not the easiest thing to wear especially in Irvine since the weather never drops. Today it actually sprinkled so I took advantage of the "lower" temperature. This wind breaker/rain jacket is so perfect though; its pretty long so when you zip it up it fits like a little black dress. The waist band also cinches to create a more structured look that allows you to flaunt your natural curves.

It also fits perfectly with my style; I don't have to surrender my comfort and its black. I subliminally always gravitate towards black even though I know that I have 5 black jackets, I will still buy another black one. 

This year, another color that has become a comfort hue has to be burgundy. Its something about that rich dark shade that allows me to pair it with blacks for an edgy look or with browns for a more bohemian vibe. I think that this color is here to stay because it can transition between seasons unlike other colors like sea-foam blue, or highlighter yellow (but thats just me and my personal feelings). 

Recently I have been struggling with my personal style. I feel that I am being influenced by main stream fashion. I don't think that this is a bad issue but when I see other bloggers I'm like "ohh yeah, that so her/his style". Maybe I haven't truly found my personal tastes or maybe I'm still in a transitional part of life, or maybe clothes are just being over done. But this is why I blog: to share what I'm liking at the moment so that I can see the evolution of my style throughout the years. 

Thanks for reading, 

- Esperanza 

Outfit Details

Jacket- Target

Cardigan & Socks- Forever21

Shirt Dress- Brandy Melville

Fashion Hack

Do you own a regular scarf that you wish could transform into an infinity scarf???

Im here to help. 

Step 1: Get the scarf that you want to transform and a couple of safety pins.

Step 2: Safety pin the two ends together

Step 3: Voila! Now you have your own circle/infinity scarf.

The Blues

Its Saturday!

So I think that I have created a regular schedule that I can potentially follow! Saturday HopeBottle Posts. They will be posted at different times but on Saturday expect a new blog post. 

Okay lets start with a little story: 

A couple of days ago someone asked me why I named my blog HopeBottle, so here it goes. A great friend in High School decided to directly translate my name into English. For those who don't know my name is Esperanza Botello. Esperanza equals Hope & Botello is very close to Botella which means Bottle. I kept her creativity, and I thank her for that! This name is not only distinguishable, but its also unique. Its so different  that no one seems to take possession of it in any social medias. #hopebottle and its mostly me! 

As for my clothes, my main piece was this button up. There is something about a collared button up that make me feel so empowered! Try it out; wear a solid collared button up and notice how you feel. I hypothesize that the power comes directly from the collar.

I work as a math tutor at a neighboring high school and we have a dress code that I just broke. NO JEANS. I apologize but I feel that business casual attire will empower you but it can also intimidate some students. Im my opinion if you want to look put together but not too profession, focus either on the top half or the bottom half of your outfit. For instance my top half is business casual and its dressed a bit down with a pair of jeans. I have also done the opposite; I have worn dark grey slacks with a casual white tee. There needs to be a balance that makes you look approachable so that the students open up if they need help. I kept the jewelry very simple and pulled my hair back for a clean look, but unfortunately mother earth decided to send some high winds. 

Thanks for passing by, 

Esperanza. 

Outfit Details

Button up- Ann Taylor

Cardigan- Forever21

Jeans- Hollister

Necklace- Kendra Scott

Booties- H&M

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