DURING THE RECENT PHILIPPINE Fashion Week, I made an effort to watch every show. I wanted to support the local designers and retailers, though I missed a few due to motherhood obligations. In the shows I’ve seen, I couldn’t help but notice the giant details talented Filipino designers had to offer....
TEMPERATURES are soaring, and so is the hotness scale of your summer wardrobe. Instead of sticking to one all-around, bag-it-all purse, why not mix totes of all styles to match your mood? And you need not burn out your wallet, either. Thanks to SM, chic bags for the summer don’t come with a hefty...
THE HOLIDAYS ARE IN FULL SWING. What better reason to get all dolled up for the next few weeks with some extra sparkle and shine? A metallic color palette always does the trick of glamming up an outfit. This season, the “It” metal on the Periodic Table of fashion is not gold, but silver.
AT WHITE SPACE IN PASONG Tamo, Makati, last Nov. 15, the tension was palpable as the audience watched via satellite Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto exchanging blows. When the referee stopped the fight some 50 minutes into the last round and declared Pacquiao the winner by TKO, the elation was...
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF FREEWAY’S idea to honor National Artists? Is the collection what you expected? I was shocked, amazed, baka hindi makayanan ni Kiukok iyan kung buhay. Baka hindi pa siya nakakita ng fashion show. Ganoon ka-sosyal ang dating sa akin. Pang-international event, meron siyang combination of...
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF FREEWAY’S idea to honor National Artists? Is the collection what you expected? I was shocked, amazed, baka hindi makayanan ni Kiukok iyan kung buhay. Baka hindi pa siya nakakita ng fashion show. Ganoon ka-sosyal ang dating sa akin. Pang-international event, meron siyang combination of...
FROM THE FASHION capitals of New York to Paris, the Fall season is all about the inspired jacket.Black leather motorcycle jackets, puffer numbers, bright tailored suit jackets—it’s a look that can be incorporated locally as the first cool breezes waft in for the holiday season....