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Oct192011
Last year, while we were still students of Noel Manapat under DFW, we went backstage to help prepare for the Red Cross Ball's fashion show which featured the works of Furne One. We were back this ye...
7 Comments » ...Aug242011
I guest blogged for Lauren, a wordy article describing my experience in prepping for The First Philippine Fashion Ball and being part of the organizing committee. Since that was written weeks ago, I...
11 Comments » ...Jul12011
It's all about getting dolled up at duHubshop right now, and we don't just mean your usual prettifying routine. For the month of July, they're featuring very soft, feminine, playful and whimsical ou...
6 Comments » ...Jun172011
So at the end of last month, I collaborated with Ana Sideco of duHubShop, styling for a catalogue shoot. I actually met with Ana a few years before, when my boyfriend introduced us during his exhibi...
3 Comments » ...Jun112011
So sorry for the lack of updates! Been terribly busy this June (my birth month!) that I've even taken to typing this from my galaxy tab. But I did mention some time ago that I collaborated with Ana...
No Comments » ...May302011
This has been so late already! But I didn't want to move on to other topics without finishing what little of Philippine Fashion Week Holiday 2011 I was able to cover. This 4-part post is about the s...
2 Comments » ...May162011
These two designers--Edgar San Diego and Eric Pineda--had a more Filipiniana spin to their collections, recalling an aesthetic reminiscent of Spanish colonial era but of course, sexyfied modernized. ...
No Comments » ...May132011
All of the photos I have to show were taken from "10" which featured 10-piece collections from 10 designers: Danilo Franco, Edgar Allan, Edgar San Diego, Eric Pineda, JC Buendia, Johny Abad, Noel Cris...
2 Comments » ...May122011
I have to admit, Philippine Fashion Week is not really my favorite time of the year. Don't get me wrong, I'm very excited when local designers have new collections to showcase. I crave it, and I'm h...
8 Comments » ...Apr192011
I was reading a friend's list of his 10 personal rules for dealing with people, when I remembered my own "character-building" encounter with another person from the industry not so long ago. Before...
11 Comments » ...Dec72010
Another round of styling classes over and done with, this time through Designer Fashion Workshops under Noel Manapat's mentorship. I'm glad I enrolled in this class, though I was hesitant at first, ...
21 Comments » ...Oct42010
When Mitzi Dayrit, marketing partner of the House of Vanita, contacted me about modeling for the brand in their next fashion show, I was surprised. And intrigued. Well apparently, they were inviti...
8 Comments » ...Aug242010
I caught a glimpse of Solo’s billboard along Edsa near Rockwell, featuring the works of late cartoonist and illustrator Larry Alcala on their clothing. How timely! I was just researching for a p...
5 Comments » ...May202010
This is the second batch of the photos after the shoot with Focal Length Studio. For a little refresher (since the first part of the post seems so long ago now), FLS people I worked with were Louie ...
5 Comments » ...Apr262010
So I collaborated with some old friends: Louie Sagabaen, James Dulay, Albert Narral and Edgar Saano, collectively Focal Length Studio. I usually don't like having more than one photographer, but I was...
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