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Tag ResultsDisplaying 25 post(s) tagged as "philippine fashion"
Jan52012
Lists are pretty popular this time of the year since we're starting on a clean slate. I'm gonna be a cliche and make one of my own because I have an enormous backlog. Going into detail for each and ...
20 Comments » ...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 » ...Sep252011
It's been around 10 months since I started assisting Noel and styling for KC. She's had other shows (Star Circle Quest kids, ASAP Rocks), but we started on The Buzz for her while the others came and...
25 Comments » ...Sep182011
I know, this was like 2 months ago, but since it's the first fashion show I styled for live TV, I thought I might as well have it here for posterity. It was memorable in a way because it was the fir...
11 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 » ...Jul292011
Dearest readers of Reluctant Stylista, I'm inviting you to watch an exclusive trunk show featuring fashion design John Paras and bags and accessories designer Reshma Chulani for their Holiday 2011 col...
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 » ...Apr212011
Ms. KC Concepcion hosted this year's Bb. Pilipinas competition, and I've been bombarded with questions about the dress she wore for the opening (and well, actually, for almost the entire show until th...
14 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 » ...Mar182011
Looking back on it now, I know that enrolling myself in Designer Fashion Workshops of iAcademy was one of the best decisions I made. I met fun and fashionable people, who are my friends now and stil...
1 Comment » ...Oct142010
You’ve got to hand it to Freeway for having the balls to pull off the National Artist series, and quite successfully, too, I might add. While I normally veer off from mainstream or shopping at...
14 Comments » ...Sep242010
Do you know anyone who would like to own a piece from the Pinoy Cartoonist Memorabilia? Because I'm giving away a shirt with Larry Alcala's art from A Slice of Life to a reader of Reluctant Stylis...
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