I was honored with an invite to the Parisian's Bloggers Pictorial Party, which I attended last Saturday.  My personal weakness is shoes, so it was definitely a no-brainer for me to gleefully throw my...
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It goes without saying that a relationship should be based on a very good foundation for a couple to even think about getting married.  In this case, it's very literal.  Architect couple April and M...
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One of the reasons why I was hesitant to dive into the business of engagement styling was because I felt like I was going to be out of my element.  Sure, I give fashion advice to friends who want to ...
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Late last year, Ava.ph featured pieces from various Charina Sarte collections.  They were mostly flowy, breezy and drapey tunics.  It's nearly summer, which is why this certain project came to mind....
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I haven't been styling on my own for other people lately like non-commercial, non-TV or non-fashion show work.   But I think I lucked out when I decided to take on a pre-nup shoot for the Talagtags....
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I've always wanted to do a series of posts doing outfit shots while sitting on chairs or benches that I take a fancy to.  I've never been particularly comfortable doing outfit shots, to be honest; th...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Summer's here, and for those lucky peeps who have time to spare at their hands can start taking their pick of summer classes.  Modern Academy at The Fort are offering interesting courses. Power Em...
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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, ...
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It may seem strange that I'm writing about PULP magazine here, in a fashion and styling blog. But there are two reasons for this. First, this is my entry to my sister's contest in preparation for Inte...
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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 ...
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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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Looking for fresh new faces for a leading cosmetic brand's marketing project. At least 20 models are needed, ones who look simple, approachable and fresh-faced, not necessarily artistahin. Females...
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