Fashion


Treasured Stories

February 10, 2012
You may call it commercialism, but I think Valentine’s Day is something we should be celebrating more than once a year.  

Sneakerhead

February 10, 2012
Designer and Project Runway Philippines alumni Mara Reyes shares her favorite sneakers  

Silicon Valley Rocks Flashy Socks

February 10, 2012
For barristers in 18th-century London, it was shoulder-grazing wigs. For the mad men of 1950s New York, it was briefcases and fedoras. For the glass-ceiling-shattering women of the 1980s, it was shoulder pads. 

Magazines Redesign For Hard Times

February 10, 2012
Posted along a wall of Cindi Leive’s office at the Conde Nast building are a dozen recent covers of Glamour, the magazine she has edited for the past decade, all of them showing a celebrity pinned against a flat white background. On most, the word Glamour appears in a lipstick-worthy shade of red or hot pink. 

Face Lift!

February 4, 2012
Manila Bulletin catches up with makeup artist Ria Gamboa to get the low down on her Top 5 must-have cosmetics

Visual Feast

February 4, 2012
Only a handful of people appreciate the production staff of a show. All most see and enjoy are the performers on stage.  

The Return Of Romance

February 3, 2012
I was persuaded by a friend a few weeks ago to watch Midnight in Paris, the latest movie from Woody Allen.

Enter the Lucky Water Dragon

January 27, 2012
It is believed that luck follows those born in the Year of the Dragon, which leads us to hope that this 2012 (Year of the Water Dragon) will bring more good news than bad news for the whole world. 

Milan Fashion Week Goes Conservative

January 27, 2012
There is a moment in Sir Vidia’s Shadow, Paul Theroux’s memoir of a long friendship with the Nobel laureate V.S. Naipaul, when the writer describes the giddy pleasure Naipaul took in contemplating wealth. 

Imperfect Makeup Is A Trend For 2012

January 21, 2012
Goodbye, lip liners, brow pencils, spackled-on foundations. The hottest beauty trend of 2012 is imperfection. 

The Power Stylists of Hollywood

January 20, 2012
Every red carpet has its head-turners, dresses that captivate, spark style trends, and celebrate turning points in a star’s career. Much the same was expected when the Golden Globes unfurled its crimson runner on NBC on Sunday night. In past seasons, the looks on parade at this annual glam fest helped cement reputations and jump-start careers.

Asia Is Where It's At

January 20, 2012
With an eponymous brand that’s internationally recognized, Filipino designer Josie Natori feels she has come full circle in the fashion industry, especially now that she has opened two boutiques in Manila in partnership with Rustan’s department store.

Designer Hunt

January 14, 2012
Fashion is more fun in the Philippines, with local establishments sponsoring searches for new fashion designers. 

Fashion Can Save The World

January 13, 2012
New York-based Filipino-Chinese model Brent Chua is probably one of those who consider the arts an ideal platform to continuously stimulate the consciousness of a vast audience.  

Gisele Bundchen is soaring high

January 11, 2012
Brazilian Supermodel Gisele Bundchen is the new face of not just one but three major campaigns for this Spring and Summer. 

With a Licence to Splurge

January 10, 2012
"I don’t just buy. I shop!” 

Korean skincare for the besotted

December 31, 2011
With massive images and posters of South Korean superstar Jan Geun Suk (JGS) plastered on its four walls, the newly opened Nature Republic beauty store is easily the newest K-Pop destination for adoring fan girls. 

Men's Watches Keep Getting Bigger

December 30, 2011
A half-century ago, a guy given a watch for the holidays would have torn off the wrapping paper to find a modest box containing a timepiece about the size of a quarter. This season that same package is more likely the size of a hamper, with inside it a hunk of bristling, steel-studded hardware and gears. 

A designer's dream come true

December 30, 2011
Grace. Ethereal. Sheer. These words come to mind when one sees a dress designed by Maureen Disini.   

Dress: Formal

December 24, 2011
I am not a very formal person, and an invitation which says “dress: formal” always makes me think twice.