Through their TikTok account , Chinoy TV introduced the Filipino community to "Pretty is Justice," an ongoing trend among Chinese millennials. The lifestyle magazine show recently dissected the prevailing fashion and beauty trend on the video-sharing platform (known in China as Douyin) for better...
Filipino fashion designer Rajo Laurel collaborates with homegrown brand Casa Juan for a dinnerware collection featuring his fashion illustrations. The arrival of his first line of special plates couldn't be more timely as holiday parties are now happening. Many of the so-called platitos and...
Artisanal social enterprise Zarah Juan teases an upcoming collaboration project with canned sardines brand Ligo through a series of cryptic posts. Famous for her works celebrating Filipino heritage, designer Zarah Juan sure knows how to inject culture, humor, and causes in her designs. In...
YOUNG BLOOD (From left) Karl Presentacio, Rhea Bue, Michael Macalos, Aryanna Epperson, Jeff Ong, and Kush Obusan It seems like Covid-19 has pressed the pause button on the world. One of the most affected industries is that of the influencer slash digital content creator. How are fashion, beauty,...
In this honest conversation, Filipino designers count the ways Sketches by Albert Andrada I made a promise that I would stay in my shirts, shorts, and sneakers until a vaccine was found. I couldn’t have been more wrong. I might have underestimated our fighting spirit, thinking we could manage...
Relax! At least that’s a common refrain from the Filipino designers we have consulted to help us figure out the look of holiday 2020, a historic year, one we would remember as “the year that never quite happened.” “Since the holiday season’s celebrations are limited to small intimate...
This year, we've been caught off-guard with challenges so great that even feng shui, tarot cards, and astrology have failed to give us a heads up. We bet you've loosen faith on what the cosmos and the other forces of the universe have to say about your fate for the coming year. But that doesn't...
Every Christmas season, we always face that perennial dilemma of thinking about the perfect present to give to our loved ones. To most, the key lies on balancing many factors such as the gift's expense, relevance, and its wow factor, indirectly saying how special the recipient is. With only a few...
The good news came as a shock to the team involved in the project. Word got out that their project would come to life despite limitations resulting from the pandemic. The bad news was that major changes were to be done in the script, but the team was ready for anything as long as work was coming....
Salvatore Ferragamo, Wooyoungmi, Kiton, Ermenegildo Zegna, Berluti A lot of people have been on the lookout for Pantone ’s announcement of the Color of the Year and early this morning, they finally announced not one but two! “Practical and rock solid but at the same time warming and optimistic,...
Among the many classic Yuletide carols, Frederic Austin 's "Twelve Days of Christmas" stuck the most to the theme of giving. Talk about being a little lavish, the cumulative song lists things such as five gold rings, milk maidens, a troupe of drummers, and dancing ladies as presents to one's "true...
Since the start of the community quarantine, e-commerce websites have gained a new purpose for many Filipinos. With mass closures of business establishments and employment layoffs, these platforms have generated new opportunities for them to keep their families supported. “E-commerce has made a...
