There is no doubt fiction makes a better job of the truth. —Doris Lessing May I go out on a limb here and declare that I am happy? Yes, I am, which is not to say I have no problems because I have plenty. I can’t say, either, that I am fulfilled. My days stretch out and I’m constantly...
Size does matter, especially in this season of oversized everything THE VERY EXTRA ZIPPER Louis Vuitton's spring summer 2023 collection (Isidore Montag/Go Runway) In 2023, everything will be massive, judging from how Gen-Z has categorically dumped the skinny jean into the closet of oblivion (for...
But first New Year greetings from eight of the icons of the Philippine private sector (Cover design by Jovanni Bernasol) In the OCTA Research-organized, Tugon ng Masa (TNM) National Survey conducted between Oct. 23 and 27, 2022 through face-to-face interviews with 1,200 male and female Filipinos 18...
A dreamer’s list of literary pilgrimages around the world Now that I can fly everywhere, except China and, well, North Korea, maybe even the tiny island country Nauru in Micronesia and Turkmenistan, I dream of going to… …Vyra, Russia VLADIMIR’S CASTLE Vladimir Nabokov's house in...
This Christmas popup at Powerplant Mall at Rockwell is a treasure trove of fresh, distinctly Filipino ideas you can wear, carry, spruce up your home or gift people you love with Filipino is now officially a brand. It always has been, except we didn’t think really take it seriously or we took it...
Life is back as we know it. Are we all dressed for it? In fashion, are we back with a vengeance? We turn to some of our favorite designers for their ideas on revenge dressing or is there such a thing? After the pandemic, I think fashion is back with a vengeance. On a personal level, most of my...
With a guest list smaller by half, Tatler Philippines’ 21st-anniversary benefit proved to be the event to close 2022’s ball season Tessa Prieto and Pia Wurtzbach Nothing spells “We’re back” more eloquently than the Tatler Ball, which returned with its signature flair at the grand ballroom...
MASTER CAT Puss in the Boots, a fictional character in the fairy tale of the same name, which in French is Le Maître Chat ou le chat botté —retold by Charles Perrault in Contes de ma mère l'oye One is moved to write by the force of other people’s writing more than by the forces of nature,...
The Parisian house has doubled in size, grown by leaps and bounds, as it strengthens its presence—and that of the luxury sector—in the Philippines Facade of the Hermes store at Greenbelt 3 There’s a lot more room for Hermès in the Philippines, where over the past decade, its home in Manila...
The rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré-inspired boutique is the new kid on the block of namedroppable stores at Greenbelt 3 VIVIER MASTERPIECE Virgule heels, an 'artistic and architectural feat of shoemaking' Roger Vivier, known as the Fabergé of footwear, has just waltzed into Metro Manila like...
Manila at its party best shows up all dressed in white at a welcome party for Coralie Charriol POWER WOMAN Charriol International CEO and creative director Coralie Charriol Paul wearing the St. Tropez Watch and St. Tropez Mariner Necklaces and Earrings (Cover design by Jules Vivas) Sunset on the...
This idyllic town nestled in the ‘Vietnamese Alps’ has until lately been beyond reach, except to the most intrepid of travelers THE ROOFTOP OF INDOCHINA Above the clouds on the Fansipan summit, the highest peak in all of Indochina I might have been in Grasse on the scent of Jean-Baptiste...
