AyosDito Reimagines Philippine Fashion with #StyleKoAyosDito Fashion Show

AyosDito recently launched #StyleKoAyosDito promo where consumers had the chance to sell their pre-loved fashion items and create the next street fashion with their favorite fashion bloggers. A few days before, these sellers and bloggers met, transacted, and started to put up their collection. Now, they are ready for a fashion showdown and strut their collection at Raven Boutique Club, BGC.   From October 20 to November 15, #StyleKoAyosDito gave social media fans the chance to co-create the next street fashion with top style bloggers Camille Co, David Guison, and Patricia Prieto. They sold their pre-loved fashion items (e.g., clothes,...

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Fil-Am Designer Closes Los Angeles Fashion Week in Style

Filipino American Alexis Monsanto closed Los Angeles Fashion Week with an entertaining and elegant runway show for VIP and media October 19.  The evening at REEF in Downtown Los Angeles also included shows from Skintone Clothing, Deborah Manene, Ouynh Paris and Dar Sara. The 8th season of Style Fashion Week, now deemed the Official LA Fashion Week by City Hall, was held on October 15 to 19. “It is the largest, most influential fashion event of the season,” according to Style Fashion week’s website. “We just completed another successful season showcasing an incredible lineup of International Designers, over 25,000 guests and 327...

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Swatch Turns 25 with BenCab, Sabel & 25 Philippine Fashion Designers

Inspiration is everywhere. You just have to keep a keen eye. Just take a look at National Artist of Visual Arts, Benedicto Cabrera a.k.a. BenCab. Who would have thought that a scavenger roaming the streets of Manila would become one of the most iconic muses of one of the most respected Filipino artists of our time? “Sabel,” the woman adrift whom he would see through his window in his youth, would become a major subject of his works. “She lives on the street. So I took photographs and did sketches. So when I paint her, she just evolves — sometimes abstract, sometimes Japanese-looking. She’s just my muse and she’s been sort of my inspiration,”...

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Solaire Presents Halloween by Rocky Gathercole

Halloween costumes will always be in. But it is a whole new different experience if your scariest outfit is created by the world-renowned Filipino fashion designer Rocky Gathercole whose creations are worn by Hollywood artists.  “This is the sexiest, most scandalous, and most provocative fashion show this Halloween season.” That’s how the international fashion designer, Rocky Gathercole describes hisfashion show, “Halloween by Rocky Gathercole” slated last October 31 at the Solaire Resorts and Casino. Rocky Gathercole is a Philippine Fashion designer whose creations are worn by Hollywood stars like Katy Perry, Britney Spears,...

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All-Weather Leather with Converse Jack Purcell

Converse debuts the fall 2014 Jack Purcell collection into Philippine Fashion, delivering classic versions with a modern blend of weatherized fabrics and leather. The cool season is here and these sneakers, with their wax cotton cross-stitch detail, outfitted leather, and a core texture are perfect. The Converse Jack Purcell Cross Stitch will make one reminisce the classic Jack Purcell design but this time, with a twist. Its re-outfitted sophisticated leather comes in the colors of twilight, tobacco, black, Converse charcoal and bordo. It also features a Jack Purcell stitch on the tongue and square wax cotton laces with brass eyelets. Converse...

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Lee Cooper opens first store in the Philippine Fashion

While everyone seems to have been beguiled by the prospects of shopping at an H&M Store in Manila, something they only probably had seen when they traveled to Hong Kong or for those who can afford to go farther may have peeked into their stores in Europe or the US, another European brand is making inroads in the country. Lee Cooper London, a British Denim and Apparel brand founded by Morris Cooper in 1908 in Stratford, East London is actually the first jeans company in Europe. From ‘work wear’ and ‘military wear’ to ‘must wear’, the brand continues to develop an international following, continually innovating fashion product designs and...

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Jojie Lloren shows all colors at the Red Charity Gala

The Shangri-La Makati last Saturday evening was graced by Manila’s elite, exquisitely dressed and in fine spirits as they set out to celebrate an evening “where fashion and benevolence come together.”  Gala co-chair Tessa Prieto-Valdes fluttered soundlessly across the room, her salmon-colored cut-out platforms soft against the carpet (though her presence was loud and unmistakeable as ever), as she welcomed all her guests—loyal patrons, friends and supporters of a worthy cause. “I want you all to get smashed… so that you’ll become more generous,” she quipped. Now on its sixth year, the Red Charity Gala has become a staple in social...

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Sweden’s H&M now in Philippine Fashion

In the prosperous northern European country of Sweden, equality and democracy are not amorphous principles. These principles find concrete manifestation in the way its government and organizations are run, in that corporations dispense with too much hierarchy and the lines between supervisors and subordinates are blurred when discussing ideas. In Sweden, ideas are shot down or championed on their merit, and it does not matter too much where they came from, whether from management or the rank and file. This way, potentially trailblazing and groundbreaking concepts are brought to the fore, not nipped in the bud. According to Karl-Johan...

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SOLO X Pinoy Cartoonist Memorabilia Series: Pugad Baboy

Solo’s back with another exciting collection for its 5th year of Pinoy Cartoonist Memorabilia! This time, we are joined by the talented cartoonist Pol Medina Jr. as we continue to pay homage to Solo’s comic based collection! Following the success of the first four highly praised collections comes Pol Medina Jr’s legendary comic strip PugadBaboy: A funny, tongue-in-cheek and sometimes controversial comic strip depicting the general sentiment of Filipinos on relevant topics. If you’re already an avid reader, congratulations! You got yourself a treat! But if you’re just starting to get familiar with it, it does not matter! ThePugadBaboy’s...

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Philippine Fashion Designers Rock 2014 Emmys

Philippine Fashion designers Oliver Tolentino and Monique Lhuillier made their presence felt anew at the recent Emmys. Oliver created a royal blue embroidered ensemble for “The Big Bang Theory” actress Mayim Bialik. It was the second collaboration for the two as Oliver also designed Mayim’s emerald green mermaid gown in last year’s Emmys. “Oliver just works with everything. Nothing was a problem for him,” the actress shared in an interview. Oliver, for his part, took to twitter to express how “honored” he is working with Mayim.  Meanwhile, Monique designed Mayim’s “The Big Bang Theory” co-star Kaley Cuoco’s red backless dress...

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Sen. Loren Legarda and Kultura: Bringing Philippine Fashion to the mainstream

During the President’s recent State of the Nation Address (SONA), Senator Loren Legarda turned heads when she wore a traditional attire of the Mandaya indigenous community composed of a bado (blouse) with embroidered geometric designs of colorful threads and beads, and a dagmay (handwoven skirt) made of abaca strips, dyed using organic colorants from plants and herbs. Earlier that day, she had attended the opening of the Second Regular Session of the 16th Congress, wearing a kinamayan skirt handwoven by the Tingguians of Abra. The skirt is designed with frogs that depict abundance, “3 kamay” that represents the growing palay, and the joinery...

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Philippine Fashion Retailers to Barge into World Scene Through Indonesia Franchise Show

Philippine Fashion industry, now facing stiff competition from foreign brands in the domestic market, will get a chance to make it to the international scene through the Fashion Brand Pavilion at the Indonesia Franchise Show on September 11 and 12 organized by Kadin-Indonesia Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The Philippine Fashion Brand Pavilion was made possible through the coordination of the Philippine Retailers Association (PRA), Philippine Franchise Association (PFA) and the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) Center for International Trade Exposition and Mission (Citem). “The DTI, through Citem’s ‘Brands in Motion,’ in cooperation...

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Penshoppe Steps into Online Retail with Lazada Philippines

The Philippine Fashion brand Penshoppe continues to push the envelope further as it embarks on online retail with the Philippines’ Online Shopping Mall – Lazada.com.ph. From its cool and affordable items that appeal to the Asian fashion palate, to top-billing international celebrity endorsers, Penshoppe has continuously wowed and made waves in the Philippine fashion retail arena. Now, the brand is set on conquering new and exciting territory – Online Retail; and in tandem with Penshoppe on its journey is the Philippines’ Online Shopping Mall – Lazada. “Our partnership with Lazada stems from the company-wide commitment to serve our customers....

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