Anarchic became chic at Anna Wintour’s “Punk: Chaos to Couture” gala night, which opened the Costume Institute’s anti-fashion exhibit recently, showing punk’s origins and influence on high fashion.
There are only 16 countries in the world that host polo tournaments. On a sunny Sunday at the Ayala Alabang field, power couple Mikee and Shiela Romero hosted the “sport of kings” that drew a good mix of fashion fans and polo aficionados.
It’s 11 a.m. and Michael (“Mike”) and Kathy Huang are getting ready for their close-up. They have never done this, so the shy Mike and the nervous Kathy have to be motivated with humor and conversation from Dina Arroyo Tantoco, who arranged the fashion shoot for Rustan’s.
These are the four favorite designers of Anna Wintour, who is still editor in chief of US Vogue magazine and arguably the most powerful woman in the fashion industry worldwide (even if she wasn’t appointed US ambassador to England allegedly because her longtime boyfriend, J. Shelby Bryan, owes the US government over a million dollars in back taxes). Last week, SI Newhouse appointed Wintour artistic director of all Condé Nast publications.
The 85TH Academy Awards yielded a bumper crop of predictable styles: minimal makeup and jewelry, flattering black and white, red and a few cool pastels.
The Upper Berth of the Manila Polo Club was darkened and transformed into a magical Mt. Makiling forest for the Friends for Cultural Concern of the Philippines (FCCP) annual fashion show and merienda last Tuesday.
What made the respective openings of the Raffles and Fairmont Hotels in Makati City a smashing success was the spectacular guest list, which had been put together for the magnificent inaugurals by PR queen Monique Toda.
Chanel was ugly, Giambattista Valli was uglier and Alexis Mabille was ugliest. But at Dior, Raf Simons’ second couture collection was the most beautiful. It is Haute Couture Week in Paris, and out of only five fashion shows, Dior’s was a knockout triumph.
An estimated 20 million viewers saw Sofia Vergara’s caviar beaded strapless gown make Philippine fashion history last Monday at the 70th Golden Globe Awards.
Ado Escudero recently staged the year-end extravaganza “Requerdos de Ayer” at the Makati Shangri-La’s Rizal Ballroom, which took Manila’s 400 back in time for a turn-of-the-century traditional Christmas fiesta.
I remember a time when, if one needed a knockout dress for New Year’s Eve, the only place to go was Rustan’s flagship store in Makati City.
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