Bonfiring the vanities
The first time I realized how much of a fashionista my mother had been was when my baptismal dress turned up sometime in my married life. Nothing I had
April 19, 2015
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The first time I realized how much of a fashionista my mother had been was when my baptismal dress turned up sometime in my married life. Nothing I had
It wasn’t exactly a scene out of a Super Walmart branch raising its gates on a Black Friday, when American bargain hunters are known to morph into savages as they jostle, get trampled on and even resort to pepper spray to ward off rival shoppers. Still, H&M’s much-awaited opening in Manila Friday morning was unprecedented in many ways.
Scott Schuman made a name from taking photos. Unlike the rest of this selfie generation, however, you won’t find the man better known as The Sartorialist turning the camera lens on his mug: He finds selfies both perplexing and challenging.
Why, is it more masa-sensitive to be hiding mansions and ill-gotten properties than to wear a glam terno?” a fashionista kibitzer asked, in reaction to a legislator’s comment that a dress-to-the-hilt event like President Aquino’s State of the Nation (Sona) address was irrelevant and insensitive to the times.
The terrible traffic jam didn’t stop us from catching our flight (by a few minutes) to Hong Kong via Dragonair.
First came the talk—we heard from a friend of a friend of a friend that Forever21 was opening in Cebu at the SM Northwing.
Running has become the “it” sport. It has started trends, from joining marathons to having the niftiest gear and gadgets. But how about those people who can’t do full runs?
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