The dark side of it
Stylists are envied for the glamour of their jobs. But like in any field, there are a few rotten apples that give stylists a bad name.
Stylists are envied for the glamour of their jobs. But like in any field, there are a few rotten apples that give stylists a bad name.
It may be purely the love of fashion. Or perhaps it’s the perceived attendant fame and glamour. Whatever the hook, there’s no denying that “fashion stylist” is the new “It” career for many ambitious young things.
If the mark of a good brand is a good product, the mark of a great brand is a product that becomes more than what it is. Lest we get too philosophical here, let us make it clear that we’re talking about ice cream.
She stepped into the national limelight as arm candy to a matinee idol and the President, then graced magazine covers and bagged commercial endorsements.
Who would think an upscale mall would open in Binondo? But faster than you could say “where?”—Lucky Chinatown opened in the bustling Chinatown district.
Somehow I got the feeling that this year’s Sona cocktails at the Batasan were different. Held after the President’s State of the Nation Address last Monday, it had the same sumptuous, finger-licking fare, by Millie Reyes’ The Plaza, as last year’s, and I presume, the same exclusive list of invitees, from diplomats and top government officials, to legislators and their spouses.
Everybody wants to be Liz Uy. A minted “it girl,” she’s glamorous, she’s on the cover of magazines, she’s friends with famous people and she dates influential men.
There’s nothing like having dinner with women who admit to not having a man in their lives, at least not officially. These are women who profess self-sufficiency—and happiness in that state.
Last year was an important year for Jing Monis Salon by Propaganda (formerly Propaganda Salon). Monis presented a striking billboard, showcasing “it” girls Anne Curtis, Solenn Heusaff, Georgina Wilson, Bea Soriano and Liz Uy. It sent a message loud and clear; this is how you should wear your hair—beautifully long and lustrously wavy. For this [...]
2010 July 15—The administration’s crackdown on tax evaders begins with the filing of a tax evasion case against William R. Villarica, sole proprietor of W Villarica Pawnshop. July 26—President Benigno Aquino III delivers his first State of the Nation Address, baring a laundry list of anomalies under the Arroyo administration. Sept. 10—The government raises $1 [...]
