MANILA, Philippines–With the Malasimbo Music & Arts Festival opening in Puerto Galera this weekend, a number of...
“I’ve always been a fan of comfort dressing,” says model Anna Frumenti, who likes wearing mannish clothes while working as a designer for emerging local fashion brand Beetroot, traveling to various cities and taking photos using film.
“I’m trying to tell them I’m working but they’re all too jealous,” said MAC director of makeup artistry Romero Jennings over dinner. It seems the New Yorker’s friends back home couldn’t grasp how he could possibly have time to work, given all his Instagram photos on the beach.
Loralee Baron-Soong, executive director of Sofa Design Institute, emerges out of what we imagine to be an enormous walk-in closet carrying one, two, 20 things we imagine adding to our shopping list.
“I can spend hours reading makeup reviews online,” says Maan Marquez, one of the model newcomers who has graced magazine editorials. While she admits to being a makeup maven, Maan zones in on the importance of a good skincare routine.
“His look reminds me of a rock star,” model Jessica Yang says of John James Uy as we looked into the actor’s closet.
Model Sam Humphries arrives for the photo shoot with a stroller filled with wardrobe pieces purchased from vintage shops and weekend markets all over Europe.
Fashion stylist Ria Casco’s closet is overflowing with conversation pieces, from leather numbers acquired on a trip to Paris to accessories stolen from her parents’ closets (“I like to think it’s borrowed for an unlimited length of time,” she says) and unique finds from visits to the flea market.
Staring through a scrim of floral lace and dreamy tulle, Jessica Yang, one of Manila’s most sought-after models, flits around her room to reveal one drool-worthy piece after another.
“There’s a vast supply of talented musicians out there,” says Wolfgang front man and newly christened solo artist Basti Artadi (he’s set to come out with his first solo album titled “Basti Artadi” this August).
