The Lifestyle label from Crossings Department Store has launched itself as a distinct brand. At the recent Philippine Fashion Week, The Ramp amped up its clothes, exuding a slick, fluid but urban look. The clothes are subtly sexy but comfortable.
Traveling light has never been my area of expertise. I prefer to always be in fighting form, so being caught unprepared without my fashion battle gear is not something I enjoy. Whether it be a quick weekend beach getaway or a three-week vacation abroad, I like having options, and always find myself over-packing.
Jewelry has always been a perennial style staple, since women first tried on their mother’s pearls.
Inside the lit glass cabinets, bathed in the warm glow of golden light, Joyce Makitalo’s jewelry and ornaments are reminiscent of a tour inside the Armory Chamber of the Kremlin Museum, that repository of bejeweled Bibles, Fabergé eggs and gold-leafed carriages in Moscow.
They say wearing good underwear can boost one’s mood. Kotex, on its 85th year, has spruced up its pads that would surely lighten one’s mood during those monthly-cycle blues. Who says picking out pads has to be so dreary?
We were among the 800 who’s-who and who’s-that who were mesmerized by the bold colors which dazzled the runway during the just-concluded Samsung Metrowear Icon fashion show, featuring the creations of Los Angeles-based designer Oliver Tolentino at Harbor Tent, Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila, dahlings.
You can’t fail to feel Grant Lim’s presence in a room full of people. His 6-ft height, fair complexion and boyishly handsome features inevitably draw eyes toward him. And striking up a conversation with him is easy. Grant is charming and warm.
There were so many things running around my mind when I was at the Bang & Olufsen showroom, but the central idea was: Man, I sure know where I’m running to and buckling down when the zombies populate the planet (or where to beg to hang out when I’m bored).
While watching the media preview of the video documentary, “Enslaved: An MTV Exit Special,” one couldn’t help but hiss inwardly at the unthinkable acts people do to innocent young souls.
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