Thank goodness for Facebook, which has alerted people to every little irregularity, anomaly and failure in taste that publicity-hungry politicos are guilty of. Latest, very distasteful case in point: calamity campaigning.
When we see people who look young for their age, we quickly say it’s because they have good genes.
Suffering for fashion through killer heels can cause serious ankle sprains and breaks, stretched ligaments and tendons, and deformities like hammer toes and bunions (eww!). Did you know Victoria Beckham, who won’t be seen with anything less than four-inch heels, recently had bunion surgery? Double eww!
Since its creation in 1854, Louis Vuitton has maintained a close relation with the world of art. Through Marc Jacobs’ artistic direction, the luxury brand associates itself with the first exhibition dedicated to the Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama.
One of the things I love about fashion is its dynamism—the intense mix of creativity, glamor, marketing and business, all these playing off each other. As Karl Lagerfeld once said, “Fashion is not for everyone. It is ephemeral and fleeting.”
In old Filipino society, bayanihan is displayed in the tradition of neighbors helping a relocating family by getting enough volunteers to carry the whole house, and literally moving it to its new location. They do this by placing long bamboo poles lengthwise and crosswise under the house (traditional Filipino houses were built on stilts), and then carrying the house on this bamboo frame. It takes a fairly large number of people—often 20 or more—working together to carry the entire house. All this is done in a happy and festive mood. At the end of the day, the moving family expresses its gratitude by hosting a small feast for everyone.
Metallics are back, as designers offered interesting versions of the scintillating trend for their Fall 2012 collections.
While models and celebrities dazzle with perfection, sometimes it’s nice to get style inspiration from people who do not depend on a posse of fashion experts to make them look awesome.
Influential, powerful and inspiring individuals are the products of an education taken seriously. Most of these people have not been swayed by technology, consisting mostly of social networking sites and video games.
The latest in global fashion, beauty, and culture through a contemporary Filipino perspective.
