After a successful run in Chicago and New York, Noli Me Tangere, an opera based on Philippine national hero Jose Rizal’s best known novel, will go on stage at the prestigious Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts here next month, on August 8 and 9.
If you’re expecting a pomp-and-pageantry-less red carpet at the President’s State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Monday, owing to recent natural calamities and the country’s political climate, think again. As one fashion designer says, it’s just not the way Filipinos are.
In beauty pageants, attractiveness and intelligence are given the spotlight, regardless of age and race. They are training grounds for social skills and self-discovery, although it’s a physically and emotionally draining process.
In 2013 alone, Hennes & Mauritz (H&M), the world’s second-largest fashion retailer, opened 356 stores, showing its strong commitment to global expansion. The family-controlled Swedish enterprise seems to want to knock Zara off the top perch as the world’s biggest-selling clothing retailer.
Last February, three lucky designers from the Philippines completed a five-day customized short course on accessories design at Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) in the United Kingdom. They had all excelled in the Look of Style Awards 2013, a competition launched by the British Council in partnership with Inquirer Lifestyle and Look magazine.
Unleash your rough side and take those skateboards out for play, because it’s time to put those denims, jeans and shirts on for a game. Slip on shoes your feet will surely love. Have fun being rugged and slide into the latest street-smart looks every girl shouldn’t miss. Stride and strut on the sidewalks with this season’s coolest trend.
There is no end for our long-standing love affair with jeans, which have long been a favorite of the fashion crowd and definitely a wardrobe staple. Just imagine what you can do with a pair engineered to fit your shape, which can nip, tuck, pull, enhance and elongate your assets.
All it took was a simple white shirt, but ingeniously styled in three different ways. Congratulations to Erica Midori Acuña for winning the 2bU and Forever 21 “Style it Three Ways” contest.
I enjoy applying makeup. Not only do I feel better when I have it on, but I find the whole process of application even more interesting.
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