Joey Mendoza: Meet the set designer behind Rep’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’
Remember ‘Full Gallop’s’ acclaimed set in 2014? That was also by the NY-based designer–who started out as a Rep actor
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Remember ‘Full Gallop’s’ acclaimed set in 2014? That was also by the NY-based designer–who started out as a Rep actor
Superbly written and directed, “Full Gallop” is both a subtly hilarious and zestful portrayal of fashion icon Diana Vreeland’s life.
It isn’t every day that a set design receives applause from an audience.
When she was a fashion editor at Harper’s Bazaar and editor in chief of Vogue, a period spanning some four decades (1936-1971), Diana Vreeland had such a fascination with the serpent form that the reptile would be a recurring theme of her fashion spreads.
Lately we’ve been finding ourselves, instead of in bed reading, out for some nocturnal enjoyment. One such spell started with an invitation from Ingrid Sala Santamaria for a concert of hers with the Manila Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Arturo Molina.
The real Diana Vreeland loved being under the spotlight and to hold court. In her old age, she talked slow, so you really had no choice but to hang on her every word. In her column for Harper’s Bazaar, where she served as fashion editor, she loved giving outrageous suggestions like, “Why don’t you … wash your blond child’s hair in dead champagne?”
Actors are tasked to be chameleons; their success lies in disappearing within the roles. If the actor is not a good performer and fails to deliver, the audience easily picks up the lack of authenticity, and the bond and rapport between them is broken. Soon enough, you hear stifled yawns from the seats.
Actress Cherie Gil will wear these Bulgari Serpenti watches and neckpieces in the March 22 fashion night of “Full Gallop” at Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza, sponsored by Bulgari and Hermés and Inquirer Lifestyle.
It was a curious scene Tuesday at SM Megamall’s Mega Fashion Hall, as a good crowd of bright-eyed youngsters lined up to get into a forum about Diana Vreeland, former Vogue editor who died long before these same young people were born.
Cherie Gil is “scared sh*tless.” The frank admission was spurred by the realization that Diana Vreeland, the wildly eccentric and audacious fashion visionary, was more than the sum of all the years that the seasoned actress has devoted to her career.
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