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The night Michael Leyva just wants to have fun

The night Michael Leyva just wants to have fun

For the final evening of the recently concluded three-day Bench Fashion Week, Michael Leyva capped off the designer series with looks that were fun, fearless and unapologetic yet still managed to look chic. And for dessert, Bench again unleashed a bevy of young hardbodies in stylized swimwear for its new…
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A smorgasbord show of contrasting elements

A smorgasbord show of contrasting elements

No one got cancelled out on the second day of the current three-day Bench Fashion Week, as designers Rhett Eala, Bon Hansen Reyes, Christian Dalogaog and retail brand Urban Revivo showed the audience different flavors, inspirations and reasons to dress up. By Alex Y. Vergara It was a show of…
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Jaggy Glarino gets personal in latest collection for Bench Fashion Week

Jaggy Glarino gets personal in latest collection for Bench Fashion Week

Day One of the biannual fashion week’s latest edition featured three designers, including a young master technician who loves to shock and awe audiences with his out-of-the-box vision. This time though, afraid of appearing “faux and inauthentic,” he purposely reined himself in as he drew from the personal. By Alex…
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Inabel—“from farm to fabric to fashion”

Inabel—“from farm to fabric to fashion”

Dubbed as “Algodon,” the Spanish word for cotton, the event, one of the first big post-pandemic fashion shows to be staged in Manila, highlighted the use of various inabel fabrics from the Ilocos region on the collections of Vic Barba, JC Buendia, Tonichi Nocom and Randy Ortiz. Text and photos…
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Cha Eun-woo is US shoe brand’s newest brand ambassador

Cha Eun-woo is US shoe brand’s newest brand ambassador

By signing up the Korean pop sensation as its latest celebrity endorser across several key Asian markets, Skechers reaffirms its belief in and commitment to the region’s growth opportunities. K-pop sensation Cha Eun-woo signed up as Skechers’ newest regional brand ambassador. The partnership covers the brand’s seven key Asia-Pacific markets:…
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Yssa Inumerable wins grand prize as TernoCon returns this year

Yssa Inumerable wins grand prize as TernoCon returns this year

Now on its third edition, Bench’s TernoCon not only provides budding designers with a venue to showcase their skills and talents. It also honors and promotes the country’s national dress by making it more accessible and wearable to today’s generation of Filipino women. Text and photos Alex Y. Vergara Yssa…
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Albert Andrada is set to conquer Paris Fashion Week

Albert Andrada is set to conquer Paris Fashion Week

The fashion event, happening from January 25 to 26, at the Westin Paris Vendome, will see Andrada collaborating with BaroQco, a jewelry-maker known for creating crowns for other beauty queens. From Manila to Dubai, Las Vegas to Paris, Albert Andrada is set to make fashion history for the Philippines as…
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Cartier creates ripples that stand the test of time with its Pebble-shaped watch

Cartier creates ripples that stand the test of time with its Pebble-shaped watch

Cartier’s limited-edition pebble-shaped watch recaptures the vintage aesthetic of its 1972 predecessor with its newly redesigned 18-carat gold casing, eggshell-colored dial and Manufacture 430 MC movement. The Cartier Pebble-shaped watch has been reissued at 150 limited edition pieces From its earliest timepieces to its most recent releases, Cartier has been…
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Max Mara opens its first store in the Philippines

Max Mara opens its first store in the Philippines

The Italian luxury fashion brand worn by celebrities such as Taylor Swift, Jennifer Lopez, Angelina Jolie, Julia Roberts, Gigi Hadid and Princess of Wales Kate Middleton, recently launched its first store in the Philippines at Greenbelt 3 in Makati. Marilou Koa (fourth from left) and Johnlu Koa (far right) with…
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