The veteran journalist-turned-executive director underscores the importance of going digital and broadening mindsets if the country is to reach out to more international buyers and compete with the best in the world. By Alex Y. Vergara As usual, all eyes are again focused on tomorrow’s Manila FAME (Oct. 19 to…

By Bryle B. Suralta Uniqlo fans, have we got news for you! The Japanese global apparel retailer opens Uniqlo Manila, the largest Uniqlo store in all of Southeast Asia! The store’s opening comes as the brand celebrates its six-year anniversary in the Philippines. Located at Glorietta 5 in Makati, the…

The woman blooms like an English rose, as fashion retail brand Karimadon presents its breathtaking collaboration with Filipino fashion designer Rosenthal Tee. Karimadon started in the '80s as a ready-to-wear boutique for women that carried elegant gowns, trendy casuals and sophisticated workwear pieces. Thirty-eight years later, the brand has expanded to more…

Samsung Electronics Philippines Corp. (SEPCO) officially launched the Samsung Galaxy Note9 in the Philippines. Held recently at the Marriott Manila Grand Ballroom, the event gathered media personalities as well as Samsung dealers and partners for an evening of talks and a closer look at Samsung's newest flagship smartphone. Hosted by…

What is FashioniSM? Leave it to one of the world’s most sought-after designers, Margaret Zhang, to show you what it is all about. Yes, you read that right. Margaret Zhang is now SM Store’s newest endorser – Margaret Zhang is FashioniSM. The Chinese-Australian influencer recently worked with SM Store for…

Lacoste has created an exclusive experience to celebrate its 85th anniversary at Central Square, Bonifacio High Street Central, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. The display is ongoing until September 14. Highlighting Lacoste’s 85th anniversary capsule collection, the French brand presents its unique heritage and innovativeness during an exhibition designed as a tribute…

Whether or not they chose to deliberately channel various Japanese influences, the three recent winners in this year’s Bench Design Awards – Ched Dalogaog, Otto Sacramento and Renz Reyes – produced off-kilter yet wearable collections that made sense. By Alex Y. Vergara Was it deliberate or purely coincidental? And how…

Get ready to strut your style as Globe Telecom, in partnership with SAGA Events Inc. present stylefestph, a three-day fashion and beauty festival, which is now on its last day today, September 9. You can still catch today's shows at the Grand Hyatt Manila's grand ballroom in Taguig: the fall-winter…

Michael Kors announces the arrival of Michael Kors Mens in the Philippines. Its Greenbelt 5 and Shangri-La Plaza stores are home to accessories from the brand’s MICHAEL Michael Kors label and will now include the Michael Kors Mens label. Current offerings of the Michael Kors Mens label in the country include…

Although influences from two of the most showy decades in fashion history seemed to loom heavily on his work, Dennis Lustico says his main inspiration for his latest collection for Bench Fashion Week 2018 was a flamboyant character played by actress Tilda Swinton in Wes Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel.”…