Filipino fashion Archives

Lulu Tan Gan reinvents piña with a 60-look collection fit for today’s Filipinos

Just like what she did with knits, making it mainstream in a warm country like the Philippines, Lulu has done it again, this time for the piña. In her recent solo show for Red Charity Gala, her biggest show to date, she has shown today’s generation of Filipinos that piña…

Four designers in one store

As if Rhett Eala’s chic but classic ready-to-wear pieces are not enough, fashionistas now also have the works of three other designers such as Ivar Aseron, Twettie de Leon and Jo Ann Bitagcol to choose and draw inspiration from. By Alex Y. Vergara Fashionistas doing some last-minute Christmas shopping for…

Just plain good, chic and often edgy clothes

For the first time in years, no young hard bodies--men or women--paraded in their underwear at the recent BFW Holiday 2019. Not that it mattered. Instead, the three-day event would be remembered for its many firsts—from Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez and Patty Ang’s respective debut collections for Kashieca as well as…

Michael Christian Martinez: Ice Prince From the Tropics

The face of the Philippines at the 2016 Summer Olympics inÂ Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is none other thanÂ De La SalleÂ table tennis varsity player Ian "Yanyan" Lariba. She won't only be participating as a member of the Philippine team, but will also beÂ the official flag bearer of the country's delegation, giving…

Much Ado About Natori

Text by KRISTEL DACUMOS-LAGORZA | Photography by FILBERT KUNG | Josie Cruz Natori is a visionary, one of the very first to have paved the way for Filipino designers. She is the reason why many Filipinos can now confidently shine in the global arena. She made us proud every…