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Calling all brides-to-be! Come Join The Wedding Project this weekend

Calling all brides-to-be! Come Join The Wedding Project this weekend

It’s always interesting to ask wedding guests, members of the entourage, the bride and groom and even the couple-to-be’s families what they love most about weddings. Sometimes it’s the set-up — beautiful, velvety flowers in full bloom alongside votive candles that borrow their light from the stars up high — …
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Designed for success: Filipinos in Fashion

Designed for success: Filipinos in Fashion

And so, the Filipino does it again. And this time, it’s on the runways of Paris. Dubai-based Filipino designer Michael Cinco is the first ever Filipino in the 40-plus-year history of Paris Fashion Week to be cordially invited to showcase his collection at the most vogue event of the year.…
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What makes you Filipino?

What makes you Filipino?

awOr perhaps a better question to ask is, what makes you proud to be Filipino? The question and others like it that prompt us to reflect on our culture, heritage and national identity resurface in the days surrounding Independence Day and upcoming Buwan ng Wika celebrations in August. Our welcoming…
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Men Who Matter #7: Mike Huang

Men Who Matter #7: Mike Huang

Men Who Matter #7: Mike Huang A manager with a keen sense of order; he makes sure that everything - like pieces of a puzzle - finds its place, as there is a place for everything at Rustan's. And as Mike himself says, "I realized - in sports and in…
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Work it, girl!

Work it, girl!

The modern, working woman has better things to do than just sit around and look beautiful. Although she is definitely prettier than ever in this day and age, her beauty digs deeper and surpasses face value. Being empowered, headstrong, decisive, adaptable, intelligent and independent are now all part and parcel of…
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Tory Burch S/S 2016 collection: Summer’s Unexpected Beauty

Tory Burch S/S 2016 collection: Summer’s Unexpected Beauty

There are always two faces of summer fashion. There's bright and flashy with larger than life prints, patterns and colors, but there's also subdued, airy, light and carefree. Which face will you put on this year? American designer Tory Burch celebrates the lighter side of things with hand sewn details, breezy fabrics and…
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A Word from the Wise: Donnie Tantoco

A Word from the Wise: Donnie Tantoco

By GRACE C. DIEZ Some men command attention but very few can do it without becoming intimidating. Hardworking Rustan’s scion Donnie Tantoco exudes power yet is, surprisingly, reachable. The whole set was abuzz during the photo shoot of People Asia’s “Men Who Matter” for this year when Bienvenido “Donnie” Tantoco…
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Channel Unfading Youth

Channel Unfading Youth

Women that simply live out their day to day lives can expose their skin to a multitude of aggressors that accelerate the effects of ageing. Heat and sunlight, exposure to harmful substances, and even routinely rubbing or touching the face can all contribute to compromising skin quality.  Chanel knows that a woman's…
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Wine Moment in Time

Wine Moment in Time

The 15th Grand Wine Experience was held at The Grand Ballroom of the Marriott Hotel Manila with over 1,700 guests in attendance, surpassing the previous year’s number of attendees. The time was just ripe enough to open the show to an exponentially larger audience, what with a greater number of delicately…
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A Lesson on Luxury

A Lesson on Luxury

Text by JOSE PAOLO DELA CRUZ | Photography BY MAU AGUASIN | Creative direction by CHINO CORRALES | In the words of Victor Hugo, “Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come.” So it rang true when Manila opened its doors in the mid ’90s to one of fashion’s…
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