Philippine Fashion Week Holiday 2012 is happening from May 22 to May 27, 2012. And here are the schedule of shows.
Would love to watch Oxygen, Penshoppe and Bench shows.
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F&X Labor Day Sale
Feel the heat this summer! Enjoy hot discounts on selected styles from April 27 - May 6, 2012 only.
Visit your nearest F&X store at SM Megamall, Bonifacio Global City, Greenbelt 5, SM Mall of Asia, Trinoma, Robinson’s Manila, SM Southmall, SM North Edsa-Annex, SM Masinag, SM Clark and SM Cebu.
Lucy Hale Loves Bench
Lucy Hale, star of the television series Pretty Little Liars, was at the SMX yesterday courtesy of Bench.
She's the newest endorser of the top local brand. She's cute, bubbly, almost talkative. Fans knew she could sing and was asked if she'd be releasing at least a single soon. She said there are plans, but refused to sing a line or two when the audience shouted "Sample!"
She's so accommodating, even kind, and has no superstar attitude (at least from what we saw on the stage).
She signed the shirts of the Facebook winners, had photo ops with the Twitter winners, signed autographs, and answered questions from the press and bloggers.
Tim Yap hosted the event which started at 5 PM (instead of the announced 4 PM). And because I haven't been to an event like this that started on time, I arrived at 4:30 PM. :D
But before Lucy Hale went to the stage, the audience was treated to a mini-fashion show. Pretty female and male models paraded in front of the audience.
Lance Howard, who was on television lately for being the boyfriend of PBB evictee Wendy Tabusalla, also walked the ramp.
On my way out after the event, I saw the most-good-looking-male-model-at-the-event sitting idly in one corner. Asked him for a photo and he was so kind.
Ben Chan himself was also there. He sat with Lucy Torres-Gomez and her daughter Juliana who was with another kid.
It was a fun Saturday, especially that the first of the four pyromusical Saturdays at MOA's Seaside Blvd. happened right after the Bench event.
I was supposed to meet with my friend Jong for the pyromusical but something happened he wasn't able to get there. I ended up watching alone in the middle of the crowd. :(
Bag!
I love this bag Oliver Altman is holding in the Canari Spring/Summer 2012 shoot.
I'm really considering full time blogging so I can use one.
I'm really considering full time blogging so I can use one.
Oxygen Holiday Sale Extended!
Oxygen's Holiday Sale is extended up to December 15 in all branches.
Enjoy up to 30% discount on jeans, blazers and more!
Regatta Polos on Sale
Regatta would like us to welcome the Christmas season in classic polos in Holiday colors!
Starting today until this Sunday only, you can avail of men's classic polos for only P549 while women's are priced lower at P449. The promo is available in all Regatta stores nationwide.
Animals for Fashion
I love how animals, especially dogs, are used in fashion shoots, be it a fashion story or catalogue. I just hope these animals are not in any way harmed, or colored just to have a perfect picture.
Below is Francisco Lachowski with a dog and a rooster for Reserva Catalogue Spring/Summer 2011.
photos: bellazon.com
Alexander McQueen, Dead at 40
British fashion designer Alexander McQueen was discovered dead today after taking his own life.
The industry was left reeling after the 40-year-old's suicide this morning, which comes just days after the death of his beloved mother, Joyce.
It is also just three years since his close friend, style guru Isabella Blow - who plucked him from obscurity and helped him become a star - killed herself.
McQueen, who was christened Lee but used his middle name as a designer, was found at his luxury flat in Mayfair, central London. It is believed he hanged himself.
One of his lines, McQ, was due to be shown at New York Fashion Week this afternoon but the show has now been cancelled.
Police were called to the designer's £640,000 flat at 10.20am this morning after he was found dead. A private ambulance arrived to take away his body at 4.30pm.
Not long before it was taken away, a man with short blond hair who looked distraught and said he was McQueen's boyfriend, went inside.
Undertakers brought out the designer's body on a stretcher, covered in a maroon blanket.
The blond man came outside and waited, watching the door. He wiped tears from his eyes as he spoke on his mobile phone.
There were also tearful scenes at the designer's company headquarters in Farringdon, where staff were overcome with emotion.
A security guard said: ‘This is a very difficult day.'
In a statement, the company said: 'On behalf of Lee McQueen's family, Alexander McQueen today announces the tragic news that Lee McQueen, the founder and designer of the Alexander McQueen brand, has been found dead at his home.
'At this stage it is inappropriate to comment on this tragic news beyond saying that we are devastated and are sharing a sense of shock and grief with Lee's family.
'Lee's family has asked for privacy in order to come to terms with this terrible news and we hope the media will respect this.'
McQueen, CBE and four time winner of the British Designer of the Year award, was very close to his mother, a genealogist, and had taken her death last week very badly.
Posts on his Twitter page in recent days reveal that he had been battling to cope with his grief.
On February 3rd, he wrote: 'I'm letting my followers know my mother passed away yesterday if it she had not me nor would you RIP mumxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx...'
Moments later, he added: 'But life must go on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'
Then on Sunday, he said: 'Sunday evening been a ****ing awful week but my friends have been great but now i have to some how pull myself together and finish with the HELLS ANGLES & PROLIFIC DEAMONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'
He appeared to have recovered slightly by this week. His final message, posted on Tuesday, said: 'I'm here with my girl annie tinkerbell wishing kerry the **** happy birthday in NY, your 40 now girl time to slow it down we think.'
However, posts before his mother died also hint that he was having troubles. On February 1st, he wrote: 'From heaven to hell and back again, life is a funny thing. beauty can come from the most strangest of places even the most disgusting places.'
His mother had interviewed him for a newspaper in 2004 and asked him: 'What is your most terrifying fear?', to which he replied: 'Dying before you.' She said: 'Thank you, son.'
Two police officers were outside the entrance to his flat, which is in a six-storey red-brick building, this afternoon.
Scotland Yard said police were called to the property by the London Ambulance Service at 10.20am after reports a man had been found dead.
A police statement said: 'Next of kin have been informed, however we await formal identification. A post mortem will be scheduled in due course, an inquest will open and adjourn in due course. The death is being treated as non suspicious.'
Born in the East End and the son of a taxi driver, McQueen started as an apprentice at in Savile Row at the age of 16, where he made suits for Prince Charles.
He was famously first discovered as a designer in the 90s by Isabella Blow, the style guru and fashion director of Tatler, who killed herself in May 2007 by taking weed killer after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer.
She bought all the clothes he made for his graduate show for £5,000. They were delivered to her in black binliners.
With his ultra-short hair and Doc Marten boots and his penchant for shock tactics in his early catwalk shows, he was initially the 'enfant terrible' of the fashion world.
There was a stir when he was made head designer at Givenchy in 1996, succeeding John Galliano.
He later joined forces with Gucci, who bought 51 per cent of his company.
His hugely successful career brought him numerous awards, including British designer of the year four times between 1996 and 2003 and the International Designer of the Year at the Council of Fashion Designer Awards. He received an CBE in 2003.
Openly gay, McQueen once described himself as the 'pink sheep of the family'.
He once said: 'I was sure of myself and my sexuality and I've got nothing to hide. I went straight from my mother's womb onto the gay parade.'
He married his partner, film-maker George Forsyth in 2000 on a yacht owned by the prince of Gambia in Ibiza. Close friend Kate Moss was a bridesmaid.
But, according to an interview with the New York Times last February, he was single again and had started seeing a porn star - identified only by 'his porn nom de famille Mr Stag'.
Within minutes of the Mail breaking the news of his death this afternoon, Twitter was awash with thousands of stunned posts.
Leading lights of the fashion world also began to pay tribute, led by Moss.
A statement released on her behalf said: 'Kate is shocked and devastated at the tragic loss of her dear friend Lee McQueen. Her thoughts are with his family at this sad time.'
Alexandra Shulman, editor of Vogue, said: 'Lee McQueen influenced a whole generation of designers. His brilliant imagination knew no bounds as he conjured up collection after collection of extraordinary designs.
'At one level, he was a master of the fantastic, creating astounding fashion shows that mixed design, technology and performance and on another he was a modern-day genius whose gothic aesthetic was adopted by women the world over. His death is the hugest loss to anyone who knew him and for very many who didn't.'
Sue Whiteley his former CEO at McQueen said: 'This is devastating news. He was an unforgettable part of my life. He was a talent who was beyond others. People who worked with him would give 100 per cent and more because he was totally inspiring. This is an unimaginable loss for the fashion world.
'He was able to bring creativity to whatever he turns his hand to, from perfume bottles to every piece of clothing. It is a dark, dark day to hear this news. he was a British icon in fashion whose loss is unimaginable.'
Designer Katherine Hamnett said: 'He was a genius. What a terrible, tragic waste.'
Dolce & Gabbana said: 'We are deeply touched for the sudden death of Alexander McQueen, a designer whom we have always admired for his creative genius and unmatched inspiration. He leaves the fashion world with an unfillable void.'
Designer Matthew Williamson said: 'I am shocked and deeply saddened by McQueen's death. He was a genius and his talent was second to none. Like many others, I always cited him as a hugely inspirational leader of world fashion. He will be greatly missed.'
Victoria Beckham, who is frequently photographed wearing McQueen designs, said: 'McQueen was a master of fashion, creative genius and an inspiration.
'Today the fashion industry has lost a true great. An icon of all time. He made all he touched beautiful and will be desperately missed.
'My heart is very much with his family and friends at this very sad time.'
Jo Wood also spoke of her devastation after hearing news of McQueen's passing on Sky News today, unable to prevent the tears streaming down her face.
A spokesman for the magazine publisher Conde Nast described the news as 'so sad' and said the company was 'quite devastated'.
The British Fashion Council said: 'We are deeply saddened at the news of Alexander McQueen's untimely death. He was a unique talent and one of the world's greatest designers. Our thoughts are with his friends and family at this sad time.'
Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw added: 'Alexander McQueen made an outstanding contribution to British fashion. His extraordinary talent and creativity mean that his designs are adored not just by followers of haute couture but lovers of great style everywhere. This is a great loss to one of Britain's most successful industries and to the design world more widely.'
Fashion consultant Alice Smith, who arrived at McQueen's home with a bunch of flowers today, said: 'I have known Alexander since his first collection. He was a lovely man and the best fashion designer in the world.
'No one can beat him, no one will ever be as good as him. He was a charming man but also quite fragile.'
The designer was the youngest of six children.
He left school at 16 and went to work at Savile Row’s Anderson & Sheppard, whose clients included Prince Charles and Mikhail Gorbachev, after he saw a television program about the apprentice shortage in traditional tailoring.
He went on to work for Gieves & Hawkes, theatre’s famous Angels & Bermans costumiers, and then worked in Japan and Italy.
He returned to London in 1994, hoping to work as a pattern cutter tutor at London’s prestigious Central Saint Martins fashion school.
Thanks to the strength of his portfolio, he was persuaded to enrol in the course himself.
After graduating McQueen set up his own label based in the East End of London and it was then that he was spotted by Blow.
McQueen was forced to deny rumours of a rift between the pair at the time of her death, saying: ‘It’s so much b******s. These people just don’t know what they’re talking about. They don’t know me. They don’t know my relationship with Isabella. It’s complete bull****.
'People can talk; you can ask her sisters.… That part of the industry, they should stay away from my life, or mine and Isabella’s life. What I had with Isabella was completely disassociated from fashion, beyond fashion.’
He was so distraught at her suicide that he dedicated his spring summer 2008 show at Paris fashion week to his late friend.
The invites to the show were poster-size illustrations Richard Gray. It depicts a triumphant Blow, in a McQueen dress and a Philip Treacy headdress, in a horse-drawn carriage ascending to heaven.
Miss Blow had said: 'My relationship with McQueen began in 1994, when I went to a Saint Martins graduate show. I couldn't get a seat, so I sat on the stairs and I was just watching, when I suddenly thought: I really like those clothes, they are amazing. It was his first collection.
‘It was the tailoring and the movement which initially drew me to them. I tried to get hold of him and I kept calling his mother, but he was on holiday.
She kept saying: 'He's not here, he's not here.' She told him: 'This crazy person is trying to get hold of you.' I eventually got to meet him and I decided to buy the collection: I bought one thing a month and paid him £100 a week. He'd bring an outfit in a bin liner, I'd look at it and then he'd come to the cashpoint with me.’
via dailymail.co.uk
Goin Gaga
Lady Gaga wears pieces especially made for her by Armani to wear to the Grammy's. She looks like Goddess of the Universe.
While she looks like a Goddess of Lightning above.
She won the Best Rock Instrumental Performance for "A Day in the Life," Best Dance Recording for "Poker Face," and Best Electronic/Dance Album for "The Fame."
I love how I look forward to what she'd be wearing during events. And I love how I don't get tired of her looks. She's really an icon of our time.
Cookie Johnson Jeans
When Oprah loved something, she'd keep talking about it. Just like what happened when she wore a Cookie Johnson jeans for a recent "O" cover shoot. She liked the fit and even said she wore a Cookie Johnson pair for three straight days.
Here's a video of Oprah talking about CJ jeans:
Anyway, Cookie Johnson is an ex-wife of Magic Johnson.
Madonna for Dolce & Gabbana Spring/Summer 2010
If LV doesn't want her anymore, Dolce & Gabbana is happy to have her. And look at her looking so glamorous in the kitchen! Madonna will never fade.
photo: porcelainfashion.blogspot.com
Rachel McAdams - US Vogue January 2010
Rachel McAdams is on the cover of US Vogue January 2010 issue, in a Dolce & Gabbana dress.
The actress has appeared in movies like The Hot Chick, Mean Girls, The Notebook, Wedding Crashers, The Family Stone, Red Eye and The Time Traveler's Wife.
This post reminds me that I still haven't watched The Time Traveler's Wife. Ack!
photo: tfs
Giant LV Suitcase
This giant Louis Vuitton suitcase surely will not fail to draw attention. It's in front of the Ngee Ann City building on Orchard Road where the LV boutique is.
photo: thebachelorgirl.com
Giant LV Suitcase
This giant Louis Vuitton suitcase surely will not fail to draw attention. It's in front of the Ngee Ann City building on Orchard Road where the LV boutique is.
photo: thebachelorgirl.com
Natalia Vodianova is Busy
Starting this Spring, Russian supermodel Natalia Vodianova will replace Christy Turlington as the face of Yves Saint Laurent. She's also doing ad campaigns for Givenchy and will be the front of the Stella McCartney label.
She's will also be the face of Calvin Klein fragrances and is still the face of Guerlain.
Not so busy?
photo: elleuk.com
Hit or Miss
Oops! Angel Locsin and Carmen Soo are both featured in StyleCaster.
There's something about Angel Locsin's gown that is dangerously reminiscent of Bjork's swan-inspired (no wait, literal swan) dress from 2001. And when we say dangerous, we don't mean dangerously sexy.
So that's why they're so taking pictures of Angel Locsin at the International Emmys...
photo: stylecaster.com
Drop Crotch from Oak
Couture for a Cause
A dress becomes more interesting with its background story.
This Vivienne Westwood Spring/Summer 2010 design, worn by Daisy Lowe, is very much (as you can see) African-inspired. Vivienne Westwood is said to have put her name and designs behind The Tapestry of Dreams, a women's empowerment project in KZN.
photo: timeslive.co.za
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