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It’s March and it’s officially the start of summer in the Philippines. Although Ito and I have unofficially made February our month for kicking off beach season–first, because celebrating...
Last Saturday was the annual ‘pilgrimage’ to Art in the Park, the once-a-year gathering to appreciate art, do a little shopping, meet friends, people-watch, and enjoy some food, drinks and live...
Yesterday, March 14, was the opening day of Manila FAME, and since Ito and I had some free time in the afternoon, we decided to drop by. It’s always incredibly inspiring to see other designers’...
Whether it’s inspiration–or love–that we seek, we often feel the need to look far and wide, oftentimes missing what’s right next to us. Ito’s and my first real visit to the National Museum in...
Yesterday was the culmination of a couple of months’ hard work for the Friends for Cultural Concerns of the Philippines as they presented their “Fashion With a Vision 2″, a fundraising event...
Whimsical, trivial, fickle, fleeting…fashion is seen by most pragmatists as an ‘unimportant’ part of life, unnecessary to the business of living. But fashion, and the need to dream and express...
It has been years since I’ve been to a theme park, so it was a lot of fun when my mom, John, Ito and I were kids for a day and visited Universal Studios. The park was smaller and the lines much...
Sightseeing and eating are two of our favorite things to do on any vacation, so a few days after arriving in Singapore we decided to combine both and visit the sprawling Gardens by the Bay, walk...
Sorry for not having posted for some time. Last week was spent enjoying some quality time with family and celebrating my brother, John’s, birthday. We decided to head back to Singapore, because...
Even ordinary work days can be visually inspiring and the past few days, the play of light and shadow has cast a surreal, dreamy effect on random everyday scenes. Sometimes, while waiting for a...
After one week chilling in Cebu with family over the Christmas holidays, we flew back to Manila just in time to kick off a brand new year! This video was taken as we enjoyed a 180-degree fireworks...
As one cycle comes to an end, a new one begins. And what better way to mark the closing days of 2012–and the birth of a whole new era–than to enjoy the fruition of the year with the people closest...
The gift of family bonding with Ito, John & mom It’s the final day of 2012, and looking back at the roller coaster joyride of the year that was, I feel nothing but a deep gratitude for everything...
Today was another fulfilling–but exhausting–day working, while fixing and organizing my workshop, and at the same time clearing out my online files. As I downloaded and saved files from my old...
It’s Friday and the middle of an unbelievably busy and intense past few weeks (not to mention that it’s traffic everywhere!). For some much needed peace and calm, I found that instead of a big,...
There’s just something so wonderfully free-spirited, creative and individual about DIY projects that I’ve always loved, just like my friend Candy and (her brand-new-husband) JP’s,...
I’m thankful to have missed the live broadcast of the Pacquiao-Marquez fight today because it was a working Sunday for us…just learning about it through texts and reading the updates on twitter was...
It’s Friday, the start of the long weekend, but it was a working day for me since we had no out-of-town plans and I was hoping to get a head start on the work that’s been coming in. I know it’s...
A play of light and shadow. Airy & ethereal, this patchwork tulle dress was inspired by filaments with its light, gauzy texture and interconnected patterns. Designs that breathe and move, and that...
Something old, something new, something borrowed…and something totally out-of-the-blue! For the Wedding Essentials gala event at the Shangri-La Edsa (which I missed, since I caught a cold/flu and...
Picturesque places, check. Historic monuments, check. A bit of shopping, check. Foodie tour, check. A little culture, a lot of silly fun, check, check. In the end, however beautiful the sights,...
The thing that was most interesting to me about Hanoi was its wonderful mix of Chinese and French influences which could be noticed everywhere, from my favorite midnight snack, bánh mi (grilled...
In contrast to the relaxed, peaceful atmosphere in our hotel, life in the Old Quarter was bustling, hectic and oftentimes downright chaotic. After a big, buffet breakfast on our first day there–I...
Sorry for not posting over the past week, Ito and I just spent the last five days on a very fun jaunt to Hanoi with a big group of our friends. It was Ito’s and my first trip to Vietnam, so we...
This week went by in a blur of fashion, friends and, of course, family–the trifecta that my life revolves around–and I haven’t had much of a chance to catch my breath, much less make a proper post....
This was a wedding like no other Ito and I have ever been to. First of all, this wedding made us walk down an aisle of clouds (Ito wearing a feather buttoniere while I carried a cotton-candy...
Whenever we can, my family and I love having extended 12-hour brunch-to-merienda-to-dinner-to dessert breaks out of town. Instead of heading to the mall, we take a leisurely drive stopping for...
After the past few days of stormy skies, Monday welcomed us with sunshine, a great way to get back into the work groove after the long weekend and catch up on work for a new collection that I’m...
It’s always a great thing to be able to attend designer friends’ shows and show support, but unfortunately it isn’t always possible given everyone’s busy work schedules, especially now that the...
When Ito and I first learned about Ryan & Garovs’ engagement, we were all at a shoot together for a magazine maybe a year ago, and we were thrilled to bits. They told us about Ryan’s surprise...
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