I was really excited to do my show for BENCH as I wanted to present something fun and different! I did not want to do another fashion show with a ramp and models sashaying up and down the catwalk. I ...
Bench OJ + Rajo denim collaboration and Rajo UNO + Rajo DOS perfume line also have their own videos! As done by the inimitable Jujiin Samonte, Paulo Castro and Melvin Mojica! Enjoy! . . HUGS! ...
I am very proud of this collaboration! I am so happy to show you some of the campaign materials that we came up with. Bravo to Mark Nicdao who did all of these images in ONE! I have to emphasize: ONE...
I was really so happy to have been able to work with a company who truly gave me the freedom to create images that will truly capture the message that I wanted to convey. Me and my team created image...
I woke up today with the most amazing news! Miss Tyra Banks wore my PINTADOS gown for the FINALE of the latest cycle of America’s next top model! I was like so very happy! To be honest no one r...
I have been working on my Bench collaboration now for almost 7-8 months and it has been such a wonderful experience! It’s important for me to be able to show you my design journey because I thi...
I would just like to take this opportunity to thank everybody who made my show last night a possibility! First I would like to thank the inimitable Ben Chan for giving me this opportunity to make my ...
I have very few relatives abroad- most of my family decided to stay in the Philippines and “rough” it out. Call it whatever you want but I think it’s just that my family is very nat...
The best seasons to be in NYC are Spring and Autumn. Summer and Winter can get way too extreme and trust me when I say that I outlived both the worst summers and the most devastating winters in New Y...
It’s always nice to bump into good friends while traveling. It makes the trip infinitely more memorable. While Nix and I were in SOHO we bumped into my good friend VIKTOR jeans hean honcho Ino ...
Since I was already in the US, I could not pass up on visiting my favorite city in the world! NEW YORK! Nix and I totally love this city as we have so many friends here and we both studied for a time...
I have been to many art exhibitions in my life time but nothing prepared me for the Transmission LA: AV CLUB show! It was MIND BLOWING! Imagine ART, MUSIC, FOOD, ALCOHOL, VIDEO, COFFEE and BOOKS cura...
My friend Teresa invited me to 2 major ART events while we were in LA-LALAND! I have always loved art and given the chance like this is always good! Our first stop was the MOCA http://www.moca.org/. ...
I love Martine Diaz-Cajucom! I met her a year ago and I fell in love with her spirit, energy and over all good vibes! She is not only a very beautiful woman (naturally as she comes from the Diaz clan...
Leave it to my superhero like friends to go plan a yacht party right after a late night filled with tons of alcohol! I mean, really?! The last thing a hang over needs is a day out at sea! LOL! Howeve...
The main reason that I am in the States is because it is the wedding of my high school friend Joy Go. I am so very happy for her as she is marrying the man of her dreams! Mark Wood and Joy met severa...
I am HUGE fan of street art! Each time I get to travel, my eyes are drawn to this public displays of raw emotion that is available to all. I love graffiti as it is a testament to what is happening at...
I am convinced that there is such a thing as the Pinoy Mafia! We as a people are bound by this invisible thread that links us all. I mean I am sure you can spot a Filipino a mile away when travelling...
Visiting LA is not complete without me hanging out with my friend Teresa. LA for me is all about her, her style, her chill attitude and her spirit. Teresa travels all over the world now so to have he...
If you have been reading my blog, you know I love food almost as much as I love fashion. I get all so very excited when I visit a brand new restaurant that has all the right elements. It starts with ...
My gang and I wanted to explore another part of LA that we all haven’t really explored. I knew that my darling friend Teresa Hererra was in Los Angeles at the same time and she suggested we all...
Where does one go for dinner on your first night in LA? There are a thousand options available that can make you go batty. Good thing, there in this thing called YELP. Have you heard of this? Well al...
I am off to the city of angels otherwise known in my mind as LA-LALAND! I am traveling for several reasons. On top of that list is that my dearest friendfrom High school is getting married to the man...
Here we go! I feel like I am the recipient of the gift that keeps on giving, THE Tyra Banks, model and TV hostess extraordinaire, is once again wearing ME on America’s Next Top Model! Thank you...
This is it! My once a year BIG BIRTHDAY BLOWOUT has come! I would like to personally invite everyone to my Big Birthday SALE on May 12-26, 2012. It’s going to be at the House of Laurel, 6013 Vi...
Here’s the rest of my commentary! Enjoy! . Karolina Kurkova looks like a very long fish in Rachel Zoe! I like the gown but the head piece? HMMMM??!!!!! . Jessica Stam - Dior is a GODDESS...
How exciting it is to be in NYC for the Metropolitan Gala! I only wish I could afford the 25,000 dollar ticket for the fund raising event as that is what the going rate is! I am certain that I can us...
I just want to let everyone know that we’re making great strides in keeping Rajolaurel.com as updated as possible. Our website is currently in Spring/Summer 2012 mode featuring the Athletenique...
I am always so proud and very supportive of creative energies. I strongly feel that by supporting all of these creative pursuits, we not only enrich our minds but our souls as well. . I love surround...
One of the thing that Nix and I enjoy most is entertaining at home. Because we live in a very small apartment, it is very hard to do this with more that 6 people and since we have so many dear friend...
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