{vintage dress shirt and belt, janylin booties} Had a shoot yesterday with the country’s sweetest and talented soul siren, Nina. Being the cheeseballs we were, when we found out we’re gonna be doing a shoot with her, every one of us spilled our favorite Nina love song, hahaha! 🙂 Her new album was playing when we…
FULL FRIDAY
{top from bazaar, bubblegum shorts, boots from bangkok} Everyone loves Fridays, there’s no doubt about that. Last Friday however was more eventful than usual coz the day was booked to shoot 5 different talents including two of Manila’s favorite Brapanese models: Akihiro Sato and Fabio Ide. I’m really excited for the outcome of the shoot…
BTS: SWISHMISS COUNTRY BELLE
{gap shirt, people are people shorts, parisian flats} The day before flying to Davao for the Abreeza fashion show (seen here and here), Donna and I were basking under the sun for a kids’ accessories shoot: SwishMiss Country Belle. 🙂 Here are some behind the scenes photos of that afternoon. 😉 helipad hello Makati Niccolo Cosme shooting Lindt Johnston smells…
TRY MY HARDEST NOT TO SCREAM
{vintage silk top, basic black short, feetish shoes // hype this look on Lookbook and Chictopia} Pretty nifty unfinished walls, right? I don’t really know what it’s for but let’s just pretend it’s for soundproofing just so my title makes sense. 😉 Haha As much as I hate admitting it, the thing with emotions kept…
WELCOME TO THE BLONDE SIDE
Please don’t judge me when I say this: I’ve always wanted to be blonde. I think my inner-hair color, if we had one, is blonde. I’ve always found it pretty but, really, I doubt it would go well with my asian skin. So thank God for wigs! 🙂 Had the chance to play around with…
YOUNG FOLKS
{pink sheer polo, mesh skirt from bangkok, parisian booties} Had a print shoot last Thursday at Indios Bravos in Makati. If it’s you’re first time to go to this studio, make sure you get directions. 😉 Shoot was light and fun as always and for the first time, the team (Mau, Ria, Donna, and Jerni) felt…
BTS: PAULINE PRIETO FOR METRO WEDDINGS
Last February 28, we shot this editorial for the June issue of Metro Weddings. It was ensemble after ensemble of stunning bridal options for the unconventional bride. Shot on location, Salon de Ning in Manila Peninsula provided the perfect backdrop to pieces by Manila’s top designers as modeled by Pauline Prieto. The Venue: the main room…
I SHALL RETURN
First off, I’m back on Lookbook and Chictopia! Please say hi 🙂 Second, this is the outfit I used for Stylebible.ph‘s Bloggers Animal Print Challenge. Opted to go animal print on animal print for this one and brought out these suspender tights since Manila at that time was having a rendezvous with tropical depression Dodong. Rain made traffic…
JUNE TOO SOON
{top from bangkok, thrifted shorts, f21 wedges} Midyear mark! Can’t believe half the year has already passed! So far, 2011 has been a great year, a learning year. With learning comes coming out better and stronger so I’m pretty excited for the other half of the year to bear witness to that. 🙂 Anyway,…
MEETING THE REAL ROCKETT GIRL: JEWELMER BTS
{photography by Romain Rivierre, styling by Luis Espiritu make-up by Leo Posadas, hair by Rowena Sunido modeled by Jenny Rockett associate styling by Reg Rodriguez, Rudolph Leonor, Mikka Velasquez, Noelle Llave} Last December, we got the chance to shoot both the local and international ads of French-Filipino pearl brand, Jewelmer. Known for their line-up of…
BTS: PARISIAN PFW AD
{photography by Xander Angeles, styling by Luis Espiritu make-up by Bobby Carlos for Max Factor, assisted by Ria Aquino, hair by Eddie Mar Cabiltes associate styling by Reg Rodriguez, Donna Gonzales-Lim, Rudolph Leonor, Mikka Velasquez and Noelle Llave} Other than menswear, we also styled the PFW ad of Parisian as well as some of the…