There has been a major change of pace in my life and the past week had been spent accommodating new things and people, adjusting to a new environment and re-incorporating myself into a world that I’ve left behind a good couple of years ago. Back in the grind, odd emotions, all good but like with every highly charged occurrence, I’m often in need of something to help me relax.
Scheduling a salon day with a new friend on the first day of a long weekend was a mighty good idea. So …

The Power Plant Mall at Rockwell introduces a first: the Be Scene Fashion Registry. From August 26th to the 28th, Rockwell teams up with Manila’s top fashion magazines – METRO, MEGA and PREVIEW. The stylists from the three magazines will come up with fashion picks from Power Plant’s stores, and will create exciting in-store displays at the mall for all to enjoy and covet.
This sort of reminds me of what we did during the FitFlop event which, incidentally, was held at Power Plant, too. However, this time …

This particular style takes me back to the glory days of punk fashion in the 80s and the staple street fashion of the early 90s. It’s the hippest and coolest thing for young people to wear then. Think rolled up shirt sleeves, bold colours (neon even) straight cuts and boom boxes. Checked deck on the pavement, enough room for some break dancing on the streets.
There are a number of elements to this style that’s worth looking into but let’s just focus on the footwear today. The time for this …

Now, I’m going the mish-mash route and just make a quick rundown of what transpired the weekend before last. Twas a bit of a busy weekend (the most so far) but I’m not complaining! Now, let me tell you why.

Started with folks from GMA came over to my house to interview me for this new show they have, QTube on QTV11 (airs every Thursday, I think). [Update: Scheduled to air later tonight, 16 April 2009, 10:15pm]
Then come Saturday, a particularly extra warm day I should add, I had invited friends …

Being one of the stylish people I know, I heart the casual chic-ness of her look. Loved her tall boot and vintage LV shoulder bag. I’ll give you folks a chance to see the bag up close at a later post. The outfit, complete with the flat tall boot, was perfect for the rainy Wednesday night. Boots are wearable on cool, wet weathers. Btw, Thea makes her own accessories and is currently setting up shop online; will definitely feature her work and shop as soon as it opens. I was …

Alongside the re-opening of the Adidas store in Power Plant Mall, Rockwell is the launch of the Adidas by Stella McCartney Spring/Summer 09 collection Wednesday of last week. The exclusive event for media and select patrons was held at the store wherein it started with a ceremony blessing the store, followed by cocktails, a fashion show showcasing the Adidas by Stella McCartney SS 09 collection and culminated with the unveiling of the newest spokesperson for the brand, TV personality Iza Calzado.

In photo: Adidas Power Plant Mall Owner Hans Yao, Iza …

Ever since I first heard that Stella McCartney collaborated with adidas back in 2005, I’ve been following collection after collection. I’ve always been the athletic sort, playing sports like Basketball, Track, and recently, Badminton. These have greatly influenced my interest in activewear. I’m actually hoping that the activewear trend will gain more traction, allowing access to more selections
Launched last September 2008, adidas brings us a collection which tries to provide for all the needs of a modern woman. “Style meets performance is crucial for women today, and I’ve tried to …

The recession has got the fashion industry buzzing the words, “Reduce, Re-use, Recycle” and has helped push the “going green” mentality up another level. We’re hearing more and more companies taking this route in re-branding themselves. From no preservatives skincare and makeup products to organic fabrics and tie ups with community trade. I have to admit, I have to thank all the hype for bringing all sorts of information within my reach. I’m one of the many folks who has been interested to take part but just didn’t know where …

Me in a mall, Power Plant Mall at that, is a bad idea. But when my friends had suggested that we get together last Saturday, where else is best for us to meet up again but the place where we used to hang out at a lot — Rockwell! I knew that the girls were with someone known to always be notoriously late so I opted to walk around the mall a bit. My feet took me to the very reason why I should visit this mall less — Shu …

And I thought that I’ve plugged this bazaar enough but the influx of emails from respective local brands that have plans on being there caused me to re-consider. I knew you folks might want to know that I’ve managed to gather enough data to support three good reasons why you really ought to drop in at Rockwell Tent this weekend.
Reason One - VERDE

I have to admit I’m new to Verde. But learning that these babies are proudly Philippine made, out of locally sourced materials at that, plus fashioned with …