UNIVERS

May be the name of a realist Sans Serif type-face designed in 1954 but in the circle of local stylespeak, its the collective multi- label store thats currently the brightest sun now shining in the fashion solar system.

With ultra high ceilings that aspire for the stars--to infinite space and beyond!

Burnished steel in contrast to some Jil Sander for Men.

This could be a Mobius strip--or a twisted post that continues as a base for the candle/perfume counter. Too cool.

Theres also Art and Furniture.

And for true label love, theres Balenciaga.

Jil Sander. (I. HEART!!)

Rick Owens. Drool.


Comme des Garçons.

Accessories.

And EAIRTH for UNIVERS. I miss Issy.



UNIVERS d’ homme et femme
One Rockwell East Tower
Makati City

HONG KONG

I super love my new camera. Bought it in Broadway in Harbor City. The Lumix GF2 comes with two lenses, although you can actually choose a kit with one lens (cheaper)--but buying the two lens is more bang for the buck. Here are some snaps that are all taken in natural light. Without any editing. Amazing. And heres another cool function, the GF2 is touch screen, so when I want to focus on a particular subject, it targets that and automatically blurs the background. Can somebody say: Sartorialist? heeeh. I wonder why i held off for so long. The only thing that I'm choosy about is the size and the heaviness, coming from my ixus, which nestles comfortably in my already calculated bag weight, the GF2 feels like a rock when stashed inside my tote that already contains an ipad, a workable makeup kit, my phone and a wallet thats forever getting fat with coins. And i complain about back pain at the end of the day. But. Suffer, because I soooooper love it! Originally wanted to get the red one because the earlier model GF1 didn't have it, but B dissuaded me and convinced me that the white was more me. And yes, it actually is.

Did a double take and thought Team Manila was selling in HK already. Eep. No pala.




Favorite things: Ramen and Curry-in-a-Hurry at the City Super food court.

Hokkaido green tea and cream. To. Die. For. Also in City Super. (Thanks Pen!)

Din Tai Fung in Silvercord.

With their melt in the mouth Xiao Long Baos.

And pork chop rice.

Busog and chubby cheeks. Heeeh.

END OF THE DAY. AGAIN.

Teh. Hindi na nakakatuwa mag edit ng photos ha. Pramis. I'm still not done!!!! I still have about three days of PFW to upload.
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Duling na akiz.

Its the catching up thats the worse. Every night I say that I'll work on it, and then every night something comes up.
Wed, had that shoot with the other editors and Vince calls me up to ask if I was up to watch the Premiere for X-Men First Class. And I'm like, (valley girl lang): Hell yeah! Even if it was all the way in MOA. And then Thursday comes and I say, yes, i will work on the photos now, but then it was M Barrettos show in 7th High. Of course I had to be there to support. Friday rolls in and I said, this is really is it. But then boing, its movie night again with the buds to watch 'Paul'. Incidentally, if you haven't seen it, its f****n hilarious. I swear, british humor so gets me. Watch it, watch it!!!! Seth Rogan as the alien kills it too. Err, plus the fact that they're comic geeks in that movie on a roadtrip across America to see the alien sights is ultra cool. For our honeymoon, we want to see all the major ancient astronauts sites in Eric Von Daneken's book. Heeh. Love Aliens. Obviously.

And then the weekend? AC had a table in Opus so the whole gang went to drink..bottles of Vodka and Patron dancing to house/hip hop. Haaaaay. Sunday? well, of course it was recovery. But! Still had time to do my nails, Nail Spa in Legaspi! Its the best. Ever had manicurists dig into your toes making it bleed? I. Hate. That. Nakakainit ng ulo!! Well, at Nail Spa, all the procedures are done with a touch thats as light as a feather. Nakatulog nga ako eh.When i woke up, I had gleaming Le Vernis by Chanel coat my hands and feet. Its a gunmetal gray/green hue that resembles molten concrete. Coolnest!

So there, now that you know how my week went, maybe you can forgive me for not posting any since Wed. Start of the week again and its back to school for most of the kids. Have a good one y'all. As for now though, its tuck into sheets time. Goodnight.

JEROME ANG HOLIDAY 2011

May vision talaga lola mo eh. Direk Cata calls him a "simple girl with an evil plan." Muwahahahahaha. Ehem. Pero yes, Jerome is sooooo unassuming: soft spoken, easy smile, very friendly.. and then BAM! he comes up with this collection that totally blows me away. I mean, Jerome has always been a favorite. Even way, way before when I was still doing the rounds of shows as a broadsheet writer (doing reviews) and not as a Fashion Editor. And if there's one thing Jerome has been doing right, its been churning out amazing clothes, CONSISTENTLY. That says a lot about his devotion to the craft. Obvious in each and every piece.



Anyhoo, my runway photos are crap. As en. But I wanted to show you how he styled the clothes. Prosthetics on the models faces and bright red buns as hair. His whole concept was of an ugly girl and the feeling of being alienated. But I think with these collection, disconnection is the farthest thing on any fashion savants head. So yes, runway photos are blurry as hell, so the back up plan will have to do. Ultra close up detail shots of the clothes backstage. Its a whopping 38 photos. Thats a lot considering i only put about 10-15 photos per post. But then you have to see each and every piece... its watcha call drool and covet. Enjoy.

















































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