When Arnel Patawaran the AWESOME (editor of the Manila Bulletin Lifestyle section) requested I style this one shoot for Sense & Style Magazine, I hesitated because it required so much in so little time. But Arnel’s soothing voice on the phone calmed any anxiety (like a true mentor) and everything was going to be okay. It was only when I got off the phone, I asked myself, “And what did I just agree to?”
I haven’t worked with this team for almost 5 years and then all of a sudden I’m doing a shoot of this magnitude happening in…. 3 working days! Good luck!
So why is this shoot a big deal? A shoot with one model with a prep time of 3 working days could seem a tad bit crazy already, but what if it were 5 personalities? What if they were all the winners in the Binibining Pilipinas 2014 beauty pageant?
When it was all over and done, I was asked about my experience styling this month’s cover shoot… The fact that they are all winners in their own right, all equally the focal point, was a challenge. More consideration had to be taken into each girl’s outfit and whether it visually created good composition and a nice flow when grouped all together. No one should stand out, and at the same time, no one should be left behind.
Flashback, the day of the shoot…
The location for our first set-up is Finestra, a great Italian restaurant at Solaire. I wanted to “breakdown” the heavy, beauty queen competition-style hair and makeup and make it more natural, fresh-looking and pretty….
The next setup in vintage-style hair and makeup and gowns. I suggested balancing the formal, very put-together looks with a lot of laughs and smiles…
I incorporated more print and texture for their individual setups. You can click on the photo for information on their gowns and accessories…
For more stories and portraits of these bedazzling beauties, grab your copy of Sense & Style’s August 2014 issue out in newsstands now!
by JACKY LYNNE A. OIGA
portraits ADVAN RAMIREZ
styling GUADA REYES
makeup PONG NIU (for Parul Shah) and OWEN SARMIENTO (for Mary Jean Lastimosa and Mary Anne Bianca Guidotti) both at MAC COSMETICS, and RENEN BAUTISTA (for Kris Tiffany Janson and Yvethe Santiago)
hair KRISTINE RAMOS (for Parul Shah and Mary Anne Bianca Guidotti), KATCHIE MEJIAS (for Kris Tiffany Janson and Mary Jean Lastimosa) both using LYNELLE EXTENSIONS, and TON TANGCO (for Yvethe Santiago)
shot on location at SOLAIRE RESORT & CASINO
On MJ: “Victorina” gown by Chris Diaz for Myth, pink Buddha dangling earrings with pink tassles by Kathy Webb.
On Bianca: Dress with pearl bib by Mel Orlina.
On Parul: White dress with sheer panels by Mel Orlina, pink skull earrings with crème resin flowers and a cameo encircled with pearls by Kathy Webb.
On Yvethe: Sequined dress by Liza Padilla for Elize and earrings of crystal, stones and brass beads by Magpie’s Nest by Pam Hiran.
On Kris: Blush pink gown with crystal details by Liza Padilla for Elize.
On Bianca: Ball gown with black beaded floral details and black gloves by Edgar Madamba, seafan pendant used as a brooch by Alchemista, carabao horn ring with pearl by Kathy Webb; on Parul: White gown with silver lace by Mel Orlina, bejeweled necklace used as a headpiece by Magpie’s Nest by Pam Hiran, blue topaz with citrine and rock crystal dangling earrings by Alchemista; on Kris: Black gown with sheer sleeves by Cherry Samuya Veric, fuchsia pill box hat with black lace appliqués by Bonne and green agate with blue topaz dangling earrings and stackable amazonite, smokey quartz, and green agate maxi rings all by Alchemista; on MJ: Pink gown with textured details by Joel Escober at Myth, black pearl stud earrings with lemon quartz and lavender chalcedony detachable dangles and stackable emerald, turquoise, white sapphire and amethyst minette rings all by Alchemista; on Yvethe: Sheer top with appliqués and details with ball gown skirt by Cherry Samuya Veric, flower fascinator with tulle courtesy of Bonsai Fojas-Balboa of Bonne.
For more behind-the-scenes and to get know more of these beauties, click on the link below-
videography MARK MADRIAGA
videographer’s assistant JAY MENDIOLA
music PUNCHES – SLEEPLESS CITY
And just out in today’s papers…
Dresses by Mel Orlina except for the far right (on Yvethe) which is by Liza Padilla for Elize and earrings of crystal, stones and brass beads by Magpie’s Nest by Pam Hiran.
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