It’s Christmas Eve! And before we do our own celebrating tonight, I would love to share with you this wonderful collaboration with my Grid Magazine family and beautiful friend, Jenny Pascual of Moveable Feast. The behind-the-scenes I captured with my iPhone and the stunning imagery (by Joseph Pascual no less) will surely put you in a more festive and feasting mode for … Keep reading
The b-ball court at the Ronac Art Center was the location for another exciting shoot with High Life Magazine… So happy to be working again with good friend and awesome fitness model, Luisa Beltran… and the lovely Alaiza Malinao… More wonder twin power!! We wanted to highlight these performance sneakers with some stylish ensembles, and even … Keep reading
A concept that came naturally to me and paired well with the month of October was Gothic. But of course! Thank you Hector Reyes, Editor-In-Chief of Sense & Style Magazine for allowing me to play yet again! Since this was a beauty shoot, I enlisted the talent of Archie Tolentino. We did shoots a few years back with … Keep reading
Taking Filipino fashion up a notch (or two or three) with this shoot I put together for the September issue of Sense & Style Magazine. Prepping the edgy and intricate outfits… And finishing touches on our gorgeous supermodel, Girlie Benitez… Some of the action taking place behind the scenes. One of my favorite looks…. I love how the body piece (made of … Keep reading
Behind-the-scenes of the latest fashion editorial for High Life Magazine featuring some of our country’s best artists and pairing their works with our talented Filipino fashion designers. Our wonderful and gorgeous models, getting ready and internalizing their many roles and looks for this shoot… Watch in horror of this crown made of nails by … Keep reading
How fun was this shoot? The idea was to create KPop, JPop, Harajuku Girl-inspired outfits using existing school uniforms. The challenge here was that some of these uniforms were to be returned to their rightful owners so most of them I couldn’t alter or change their silhouettes. Prepping at my work studio and getting inspiration… So, … Keep reading
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 … Keep reading
It’s been awhile since I worked with this group. Last February’s Sugar Rush seems like forever already. So as soon as my schedule permitted, I grabbed the opportunity to work with this family again. I’ve been wanting to do something “architectural” lately, something High Life Magazine would be open to as they’ve always been very receptive to my ideas. Thank … Keep reading
Work takes me on yet another adventure! Staying focused has never been more difficult if your location is the world-famous El Nido, Palawan. We were surrounded by greens and blues, colors scientifically known to relax the eye. Part of the challenge was to snap out of it. Set your sights on a few of our locations, Miniloc Island … Keep reading
Especially for someone who works in the fashion industry, when traveling, touring the shopping “sights” are just as important as the country’s national sites. An array of wonderful store fronts and window displays and some in-store visuals mostly in Laugavegur, a main shopping street in downtown Reykjavik… Modern times call for a different version of the … Keep reading