Hedgren Syle Fair (at last)

Super late post. Haha! But please bear with me, I'm doing my best to catch up on my posts. Anyway, 2 weeks ago I styled for the Hedgren (a bag brand under the Primer group who also own kickers, sanuk, bratpack, etc) Style Fair at Greenbelt. I was asked by the amazing Argie Salango to co-style with him. We only had 2 days to pullout everything we had to use for the fashion show (we pulled out from 5+ brands!). Tiring but super worth it. I know I said I won't ever style for a runway show again but this time, I'm really glad I did. Here are photos from the event!

Ana taping the shoes hehe

Fuzion break!

Lessons about styling, modeling, photography were conducted in the mall:)

with co-stylist Argie

last minute pullouts from Bratpack

Lineups

It was a pretty tough job since we had to dress a gazillion models (haha) plus 2 celebrities and also real people (brand managers of Prime groups different brands). It was truly a challenge but I'm really glad we pulled it off. Of course, with the help of some friends! So thank you Melai, Ana, Tatie, Celine and Karen. :)

we started to feel tensed when the venue got filled up

 super small mens dressing room

I was assigned to dress the male models coz Argie had to be at the other side since he was also a featured designer. Thank you Vin Orias for helping us!

happy tatie hahaha

host Angel Jacob looked stunning

minutes before the show--Pia Guanio with the models:)

Angel Jacob in a slinky number. Hot!

The girlys and the guys wore Ensembles, designer pieces from Fashion Institute of the Philippines designers and Primer's other brands Roxy, Quicksilver, DC, Ellese, etc. while toting the very functional and chic Hedgren bags.

Abby Arenas wearing Ensembles and GAUPO shoes!

FIP designers curtain call with their models--I love Erica Panlilio's maxi skirt and top!

FIP's owner, designer Shannon Pamaong:)

Argie's moment. Love the jumpsuit arge!

 Pia wearing the ENSEMBLES dress that I picked! She liked it so much that she took it home:)

It's over, finally! Yey

mah girls--after the show.

us with the boys.

stylists huddle and congratulate each other after the successful show:)

class picture!

this time with Primer's project manager Art!:)

You can also watch the video of the event HERE. GMA's chikaminute or something. Hehe. Thank you Argie for asking me to co-style with you. Til our next collaboration. You know I love you! Will post about some other shoots next, but for now I have to sleep! Have to continue my pullouts later for my big shoot with MEG on monday. Wish me luck!:)

P.S. Been featured as stylish person of the month at Trendtation! So honored. Thank you!

Oh and it's sale all over the metro. Haha. Lead me not into temptation Lord. Stay away from malls! Haha kidding. Later guys!:)

The Neil Oshima show

This is a super late post but as I've said before I have a lot of backlogs and this is one of them. Haha. Anyway, 2 weeks ago I got invited by Jason Quibilan (abscbn film/tv director/photographer) to style for a photography workshop by the world renowned and very talented--the great Neil Oshima. He's a very popular photographer back in the 70's-80's. He got me at "I photographed for National Geographic", I died. Lol. Anyway, you can read more about his life and works HERE. :)

It was a last minute project, as in I was told 2 days before the shoot. The only instruction they gave was that the styling should be very textured. So I rushed to Myth and Gaupo shoes (our favorites stores) to pullout. I also called Jear if he wants to join me and he imemdiately said yes after I told him that we'll be styling Angel Aquino. Hehe. So here's how it went...

quick breakfast & my weird im-still-sleepy-what-am-i-doing-here morning face.

waiting

students

jason & neil

model monica from IM agency

my bessy Jear:)

with Monica

styling angel:)

she's super nice and down to earth:) she was hyperventilating before going out coz she said she's shy! hihi

jear's turn

i was putting on her shoes haha

she was nice enough to do this for our friend Yeoh!:) she also signed it "from vera with love" hihi

thank you Ms. Ruby Gan (of Myth) for lending the dresses:)

 

they've worked together before for the Slims/Salvacion Higgins book:)

I had to leave early coz I had a meeting at Rockwell. And then went to my friend Aimee's birthday dinner afterwards. :) It's always fun ending the day/night with friends.

haggarda versoza lang, lagare all day haha

food and friends--we've all moved on from Robinsons except for Aimee! She works for Howards. :)

how sweet

class picture

I was so tired that I wasn't able to change when we got home. Haha. A day well spent. :) Our Casa Ibiza getaway coming up next.:) Have a great weekend everyone!

P.S. Don'f forget to join my ICHIGO shoes & PENSHOPPE giveaway!:)