Being Josh Aviñante

Lately, the skinny bitch seems to have retaken the limelight from the geek. This with Sony positioning its cameras for Manila’s high society. In the posh Creole district of Rockwell, Sony Cybershot held a fabulous party attended by Manila’s hottest showbiz items. The party began an hour after its announced starting time, probably anticipating the socialite’s penchant for being late. Guests were greeted by elegantly dressed journalists gave interviews that made one feel like a star. I should have worn something more sophisticated! Kudos to that guy! Food was excellent with Friday’s serving my favourite – the Mozzarella Balls! Sony made no mistake in choosing KC Concepcion to provide a face for the brand. Possessing the marks of genuine nobility, she complimented her noble stature with noble deeds – helping fund the United Nations World Food Program in Mindanao. This she did by auctioning three of her used Sony Cybershots to the highest bidders beginning at PHP11,000 with the proceeds go...

(published in Yehey! Lifestyle) Folded and Hung celebrates their 10th year anniversary by once again paying tribute to street style with Streetcast Act 2, a showcase of the clothing brand’s Holiday 2008 Street collection that, in a reversal of tradition, brings the streets to the runway. The anniversary was celebrated with an astounding fashion show at A-venue which gathered some of the country’s designers, fashion journalists and some of the country’s most idolized showbiz personalities including Claudine Barretto. The Folded and Hung Holiday 2008 Street Collection combines the practical and urban aspects of street style with the richness and flair of party-appropriate ensembles. Taking inspiration from the Renaissance era, the Holiday collection is romantically somber in blues, browns, and blacks, but it gets a festive punch from crystal embroideries and from shiny, metallic fabrics. Expect figure-flattering—and easy-to-wear—toga dresses and draped frocks made of lightweight jersey a...

Tights, leggings and opagues are must haves for the season. This November, renowned Filipina designer Kate Torralba and City Lady Stockings collaborates to showcase their leg apparel collection with an astounding fashion show that left the Manila Peninsula Hotel Conservatory dancing with pastel colors of irresistible chicdom. There was delight and excitement in the eyes of their audience while compliments for the Kate’s creation filled the room after the last model faded away signalling the end of the show. Some guests even forgot about their food and drinks as they watched the show in awe. No kidding. The last of this stockings craze was seen in Manila towards the end of the previous millennium with corporate Makati and Ortigas sprawling with female yuppies sporting opaque black leggings that for a time gave the business district a very European face like that of France. This season, they are back but in more elaborate and chic colors and City Lady has come out with hipper and ultr...

(Published in Yehey! Lifestyle) There is social relevance to skateboarding after all. Not only do they provide adrenalin but may soon reduce the number of pollutant vehicles as well. So let the children come to me in skateboards and forbid them not eh? Last Saturday, a large gathering of skaters held a race from Raja Sulayman Park in Manila to the Plaza Parking of Power Plant Mall in Rockwell, Makati. The race was spearheaded by Sector 9 and dubbed “Push Don’t Pollute”, relating the pushing action of the feet needed to thrust the skateboards in place of engines that have been contributing to the green house effect. The number of participants is estimated at more or less 100, their ages ranging from 15 to 42 years old. At the Plaza Parking, a temporary skating ramp was assembled to provide play for those who couldn’t get enough of the race. “Mixing Extreme sports with green movement is actually a logical mix”, asserts Freddy Gonzalez, President of Aloha Boardsports Philippines. He says ...

(Published in Yehey! Lifestyle) In the 1920s, the United States of America entered its version of Pax Romana, a period of peace and economic boom that enabled the prosperity of American culture and its art. World War I has just been won and the nation stayed away from global politics. It is during this period that the Philippines had been an American colony for some 20 years and thus shared the mother country’s period of greatness. The culture of this period is characterized by rebellious fashion. It was during this time that the U.S. Government enforced the Prohibition, an act that outlawed the manufacture and sale of alcohol. American high society indulged in illegal alcohol, women shortened their skirts to knee length (an abominable deed with the world just fresh from the Victorian age of innocence) and sported a hairstyle known as The Bob. The bob cut is a short hairstyle in which a weighted area is left to fall between the ears and chin notably the bangs. It is short enough at the...