Man on the Moon by John Lewis

Posted on November 6, 2015 by heavenliner

I know that it already have stores here in Manila, but if destiny would grant my wish of travelling someday to the United Kingdom, I will never miss the chance of going to John Lewis. This is for the simple reason of being so touched every year by their Christmas ad.

John Lewis Christmas ads are so awe-inspiring, it seem to have become a tradition for Britons to look forward to its annual release.

This year’s edition is entitled “Man On The Moon”

tear-jerking…

https://youtu.be/wuz2ILq4UeA

Ang Es Em kaya maka-gawa ng ganyang ka-tatching na patalastas?

Now I Can Wear The D&G Scent Again

Posted on August 16, 2015 by heavenliner

maestros d&g

So finally the duo has come into their functional senses and realized that the remarks were nothing but ill, faulty and discriminatory. Domenico Dolce, the half of Dolce & Gabbana according to vogue.com has finally said sorry and expressed that his words were inappropriate and that it was not his intention to offend anyone. This is with regards to their ill remarks about gay or straight parents having “synthetic” babies, or “chemical offspring” from a “rented uterus”, making them this year as the most hated fashion icons on the planet.

I totally don’t understand why it took so long for fashion maestro Dolce to realize the error in his inflammatory comments except for the possibility perhaps that there has been significant drop in their sales and revenues. May this be the reason behind such a change of heart or not, what is important is that there is an emergence of consciousness among the human beings of this planet. That no institution can tell people how to love and people who wants to create or develop a family can freely choose on how to go about it.

the classic d&g scent

I have always believed that earnest humility and expressions of sincere apology helps mend shattered relationships. So I guess, it’s now time to locate, take out and use my long-been kept bottle of D&G perfume which have been shelved for some period of time now as part of my joining the boycott of their products. Now I can wear the D&G scent again.

Mabuti nag sori na kasi ubos na yung mga pabango kong Dyoban at Tsarli.

Don’t Let Fashion Go To Waste by H&M

Posted on April 22, 2015 by heavenliner

go h&m!

I adore H&M. A big chunk of my wardrobe are H&M. The throw pillow cases I gifted Nengkoy last Christmas were actually from H&M. And never did my family missed going to an H&M store every time we are in Japan.

Though I suffer from separation anxiety disorder every time I need to have some breathing space in my closet or needs to get rid of old clothes, let me publish one fab and cause-worthy project by H&M.

Visit http://www.hm.com/ph/longlivefashion for further details.

Super nays Eych En Em!

Kicking Yule Cat’s Ass This Year: Christmas Shirt for 2014

Posted on December 24, 2014 by heavenliner

Icelandic legend has it that anyone not dressed with brand new clothes on Christmas Day would be devoured by the ferocious Yule Cat. Though my family is not from the Nordic country of Iceland, we do observe the tradition of wearing new clothes during the festive Christmas Day.

More than five years now, my family has kept a somewhat different variety of tradition in terms of wearing new clothes on Christmas. It is because we opt to be wearing the same design of clothing every year during Christmas Eve. Call if uniform, call it a costume or call it regalia but this tradition has kept us in a way to be more bonded as a family.

And every year, it takes weeks before the final color and design will be agreed upon. Knowing how liberal and outspoken each and every member of my family is, it comes not as a big surprise that there were lots of funny debates, hilarious deliberations and side-splitting discussions on how the style and design would look like.

A way of kicking the Yule Cat’s ass this year, my family opted for a vibrant baby pink color shirt with a somewhat retro chocolate brown design print. Here’s how it looks…

cool!

i love it!

Sino ba ‘yan Yul Kat na ‘yan? Pusang gala lang yata ‘yan!

3Coins +Plus: An Inexpensive Cure To My Shopping Madness

Posted on October 20, 2014 by heavenliner

When I was still undecided whether the recent long holiday weekend will be spent in Osaka, there has been a bunch of souls who keeps on telling me to go domestic. A lot has been suggesting the City of Pines, Baguio. I told them I’d rather go to Osaka because the trip (from Manila) is shorter by four hours. And besides, Baguio has yet to have a 3Coins outlet.

3Coins Store is the more stylish version of 100-Yen shops. 3Coins basically signifies 3 pieces of one hundred yen coins. Thus, all items found in this store is worth 300 Yen (around 150 Philippine pesos or 2.80 US dollars). Since it is three times more expensive than the usually substandard items found in 100 Yen shops, the ones found in this store is of course of superior quality.

those cute socks for tables and chairs is such an ingenious idea!

those rugs were beautiful…

super nice…

love this store!

And since the items are reasonably priced, this is the ultimate store in Japan where deficiencies in my overall recurring retail therapy are fulfilled. It’s like the final doze of medicine to cure my shopping madness when my pocket can no longer cope with it. Thus, 3Coins is a testament that shopping in Japan need not be expensive.

3 Coins according to their website actually has variety of stores. Correct me if I’m wrong here… They have 3Coins Ooops. The 3Coins Station. The 3Coins+plus. The classic 3Coins. And the somewhat high-end Colle.

The one me and Nengkoy shopped at in Osaka was at 3Coins +Plus outlet. This is the outlet that offers not just items priced at 300 yen but also superb stuffs priced at 1,000 yen (500 Philippine pesos or roughly around 10 US dollars).

I so love this place because this is one of those rare stores that me and Nengkoy seem to have a shopping truce. My mother would usually attack the penchants and the inclinations of my shopping selections due to its absurd and ridiculous prices. But when we are at a 3Coins store, there seem to be a cessation of hostilities between us. It is because she does agree with me on how nice the articles for sale are at a very reasonable price.

nengkoy at the bottom of the stairs... she got herself a couple of cool-looking earrings!

nengkoy at the bottom of the stairs… aside from some bathroom thingies, she got herself a couple of cool-looking earrings!

The store offers daily utilized good as well as lifestyle home interior decors. I particularly love their shower curtains, bedroom slippers, bathroom rugs and storage boxes. And most recently, I discovered that their colorful selections of socks are just so adorable!

Wanpibti lang… Murang mura…

Capricho of a Caprichoso at Comme Des Garcons

Posted on October 16, 2014 by heavenliner

I admit. I have considerable volumes of shirts in various colors, prints, styles and designs. My mother even consider my living quarters as nothing but a humongous cubbyhole of articles of clothing. She would often allege and accuse me of storing some inside my fridge because my closets and boxes of garments are all so choked-up and full to its brim. That is why the last thing I need is another piece of tee shirt.

But because of my caprichoso-ness (capriciousness), I know that I simply have to satiate my capricho. That is why when I was planning my little shopping in Osaka, my odd obsession was focused towards buying a simple yet over-priced piece of shirt. The Comme Des Garcons Play t-shirt.

I was so determined to acquire one, I even googled where in Osaka a Comme De Garcons outlet is. Good thing my nephew Denden knew exactly where in Namba Parks the store is located. Armed with unbendable willpower and fortitude, I, Nengkoy and my niece Erika trekked to the high-end portion of the mall.

caprichoso at comme des garcons osaka

As soon as we found the outlet, I selected from among the limited designs and supplies hanged on the racks. And since I look broke and penniless, the shop attendant did not allow me to wear and test fit it. I got infuriated I wanted to buy the shop attendant himself.

But since I was so focused on my target, I brushed him aside. With irrational conduct, I procured a piece. And with closed eyes, I paid the somewhat unreasonable worth as printed on the price tag.

my proof of purchase…

what i had…

Erika and I went back to the apartment with satisfied and happy faces. Nengkoy however was perplexed, maddened and enraged! Not with the shop attendant but with my capricho and being a caprishoso.

Awtpit pamalengke… Hahaha!

Rattled by Bench, Pacified by Meghan

Posted on September 12, 2014 by heavenliner

It is again the season when sizzling hot sexy bodies of the human species – photoshopped or genuine – would bombard almost all forms of media. No thanks to the upcoming denim and underwear mega-produced fashion show entitled The Naked Truth of a local clothing brand Bench (set on Sep 19 at the SM Arena).

Those pretty damn photos released on all visual forms of media make me feel like a wrecked low-class yappy loser. It’s like those photos are voicing out a soundless question “What happened to you?” They are so gorgeous it actually hurts to look at them! Here’s a couple of (still subtle) photos which I grabbed from the B/Blog on bench.com.ph website.

even the ‘go-see’ event was a huge one

effortless…

so gorgeous, it hurts to look at them! Hahaha!

But all these feelings simply fades away every time I hear the pop and somewhat throwback rock & roll track ‘All About That Bass’ by Meghan Trainor. I feel so boosted everytime I would sing along with Meghan the portion of the lyrics that says, “Every inch of you is perfect from the bottom to the top”.

This song I guess will never be played on a fashion run way. That is why let this song be my paralyzing message to all those eye-catching Bench models with such stunning corpus. Here’s a fun fun version with Jimmy Fallon and friends…

Pampalubag loob.

2014 FIFA World Cup Best Jersey Goes To…

Posted on June 22, 2014 by heavenliner

While everyone has gone so gaga on cheering for their favorite team at the ongoing FIFA World Cup, let me extend the biggest applause to the team with the most worthy jersey design. I know that design wise, athletic uniform companies has not much can do. But when they come up with awesome designs, it would of course worthy to be praised about.

viva argentina! (ezequiel lavezzi & lionel messi)

Argentina is my favorite team to win in the World Cup this year. Though team Argentina sports the most classic design (the iconic blue and white stripes), for me the best uniform this year goes to Team Ghana.

Best In Costume!

I chose Team Ghana’s uniform because of the stylish neckline inset. It is so remarkable! The use of Kente cloth design which is indigenous native patterns of their country is so smart. This subtle tribute as done by Puma gives you a deep-seated feeling of pride and passion for the country that you represent. Aside from paying homage to the rich culture of Ghana, another unique feature of this print design is that it beautifully frames the wearer’ face.

Team Ghana may unlikely to clinch the coveted trophy but still their jersey is undeniably true fashion worthy.

Manalo, matalo, best in kostyum kayo mga ‘tol!

Felt Like a Pilgrimage to a Luxurious Shopping Mecca

Posted on March 30, 2014 by heavenliner

Shopping, desserts and entertainment. These are my earthly holy trinity. These are in some unexplainable reason the silly domains that nurse my worldly psychic ills. These are my lowly carnal religions.

This is why when I was given the opportunity by the heavens to see and walk through the streets of Beverly Hills, I was at an elevated sense of veneration. Though my underprivileged wallet could not afford the saintly looking fashion merchandise along Rodeo Drive and Wilshire Boulevard, it felt like I was in the peak of my materialistic pilgrimage to the western shopping mecca.

rodeo drive baby!

we’re seated at a huge stoup where the unholy water of rodeo drive flows! hahaha!

the d&g “chapel”

some wicked car…

joesel contemplating on some unholy communion

joesel inside prada contemplating on some unholy communion

chapels, chapels, chapels! denton walking up the “aisle”

Those glitzy, ritzy and lavish stores looked like blessedly sanctified chapels. While the names Versace, Canali, Prada, Bottega Veneta and Ermenegildo Zegna seem to sound like holy Italian saints.

No, I did not do the sign of the cross but when we left the area, something in me was screaming. That one glorious day, I will be back and spend a good amount of riches in that dreamy fashionable shopping district.

Amen!

Winter in Manila

Posted on January 26, 2014 by heavenliner

match this with a stylish scarf and chic knitted winter hat, this fashion ensemble would be very appropriate for the would-be mild manila winter…

The Manila weather in the past two weeks has been unusually chilly. This is especially true from late afternoons until the late mornings. Between these time periods, considerable number of people in the metro as I observed are surprisingly sporting jackets and sweaters.

Temperature in Manila has always been hot and scorching all year round. Very cold countries would actually announce a heat wave in case they would experience the regular and prevalent Manila temperature. That is why, temperature has never been a topic for a Manila-based conventional conversations. But for the past two weeks, people are now talking about how chilly it has been. Also, there has been a slow down on the sales of halo-halo while sales of hot lugaw (congee) has gone hotter!

With this surprising weather changes by freaky and fickle mother Earth, I will not be surprised that in a couple of years, international weather bureaus will announce that hot tropical Philippines will already experience winter. I guess this is not farfetched because just last month snow actually fell in hot and sticky Vietnam.

What will be good in case scorching Manila will experience winter is that it is not the bitingly cold and bone-penetrating type of a winter similar to those countries away from the equator. It would be tempered type where people can simply put on a piece of scarf around the neck and will no longer look silly in case they would sport layered outfits out on the street.

Though it is a bit worrying (of course, because of treacherously distorted climate changes), for me, winter in Manila would be a welcome change. Why? Here are six advantages of having a mild chilly winter in Manila:

There would be downright decrease in electric bill since there will be lesser usage of airconditioning units;
There would be a decrease in the stench of body odors in public places – inside trains, malls, buses and jeepneys – because people will sweat less;
Fashion industry in Manila would finally take some transition. There would already be a winter collection for local fashion designers. Fashion Weeks held here in Manila are inappropriately pegged as summer and spring collections when in fact it should be labelled wet and dry season collections since these are the only seasons of equatorial Philippines.
There would be no atrocious diaphoretic beer-bellied shirtless people on the street (in Tagalog: wala ng nakahubad na malalaki ang tyan sa kalye);
Celebrities wearing jackets and layered garments who performs on TV during their Sunday weekly variety shows will no longer look stupid; and finally,
I can wear my Bershka leather jacket and Doc Martens leather boots!

Brrr… gininaw lang, kung ano ano na naisip!

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