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Designer a finalist in reality show
By Elton Lugay Lifetime Television is set to roll out another reality show on fashion to be called “24-Hour Catwalk,” strutting on the heels of its highly popular “Project Runway” hosted by Heidi Klum. The show, to be led by British model and former MTV star Alexa Chung, will feature four designers who will be […]
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Monique’s forecast: Bold colors, sporty edge
By Elton Lugay Celebrities Julianne Hough, Mandy Moore and LeAnn Rimes cheered Monique Lhuillier’s Fashion Week show as her elegant wearables rotated as if in a carousel at the Lincoln Center runway on September 10. Her clothes are “so feminine,” cooed Rimes. “I’m always out to support her.” Monique, one of the most recognizable FilAm […]
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Is Filipiniana couture ready for New York?
By Ryan Songalia Fashion week in New York City doesn’t kick off until September 8, but three of Manila’s emerging couture designers started the festivities early by showing off their latest designs at the AnYo fashion event at the Philippine consulate. Edgar Madamba, Richard Papa and Edgar San Diego put their Filipiniana garments to the […]
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‘Young Filipinos more aware of history than a lot of the older folks’
By Cristina DC Pastor; TF Photo Poet Luis Francia, who came to New York more than 30 years ago in search of his beginning as a writer, talks about his early Bohemian life and how his struggle was unlike that of many Filipino immigrants. TF: Did you leave because of martial law? LF: No, I […]
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There’s still time to hit the beach
The weather is expected to be partly sunny, with a high of 83 and a low of 70. That’s not Dave Price with the weather outlook for August 21, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., but CORE Chair Venessa Manzano reminding everyone about this Sunday’s beach outing at the Polar Beach Club in Long Beach. Collaborative […]
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‘Piña calado’ fashion
By Elton Lugay It’s about time the SAVE Act campaign makes its debut on the runway. Thanks, Manny Pacquiao, for holding the fort, but it’s time the campaign is turned over to people who truly know the textile industry. Like fashion designer and textile technologist Anthony Cruz Legarda. Anthony is among the Filipino designers who […]
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‘Dalaga’ for the woman in her prime
By Ryan Songalia As young girls, Michelle and Mary Mangiliman would play shopkeepers in their mother’s closet. Now as fashion entrepreneurs, the sisters own and operate Dalaga, a trendy boutique in Brooklyn’s Greenpoint section. When Dalaga first opened its doors in 2006, its choice of location was viewed as a particularly brave one. Dalaga was […]
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Proud and empowered, partnered or not
By Elton Lugay Just two days after Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the same-sex marriage bill, the June 26 gay pride parade on Christopher Street became more than an annual tradition. It was a momentous milestone for the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) community. Close to a million people poured into and around 36th Street and […]
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A wedding on Times Square
By Cristina DC Pastor While half the world was glued to Westminster Abbey on April 29, a couple from Clifton, New Jersey was having their own royal wedding on Times Square. Tie designer Jesse Chao and his bride Marie Grace Singgo from Iloilo wed around the same time as Prince William and Kate Middleton. They […]