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Roenna Nepomuceno’s classy, classic couture
By Kay Habana Fashion designer Roenna Nepomuceno came to America in the 1970s, settling in Sunnyvale in Silicon Valley, a white picket fence neighborhood with very few Filipinos. She initially worked as an engineer for a military-based company designing tanks and fiber optic cables. Then, she managed a hotel for almost 10 years. Roenna would ...
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Philippine Consulate to feature the designs of Patis Tesoro in Holiday Haute
Patis Tesoro is also known as “The Grand Dame of Philippine Fashion” for her classic designs using Filipino organic materials among them being Abaca, Mindanao Silk and Piña. Her creative use of indigenous Filipino raw materials used in her formal gowns, ternos and barong tagalog with beautiful embroidery are truly stunning pieces and ...
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Mally Beauty Makeup Review
By Teen Columnist, Sophia Sanchez During the summertime, I was in contact with the Mally Beauty team, after I expressed interest in their brand. Even though they are based in New York, I can understand how Mally has many celebrity clients that rave about her in Los Angeles, her brand serves well to the ...
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For the Love of Style
By Vivian Fuentebella Sanchez Part of todays’ culture is that celebrities nowadays have instant access to an important part of their image: personal stylist. San Francisco may have its local celebrities with stylists to boot but what about non- celebs who wish, want or need their own personal stylist? Enter this Filipina American in a ...