follow that unicorn

i got two early birthday presents last week:



one of my jackets from my rob the armory collection is featured in this month's issue of Preview magazine!



the Condo Living feature we worked on last march finally came out! it features several sofa professors (from both fashion and interior design) interpreting pantone 2011 colors as interior design set-ups. scans and full blog entry on this to follow!

grab a copy of both magazines!

ps: in less than 48 hours, i'm turning 24. eww, i'm old.

music fix: lady gaga's highway unicorn (road 2 love)

this feels like heaven

neon rave: kaye morales s/s 2011 collection
video campaign


video teaser


motion lookbook


behind the scenes video

shot my first ever motion look book for my friend and co-sofa graduate kaye morales. i also got to work with young photographer bjorn bedayo who shot the photos.



more photos can be found here.

ps: sorry for the hiatus. been very busy with teaching and other rackets (which i will blog about soon!).

videos fold canela
photography bjorn bedayo
clothes & styling kaye morales
make up anton patdu
hair mycke arcano
models
rodina luspo
mae bueta
maecon timbol
daryl morales
mark go
gerard go
music adventure's feels like heaven

today my heart swings

yesterday marked a huge step in my friend kaye morales's career - the opening of her atelier.



kaye started her clothing line schizo while she was still studying at sofa. we were both part of sofa's first batch of graduates last may 2010. since her days as a fashion student, a lot of her clothes have been featured in local fashion magazines and tv shows. she's constantly being featured in local magazines as one of the young designers to watch out for.



i got there just a few minutes before the blessing started.



sofa owners, ms amina aranaz-alunan and ms loralee baron-soong, were there for the ribbon cutting.


(left to right: models leo miranda and ervin david, cai, chamcham, cassie, ms loralee, kaye, ms amina, gabbie, mel, nino, noelle, and eunice)

and of course, the whole gang was there to support her.







what i wore:
bomber jacket | maison martin margiela
wifebeaters | ziggy savella
skinny trousers | topman
wingtips | american eagle outfitters
dogtags | from a bazaar in maryland
watch | timex
zipper bracelets | noelle llave
duffel bag | prada



my friends all wanted a photo-op with bekimon. cassie and chamcham even played a game of paper-rock-scissors to determine who was gonna ask him for a photo.



our friend marchie tamayo arrived a little later and catered the event (we kid).



cai (who i see on a weekly basis), noelle, mel and marchie (all of whom i haven't seen since september!)



pieces from kaye's graduation collection entitled queen of the octopodes.





amazing wall art, which shows kaye's fascination with octopuses.



the most amazing bathroom sink in the universe!



gabbie and darr... dave!



the peg for this photo was korean telenovelas, but kaye didn't get the memo, haha!



caption this.



i leave you with kaye's most exquisite mannequin.

congratulations kaye! your atelier is truly amazing! this is just the beginning of what i'm sure is going to be a very fruitful career. we heart you!

visit kaye's atelier at 8862 madrid building, sampaloc street, san antonio village, makati.

music fix: interpol's the heinrich maneuver

2010

my 2010 in photos:

january


(visual merchandising final project under dustin reyes. i spent the whole christmas break rushing to finish this.)


(first batibot fields tambay of 2010.)


(a semi-spontaneous tagaytay overnight trip.)

february


(conceptualizing and executing the sofa styling exhibit at rockwell as part of brasilipinas 2010.)


(at the brasilipinas 2010 fashion show with friends from sofa.)

march


(epic cubao x night.)


(shooting my first "fashion editorial" entitled from dusk 'till dawn with my sofa partner-in-crime mel lim.)

april


(presented my final marketing project aka thesis at sofa.)


(kira plastinina at sofa.)


(batangas day trip with high school barkada.)

may


(first dose of frozen yogurt ever.)



(sofa graduation fashion show at philippine fashion week holiday '10.)



june


(doing trilogy boutique's anniversary window and in-store displays.)


(getting a copy of bret easton ellis' imperial bedrooms ahead of everyone else.)


(best birthday ever: metrowear fashion show and dinner with these three people and some of my sofa friends.)

july


(lime88 with sofa friends.)


(my midterms project for roots of philippine fashion at sofa.)

august


(optimism saturdays with sam and judd.)


(epic meiday at cubao x night.)


(getting photography rackets from my friends at sofa.)

september


(batibot x ponti.)


(batangas field trip for roots in philippine fashion.)


(gian abrahan's epic where's the hat party at future followed by an equally epic after party at goodah greenhills.)


(first time to drape something - final project for roots in philippine fashion entitled ang paghihimagsik ni maria clara.)


(sofa term-ender party at ponti with non-sofa friends nissy, sam and judd.)

october


(first time traveling alone. stop-over at korea.)


(spending fall in the us.)

november


(dressing up my niece sophia as a fairy for halloween.)


(6 days in new york... alone.)

december


(first time to experience snow.)


(epic batibot tambay.)


(the first annual VEENEX christmas brunch.)


(epic fireworks display at the 2010 lantern parade in up.)

here's hoping that my 2011 will be just as, if not more, epic than my 2010. have a happy new year!

music fix: beach house's all the years