I tell you this

School of Life

Got home to an all black envelope, matte & really chic looking, stuck on my door!

Excited that it read PRIORITY ROYAL MAIL, class! Haha

Even moar excited to feel something not-flat inside!

Viola!

the all-black pencil is reeeeally nice ;)

Got me all excited about Grad School all over again!
Wonder when enrollment opens.
Hmmmm

You Put on Your Armour, You Put Up Defenses

Ganito Yun

Before I was just in oblivious denial
Then I got busy and distracted
Then I realized I was excluded
But I was busy and distracted
AND happy
New thing, new life
so much excitement!
You were old news
You were tired
You were weighing me down
So it was fine
I wasn't missing out on anything

Then my exciting, new busy things
started to feel like a real life
(exciting, new and busy!)

And I would remember
my old life
Then I remembered you!

Then I started to feel sad
I started to feel like something was missing
Guess I missed you

but you know me
I'm rubbery,
I bounce back quick
I don't get down
for long
and I accept things
don't want to force things
will never
force myself on someone

so here I am a bit sad
cos you're missing
and here I am too
in my exciting, busy new life

and I see you now

and I have no more space for you

and I'm kinda sad and guilty
that this is how it turned out

but I'm kinda angry too
who left who

I think you did

so I'd play the blame game
and I'm pinning this on you

You chose to exclude me
now I'm saying,
I accept it

I'm cool without you

B

blup blup blup

my VisualDNA according to the NY Times!

You are super stylish and you love nothing more than shopping both for yourself and your home which is beautifully furnished from top to bottom. You take great pride in how things look outwardly and have a great admiration for the aesthetically beautiful. You are thoughtful and original in your outlook. You like to be made to think and often seek out ways to expand your horizons.

Lively and, you're someone who likes to make a big impression. You understand that first impressions count and that you won't always get a second chance. You've got great taste and strive to be one step ahead of the crowd. Your passion for fashion means you've got a bit of a reputation amongst your friends for creating your own style. Keeping an eye on the trends, you know what suits you but while adopting the values of society in dress and taste, you are concerned with inward spiritual beauty as with looks. The key is to allow yourself to appreciate life's journey while holding fast to that which matters most to you.

http://nytimes.visualdna.com

CHINATOWN FOOD TRIP

FRIED SIOPAO!!! 16php only!!!

YUMMIEST SIOPAO EVAH

my guide, Martin de Mesa!

it's not like I ate 2.

fugly photo. Sana full body cos I was in DMs.
That would've looked cute-er.

sugar cane juice. Not to sweet!
Just the right amount of refreshing-uh! 

Ongpin

kungwari turista

the main event!!!

wanton soup with rice noodles
OMNOMNOMNOMNOM

there's a video of me eating.
not gonna see the light of day!

Martin's order. Wanton with Beef Asado.
My god! SO YUMMEH!
Beef is sowww tender!!! Must. Order. Next. Time.

after what? 15 minutes?

Martin - a King with no crown,
King with no crown!!!!

they make their own noodles!!!!

LINGNAM
WANTON PARLOR and
NOODLE FACTORY
ftw!

almond cake ♥
Masarap sa bibig!!!! (parang Kirby Zamora lang.)

Styling Gig - Prenup

Photos by Leo Velasco

Styling by Ursula Perez

Hair & MakeUp by Bern Cruz

BEBOP

WAR HAMMER

ALICE x STEAMPUNK

Campy, B-Rate Zombie Movie

TODAY MARKS THE DAY

over pesto shrimp pizza, buffalo wings
green tee and coffee

a fashion baby
is born

long overdue
at the right time

excited as fuck and trying to be realistic

Baby Buoy

You know what makes me happy?
Model boys that can act.
and sexy kissy scene

With skin you can sink your teeth into

Young-ish model boy from this summer
Liking my profile pics
Chatting me up
Based in Makati these days
"we should hang out sometime"

and
Mowdel-parkour-sprite-zombie-pua
Boy, you may be a cocky jerk
but you sure are eye candy
I saw that ha

What is it that you want?
What is it that you give?
Where do you plan on finding it?
How do you plan to live?

when faced by the question RTW or couture? I always answer, I want my clothes to be wearable, but my direction is "the future"
I've always said sell-ability is a measure of success. But what I always come up with isn't always wearable. So dilemma.
The forever dilemma of the creative individual. Selling-out or staying true and going hungry.
I want to... make a balance. Can I? May I? Will I be able to?

I have this friend. I've always been his fan since college. There were 3 of them mga bakleur Fine Arts palang alam nang fashion ang pupuntahan. Kermit Tesoro, Mike Lavarez and Geof Gonzales. I've always liked Geof's clothes best. (shhhh) He is anything but wearable. And when looking at his work you have to stop and think about it. Understand it. Then EUREKA! Then a long drawn WOOOOW.

For the longest time he gave up on fashion altogether, and did styling for pre-nups just so he could earn moolah. AND THEN he went back to what he knew best. And look at him now! http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/17051/edgy-style-wins-look-magazine-awards%E2%80%93geof-gonzales-off-to-central-saint-martins On his way to Central Saint Martins. Shet.

So proud of you Geof Gonzales. And you just inspired me to make a decision.
To stick with what I know best. To go by my instincts.

I will still think about the bills and supporting myself with this career.
But it won't be the basis of my work.
Necessity will never fuel design. Desire will. chos.


I leave you with this. Gareth Pugh's SS 2011 pre-show presentation. Oh also a Central Saint Martins alumni. Featuring Crystal Renn. The damn fine plus-size model.

the Fs

some friends are like clothes

for the longest time

they define you

without meaning to

you start to dress alike

like falling

unconsciously in rhythm

in a cycle, your periods

then 

they get stuffed into 

the back of your closet

out of sight,

out of my mind

on the off chance

that they do 

get your attention

you realize that 

they no longer fit

what the hell

where you thinking

wearing that?

and that's when you 

comprehend

you no longer need

that

article of friend

spring cleaning

your garage sale 

cast-off BFF

maybe another person's

favourite outfit 

School of Fashion and the Arts Design Institute

I'll always remember this
as a place of
lightness and light

it's not gonna
get any easier

but for now

Mistress Seamstress Ursula Perez

new term, new hair! DIY 'do

classmates said I looked very Jenny Humphrey. Why?

BULLET PROOF WINDOWS

Gothic-inspired head piece I designed for Clothing Evolution

SoFA Design Institute @ night

Matthew Barney

I have a friend who spins, DJ Mike Lavet
http://soundcloud.com/mike-lavet

Juxtapoz Magazine on FB had an article on a Seattle based sculptor tonight. Mike Leavitt.

I know it's kindof a stretch but whatever.

I do follow the urban vinyl culture. (even if I don't own even one designer toy, not even a Munny.) I can't name drop this and that street artist turned international collaborator of big ass cool urban brands and fashion houses. I know enough. I recognize this and that.

Mike Leavitt does somewhat caricatures of people, to put it loosely.

That's Kim Jong II, Mark Ryden (2 of em) another urban vinyl designer for his Art Army collection, Van Gogh and Amy Winehouse.

Not so crazy about his work.

Too literal. Ugh.

But on second thought, maybe if I saw them in real life I'd be less critical and more of a fan.
(and I saw his working sketches, and I think they had more character than the actual 3d versions!)

I do however appreciate this series.
http://jonathanlevinegallery.com/?method=Exhibit.ExhibitDescription&exhibitID=62F0DA42-19DB-5802-E04ADA07E360E6DE

Art Army Royalty

why? cos each Art "soldier" is worth googling. Just to enrich you modern & post-modern art knowledge.

PS
I think most of them we discussed in Art History I just have a really shitty memory

PPS
The only artists who I remember/ didn't need googling we're Damien Hirst, Christo, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami, and Yayoi Kusama. Shet. Ang konti lang ng alam ko.