Congratulations to Criselda and Keleo on a beautiful Holiday collection! Same time last year, Criselda had a fashion show in celebration of her birthday.  I enjoyed attending both as it reminds me of the old Rustan’s….the Rustan’s I grew up with.  Criselda has been with Rustan’s ever since I was a child and she is one of the few loyal personalities with the company and with the family.  

Going to Criselda’s shows is like a reunion!  Everyone seems to know everyone and all are happy to see each other.  They are all so beautiful, so dressed and made up for the special event.  I enjoy seeing many familiar faces who I see in Rustan’s events, some of which are friends of my Lola and family.  All her friends and customers who have become her friends and have been loyal to her,  gather for one evening to support her and of course buy a lot from her beautiful collection.  It is such a nice and heartwarming event!   

I was so happy to meet Hans Chong who is now the Director for Keleo.  He is the son of Dennis Chong whom I used to work with when I was still with the Silver Vault.  It is so nice to see that Dennis has passed on his responsibilities to his son.  

Hans told me that he likes photography and in fact took the photos of the jewelry for their catalog which are here as well.  ( see below )   

Including herewith an article from the Inquirer which I thought was a very beautiful one as it talks about Criselda and how she started and her relationship with Lola Glecy.  I admire her and how she grew with Rustan’s.  And on the personal side, I admire her for standing on her own and enjoying her independence…  

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Rustan’s Makati opened a new launch pad for Ladies Fashion at the 2nd floor of the department store.  It will be a place to feature new arrivals, new brands or the latest in fashion 

What a great innovation in undergarments! Now available at Rustan’s Ladies department Makati. 

THONG

The commando thong is your everyday prescription against fatal fashion faux pas: from muffin tops to panty lines, we’ve got your cure. Refill often.

TINY THONG

The commando tiny thong one-ups the G-string with no string, no G (what does G mean?!?), just lots of comfort for when less is more. Touche.

GIRL SHORT

The commando girl short is a cross between a boy short (who wants to look like a boy?) and a panty. Its flattering design elongates your gams and graces your cheeks.

CYA

The commando c.y.a. panty is not just for corporate girls. Its classic bikini style fires panty lines and puts you on the fast track.

TANK

Comfort. Coverage. Sleekness. Stretch.  As invisible (or visible!) as you want it to be, the commando™ tank is ideal for your sheerest tops and slinkiest sweaters, letting you layer without lines.  Paired with your favorite pajama bottoms, it’s even luxurious enough to put the beauty in your beauty sleep.

CAMI

Sleek.  Strappy.  Stretchy.  Simple.  Less a revolution than an evolution, the commando™ cami is the lower-coverage-but-still-wildly-wonderful sister to the commando™ tank you’ve come to know and love.

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If you are going to London, make sure to stop by Primark.  My friends Suharto and Rina told me about this place.  It is really very affordable considering how expensive it is in London.  You can find tops for 1 British pound!!! And no it is not made in China, fashion made in Spain and Italy!

Sounds like a TARGET slogan to me but they focus more on fashion.

 Primark

Primark is a retail group in the value sector and operates a total of 177 stores in Ireland (where it trades under the Penneys brand), Spain and the UK . Primark employs in excess of 25,000 people. In GB, in terms of market share, TNS ranks Primark as GB’s second largest clothing retailer by volumeand Verdict Research now places Primark as the leading retailer in value clothing. Primark was voted ‘Best Value High Street Fashion’ by GMTV and ITV viewers.

Primark Stores Ltd., is a subsidiary of Associated British Foods. Associated British Foods is a diversified international food, ingredients and retail group with global sales of £6.8bn, and 85,000 employees in 43 countries.

In the financial year 2006/7, 32 new stores were opened and five smaller stores were closed to give 4.8 million sq ft of retail selling space. Highlights during the year included the opening of London ’s Oxford Street store in April. This was extremely successful, selling one million items in its first ten days of trading, and attracting considerable media coverage. The 85,000 sq ft Liverpool store was opened in September and was greeted with a similar level of enthusiasm both by customers and media. The new store openings in 2006/7 also included Primark’s second store in Spain . Since the year end, five additional stores have opened in Spain ; in Bilbao , Jerez , Oviedo and two further stores in Madrid . Primark now has 25 stores trading from over 50,000 sq ft of which eight trade from over 70,000 sq ft.

Plans are currently in place to open eight stores in this financial year including Ealing and Basingstoke in the UK .

Primark is successful because it offers:

•  Super-competitive prices (the result of technology, efficient distribution, supply and volume buying)

•  Mainstream market product quality • High Street locations • Superior store fit • Clear focus on the target market.

Last year, Lolo Atomic ( Dad’s Uncle ) was telling me how sad he was that his daughter, Sabina, was leaving for New York.   

We were able to meet Sabina during our visit to New York.  It was so nice to meet her.  Of course immediately you can tell she is a model.  I am very sure that Lolo Atomic is very proud of Sabina,  After all, she took after her mother who is also a model.   

Sabina just graduated from highschool and now wants to have fun and do some modelling in New York before going to College in Columbia University in New York.

More power to you Sabina!!  May you continue to represent our country and show them that all Filipinas are as beautiful as you!   You make us proud!  

 
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Congratulations Kat and Hindy!! Looks like you sold a lot of stuff!!  I saw people buying 5 to 10 items each and that was only in the morning!! Looking forward to next year again.

Previous Entry: Shop and Spa Spree Saturday March 10, 2008

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Summer Collection of Culte Femme 

Designed by:  Hindy Weber Tantoco   

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Last year, Heart2Heart featured: Shop & Spa with Culte Femme and USwim March 24, 2007 

This year, another summer event to look forward to…And there will even be more as there will also be imported brand of resortwear for ready to wear, shoes and bags.  Heart2Heart will definitely be there to Shop and Spa and have Haagen Dazs!  :-) SEE YOU THERE!!

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Loved for its quality, luxurious, and unique hand-made designs from footwear, bags, and apparel, Italian brand Salvatore Ferragamo has been a fashion must-have for all stylish women all over. Proving its prominence in the fashion industry for over eight decades, Hollywood celebrities has always been spotted carrying their favorite Ferragamo bags or shoes in any given occasion. Salvatore Ferragamo gives only the finest from versatile and chic carry-all handbag for daytime wear to elegant and unique clutch perfect to accessorize any formal red carpet outfit.A-list celebrities including Catherine Zeta-Jones, Eva Mendes, Angie Harmon and Jessica Alba are not only stars from their acting careers but are also icons from their effortless ultra-chic fashion sense.

  Even with their evident style differences they definitely have a common denominator with the Salvatore Ferragamo Eleonora bag. Spotted out and about the city, Jessica Alba, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Angie Harmon all accessorized their casual daytime outfits with the trendy Ferragamo bag to carry all their essentials. 

  While Eva Mendes sports it during a shoot of one of her latest movies. Another Hollywood and style star Sarah Jessica Parker always exudes elegance and originality in every outfit that she put on. While filming the much anticipated Sex and the City movie, the style icon has been spotted on the set donning a Ferragamo small feather bag.

  Supermodel Claudia Schiffer is also a fan of this uniquely designed arm-candy sporting it during the Spring Summer 2008 women’s ready-to-wear show in Milan. Showing off her nationalistic nature, Italian actress Valeria Solarino was spotted several times with her top picks of Salvatore Ferragamo creations. From a fashion show event with her Eleonora bag for a more a casual and trendy look. Then spotted twice during the Rome Film Festival, the actress dons the special limited-edition pochette clutch in red for the world premier of Elizabeth and for the premier of Donne Assassine Valeria opted to go metallic also with Ferragamo pochette clutch in silver.  

Bring out the style icon in you and be like all the Hollywood celebrities sporting their number one must-have bag – Salvatore Ferragamo.  

Salvatore Ferragamo is exclusively distributed in the Philippines by Stores Specialists Inc. and is available at Rustan’s Department Store Makati and Shanrgi-la, Power Plant Mall Rockwell and Greenbelt 4, Ayala Center, Makati.  

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