Moda Italia A Night of Finest Fashion

When it comes to high fashion, Italy undoubtedly stands supreme. So when Rustan’s Department Store, Stores Specialists, Inc, and Metrobank Card Corporation collaborated to bring discerning Filipino consumers “Bella Patria! Beautiful Motherland!”,  it was a unique showcase of the very best when it comes to all things Italian. Exquisite fashion apart, the month long festival celebrated Italian food and wines, cosmetics and toiletries and items to beautify one’s home.

Having some of the top renowned fashion houses originating from Italy, it is no surprise that Italy is regarded as the pinnacle for global fashion. Hearing of cities such as Milan, Rome, and Florence, one quickly associates them as the home base of high-end fashion labels such as Gucci, Armani, Emilio Pucci, Prada, Salvatore Ferragamo and Bottega Veneta.

With an endless list of names that can influence and shape the direction of fashion, Italy definitely has it all. And Rustan’s and Stores Specialists, Inc. proved it houses only the best and finest in Italian fashion when – as part of Bella Patria! – it staged the “Moda Italia Fashion Show” at Greenbelt 4.

As they awaited the action on the catwalk,  guests were treated to a night of cocktails with red and white wine from Ralph’s Wines & Spirits, Santa Vittoria Mineral Water from Wine Depot, and an amazing assorted selection of Italy’s famous cold cuts, cheeses, and bread catered by Makati Shangri-la Manila.

The evening was certainly a night to remember as it was graced by people from different circles. Members of the Tantoco family who came together to witness this grand night include Ambassador Bienvenido Tantoco Sr., Hon. Bienvenido Tantoco Jr., Mike and Kathy Huang, Dina Tantoco, Chris Tantoco and Christian Tantoco.

Other noted guests who attended the night were Metrobank Card Corporation President Riko Abdurrahman, Italian Embassy’s 1^stSecretary Dr. Alfonso Tagliaferri, Finland Ambassador Heikki Hannikainen and his wife Eleonora de Strobel-Hannikainen, French Ambassador Thierry Borja de Mozota, Indian Ambassador Yogendra Kumar, Greece Ambassador Polyxeni Stefanidou, , Italian Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines’ president Armando di Rossi and Alessandro Abbate, Betsy Westendorp, Ramon and Silvana Diaz, Raymond Gutierrez, Patty Betita, and Riana Matera.

Then came the night of fashion as models walked down the runway wearing the latest creations of Salvatore Ferragamo, Prada, Tod’s, Furla, Ermenegildo Zegna, Marlboro Classics, A/X Armani Exchange, Diesel, Bvlgari, Emilio Pucci, Coccinelle and Fendi and while donning the newest makeup looks from Dior.

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