Category Archives: Fashion
So happy to always see Tita Maritess in many events, mostly art events but also in events that patronize our very own. There are some people I know who are so passionate about promoting our very own and Tita Maritess is one of them. Thank you Tita, we need more people like you Aside from being a Board of Director of MaARTe, she is also instrumental as Chairman, FilipinaZ Arts and Fashion Fair in another foundation, The Zonta Cub of Makati and Environs Foundation Inc. ( ZCME )
Art and Fashion Fair On September 12 to 14 at the Rockwell Tent
She told me that this shopping event will merge fashion and art. Beside her in this photo is a Limited edition Joy Mallari titled Ligaw 2006, The original is in the Pinto Museum and there will be 15 of these for sale
The ZCME is known for staging an annual fundraising activity in order to generate funds to support its projects, to wit: training disadvantaged women in livelihood skills and thereafter providing them with microcredit for their microbusiness, providing them with free Pap smear tests and breast-cancer screening, advising them on their legal rights, rehabilitating sexually-abused girls aged 6 to 17 in a haven in Marillac Hills, etc. For this year, the Fair will highlight creations featuring designers, artisans, creative entrepreneurs and the like. It further intends to mobilize, sensitize and most importantly, empower women.
FilipinaZ Art and Fashion Fair by the Zonta Club of Makati and Environs Foundation Inc. September 12 to 14 at the Rockwell Tent – For over 40 years, ZCME has been committed in advancing the status of women through service and advocacy. Being part of the global, charitable, non-profit organization of Zonta International that has presence in 67 countries, the club has been active in improving the lives of women in the urban poor areas of Makati and Taguig.
I also met a young boy (17 yrs old) Francisco Coching the IV. In the photo is his Dad and manager, Pam Banoi. Francisco rolls masking tape and makes them into beautiful works of art. He told me he would do this when he gets bored in class 🙂 The eagle in the photo took him two months to make and if you look close there is so much detail in it. What a unique form of art!! He is the grandson of National artist for a Visual Arts, Francisco V. Coching, the illustrator
Title: Meow Artist: Eugenia Alcaide Medium: Mixed Media
Year: 2014 Size: 13 x 8.9 inches
An artwork by an autistic child Artist: JA Tan
TItle: Critical Thinking Year: 2013 Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 30×40 inches
So nice to meet this pretty lady Casey Marty who brought in lulu dk temporary jewellery tattoos. She put a “love” bracelet on me and loved it. It will last for 6 days. Available in Bloomingdales and worn by Sarah Jessica Parker
Terrariums by Raab
Casa Mercedes
Halo Halo bags
Jon Paras
There will be talks on art and a charity auction featuring artists like Geraldine Javier and Joy Mallari
An interesting part of the Charity auction will be 4 Aluminum unique Rimowa ( Classic flight multi wheel size 77 ) pieces in collaboration with top Filipino artists: Marina Cruz, Mm Yu 
Rodel Tapaya
And Alfredo Esquillo. Here he is working on his Rimowa artwork
Entitled: The Martyr
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So happy to see Marion Salonga, a fellow Assumptionista and cousin of my good friend, Lilli Ann. A very busy and hard working woman ( and still single 🙂 ). She did not want me to take her photo so I just grabbed a photo of her from instagram together with Toni Gonzaga.
Marion works for her family business, Le Donne. Le Donne is a 40 year old store which started out as a shoe store and now they have bags as well. And if you are familiar with the stores- Milani, Ohrelle and Mondi, these are all stores selling shoes and bags but are stores owned by Marion’s cousins. I am trying to imagine how competitive it is for the cousins to be in the same type of business and competing against each other, yet it’s amazing how close they are to each other. Le Donne has 20 locations now and still growing. Marion is very hands on in the business and makes sure that production and quality of the products are to their standards. Aside from Le Donne, Marion is also Vice President of Meridian Securities Inc which is a stock brokerage firm of her family as well. More power to you Marion 🙂
They got Toni Gonzaga as their endorser for the brand 🙂
An interesting brand of shoes where the heels of the shoes are embellished 🙂
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Last week, I met a pretty lady, Victoria Marin. She’s French- Filipino Spanish-Chinese but is based in Manila and Hong Kong where she has an office. She exports and manufactures in Cebu for well known brands. I am visitor number two in her Manila showroom here in Manila. You can buy for persona or work with her on special orders. She has new items every two weeks. It’s by appointment only so please contact her at 0927-7359880
Here it is 🙂 The view is beautiful!!!
Items are arranged by colour
Even their dog wears leather accessories 🙂
OMG there’s more in these trays!!!
Thanks to my friend, Janine Taylor, for introducing Victoria Marin 🙂
Arion Marin, the eldest son of Victoria. Very handsome and apparently is a movie actor in Hong Kong since he is based there. He came out in the movie Ip Man which is a famous martial arts movie in HK and he has been in other independent films in HK. He’s trying to get some acting stints in Manila but has to learn Filipino. If you want to meet him, you have to visit the Victoria Marin showroom 🙂 So All you single ladies out there, come on over! 🙂
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