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Bag with a vengeance

by Tim Yap - September 15, 2024 - 12:00am

Stealth and Sabato de Sarno have been synonymous with each other, and ever since the new creative director of Gucci took over and painted the town (and the world) Ancora, the brand has quietly pulsated its own shade...

My love letter to Gucci

by Tim Yap - September 6, 2023 - 12:00am

‘Gucci’s progressive belief in the power of creativity, anchored in the finest Italian craftsmanship and tradition, has seen Gucci not only mirror the times, but also define them — in doing so,...

JC superstar

by Tim Yap - February 10, 2020 - 12:00am

I first saw JC Intal’s works online, and I messaged his wife Bianca Gonzalez who’s a very good friend of mine about it.

Saying goodbye (for now) to my Mrs. Yap

by Tim Yap - September 15, 2019 - 12:00am

Some people might feel sad when they realize that their time or their job is done, but with me, I don’t feel that way because I feel that I have truly done what I was supposed to do which is to make sure that...

Will Martha Stewart return to Manila? Ask Robbie Antonio and Doris Magsaysay Ho!

by Tim Yap - September 4, 2019 - 12:00am

Over a month ago, someone messaged real estate maverick and art collector Robbie Antonio that she would be in Manila and asked if he would be in town to show her around.

Last night a DJ saved my life

by Tim Yap - March 28, 2019 - 12:00am

They say the magic begins when the lights go out.

Flora and fauna, flying pigs and other contradictions for Gucci SS19??

by Tim Yap - December 9, 2018 - 12:00am

The stage was set, this time at an abandoned-looking building in the Huangpu district of Shanghai.

The Gucci Cyborg: You’ve been warned

by Tim Yap - August 29, 2018 - 12:00am

Here’s what we hear: “Gucci Cyborg is post-human. It has eyes on its hands, faun horns, dragon’s puppies and heads. It is a biologically indefinite and culturally aware creature.”

My love letter to Gucci

by Tim Yap - April 18, 2018 - 12:00am

There is something poetic — no, esoteric — about the way Alessandro Michele does things.

A love letter to Tequila, Mexico

by Tim Yap - August 26, 2017 - 4:00pm

I made sure to have zero expectations on this particular trip. People have so much to say about Mexico — the good, the bad and the ugly.

London in your Caminos

by Tim Yap - August 12, 2017 - 4:00pm

Harlan + Holden gathered a few people from your neighborhood and gave them the ‘lightest’ experience in the shoes of true blue Londoners to realize how to be your best self, one step at a time.

ON ASSIGNMENT: Because we live in a ‘Wicked’ world

by Tim Yap - February 25, 2017 - 12:00am

As the Manila staging of the world-renowned play comes to a close, ‘Supreme’ gets an onstage and backstage look at Emerald City.Everything is slightly off kilter here.

Georgina Wilson is now Mrs. Arthur Burnand

by Tim Yap - May 7, 2016 - 10:00am

Funny that my dress looks Filipiniana. It’s actually by Marchesa,” says Georgina Wilson, looking at herself up and down and realizing that the pouf of her sleeves resembles that of a terno.

I dreamed a dream that just came true

by Tim Yap - March 19, 2016 - 10:00am

Or when Cameron Macintosh and Claude-Michel Schönberg took the Solaire stage for the Asian premiere of the ‘Les Miserables’ touring production in Manila.

10 things you didn’t know about Rachelle Ann Go and her life as Fantine in ‘Les Miserables’

by Tim Yap - March 19, 2016 - 10:00am

There’s really more than meets the eye with this one. Rachelle Ann Go is back on our shores, albeit temporarily as she dazzles audiences and brings them to tears as Fantine in the Manila run of Les Misera...

My night with Owen Wilson

by Tim Yap - March 18, 2016 - 10:00am

We hung out with the Zoolander star and found out the truth about why he was in Manila.

I left my heart in Malasimbo

by Tim Yap - March 11, 2016 - 9:00am

Iam a Malasimbo virgin. Sure, I’ve heard all about the music and arts festival from friends and seen the snaps on social media, but I still had no preconceived notions of what to expect.

One flew over the world’s tallest nest

by Tim Yap - February 12, 2016 - 9:00am

Put together 30 passionate people from diverse fields across six days of fun, laughter, inspiration, good food, crazy parties and non-stop adventure and what do you get?

Dear Snapchat

by Tim Yap - January 8, 2016 - 9:00am

I don’t understand you, but I’m going to conquer you.

People to watch out for in 2016

by Tim Yap - January 1, 2016 - 9:00am

Supreme’s annual tradition of picking out the people who will rock pop culture this coming year started out as a guessing game based on gut feel, personal research and deep industry-insider connections.

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