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Undercurrent
by JACKIE O’FLASH By Bea J. Ledesma - May 19, 2006 - 12:00am
In the film High Society, done in a wash of technicolor, Grace Kelly, a goddess in white ruffled dresses and off-shouldered couture affairs, is a gorgeous triumph of genes. Her blond hair, curled demurely in a tight...
Tropic zone
by JACKIE O’FLASH By Bea J. Ledesma - April 7, 2006 - 12:00am
If, by chance, you head to one of many local beach destinations for some quiet lowkey "me" time, then be warned: beaches like Boracay survive – and thrive – because it is a hub for narcissistic...
Suit yourself
by JACKIE O’FLASH By Bea J. Ledesma - October 21, 2005 - 12:00am
How does the saying go? Those who can’t do, teach. Those who can’t teach, teach gym. For the fashion industry, the same formula can be applied: those who can’t design, critique. Those who can’t...
The great divide
by JACKIE O’FLASH By Bea J. Ledesma - October 14, 2005 - 12:00am
Beware of your hips, a saleslady once said, they’ll be the death of you. If my mother hadn’t taught me better, she’d be six feet under and covered in hideous macramé belts. But saleslady advice...
Breaking the relationship code
by JACKIE O’FLASH By Bea J. Ledesma - October 7, 2005 - 12:00am
Every generation comes with its own social norms, codes created to make life easier. For Moses and his gang, it was the 10 commandments. For the ‘90s crew, it was Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus. For...
The butterfly effect
by JACKIE O’FLASH By Bea J. Ledesma - September 30, 2005 - 12:00am
Before this makeover tradition began at YStyle, the closest thing we experienced to makeovers were the fashion shows we held as kids in our homes for fun, doing each other over in my friend’s older sister’s...
New wave
by JACKIE O’FLASH By Bea J. Ledesma - September 23, 2005 - 12:00am
Call it the cycle of life. Call it short-term memory loss or fashion amnesia. Whatever the term, one thing is clear: what goes around comes around. Every 20 or so years, the clock moves back and suddenly fashion...
To Wong Foo, Thanks for everything, YStyle
by JACKIE O’FLASH By Bea J. Ledesma - August 12, 2005 - 12:00am
When Wesley Snipes and Patrick Swayze, flush from the success of DemolitionMan and Point Break, decided to don dresses for the flamboyantly entertaining To Wong Foo, audiences were struck by the sheer audacity of...
The emancipation of Mich Dulce
by JACKIE O’FLASH By Bea J. Ledesma - June 10, 2005 - 12:00am
Mich Dulce is many things: front woman for local band Death By Tampon, sophomore fine arts students at UP Diliman taking up painting, and co-owner of Store For All Seasons. She is not a blend-with-the-wallpaper kind...
Designer genes
by JACKIE O’FLASH By Bea J. Ledesma - May 6, 2005 - 12:00am
It all began, really, with a 15-year-old. There was one seminal moment in the early ‘80s when every single girl above the age of 12 wanted to look a certain way – with tousled hair, lean body, sex kitten-pout...
Call it a wardrobe facelift
by JACKIE O’FLASH By Bea J. Ledesma - April 29, 2005 - 12:00am
Oprah may have cornered the market on makeovers, but she isn’t the only one giving people a dose of medicinal style. YStyle’s continuing obsession with everything Oprah has resulted in one of the best feaures...
It’s all crystal clear from here
by JACKIE O’FLASH By Bea J. Ledesma - April 15, 2005 - 12:00am
At the ‘98 Oscars, the public watched, enthralled, as a certain singer sang a rather overworked ballad called My Heart Will Go On. The singer was Celine Dion, the song a theme for the monster smash Titanic....
The big move
by JACKIE O’FLASH By Bea J. Ledesma - April 8, 2005 - 12:00am
In the fashion industry, you don’t get second chances," Mitzi Quillendrino-Bustos states succinctly. With a new collection in the offing and a recently-held fashion show debuting her clothes along with...
Crystal balls
by JACKIE O’FLASH By Bea J. Ledesma - March 18, 2005 - 12:00am
While the world remains enthralled by the luxurious lures of glittery jewels, glassmakers in Venice have been industriously creating another kind of precious indulgence. Murano glass, known all over the world for...
Tan ambition
by JACKIE O’FLASH By Bea J. Ledesma - March 11, 2005 - 12:00am
Unless you live under some kind of air-conditioned rock (ah, the bliss that is climate control), you can tell that summer’s pretty much here. After noon, it gets so blisteringly hot that plastic literally melts...
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