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Gilda Cordero Fernando: Rara avis
by Cecile Van Straten - July 28, 2010 - 12:00am
It was past midnight when I received an e-mail from our editor, asking 24 of her columnists to write about their icon or hero.
Makati stops for Hermès' formal opening
by Cecile Van Straten - March 13, 2010 - 12:00am
Months before the store opened just before Christmas, local bag hags were all abuzz about the bright orange barricade built around the corner of Greenbelt 3.
Stalking Simone legno
by Cecile Van Straten - September 28, 2008 - 12:00am
What sort of guy creates the cutest things called Tokidoki? I just had to find out. I must’ve Secreted meeting ...
I Love Gibson Girl
by Cecile Van Straten - September 14, 2008 - 12:00am
If collections are indications of a designer’s state of mind, then Marc Jacobs must be in a good place right now. ...
TO COVET
by Cecile Van Straten - September 7, 2008 - 12:00am
Comme des Garçons opened a pop-up store in Aoyama last Sept. 4 offering six limited-edi-tion bags — a collaboration between Rei Kawakubo and Louis Vuitton. The bags are available by order only through...
A story of two gadget boys
by Cecile Van Straten - July 13, 2008 - 12:00am
This week we feature two techies who have more than gadgets in common. Elbert Cuenca and Aldrich Dayrit are both entrepreneurs with unusual names.
The night of  101 shift dresses
by Cecile Van Straten - June 4, 2008 - 12:00am
It’s a tough job, but someone’s got to do it. I’ve been tasked to review one show of Philippine Fashion Week and it doesn’t get easier this year. From what I saw at the Luxe Wear-A show,...
Cute loot
by Cecile Van Straten - May 21, 2008 - 12:00am
Big things really do come in small packages. Don’t you just love it when you discover something really amazing and affordable — and it fits right in your bag? Whenever I go shopping I like to look for...
Rustan’s ultimate gift guide for Mother’s Day
by Cecile Van Straten - May 4, 2008 - 12:00am
Your mom has a passion for food and family. Chances are she’s a gourmet mom who likes to get creative in the kitchen and dining room. For Mother’s Day discover the vast selection of gadgets and goodies...
Why is Marc Jacobs so addicting?
by Cecile Van Straten - April 30, 2008 - 12:00am
They say “all good things come to those who wait.” Finally, the most anticipated store opening has occurred at Greenbelt 5, Makati. Marc by Marc Jacobs — the store — opened its doors after...
Shanghai surprise
by Cecile Van Straten - March 30, 2008 - 12:00am
Plumped for beauty
by Cecile Van Straten - March 23, 2008 - 12:00am
I still remember the day my sister gave me her pasalubong from Paris. She said it was the latest craze — a lip plumper. She was very excited about it. See, my sister has thin lips while I have had fish lips...
Bag to the future
by Cecile Van Straten - March 12, 2008 - 12:00am
To say I love bags is an understatement. My obsession has reached addiction levels. Now don’t get alarmed. I’m not talking about expensive “it” bags. I like those too, but I’m equally...
How to become a lock star
by Cecile Van Straten - March 9, 2008 - 12:00am
You spend money on your clothes, shoes, bags, makeup and salon. Why not splurge a little on hair accessories, especially if you have the mane for it? ’Twas a pleasant surprise to stumble upon a brand-new arrival...
Eairth girls are easy
by Cecile Van Straten - February 29, 2008 - 12:00am
If you ask my husband what my favorite things are, he would probably tell you they are: sleeping, traveling, fashion and shopping. Now what if you could combine all these pleasures in one thing?
Hats entertainment
by Cecile Van Straten - January 2, 2008 - 12:00am
For milliner/designer Mich Dulce, the idea to put on a hat exhibit came upon her when her hat-wearing idol, British magazine editor Isabella Blow, committed suicide last May.
Fashion's new alchemist
by Cecile Van Straten - December 12, 2007 - 12:00am
BANGKOK  — Two friends  and I were walking on the skyway, also known as those overhead pedestrian walkways that link malls to each other, when I thought I recognized somebody.
Out with the skinny: Here come the wide-leg jeans
by Cecile Van Straten - November 14, 2007 - 12:00am
The problem with fashion these days is just when you’ve gotten ahold of that trend and made it your own, in comes another one that completely negates the last trend.
Sretsis & other Thai highs
by Cecile Van Straten - October 31, 2007 - 12:00am
Awake to shimmering beauty
by Cecile Van Straten - October 28, 2007 - 12:00am
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