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Growing up Young Star

by Monique Buensalido - March 18, 2011 - 12:00am

I grew up writing about growing up.

It's personal, it's business

by Monique Buensalido - February 5, 2010 - 12:00am

I had a bad day at work. We all have our own bad days at work, when bosses are extra demanding or clients too fickle, when deadlines are looming and deliverables seem impossible, when meetings are heavy and the pressure...

The single inquisition

by Monique Buensalido - January 15, 2010 - 12:00am

What’s wrong with being single? Seriously. I’ve been single for the last four years (happy anniversary, me!) and instead of feeling like a fun and fearless female, as Cosmopolitan puts it, I’m...

Books for all style resolutions

by Monique Buensalido - January 8, 2010 - 12:00am

To most of us, Happy New Year rally means Happy New You. After two weeks of happily gorging on delicious Christmas meals and languidly catching up on our favorite TV shows, the loud fireworks on New Year’s...

The style strategy

by Monique Buensalido - November 20, 2009 - 12:00am

This year’s financial crisis took its toll on the recent fashion weeks showcasing designs for spring and summer 2010.

Meeting the Sartorialist

by Monique Buensalido - October 23, 2009 - 12:00am

What fashionista doesn’t know The Sartorialist? This wildly popular blog follows photographer Scott Schuman as he hops around different countries and captures amazing street style.

How Facebook and Twitter are helping us overcome Ondoy

by Monique Buensalido - October 2, 2009 - 12:00am

For some, Facebook and Twitter are notorious time-wasters. People have raised their eyebrows at the ardent Facebook and Twitter users who spend their time collecting as many “friends” as possible, updating...

All about 'being scene'

by Monique Buensalido - September 4, 2009 - 12:00am

It was a match made in fashion heaven — Power Plant Mall and Manila’s top stylists.

The eternal legacy of Ninoy's last journey

by Monique Buensalido - August 28, 2009 - 12:00am

The Last Journey of Ninoy was showing on ABS-CBN late last Sunday night, and once the credits were rolling, Ninoy landed as a Trending Topic on Twitter.

Outfits Online

by Monique Buensalido - August 21, 2009 - 12:00am

Let me be the first to admit that I look at other women. I can’t help it; I got it from my mother.

My Paris, my movie

by Monique Buensalido - July 31, 2009 - 12:00am

Walking down the streets of Paris feels like you’re in the middle of a movie.

Real Life Report Cards

by Monique Buensalido - June 26, 2009 - 12:00am

Report cards.

Sassa Jimenez brings glamour back

by Monique Buensalido - June 12, 2009 - 12:00am

While the rest of the fashion world is churning out Leger-like body con dresses and Givenchy cutouts, Sassa Jimenez infuses femininity, romance and elegance into fashion again.

The Palawan life

by Monique Buensalido - June 5, 2009 - 12:00am

Boracay, eat your heart out. Your banana boat rides, frozen shakes at Jonah’s and D’Mall pale in-comparison to Palawan’s breath-taking beauty.

25 (more or less) random thoughts about Facebook

by Monique Buensalido - April 17, 2009 - 12:00am

It was Marshall McLuhan who said, “The medium is the message,” that a change in interpersonal and social behavior could be the effect of new media.

The clothes make the man

by Monique Buensalido - February 6, 2009 - 12:00am

So okay, I don’t want to be a traitor to my generation and all, but I don’t get how guys dress today.

Spruce up your holiday wardrobe!

by Monique Buensalido - December 19, 2008 - 12:00am

It’s like every Gossip Girl fashion fanatic’s prayer was answered. With the nippy December wind blowing and Kate Torralba’s Leg Love (available in SM Department Stores and her Greenbelt 5 bout...

I want to grow old with me (but not yet)

by Monique Buensalido - November 28, 2008 - 12:00am

My older brother Jason looks young for his age. He’s actually four years older than me, but my friends think that’s he’s my age. I have to remind them that I’m the 23-year-old. Just last week,...

TWILIGHT

by Monique Buensalido - November 21, 2008 - 12:00am

There’s something mysteriously alluring about the Twilight saga. At first glance, you simply don’t understand why. There seems to be nothing groundbreaking about the story: a teenage girl and a vampire...

Sassa Jimenez: The next big name in fashion

by Monique Buensalido - November 7, 2008 - 12:00am

There’s a new name in Philippine fashion’s little Blackberry — Sassa Jimenez. At the tender age of 21, ...

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