Street luxe

A mantra of a good friend of mine goes: When in doubt, overdress! It's always better to be super fight at an occasion. Feel the need to get huge doses of red-carpet attention ? Outshine everyone by donning this season’s uber-luxury brands that ooze with major sex and attitude. Why not wear Dior to the wet market, eat fishballs in your Yohji’s, hail a pedicab in Balenciaga – you’ll definitely get the star treatment you deserve! Now the first step to accomplishing this fashion mission is to know where to get the right goods. Homme et Femme, a co-gender boutique run by style maverick Jappy Gonzalez, has been injecting the metropolis with true fashion pizzazz by bringing in some of the world’s most exclusive luxe clothing and accessories brands for both men and women – Costume National, Dior, Viktor and Rolf, Martin Margiela, J.P. Tod’s. This season, Jappy added two very coveted brands to make one hell of a saliva-inducing spring/summer roster – Balenciaga for women and Y’s for Men of Yohji Yamamoto. Jappy jets to Europe a few times a year to personally handpick Homme et Femme’s pieces – resulting in a store that offers constantly updated and truly chic items.

All clothes and accessories are exclusively available at Homme et Femme, Shangrila Plaza Mall, Edsa, Ortigas, telephone 633-7009.

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