An afternoon of Style and Substance

Women of style and substance took center stage recently when PEOPLE Asia magazine honored the best of them. The Ballroom of the Mandarin Oriental Manila was transformed into a stylish venue for PEOPLE Asia’s Tea Party of Style and Substance.

The wonderful team of PEOPLE Asia, led by editor-in-chief Joanne Rae Ramirez, Stargate GM and marketing director Elizabeth Mendoza and marketing manager Karrie Bitanga welcomed their stylish guests.

Upon entering the venue, a photo exhibit of the 16 women featured in the magazine’s July issue was a sight to behold: Margie Moran-Floirendo, Dr. Minguita Padilla, Chin-Chin Gutierrez, Chi Chi Atienza, Sara Black, Grace Tagle, Tina Maristela-Ocampo, Charo Santos-Concio, Bettina Aboitiz, Geni Psinakis, Hindy Weber-Tantoco, Angel Aquino, Lucy Torres-Gomez, Georgina Wilson, Bianca Araneta and Doyee Tumpalan.

While the weather was unkind outside, sure fire was heating up the room as a fashion show was unveiled which showcased the marvelous creations of the Young Designers Guild of the Philippines (YDG). Strutting their way on the catwalk were Grace Tagle, Sara Black and Cat Juan flaunting the designs of Mitzi Quilendrino, Joey Samson, Ivar Aseron and James Reyes.

The heat continued to build up with a sizzling flambée exhibition of chef Ernani Castaño of Mandarin Oriental Manila.

Sponsors of the event included HSBC, Pond’s Clear Skin, Gulf Air, Cardline Inc., Miladay Jewels, Ralph’s Wine & Spirits and EPSON. Other sponsors were Mimi, 92.3 Joey and The Philippine STAR.

Also spotted in the afternoon tea party were designers Frederick Peralta, Puey Quiñones, Lila Almario and Amina Aranaz; event host Maike Evers; L’Oreal Philippines’ Leica Carpo and Celine Gabriel; Silk Cocoon’s Katrina Goulborn Feist and Jean Goulbourn; Rustan’s Mariko Jacinto; J.F. Lazartigue’s Andrea Montenegro; Miladay’s Michelle Dayrit-Soliven, Christine Dayrit and Jaqui Boncan; Y Style’s Bea Ledesma, Jackie Cohen-Antonio and DJ Montano; It couple Borgy Manotoc and Ornusa Cadness; Dr. Vicki Belo, Ralph Joseph, Ino Caluza, Frank Hoefsmith, Teddy and Janine Dario, Freddie and Anne Gonzalez, Veronica Scott, philstar.com’s Katrina Sandejas and The Philippine STAR’s Mons Tantoco.

PEOPLE Asia gives us the most captivating stories – and events, too! Rest assured, the magazine will continue to fascinate us with stories and events of style and substance.

The art of home

The Maytag and Tempur stores had a joint grand opening to bring kitchen innovation and bedroom comfort to a higher level.

World-renowned Maytag promises to give consumers even better quality with its new line of laundry and refrigeration products. Its laundry line boasts of bigger capacities of up to 10.1 kilos. The Wide-by-Side offers the widest refrigerator and freezer space available in a traditional side-by-side refrigerator. Originally developed by NASA in the ’70s to improve seating comfort and G-force protection for astronauts, the Tempur material went through decades of improvement before the pressure-relieving mattresses and pillows were launched commercially in 1991. These provide support to the spine and the neck allowing the body to rest in its natural position to tossing and turning at night. 

Seen at the launch were host and Allure columnist Johnny Litton, US Embassy acting deputy chief of mission Scott Bellard, US Embassy commercial attache Brent Omdahl, Focus Global Inc. president Stephen Sy, Tempur’s Simon Walsh and Stephen Thirgood, and Maytag’s Rufus Tseng and Chuck Park. Focus Global VP Loli Sy, assisted by Johnny Litton, Bianca Araneta and Tessa Prieto-Valdes, handed the raffle prizes to the lucky winners. 

Visit Tempur and Maytag at the fifth level of the Shangri-La Plaza Mall. These stores are exclusively distributed by Focus Global Inc. 

(For inquiries, call 631-1391 or 634-8587.)

Spotting trends

San Miguel Super Dry, the premium lifestyle beer brings you the Trend spotting Private Box Series, a treat for movie aficionados to a screening of some of their favorite films. 

On Sept.9, Private Box will hold its third leg of the Trend spotting series called Ovation in Blue Room, Malate hosted by Angel Jacob. It will showcase the talents of our local filmmakers and show films from the country’s independent filmmakers. This is a great opportunity for movie aficionados to see the films and vote for their favorite director, actors and actresses and many others. Cool prizes await the winners of the raffles. They will have a chance to win movie tickets, and a digital camera from its partner, Gateway Cinema and Konica Minolta. 

Experience the finer things in life with the premium lifestyle beer, San Miguel Super Dry!

New treats from Max Brenner

Check out the new thing at Max Brenner! My favorite chocolate bar now has Chocishakes and Maxburgers. 

The Chocishakes come in five varieties: choco banana, oreo cookie, peanut butter, chocochino with caramel and rocky road with oreo cookies and marshmallows. My favorite burgers are the John Dory fish burger and the mushroom beef burger with bacon and cheese. Health buffs can opt for a chicken burger of a veggie burger. The burgers are made from Australian beef. Adjacent to Max Brenner is Haagen Dazs with their new flavors: melon, summer berries and panna cotta with raspberries – have one after the burger and the shake. I did!

Max Brenner Chocolate Bar is located at the ground level of Greenbelt 3.

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