Take me to London

Clarks, dahlings, has finally opened its doors further and wider to us Filipinos — by opening its first-ever concept store at SM Aura in Bonifacio Global City. 

The newly opened Clarks store features a classic-contemporary but understated design that reflects its rich history. Warm wood  complement leather button-back furniture; slate gray floors pair well with offbeat lighting. It all works together to tell a story that will never get old.

The “Take Me To London”-themed grand opening, organized by Sikat Entertainment, dahlings, was graced by Cinderella Marketing Corp. president and CEO Arthur Coronel, Ms. Cinderella herself, vice chairman Therese Coronel Santos, vice president for international brands Richie Coronel Santos and the doyen, marketing communication director Malou Coronel-de Venecia.

Honorable guests seen at the event were British Ambassador Daniel Pruce with his wife Rachel, Patricia Lopez of Colombia, Susan Fries of Sweden, Lizia Lu of Israel, Mariza Arcinega of Mexico and Monaco Consul General Fortune Ledesma.

Clarks’ sought-after launch was an afternoon of fun and fashion attended by fans of the brand. Also at the event were, of course, Manila’s most style-savvy set like Sari Yap, award-winning jewelry designer Ann Ong, Our Awesome Planet’s Anton Diaz, blogger Franco Mabanta, Beat Project Manila founder Travis Monsod, Claire Celdran, Sel Guevarra, radio jock Migs Santillan, Guevara’s restaurant owner chef Roland Laudico, event host and entrepreneur RJ Ledesma, Gerry San Miguel, PATTS College of Aeronautics president Dondi Valdez and Fashion Designers Alliance Manila founder Levenson Rodriguez.

Guests took a peek into Clarks’ fall collection as they enjoyed English canapés and drinks. They were also serenaded by acoustic duo Migz and Maya.

Clarks continues to move forward while maintaining timeless style and supreme comfort at its core. And as trends come and go, the British brand is here to stay.

(Visit Clarks at SM Aura, SM Mall of Asia and Shangri-La Plaza Mall. It is also exclusively distributed by Cinderella Marketing Corp. at all Cinderella stores. For more information, check out ClarksPH on Facebook and @ClarksShoes on Intagram or call

926-9091 to 95 and 556-0107.)

Stellar ‘fitspirations’

Power couple Solenn Heussaff and Nico Bolzico of the wildly popular “Hubby vs. Wifezilla” videos, palanggas, took their “feud” to the Golden Fiesta Heart Healthy Camp Celebrity Edition recently as they led other stars and fitness enthusiasts in trying out various fitness routines at the Bonifacio Global City.

Celebrities who participated in the event were split into two groups — Team Solenn and Team Nico — as they engaged health buffs, competed in circuit training and sweat it out with camp participants.

The second leg of the free-admission Golden Fiesta Heart Healthy Camp, dahlings, was also graced by former Philippine Azkals member Anton del Rosario and his fiancée, fashion designer royalty Sam Richelle, Miss Earth 2015 Angelia Ong, Mr. World Philippines 2016 Sam Ajdani, volleyball superstar Rachel Daquis, actress Maricar de Mesa, Miss World Philippines 2015 Hillarie Parungao, model-mom Angel Jones, singer-actress Ana Roces and model June Macasaet.

Team Nico eventually emerged as winner, but Team Solenn did not give up without a fight. The celebrities tried out various workout activities like the Heart Pumps! Plyometric Box Jumps, Heart Skips! Low Hurdles, Heart Beats! Agility Ladders, Elastic Heart! Fitness Band, Heart Swing! Kettle Bells and Heart Waves! Battle Ropes.

Dahlings, as early as 5 a.m., scores of young professionals who aspire to be heart-healthy trooped to the camp to interact with their celebrity fitspirations as they learned and enjoyed new fitness techniques.

Aside from joining various stations of workout activities manned by professional coaches and trainers, participants were also treated to a live cooking demo — using heart-healthy Golden Fiesta Canola Oil — by celebrity chef and fitness buff Jose Sarasola.

“It’s not every day that we get a chance to train with our celebrity idols and fitspirations, not to mention jump-starting a new fitness regimen with them — for free. This is why we are so happy that our participants took this chance to sign up for the Golden Fiesta Heart Healthy Camp,” said Carl Constantino, category marketing manager at NutriAsia.

(For updates about the Golden Fiesta Heart Healthy Camp, check out www.facebook.com/GoldenFiestaPH.) Photos by Alex Van Hagen, Powered by MAC Center