Happy 20th, Mango!

I still remember when Mango first opened in the country in 1999 at Robinsons Place Manila. Now, the Spanish brand recently celebrated its 20th anniversary in the Philippines. Has it really been that long?

In 2012, Mango expanded in the Philippines by  introducing the Mango Man line and a year later, the Mango Kids line. Today, it has 35 stores nationwide.

The stores have a new architecture and interior design concept called “The Line,” which embodies a more open and functional space. This concept is based on unifying all the lines in a wider and more dynamic space, significantly improving the customer shopping experience.

To celebrate its 20th year in the Philippines, the brand hosted a cocktail party for VIPs and celebrities  at its image store at Shangri-La at the Fort in Taguig City.

Present at the event, emceed by Joey Mead King, were Spanish Consul General Fernando Heredia, Yasmina Paras, Cristina Alonso, and Gorka San Juan of the Economic and Commercial Office of Spain.

Also seen at the event were the brand’s 20th anniversary ambassadors Margo Midwinter, Sam Ajdani, Hideo Muraoka, Ace Yabut and Christian Busby, content creators Christiana Collings-Canlas, Farrah Espina, Pat Sugui and Sophie Ramos.

Happy 20th, Mango! Filipinos look forward to having you in our country longer!

(For more information, visit www.shop.mango.com/ph.)

Unstoppable Fila

Acienda Designer Outlet center director Arman Ilano with Fila chairman Butch Albert and CEO Cris Albert.

There’s no stopping Fila Philippines with its expansion as it recently opened another branch at the Acienda Designer Outlet Mall in Silang, Cavite. Its grand opening was led by CEO Cris Albert and her team. Guests went home with Fila Slides.

Acienda Designer Outlet center director Arman Ilano said, “We are very excited to have Fila joining us in Acienda Designer Outlet Mall. You can now shop for the brand’s apparel and sneakers within an architectural setting that will inspire you for the week ahead.”

The brand’s trendiest and hottest designs like the Mindbreaker and Spaghetti Low are also available in this new outlet. *

(For more information, visit www.fila.com.ph, Fila Philippines on Facebook and @filaph on Instagram.)

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