Style Origin 8: Marquee 2

On our third day in Pampanga, the rest of the group arrived (Director Jackie Aquino, PMAP models, Pablo Cabahug, Poli Laurito etc.)  It was a hectic day which included rehearsal, fitting, more rehearsals but nevertheless fun fun fun since everyone was present... time to rock Pampanga.  The two day fashion show event got two bands namely Urbandub(day 1) and Franco(day 2).   The events turned out be a great success with an overflowing mall crowd filling the entire activity center and you can hear them singing to almost every song played.  Shrieks and shrills came from the fans during the performances and we could actually hear it from backstage.  

Rise and shine!

Director Jackie Aquino with TV Personality/host and model Bianca Valerio.

Val de los Santos, Robby Mananquil and Sanya Smith.

Ornussa Cadness.

Girlie Benitez, Grace Tagle, Peter Nordell and Jairus.

After last nights fun, BJ santos with the author.

Just arrived!

Good morning sunshines Erin Zuluaga, Pablo Cabahug and Poli Laurito!!!

Oh pass.

New PMAP model Jairus all prepped up.

Oh so girly Dindi.

Robby Mananquil in perfect fitting form.

Girlie Benitez and Grace Tagle in twin tones.

Guardians of the gate.

Emer the lighting magician.

Urban undubbed.

Rehearsing Franco.

Not so stolen shot.

Logo on screen.

Store representatives guarding the merchandise with their lives.

Wait a moment.

The commandments.

Marquee's most prized possession(from left to right): Danielle Guiwan, Maricris
 Solomon, Marian Santos and Trisha Narciso.

Grabbed this backstage photo from Erin hi hi hi!

A snap photo of birthday girl Erin Zuluaga backstage with Hayden Kho who was the finale of the first show. Below is the style team who took photos at the backstage basement where there's a secret passage celebrities and rock stars would use to get out of the mall without going through the maddening crowd. The secret!!!

Donna Gonzales Lim wearing a sheer top w lace detail by Chloe, printed pants by
Zara,tote by Longchamp and sandals by Schutz.

Mikka Velasquez wearing a top by Zara, printed shorts by F21, sandals by CMG and
 tote by Marc by Marc Jacobs.

Rudolph Leonor wearing a white tee by H & M, vest and denim jeans both by
Topman, shoes by Zara and sling bag by Vivienne Westwood.

Reg Rodriguez wearing a lace top by Chloe, floral shorts by Zara, fringe sandals from
BKK and bag by Marc by Marc Jacobs.

The author wearing organic tee by Eairth, denims by Gap, sneakers by Tretorn and
sunglasses by 21Men.

Style Origin 7: Cebu 1

The Style Origin series continues and is on to its next leg but this time out of Manila--Cebu.  The colossal mall inspired by the Terraces in Greenbelt is a maze of almost anything and everything you can think of with a LOT of space.  Am doing two entries for Cebu coz there are a lot of pictures taken and afraid to put all of them in one entry.  Thanks to Mikmik from the Ayala Center group, we were billeted at the Marriott Hotel Cebu city which is easily accessible via the mall.  Here are some pics of the interiors.

The lobby.

Coffee or tea?

New wave.

Glass-O-Sphere.

Breakfast is served.

Going up?

Early dip into the cold.

The author wearing a plaid poncho by Ivarluski Aseron, blue pique shorts by Joey
Samson and snakeskin sneakers from Adora.

After a delightful brekkie (breakfast) with Director Jackie Aquino, we stayed for awhile in the hotel until noon then headed to the mall for lunch(hahahahhahaa!)--it's no surprise that Cebu is one of those places in the Philippines known as a gastronomic haven .  Food is unbelievably reasonable and there's just so much to try and variety to choose from.  After lunch, the style team finally started to get things going and had to go to the stores participating in the event to assign model tags for the clothes selected. These brands are the following:

Model briefing of requirements for the show at the Ayala Mall office. 

Associate stylist Mikka Velasquez in her brief encounter.

Model in Sketchers.

Getting ready to get Accessorize-d!

Lined up at Girbaud.

King Penguin.

The best thing about out of town work trips is the company you keep and with us was family.  In situations like this, the work becomes fun and all the more fulfilling for everyone. Bonding time is building time that goes beyond work and into lifetime friendships.  Though the style team may not be complete, we knew the rest were present in spirit--missing you much Belle Camarsi, Reg Rodriguez, Donna Gonzales Lim, Noelle Llave and Mary Grace Caison.

Rudolph wearing DYI vest, tee by Topman, shorts by F & H, bracelets by H & M
and shoes by Southern Comfort.

Mikka wearing a top by Wisdom, custom made pants, earrings by F21, cuff by Tory
Burch, bag by Longchamp and wedges by Matthews.

BJ Santos wearing top and pants both by Zara and sneakers by Lacoste with Erin
wearing a top by Zara, pants by F21 and shoes by Zara.

Director Jackie Aquino (center) with designer Pablo Cabahug wearing top by Uniqlo,
shorts by Zara and shoes by Converse with Poly Laurito wearing a top by Hanes,
shorts and sweater both from Australia, shoes from China and bag from Japan.

The author wearing a striped poncho by Ivarluski Aseron, white tee by Uniqlo, khaki 
inspired tennis shorts by Joey Samson and  cream lace ups by Opening Ceremony.

   And on a high note, hope we're not forgetting that today is special coz we celebrate one of the most important person in our lives--our Mother.  Happy Mother's Day!!!