Innehållsförteckning för August 2024 från VOGUE PHILIPPINES

Still life, in pictures. Print, digital, and moving images dominate our world today. “In feed” becomes the place where we meet friends and strangers, where we are invited to co-create, collaborate, comment, subscribe, and like. Private messages slip into the backdoors across public accounts, in this exponential and limitless virtual space that swells by the second. In this issue, we travel from Hollywood to Rome to Tokyo and Escolta, treading into picture perfect stills. Whether in old world glamour, in diamonds, or in downtown denim, fashion completes the scene. This August, we find Pia Wurtzbach-Jauncey as our latest heroine. In the 400-year-old Villa Aurelia in Rome, with gardens flanked with Italian pines, Magnolia trees and century-old, giant wisteria, we capture her in flight, adorned in Bulgari’s latest high jewelry collection.…

In a celebration of its 187-year heritage, Tiffany & Co. unveiled the Tiffany Wonder exhibition in Tokyo, which takes visitors through the house’s illustrious history of craft and creativity. Hosted within the Tokyo Node gallery at Toranomon Hills Station Tower, this immersive experience was designed to intrigue, educate, and inspire. Among the attendees of the launch were actress and host Anne Curtis, French-Indonesian model Alyssa Daguisé, and Thai celebrities Baifern Bah and Win Metawin. Spread across 10 rooms, the exhibition presents nearly 300 never-before-seen objects that narrate the brand’s history. Among these rooms are the Wonder of Design room, in which the house honors their collaborator designers; and the Wonder of Origin room which highlights the house’s beginnings with the very first Tiffany Blue box. Visitors will also run into…

“So, there’s not one medium that will be effective for everybody. It’s really different. You have to find your voice, you have to find your technique, you have to find what “ works for you." — Angel Aquino It is very difficult to sum up the careers of the five women we celebrate here, representing over six decades of work on Filipino screens—both in cinemas and on televisions. The youngest among them, Alessandra de Rossi, has been working in the industry for over twenty years, and she’s taken on many different roles in front of and behind the camera. There is much to say about each of them, much that they have accomplished in each of their storied careers. Perhaps it is easier to take a much wider view: how each…

“I ALWAYS FELT LIKE A ROSE AMONG THORNS,” remarks Sherry Bolisay. The entrepreneur describes her life in the business world as tumultuous and cutthroat, with many challenges that tested her mettle as a businesswoman throughout her career. Being in male-dominated industries was nothing new to Sherry, as she helped establish ABSHA Construction alongside her husband nearly two decades ago. “I would go to biddings and meetings as the only woman there, and it was really tough because all the competition I had to face were men that have had years of experience in this industry.” Despite this, Sherry found solace in her ability to ovevrcome the many difficulties she faced as she began to build the different pillars of her business for the past two decades. Setting herself apart from…

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Kiana Kimberly Flores Writer, DARK MATTER “My life’s movie would tell about the pang and bravery of girlhood. It will show the massive ocean inside me where dreams are born and the grit it takes to realize them to fruition. It will be a tender thing, directed by Sofia Coppola, and soundtracked by Wet.” Neal Oshima Photographer, GUIDING LIGHTS “My career as a movie? I would love it to be Antonioni’s BlowUp. It’s about a London fashion photographer during the Rat Pack days. Bored and dissolute, he takes a photo of a woman in a park. He realizes that there’s something strange, deeper going on. I love the lack of resolution or understanding, the pure mystery, and the enigma of making a photograph. Zidjian Paul Makeup Artist, GUIDING LIGHTS “I…

DESIGNER SASSA JIMENEZ LIBERATED U NCON V EN TIONAL ROM A N TICS from the bounds of tightness paired with her signature flounce and ebullience, while curated fashion rental service Vestido freed fashion girls from the hunt and the eventual maintenance of occasion wear. Business has been hectic for both studios with the return of in-person weddings, but sparks of inspiration are never far behind. Jimenez, fresh off her own wedding in March 2023, noticed a trend: “A lot of women have moved away from tradition, choosing to celebrate their special day in garments they want to wear rather than what they see in bridal magazines.” This movement intrigued her. She wanted to reach these brides, but how? “I felt like the new type of bride is someone who is…

FRAGRANCES Martika Escobar 1 VERSACE Bright Crystal (PHP6,600). “My mom encouraged me to buy my first bottle of perfume. I had been working hard for a year already, and she told me that sometimes it’s okay to buy things that you like, even if they’re a little expensive. I remember us having this small tour around the department store, trying out different scents until I found one that I liked. I ended up choosing the one she always wore at that time.” Quark Henares 2 LE LABO Santal 33 (PHP19,000). “I’m a big fan of Le Labo Santal 33. I’m honestly not a big cologne/perfume guy but a friend in Singapore recommended it and it’s a nice light scent that actually works for both men and women. I gifted my…

FEATURE ASK FILIPINO MOVIE BUFFS ABOUT THE CRITERION CHANNEL AND THEY’LL TELL YOU HOW ESTEEMED THE STREAMING SERVICE IS. So it’s a major coup for the nation’s cinema when some of the most influential contemporary Filipino films are showcased on the platform. Brooklyn-based programmer Aaron Hunt takes pride in Philippine representation with his current programming of “When The Apocalypse Is Over: New Independent Philippine Cinema,” now streaming on The Criterion Channel. The program features three feature films and 10 short films made between 2018 to 2023 and is one of the most representative programming of the new wave of Philippine independent cinema to date. The first pitch for the program happened two years ago when Hunt pitched it to The Criterion Channel’s curatorial director, Ashley Clark. “It was always inspired…

FEATURE There’s a story that film producer Luis Nepomuceno liked to tell his grandchildren from the height of his career: He once served as a middleman for an American production team filming a project at the same time his own production studio was working on a film as well. One day, while the Americans were lugging around heavy mirror light reflectors the size of refrigerators, he breezed past them with his crew carrying the most feather light reflector—a smug moment that showed his ingenuity as an experienced Filipino filmmaker. A young Artu Nepomuceno, his grandson, asked what the reflector was made of, and Luis told him his crafty secret. He peeled off foil from empty cigarette packets and glued them on simple illustration boards for a D-I-Y reflector that accomplished…

EXPLORING NEW PLACES ISN’T JUST FOR HISTORY’S SEASONED ADVENTURERS. It’s more accessible to us all now than it ever was. Even when everything is digital, real adventures are still out there, waiting for you to step away from your screen and dive in. A great place to kickstart your journey? The diverse landscapes of the Philippines. Up north in the Philippines, you can marvel at Laoag’s vast sand dunes and rock formations in Kapurpurawan. If you love the sound of the ocean, San Vicente in Palawan tempts you with excursions around Port Barton’s laidback bay. For those intrigued by a bit of mystery, Siquijor via Dumaguete enchants you with the vibrant underwater seascape of Salagdoong and Paliton beaches. Further south, the small island of Camiguin delights with sweet lanzones while…

MASON ROSE Photographer, EVAN EVER EVOLVING “Right now, I would say I am living in the movie The Labyrinth.” SANG HUN LEE Photographer, FIGHT CLUB “Rust and Bone is a film directed by Jacques Audiard, starring Marion Cotillard and Matthias Schoenaerts. The story revolves around hope. It was a disturbing, raw, emotional roller coaster ride, much like our lives. The cinematography is beautiful, making it a very soulful film.” APA AGBAYANI WRITER, EVAN EVER EVOLVING “My life these days feels a lot like Agnès Varda’s Documenteur. It’s an unusual film in her oeuvre: a work of autofiction about a woman moving to LA with her son after a breakup. Languid, lonely, sensual and dreamlike! A lot of gazing at the ocean and watching strangers’ lives unfold as you learn to…

DESIGNER PROFILE Kelvin Morales is sensitive to energy. It’s a trait he noticed he developed over the past year, and he’s even got a neat trick to show for it. “Actually, I can read auras,” he says, bursting into laughter. It happened suddenly on a random night out, he explains, when he began seeing colored light spill over the tops of his friends’ heads. Even now, as he speaks to Vogue Philippines within his brightly lit studio space above Taft Avenue, he wears tiger’s eye beads around his wrist; and in the desk drawer by his seat, he keeps a strip of palo santo wood, to break up the air once he feels it’s grown thick. “I cleanse my energy,” he says. Meditative rituals have become something of a necessity…

CEDRICK JUAN Some artists earn their stripes in the crucibles of theater. For Cedrick Juan, the transition from being on-stage to the silver screen was almost natural. Initially, he had begun his acting career as a member of theatrical groups, including Dulaang UP at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, and at the FEUArt Theatre Clinique of the Far Eastern University respectively. “When you start in theater, you’ll always try to look for it again and again,” he says. “You’ll always come back to train again, to be open, to be more vulnerable.” Despite constant barrage of rehearsals and performances, Cedrick still feel at peace and in his element. The stage, whether in an auditorium or on a film set, is a safe haven where he could truly be…

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As of press time, Evan Mock has begun his Saturn return. The planet’s orbit around the sun lasts approximately 29.5 Earth years. When it begins to approach the same place it was when you were born (roughly between the ages 27 and 30), you can begin to expect transformative life shifts, leading you to the person you’re meant to be. I explained this to Mock a few weeks before his 27th birthday. Though he isn’t familiar with the subject, a friend just texted him about “an influence update” on his chart and “things [he] needs to know to stay on track.” There’s something in the air. Once I get into explaining everything it entails, he’s onboard. “Cool, I’m ready to be the person I’m supposed to be. I would love…

Every day, sometimes twice a day, Vivien Solari, 45, swims in beautifully clear and crisp water of around eight to 10 degrees Celsius, depending on the time of year. The image on 93 was taken on a visit to Loch Linnhe, where the model and cold water swimming enthusiast rubbed shoulders with seals, but more often you’ll find her carving through the waves of the sea on the south coast near the Solent, the strait that separates the Isle of Wight from mainland England, where she has lived for 22 years. Her skin has the kind of glow that looks like she is intravenously fed Hailey Bieber & Erewhon collagen smoothies. She is strong, resilient, confident. She feels revitalised. “To be immersed in something powerful and wild is often a…

PAGE 48 ETERNAL POETRY We love to hear all of this, the backstory of it, because that’s kind of a lot of where the magic is. Then you can understand the thinking and the challenges and the real craftsmanship. FBS: Exactly, exactly. This is my obsession. My big passion, biggest passion, is making sketches. And when I start to imagine a true piece of jewelry, it’s crazy because we start to draw with very small details. But even when you make the renderings and you have the object in your computer, and you can turn the object around, it’s not the same as when you are [holding the object]. And even for us, when we receive the watches just a few weeks before the event, the effect sometimes is wow.…

CURTAINS PART WITH A FLOURISH, this issue begins with a theatrical-inspired spectacle on our fashion pages, seamlessly blending historical fashion influences with contemporary flair. In contrast, our “Fight Club” editorial channels the gritty, rebellious energy of the film, infusing raw and edgy looks. Local designer Kelvin Morales takes center stage at PICC, unveiling his latest collection amid a narrative shrouded in energy and his meditative practices, linking them to his creative process and designs. The scene shifts to three young luminaries of Philippine cinema, their magnetic performances and commanding screen presence captivating the audience. In a cinematic tableau, Elijah Canlas, who began acting young and now shines in critically acclaimed films, with a Best Actor win at the 17th Asian Film Festival in Italy, steps into the spotlight. Kelvin Miranda,…

THE LOOK By NEIL DE GUZMAN Photographs by JULES DALOD DANESI Styling by ALEXANDRE DORNELLAS PAGE 10 TEAM CREDITS: Makeup: Claire Laugeois. Hair: Noemie Laborde. Models: David Lee, Jin Ho. Fashion Production: Sergio Rosa. Fashion Production’s Assistants: Maria Menezes, Thiago Marrano. Light Assistant: Leana Vigier. Casting: Camille Lamarch. Special thanks to Contrejour Services THE HUB By DANYL GENECIRAN Photographs by AKIKO RIVERA PAGE 14 TEAM CREDITS: Stylist and Grooming: Axel Lozano Model: Paul Marco. FORCE SENSITIVE By CHELSEA SARABIA Photographs by RENZO NAVARRO PAGE 16 TEAM CREDITS: Stylist and Producer: Anz Hizon. Makeup: Bea Mocorro. Hair: Mong Amado. Model: Manch Tan, Onie De Guzman, Valentino Jaafar. Bookings Associate: Bianca Zaragoza. Photographer’s Assistant: Dominic Pamatmat, Joshua Tan. Stylist’s Assistants: Julia Magsino, Kyla Chuasiaokong, Neil de Guzman. Shot on location at the…