When it Comes to Wedding Gowns, Pret-A-Porter Is the New Premium
Last week, singer Kitchie Nadal made headlines for getting married in a P799 off-the-rack wedding gown. “It’s about the woman and not the dress,” stylist Nina Sandejas, the original source of the...
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Trendspotting at the #METGala
Popularly dubbed as the Oscars of fashion—the annual Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute—or perhaps, #METGala to all you netizens, transpired once again in a night that consumed and in some...
View Article11 Backpacks for Your Summer Travels
A thing that I have learned from traveling, aside from avoiding wearing anything above the knee in the premises of St. Peter’s Basilica, is to invest in practical pieces. Aside from a comfortable shoe,...
View ArticleWhy Cruise Collections Demand More Attention Now
In between the spring/summer collections and the fall/winter releases across the major fashion capitals, there’s a lot of space yet to be explored when it comes to style and trends. With this in mind,...
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Six Resort 2016 Pieces With a Zing
The cruise 2016 pieces flaunt an uninhibited sense of play. Many designers toyed with bold stripes—multihued and electric—making them the season’s patterns of choice. Here are six key pieces to tick...
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That One Piece Guys Can Borrow From the Girls
First row: Prada, Greenbelt 4; Christian Louboutin, Rustan’s Makati. Second row: Salvatore Ferragamo, Greenbelt 5; Loewe, Rustan’s Makati; Hermès, Greenbelt 3. Third row: Raf Simons, mrporter.com;...
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Boyfriend Shirts: The Only Welcome Souvenir From Your Ex
Your next wardrobe investment might just be hanging inside your beau’s closet. Cue the boyfriend shirt, which is the perfect blank canvas that can be adjusted to fit any style need. Unlike the...
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The Cover Up You’ve Almost Forgotten
Stuck between your leather jacket and evening number is an almost-forgotten closet staple: the cardigan. Come on, you have it. There you go. It’s like an old song you’ve always known, and now, it’s...
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The Ultimate Solution to the Dress Versus Pants Dilemma
This might just be the biggest fashion compromise you have to do: choose between jeans day or a dressy kind of day. Why not wear both? “Everybody has jeans and everyone has dresses,” says Leandra...
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Would You Rent A Wedding Gown?
Is there too much sentimentality under all the layers of ruffles and lace to consider renting a bridal gown? Yes, we can hear your loud gasps from here. And yes, we’re talking about simple gowns that...
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5 New-Season ‘It’ Bags Go For Bold, Graphic Impact
For the new season ahead, keep your most fashionable status symbol at hand. The new season calls for a bold, graphic statement through your bags. The designers were in unison in making these new ‘It’...
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It Bag Alert: Fall’s Hottest Handbags Resemble Your Lunchbox
Every season, a new star silhouette for handbags becomes most coveted. If last spring’s practical bucket bag won purse junkies all around the globe, we welcome the rise of boxy, square handbags this...
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All of the Animals We’ve Seen on the Fall Runways
The fall runways took a walk on the wild side quite literally. The collections this season featured an unexpected uproar of animal motifs, and it’s not just your usual, flagrant use of animal prints....
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The New Ways to Wear Powerful Pantsuits in the Office
It is no secret that Hilary Clinton loves her pantsuits. Heck, one of her “hard choices” includes choosing which one to wear. But lucky for you, or maybe for Hilary, too, we can make the decision...
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So We Played Dress-Up with Our Local Celebs, Runway-Style
It’s not that we are against their current personal style, but wouldn’t it be cool to have our way with how top local celebrities dress? Preen plays celebrity stylist. We have our favorite fall/winter...
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Shop Your Favorite S/S ’16 Looks For Less Right Now
In the spirit of Fashion Month this September, #PreenFashionSeries stitches together stories on trends, bygone names, storied brands, and the next big things here and abroad. Fashion month is on full...
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Preen Lists the Best Trends for Spring/Summer ’16
As the dust begins to settle beneath fashion capitals’ well-heeled feet, we take a moment to look back at the highlights from this year’s spring/summer ’16 presentation. The new movement in fashion is...
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6 Shows at Milan Fashion Week that Predict Our Next Summer Destinations
Screw the staycation. You didn’t save up those vacation leaves for nothing, so do yourself a favor and actually go somewhere during the holidays, or even next summer. Our Milan Fashion week...
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The S/S ’16 Accessories Verdict Is In: Go For Maximum Impact
No one is playing it safe next season, accessories-wise. If you’re already used to last year’s normcore trend where less is more, get ready for a big turnaround this coming spring/summer. Trends show...
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Here Are 2015’s 10 Best and Worst Fashion Trends
Another year, another set of new trends coming in. As we welcome the new year ahead, we look back at 2015’s high and lows in fashion. Which trends do we take with us to the next year and which should...
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