Here’s an exciting start for 2012 for Ensembles followers! To start the year right, Ensembles hopes to meet more of their new fans as well as reward their long time loyal followers. A few more weeks and Summer is officially on! Summer means having fun, adventures and getaways. And Ensembles sure is getting an early start to summer!
Ensembles is kicking this off by giving away an All Expense Paid BORACAY TRIP for TWO! Now that’s a chill way to plan out your summer getaway, sans the breakdown service you’re gonna have to consider when you go on a road trip. Join Ensembles Facebook Photo Contest this January 16 and reach for 20,000 Facebook likes. Once Ensembles reach this number, a lucky fan will be basking with her companion under the sun! Just upload a photo of you wearing your fave Ensembles outfit, tell us why you chose this photo and ask your friends to like it.The entry with the best answer and most number of likes wins!
To join the contest, visit our facebook page: www.facebook.com/EnsemblesOnline and www.ensembles.com.ph for the full mechanics.
Boardwalk does its share for a beautiful world by supporting the Pasig River Run held last November 20, 2011. A field of 87,000-strong assembled at the Mall of Asia to support what became the biggest advocacy run ever, A Run for the Pasig River.
With the leadership of the ABS-CBN Foundation, the event promoted a safe and clean Pasig River and aims to bring back its former glory. The goal of this public-spirited undertaking is to raise funds, and to create awareness about what needs to be done until the river is clean. Here are some photos from the event.
Spotted: Job Gayta. The live mannequin we dressed during Boardwalk’s Eat.Play.Blog event.
More than a fashion/clothing company, Boardwalk presses on as it goes beyond this run and continue helping ABS-CBN Foundation in its quest to revitalize the Pasig River. Wouldn’t it be fad if other brands follow suit?
As consumers who actually need to shop especially this gift giving season, I’d say it is always best to patronize those who are into this kinds of advocacy. It does not just make shopping guilt free but we are actually, in essence supporting the cause of the brand. Sure, there are a handful of choices out there. Read the rest of this entry »
With every pair you purchase, TOMS will give pair of new shoes to a child in need. One for One. —-> www.TOMS.com
I am beyond impressed. While I know that a lot of brands are tapping into different advocacies, this One for One is something else entirely. Most brands will just give a minute amount of their sales. But TOMS is at it One for One. That’s more than just zero guilt when buying their product. I love, love, love it! I haven’t bought a pair of TOMS yet. But this is definitely giving me the go signal. Especially after seeing the wedges in TOMSHoliday Collection.
TOMS has given away 1,000,000 pairs of shoes as of September 2011! This is with the help of TOMS NGO partners which are quite a few. This is understandable for the company to sustain their advocacy.
Above are TOMS NGO Partners in the Philippines. It is lovely to see familiar Christian organizations in the list like GCF and YWAM.
Although I have heard about the Boardwalk brand some years ago, it was only last week that I had the privilege to have a closer look at what it is beyond what I formerly thought of as just some random MLM clothing company business. Sure, I did have an inkling that it has made quite a name for itself since it was launched given that they have big time endorsers that I now see on highway billboards – Kris Aquino, Derek Ramsey, to name a few. But being pro-active in doing their share in preserving the environment as they do their thing is something else altogether.
Boardwalk Business Ventures, Inc. supports 11.20.2011A Run For The Pasig River. This is spearheaded by the ABS-CBN Foundation, an event that promotes a safe and clean Pasig River and aims to bring back its former glory. You might want to register for the upcoming event – Run for the Pasig River.
Last week, held at Ming’s Restaurant in Ortigas was Boardwalk’s First Blogger’s Forum and Kikay Corner was one of the few bloggers who were invited. Aside from learning about Boardwalk’s advocacy run for Pasig River, they also discussed how the business works and the fun of being a personal shopper.
When Freeway launched Freeway Loves Art: National Artist Collectors’ Series in 2009, it did not just make a fashion statement. It also was an avenue for the younger generation to get to know some of our country’s celebrated national artists that we all are to be proud of.
Freeway has by far featured National Artists Nick Joaquin (Literature), Ang KiuKok (Visual Arts), Jose Garcia Villa (Literature), Ramon Valera (Fashion Design) and the first living NA in the series, F. Sionil Jose (Literature).
I came in a wee bit early, so I was able to have a look see on Freeway’s Manansala Collection. I got my eyes on a few pieces and decided right on that I’d have to take home at least a couple. This is by far, my favorite of all the NACS features.
It all started when Religioso sisters, Yvette Religioso-Ilagan and Choc Religioso-Dayrit, did the entourage of Choc for her wedding in 2005. Now, Yvette and Choc Religioso collaborate with Ensembles for the very first time for its Holiday 2011 Designer Series Collection.
Religioso’s signature designs are pleats and bows: classic pieces that offer a dash of style in creative details. “Every piece is stylish, but not faddish!”,Yvette exclaims when asked to described the collection they did for Ensembles. Their secret formula? Pieces that adhere to style that transcends. You will see subtle yet impactful structured treatments using color blocking and pleated textures. “It was a wonderful experience collaborating with top retail brand Ensembles since it developed and opened more doors to develop our creative network.” The collection is available in Ensembles stores since September 16.
Here are few of my favorites from Ensembles by Choc & Yvette Religioso Holiday 2011 Designer Series Collection:
It was last year when Solo launched its first Pinoy Cartoonist Memorabilia that featured Larry Alcala’s Slice of Life. It was an instant hit! I can remember for myself how my instincts will have me pick out the Sunday magazine every week and stare at the back cover until I find Larry Alcala’s image cleverly concealed in his ingenious weekly work of art. What a way of immortalizing what could easily be considered an already defunct artwork.
Solo is at it again! The second installment of the well-loved Pinoy Cartoonist Memorabilia series features the greatest work of the Father of Philippine Cartoons, Tony Velasquez’s KENKOY.
About KENKOY:
Antonio “Tony” Velasquez, the Father of Philippine Cartoons, created Kenkoy way back in 1929. Long before the era of the movie stars and showbiz celebrities, there already was a Philippine pop icon named Francisco Harabas, more popularly known as Kenkoy. As Tony Velasquez described him, “He is always pusturyoso”. He was a debonair and his trademark fashion sense was Western influenced: decked in suspenders, charol shoes, double breasted suit, baggy pants, a sailor hat, and a slicked back hairstyle.
Solo Pinoy Cartoonist Memorabilia features the timeless Kenkoy comic strips and incorporates the new with the old by hemming in some trendy silhouettes and fabrics with different treatments such as foil printing, embroidery, embossed printing, flocking, high density printing and washed effect.
Here are Solo’s His&Hers Kenkoy Collectionthat will hit the stores this coming September:
When I received this Express Hydration package from Nivea last May, I honestly thought it was just another beauty product. It was timely that the lotion that I was currently using has already run out. I was actually pretty impressed how it actually delivers to its promise. So when I received a press invite for the Nivea & Mango Glam Express event, I knew I just had to go. There are only two kinds of events I go to nowadays — brands that I actually like and use and brands that I think might add value to my blogs.
Nivea Hydration Express Product Description:
The new ultra-light body lotion with sea minerals contains the innovative Hydra IQ active ingredient that has been developed specifically for the needs of normal to dry skin. It keeps the skin soft and supple, envelops it in the subtle scent of blue lotus and leaves a refreshed feeling.
The one-of-a-kind formula with Hydra IQ makes body care a long-lasting intense experience. It provides a non-stop supply of moisture to the skin – longer than ever before. This is based on the worldwide exclusive Nobel Prize technology, which promotes optimum moisture supply and distribution from within – for over 24 hours. NIVEA Express Hydration Body Lotion is not only effective for an extra-long time, but is also absorbed by the skin extraordinarily quickly and thus helps repair the eight signs of dry skin: dry, redness, rough, tight, flaky, dull, itchy and peeling.
NIVEA Express Hydration Body Lotion has been developed with dermatologists and skin compatibility is clinically and dermatologically proven.
The collaboration of Nivea and Mango for this event can’t be more thought of. Because the ideal canvas, really, to a good get up is smooth skin. Mango, is the perfect avenue for Nivea Express Hydration to be introduced to some members of online and print media. Those who arrived early were asked to form a group of three, mix and match Mango’s latest collection in the fastest possible time. Two of the three were to be the ones picking the clothing pieces and the other one will be the model. The group who finished the fastest won and went home with fab goodies from Nivea and Mango. Read the rest of this entry »
Held at The Row, Glorietta 5, last May 31, 2011 was Freeway’s paid tribute to a living legend – Philippine National Artist F. Sionil Jose. It was a night of celebration of F.Sionil Jose’s life. The event was hosted by Prima Ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, no less.
Freeway’s tribute to F. Sionil Jose started off with a video presentation of the artist’s life followed by a very entertaining series of Tertulia chosen from the well known works of the celebrated artist. Freeway could not have chosen a better interpreter for the night. In my humble opinion, I think dramatic actress Cherie Gil gave justice to F. Sionil Jose’s works as she read through the excerpts of the works of this literary genius and so did the talented musician/poet, journalist and artist,Lourd Ernest De Veyra.
Online games can be very addicting. Before, girls lifestyle and entertainment were all but limited. Given that girls are into makeup and dress ups, now even online games have catered to these girly stuff too. Different applications are now available to play in Yahoo, Facebook, yes even mobile devices like iPhone and Android. If boys play basketball and run to war zones, then girls go for fashion, dress up, and cooking games. I know this for a fact, because my dear sister just got me hooked on Fashion Story. I’m now on Level 35.
