You’ve heard it countless of times for the past year that I’m hesitant to even say it out right.  Here goes—recession, recession, recession!  We’re all quite forced to shop more smartly and be thriftier simply because of the recession—which is...

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I don't normally shop for clothes at the mall nowadays, but if I did, I will certainly head straight to Freeway.  I am so in love with their National Artists collection!  The first National Artist whose works they featured on...

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This past month has been really funny.  I went from doing nothing to juggling several projects.  Maybe that's why despite 2010 being a non-leap year, February seems pretty darn long to me. One of the things I'm currently...

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Let's face it, working as a freelance fashion stylist is a fierce undertaking and definitely not for the faint-hearted and as some would claim--not for the short of money (a.k.a. plebians such as myself).  The funny thing is, I left...

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The 1920s remains one of my most favorite eras in fashion.  It was the roaring twenties, a liberation and revolutionary movement. Women broke away from the prison of their corsets; they kicked up their heels with their legs...

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I don't religiously check the most celebrated designers' collections like most hardcore fashion junkies would.  I'm more the let's-see-what-we-have-in-our-old-closets-and-thrift-stores kind of girl.  I do like to keep my eye on them, however, to get a pretty good idea on how...

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  This is the first time I'm writing something non-fashion/beauty related here, but there's no better exception than now.  There's been a major revamp at The Reluctant Stylista lately, if you've noticed.  That's a new layout you're looking at, a new...

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  Watching a barre3 class from outside the glass windows suddenly made me a bit nervous--surely a far cry from the completely gung-ho way I accepted the trial invite from Rowena just a week before.  What have I gotten myself into...

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This post has been severely delayed, but I'm sharing it nonetheless!  I only got the pictures recently.  It was my first time to actually style for a fashion show last November, and it was for Shangri-La's annual holiday collection called...

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So it’s a new year, and we can all do with some improvements in our routine—like being more environmentally conscious, for one.  True, I won’t be claiming any hardcore status in the tree-hugging club, but I find myself reusing plastic...

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Well, it’s the last month of the year!  I thought it the most appropriate time to come out of my hiatus from blogging and come up with a list of my favourite trends of 2009.  These are clothes and styles...

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I love high heels.  I am painfully (at least to myself) short--I'm 5'1" 1/2, and I never let anyone forget about the half inch.  I've been wearing shoes with high heels or soles that are well-padded to keep the illusion...

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My idea for the shoot, or at least for the half of it, was high street styling on white background.  I was a little anxious about the white background because so many things could've gone wrong with it, but I'm...

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So finally we were able to shoot for Mae Aguinaldo's clothes last Saturday.  I was really anxious to get this done, especially after having it postponed the first time around.  It's not just styling for the clothes that I have...

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I'm a big fan of locally made products, so I totally support this yearly event by Yabang Pinoy: The Global Pinoy Bazaar.  It's this weekend, November 14-15, 2009 at the Rockwell Tent.  Open from 9AM to 9PM, entrance tickets cost...

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