Thanks to the Philippine Airlines’ workaholic and dedicated lady of style, beauty and achievement Cielo Villaluna, Proust Redux received an invitation to the PAL Miler’s Night recently held at Marriot Hotel Manila. It was a…
To the unique list of world-class Filipino women who do our country proud in such varied fields as entrepreneurship, performing arts, fashion, visual arts, and medical sciences, among others, a new name has been added,…
To the many who admire the virtuoso pianist, Ingrid Santamaria, she is the quintessential lady of the old world, where elegance, refinement and aristocracy of talent mattered and was a way of life, especially among…
A fortnight, a splendid celebration unfolded at Shirley Halili Cruz’s lovely residence in Heroes Hill, Quezon City, as she marked her 65th birthday. The evening was resplendent with the harmonious melodies of music and the…
When you visit Rustan’s Department Store at the Ayala Center in Makati City to shop for your Christmas gifts, you should not miss going to its fifth floor, especially if you’re not sure about what…
Now and then, when I read my friend Jorge Hizon’s posts mostly of birthday celebrations and his friends’ gatherings, I feel transported to the actual event itself, as it happened where it happened and how…
Ditta, collaborating with director Raymond Villanueva, once again highlighted the indigenous textile, banaca, woven by her partners, wives of fishermen in Catanduanes and the Hanunuo Mangyans of Mindoro. Intended for a good cause by the beautiful,…
The evening of Friday — the 13th — signaled auspicious times ahead for Philippine costume when the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde Center for Campus Arts opened the exhibition, Fashion, Power, Modernity: The Ternos…
Mav Rufino, my dear friend, grew up in a beautiful home filled with art works. Right in their living room, a glorious sight was a Fernando Amorsolo portrait of her mom, Julie Abad Rufino, a member…
Our favorite charity fund raiser, the indefatigable and ageless Helen Ong, honorary consul of Angola to the Philippines, received the surprise of her life when the Board of Trustees of the Philippine Cancer Society bestowed…