Project Runway Philippines

speaking of project runway, here's a funny coincidence. a bride from the weddings at work group just asked me to send her pictures of my wedding gown, saying that she was a huge fan of kate torralba but didn't think she could afford her. so i recommended the designer i would have chosen if kate and i hadn't agreed on a "friendly" rate -- veejay floresca.

in my email, i described veejay as "kind of like christian siriano from project runway" -- young (they're both 21, or least veejay was when i consulted with him early last year), super creative, extremely fast, and fun! they even kind of look alike. of course, christian ended up winning project runway.

the dutiful bride emailed me back to say that veejay would be tied up for the next two months with project runway philippines. hu-waaaa? project runway philippines?!?!?!?! may ganon?

apparently it started taping last week. all i know is that the local workspace (a.k.a. parsons) will be at the school of fashion and arts in makati. but who will tim gunn and heidi klum be? judges maraming puwede -- the greats like rajo laurel and inno sotto, even some of the fossils icons like ben farrales. i hope they do a great job on the show, not like the snoozefest that was philippines' next top model. we have so much fashion design talent, it truly deserves a well-planned and excellently produced show.

it will air on ETC... not that i'll get to see it. darn! i'm oddly happy for veejay -- i ran into him at gma after i decided to go with kate and he was most gracious about everything. he's great and i still want him to make me something someday :-)

best of luck, veejay (if you ever google yourself and come upon this blog). as the venerable tim gunn would say, "make it work!"

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photo from veejay's multiply.

LBD love

i'm so proud of marlon! *tears*

despite all the inherent pitfalls of shopping for a picky wife, my husband bit the bullet with surprising aplomb. he completely bowled me over today with the little black dress he brought back from a business trip to guangzhou.

the mess is in HIS corner of the closet, not mine!

i love love love it. it fits perfectly and is super flattering! he pegged it on a drapey black dress i bought in malacca, which i think was a very smart thing for him to do. after all, don't we girls always fall for stuff that looks like stuff we already have? except that the malacca dress is office-appropriate -- this lbd is a strictly night-out version. i can already envision it with my gold stacked heels, or with purple tights or fishnets.

marlon recently shocked me into silence, then into gales of laughter, the first time he did a spot-on heidi klum impersonation; he has the bisected-sentence, nonchalant ice princess delivery down pat. he even has her script committed to memory: "we asked for avant-garde -- and all you gave us -- is a sad -- brown -- dress " and "your outfit looks cheap -- and poorly constructed." i suppose this dress is one of the less bizarre effects of having a husband patiently sit with you through that weekly dose of project runway.

That's the spirit

i love it.


i spotted this sign in a thrift shop on evangelista street, bangkal, makati.

i wonder. if the shop owner believed in the secret, would it have read: "mayaman kami, mayaman kami" instead? haha.