First Collection - Style and Relax Shop

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The Style and Relax Shop!

The Style and Relax multiply shop officially opens tomorrow, 8 January 2009. Take a peek of the first 6 pieces of our 68k Glamour Collection.


For orders, email styleandrelax(at)gmail.com

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Price range: Php 500- Php 750 only!!!

Relax in Style: Piano Music

Tonight, why don't you wind down and pop a piano cd on your player? Playing piano music reminds me of a relaxing, elegant hotel lobbies and exquisite lavish dinners. Music takes you elsewhere and your music style speaks of you just like friends. Tell me your favorite music genre and I'll tell you who you are.



I recommend these Tea Time CDs my mom got from the music bar, they're my favorite. It has 6 volumes, you can fill up all the cd trays of your player for uninterrupted relaxing experience.

Evening with Brad Pitt

Gateway Cineplex, Curious Case of Benjamin Button Premiere & Cocktail.

I don't know why but this outfit makes me think of a samurai. If you are familiar with the family computer game called "Legend", the samurai there is guided by a butterfly. It inspired me to clip a small butterfly accessory on my hair too. :) Butterfly clips were popular when I was in gradeschool, I only have one left in my drawer and got to use it again.

Watch out for my post on The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, the movie has given me lots of style inspiration. Kudos to the costume designers.

FABRIC @ Embassy Fly featuring Kate Torralba

Catch renowned Filipina fashion designer Kate Torralba at FABRIC @ Embassy Fly on 15 January. Kate Torralba recently collaborated with City Lady Stockings and designed an exclusive collection of stockings, leggings, and tights for the company. The collection is called Leg Love.


Fashion aside, Kate Torralba has been fascinated with music as early as two years of age. She will be performing some songs from her new album during this event.

Take note that a fabulously fierce dress code will be strictly enforced. See you there!

Special thanks to Ms. Cacay Moras :)

Style Scene: TV5 Carnavan

TV5 celebs glammed Star City during the TV5 Live Carnavan. The stars came in comfy outfits perfect for the day's fair and for a rocking concert come dusk. The TV5 Carnavan was an outdoor event, perfect for light clothing and short cut dresses and shorts. Check out model Aryana Barouk's sexy white tube dress paired with jungle red shoes and bangles.

READ MORE after the JUMP..




Saab Magalona with her Lip Gloss co-stars, strike a cheerful pose for Style and Relax.




IC Mendoza and his fabulous silver sneakers were the life of the party. John Avila and Victor Basa, models and hosts of Shall we Dance were also present to warm up the stage. Mr. Midnight DJ Oyo Boy Sotto looked comfy in his interesting jacket.

More style stars coming up: Roxanne Guinoo, Valerie Garcia Aryana Barouk, IC Mendoza, and Valeen Montenegro share their style and beauty secrets with Style and Relax. Video interviews coming soon! :)

Skirt in the City

The harbour was a nice place to shoot, breezy and sunny. I am very elated because of my skirt yesterday. I had fun wearing it and it brought cheerfulness to others as well. Look at the swan brooch I pinned on my belt, reminds me of Swan Lake which my sister and I adore.

Free Fashion Workshops from SoFA

The School of Fashion and Arts are conducting free fashion workshops every Saturday of January at the SoFA Lab located inside the Power Plant Mall. This is your chance to learn and experience the fashion courses SoFA has to offer, for free!

January 10 - Shoe and Bag design
January 17 - Fashion Styling and Make-Up (Fully-booked)
January 24 - Basic Draping and Fashion Illustration (Fully-booked)
January 31 - Fashion Promotion and Visual Merchandising

Reserve a slot by emailing Bryan Valenzuela at info[at]sofamanila.com or call 4915536/ 8928807

You may also SMS at 09175018136. See you there!

Designer Style: Puey Quinones

Style and Relax is deeply honored to have interviewed young designer Puey Quinones, one of manila's most sought-after and a-list designer. Puey Quinones is also known as the "Rei Kawakubo of the Philippines".

Puey Quinones believes that fashion is universal and that fashion is for everyone. During this interview I was so starstruck, and please forgive all the pauses and stuttering I made in this interview.

Puey Quinones interview with Style and Relax



Also, Puey Quinones has been featured internationally for turning prisoners into fashion designers. Puey teaches fashion design and dress making weekly inside the prison and helps inmates express their creativity while earning.

Vintage Skirts are works of ART!

Vintage clothing means second hand or coming from a previous decade or era. Like the 1980's where I believe these skirts came from. It's always worth it to check out your mom's closet. My mom and I had fun tonight inside her walk-in closet. I remembered she had these skirts and now they're all mine! I can't wait to wear them :)

I was also surprised to rediscover her brooches. I told her I have one and how I plan to use it to style clothes (you'll learn about them soon). She has all sorts of animal brooches, rabbit, swan, mouse, etc.

Then there were also dresses that can easily be styled to be worn at current fashion but their natural vintage beauty and quality will still shine through.

All these finds remind me how each piece is a timeless work of art.