Zero Hour

Finally! Let the countdown to Zero Hour commence!

Get ready for the future because the wait is over!

The UP Economics Society, Amber Ultra Lounge, Antonov, Radio Partners Inc., Folded & Hung, Bacchus Energy Drink and Globe present to you ZERO HOUR. Come and join the UP Economics Society as it celebrates their 51st anniversary on the 25th of September. Free entrance with free flowing drinks, complete with tons of games, prizes and a fashion show!

It will be at Amber Ultra Lounge, beside the Prince of Jaipur.

Save the date! 9.25.09! The future is now!

Where will you be when the clock strikes zero?

Contact 0917.7930041 for guestlisting

or

visit http://zerohourtheparty.multiply.com

for inquiries and more details.

Wearing Vintage

When it comes to wearing vintage, there isn’t just one way to go about it,

You may have your own interpretations of what is right,

as well it should be, but how do you know what’s right for you?

There are some things you can do to create a look

that is uniquely your own and find your vintage groove.

First of all, you need to know what you are dressing for;

do you dress to suit your shape?

To hide your flaws and highlight your best features?

Or are you dressing to emulate a certain era/period?

Or are you choosing vintage solely because of its sustainable fashion perspective?

All of these will play a role in how you choose to dress,

either entirely or as part of a whole; but you need to identify

which of these aspects would be the most important for you.

Vintage, like some styles, can easily be a hit or miss;

it can easily become that retro mistake.

Wearing vintage doesn’t automatically make you look cool.

Nor is dressing in a head to toe fifties outfit would assure that you will look like an icon from Hollywood’s golden age. A retro mistake is just as bad as any other fashion mistake!

“But good vintage fashion is here to stay for a very good reason – it offers unique clothing of the kind of quality that only top end designers provide today.”

So what exactly is VINTAGE? Well it’s definitely not clothing made last 15 years ago, despite what all those 80’s and 90’s revivalists might think.

But it’s still a somewhat broad category, covering a whole lot of under 100 years old (100 and over is officially historic and deserves to be in a museum or hidden deep somewhere).

For many years ‘vintage’ was simply ’second hand’ and frowned upon by the fashion cognoscenti*, but vintage is now so popular that it has become a mini-industry in itself.

The real benefit of buying vintage is not the price, but the distinctive traits of every piece; the cut, and the fabrics. Vintage clothing was built to last. Limited budgets plus expensive manufacturing processes meant that good quality clothes were treasured.

Here are some pictures to inspire you .

*cognoscenti - A person with superior, usually specialized knowledge or highly refined taste; a connoisseur.

FADAL Manila

It’s fact that it is almost always expected for Artists to be competitive, However it is still possible for them to appreciate and encourage each other, and acknowledge the craft of every artist.

This is what inspired Fadal Manila.

It is also what Levenson Rodriguez started with, having that concept mind, he found the first person to talk to regarding it, Happy Andrada, and then the ball started rolling.

Everything just fell into place.

Officers were chosen, members were invited.

We had the pleasure of meeting the officers and some of the members of this newly formed group and I must say, seeing them relate as friends casually but quickly turn into serious business partners or colleagues the minute they talk about something important shows how dedicated they are and how well they work together.

Each had a different personality, and yet they relate with each other fluidly. It disagrees with the idea or connotation with artists.

They all share the same vision of proactively helping one another, which what makes every individual grow and pursue their aspirations.

Fadal’s Manifesto

Fashion Is The Science of Appearances, And It Inspires One With The Desire To Seem Rather Than To Be.

Differentiation and selection - multiple styles; an extensive diversified offer

Flexibility and efficiency - excellent production processes and logistics; sourcing management designed to ensure the highest product quality

Continuity and innovation - enhancement of each designers' distinctive features; application of advanced techniques to the management of glocal (global & local) brands; consistent strategic choices for glocal (global & local) development

Ethics - integrity, fairness and transparency in business, creative and personal relations with all officers and members; total compliance with local/ineternational (if deemed necessary) laws and regulations concerning labour protection

The consumer's central role - never failing to keep in mind that we concretise our clients' dreams

What makes FADAL Manila different is their ability to support each other’s endeavors and not become over competitive. Being all in the same industry, they have found a way to assist and support each other. They Challenge each one to do better and not put someone down to gain something.

Surely we can look forward to hearing more about them soon with the events and promotions they have in store for us!

Visit their pages here:

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