Vans Late Night Pack Launch

Photos by Maphie Bolalin

Satisfy your food cravings with Vans' most recent release. The Late Night Pack features a tasty selection of footwear that will definitely leave your taste buds drooling. Whether it's sweet or salty you're after, the Authentics have something for you: hamburgers, french fries and tacos for your fast food favorites, and iced donuts with sprinkles, rainbow-colored French macarons and cute cupcakes with creamy frosting for that sweet tooth. The collection also features your favorite munchies in the Classic Slip-On and Sk8-Hi Reissue. Getting hungry? Fill your appetite with the Vans Late Night Pack, available in all Vans Stores nationwide.

WIP Caps 'W' Grey French Terry Snapback Cap

WIP Caps just unleashed the latest colorway of one of their classic headgear designs. Here's the 'W' Grey French Terry snapback cap. They constructed the dome and upperbill of this hat using a Grey French Terry fabric to provide your head with a light and cozy feel. For the front embroidery, the 'W' logo is rendered in navy blue. They also used navy blue for the underbill to keep up with the second tone of this hat. At the back is a grey snap closure to keep everything on lock. Grab one now, available at the WIP HQ and through their trusted stockists. For online and international orders, go to their webstore for all the details.

Fam FAMMMXVI Year One Pack

Every street spawns its own breed of bastards. From the college town of Los Baños, lifestyle brand Fam holds it down for the locals. Their shop serves as an abode for the rats and cats who wish to veer away from the carcasses that vultures and hyenas feast on. Fam releases the FAMMMXVI Year One Pack to commemorate their first year in Elbi. The drop is composed of two t-shirts that represent their headquarters. First is a black camo pocket tee, a reminder that the shop is still a well-kept secret for those who know the local scene in Elbi. Then there's the second iteration of their staple logo shirt, the Fam Royalty Maroon. It is inspired by the UP campus further up the street, which is basically the reason behind the burgeoning number of commercial spots around town. Head out to their store in Parkway Drive, LB Square if you want to grab one. You can also check out their Facebook page for online orders.

2016 Philippine National Barista Champion's Fat Geisha Drink

A couple of weeks ago we were able to taste Silvester Samonte's winning drink from this year's Philippine National Barista Championship. The White, Fat Geisha is probably the best cup of coffee we've had so far. We may not have a very extensive list of coffee drinks we have tried, but we can say that it was truly notable. Sly Samonte, the co-owner of El Union, brought his drink to Belle & Dragon to give a chance for the public to try a drink that's specially concocted for the competition, because usually only the judges and the maker are the ones who get to try them. Also, in winning this year's national championship, Sly will be the one who will get to represent the Philippines in the upcoming 2016 World Barista Championship in Dublin, Ireland. This momentous step into the world coffee culture and community will definitely hasten the progress and growth of the Philippine coffee culture even more.

Curtismith - Lookin Up

Hip hop artist Curtismith provides the first glimpse for his upcoming EP titled Failing Forward. Go chill and steady while listening to lines so fiery with this new track, Lookin Up. AJMW produced the instrumental, which provides the groovy yet relaxing platform that Curtismith can stand on. And stand he goes, at first providing commentary about some of the ill ways that our world is run on. A few lines later, he finds himself yapping about the Bonnie to his Clyde. He goes for a flow apt for the rhyme schemes he utilized, while referencing Disney characters and music heavyweights along the way. This song runs for a little above two minutes, which probably leaves listeners thirsty enough for the EP itself or maybe just another track off Failing Forward.

Nike Tech Knit now available in the Philippines

Nike keeps on innovating with technical sportswear, not only with their footwear but with their apparel as well. The Nike Tech Knit is birthed through their pursuit of developing the best technical apparel, particularly knitwear. They've gathered yarn specialists, computer programmers, knitting machine technicians and designers to create the perfect innovation, a next generation engineered technical knitwear. The Nike Tech Knit collection comes with a windrunner, pants, top and a pocket tee, which are now available in these select outlets; Nike Park in BGC, Nike Stadium in Glorietta and Commonwealth in SM Aura.

Confessions: A Night of Secrets, Stories, and Songs

Strip mainstream artists off their glitz and glamour, take them out of the limelight, and put them in a place where they are subjected to intimacy and vulnerability -- True artistry shines when you take the color out of the artist. This is what Stages Sessions is all about. Stages Sessions creates concept-driven shows that provide a venue for artists to reconnect with their art in an environment nothing like what they are accustomed to; a place where they are free to take on any song, any conversation, and just get as raw and authentic as they desire.

This Valentines, Stages Sessions brings us a night of secrets, stories, and songs with Confessions. In Confessions, top millennial artists are paired up with mainstream artists not to talk about themselves, but about love, heartbreak and everything in between. 16 spoken word and music artists are put on stage all at the same time to interact with the audience. Here, fans and artists meet eye-to-eye and go on unscripted, genuine and sincere discussions.

Hear as the artists confess their heart's deepest desires on February 12 at the Music Museum. Show starts at 8pm.

WIP Caps x Zark's Burgers Snapback Cap

Local headwear heavyweight WIP Caps collaborates with renowned burger joint brand, Zark's Burgers to come up with a new hat design. Check out the Zark's Burgers x WIP Caps snapback cap. They started off in a subtle way by using black for the dome, then also using black for the raised embroidery of the Zark's logo. They added more style by using a black leather material for the visor. Embroidered at the back is one of Zark's slogans, "The Greasier The Better". Below, it is a black snap closure to keep everything on lock. This limited edition snapback is available for P1,200. Head out to the Taft, Megamall or Bacoor branches of Zark's if you want to grab one.