GIRLS by AIDX PAREDES: Camille Pilar Goes Home to the Sea

Text and Photography by Aidx Paredes Over ball jars of fruit juices and cookies, with a setting sun at the quirky, surfer haven, Flotsam and Jetsam, I sat with Camille Pilar to talk about impulsive decisions, starting anew, changing career paths, and being a girl. This is my truth: I’ve spent many minutes looking for other people’s words and works about Camille Pilar. I gave up looking when...

Fyeah Snapback

A new local brand is rising from a realm of good and positive things, Fyeah is birthed. The brand is influenced by the general meaning of Fyeah, used as an expression to display enthusiasm over something, most especially something nice. With this, the brand revolved around the feel-good vibe and paired it with their personal aesthetics; simple and minimal design. As their debut product, they...

Mensaheros: Manila Bike Couriers

It’s hard to get deliveries on time these days, as traffic jams in the Metro continue to worsen on a daily basis. Thankfully, a group of creatives and bike enthusiasts composed of Desk Mullen, Mike Lorenzana, Ema Milan, and Marick Valdez, thought of running the Mensaheros Bike Courier services. Because bikes can weave through the traffic faster than other cargo vehicles,...

Slick Barbers Sessions

Smooth, sleek, polished, these are some of the words that are synonimous to the session going around in Makati. The Slick Barbers session offers men an experience of grooming in a different level. Headed by Mak Azores and Ez Abinal, surely men are in definite good hands. Their session embodies a homespun feel because of the location, yet handled by the men with great expertise when it comes to...

OS Accessories Volume V Lookbook

The bizarre local accessory brand OS has released the lookbook for their latest collection, "Volume V". When we say bizarre, it's an utmost compliment to a rather unique aesthetic which most of us are unaccustomed to. OS has solidified their presence as a pioneer in this line of accessories locally and has received huge support internationally. This new collection is another validation of why...

Scars Higher Than Truth Lookbook

SCARS is a streetwear label that is uncommon due to its class and intricacy. SCARS has recently released their “Higher than Truth” collection which consists a sort of far cry from your usual colorful designs. In this collection, they have black and white graphic tees as well as a Hoodie-Jacket hybrid and Cap which expresses their rebellious outlooks- for this collection it's “there’s no religion...

Comme des Garçons’ PLAY Box Pop-Up in Manila

Comme des Garçons’ PLAY sets foot into Manila's shopping center, Greenbelt 5 in Makati City. The fun-centric high-end fashion brand presents itself in a wonderful polka-dotted box pop-up space, which will be there until January 4, 2015. The iconic CdG logo has experienced great following throughout the year, even garnering lots of imitations around the country-though not really a positive thing,...

WIP Caps: The 'W' Black and 'W' Baby Black

WIP Caps releases one of their classics on a new colorway and double the fun this Christmas season. Check out the 'W' Black snapback cap, together with its kiddie counterpart, The 'W' Baby Black. This hat has the staple WIP 'W' logo for its 3D embroidery at the front panels. Embroidered on the right panel is the WIP 'Crown' logo. They used black polyester/wool fabric for both the dome and the...

Nike Kobe 9 Elite "Knit Stocking"

It's been a tradition in recent years for Nike Basketball to release a Christmas-themed footwear collection for all of the brand's signature athletes. Highlighted here is the year-end offering for Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant, which he will be wearing for the NBA's Christmas Day games. Taking inspiration from Christmas stockings, this Kobe 9 Elite is built with a festive red and white Flyknit...

THE Holiday 2014 Lookbook

THE Clothing continues their December onslaught with the upcoming release of their Holiday 2014 Collection. This latest batch is set to drop on Friday, December 19 for #THEENDPARTY2014 at Cubao X, Quezon City. For now, peep the lookbook for their new shirts and pullover hoodies. Most of the designs circulate around the theme "Death Meets Glory". THE expresses the extremities that it'll take before...