Statements of Summer
Fashion is beating the heat as our favorite time of the year is back summer. As the season begins to style-rise in noteworthy proportions, everyone is ready to make a statement whether in the city, at the beach or travel to his or her bucket-list destination.
This summer, the fashion scene is alive as vibrant tones and prints add life into everyday style. In the Philippines, Rustan’s latest collection is blooming with “Colors and Petals.” Influenced by the recent global runway trends and forecasts, women’s wear this season showcases a refreshing young appeal to casual elegance. The season’s must-haves, from floral to modern prints seen on separates and dresses styled in subtle playfulness, add a new dimension into refined dressing. There is no signature style but modern reinvented looks of stereotype classics.
Temperatures explode this summer with a range of vibrant hues, pretty florals and modern prints. Soft and creamy pastel colors in breezy delicate fabrication display the color of life and the fashion mood that matter now.
Menswear this season is making a brave and adventurous take in now dressing. Pastel shades, including Pantone colors of the year, rose quartz and serenity, have affirmed their presence in a man’s modern code of dressing. Classic mixed with light earth tones present a new style rendering of masculine desirability in casuals. Set to make every weekend a matter of style, a variety of light-washed tones brings an up-to-date feel in a man’s standard color palette. Contemporary menswear has taken a fresh perspective this summer. Vintage, bold and playful prints with subtle contemporary twists have added a new dimension into dressing up today’s man. Men are moving up the front row of style by successfully braving the classic code of dressing.
Rustan’s surprises us with a subtle style statement this summer. From the classics, it has introduced and taken a new spin in contemporary dressing. Its notable brands have introduced an interesting and captivating plethora of style eccentricity without taking it to the extreme. New twists in wardrobe essentials have made the season more exciting than ever. So start dressing up with these must-have looks as style has dressed up the new wardrobe with more than just colors and petals.
(To know more about the latest collections available in the stores, you may visit Rustan’s in Makati, Shangri-La Plaza, Gateway Mall, Alabang Town Center and Cebu. You may also visit Rustan’s Facebook page for more details.)
Photography by Jo Ann Bitagcol • Creative direction by Luis Espiritu Jr. • Makeup by Baba Parma • Associate stylists: Bang Martinez and Tara Subaldo • Model: Camel Razi (Ideal People) and Kat (Elite) • All clothes available at Rustan’s • Shot on location at Y2 Residence Hotel (Santiago Street corner Valdez and Singian Streets, Makati City. For more information, call 224-3000 or visit www.y2hotel.com.)
