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How to win at Christmas

by Bea Ledesma - December 13, 2013 - 12:00am

Consider the holidays one long food marathon. Between guzzling drinks and mainlining sugar products at cocktail parties, spend the holidays in classic seasonal attire: ‘80s-inspired knits, winter whites and...

7 most impolite gifts you can give

by Bea Ledesma - December 6, 2013 - 12:00am

The secret to gift giving? Don’t give presents that make you look like an a**hole

Ria Bolivar and Venus Raj take the short cut

by Bea Ledesma - November 1, 2013 - 12:00am

In model world, Ria Bolivar is practically a grandmother. Her hair hangs to her waist, her skinny frame garbed in a coat over short shorts.

Putting comfort food on the map

by Bea Ledesma - October 24, 2013 - 12:00am

At Kettle it’s not about breaking new ground or flouting rules, but sending out food that leaves you happy and content.

Some tasty fried food with your beer? Welcome to Prost

by Bea Ledesma - September 26, 2013 - 12:00am

At Prost, German for ‘beer,’ restaurateurs Dom Hernandez and Mark von Grabowski created a casual eatery that embraces the thirsty diner with warm, loving, German-esque arms.

The bland leading the bland

by Bea Ledesma - September 25, 2013 - 12:00am

There’s no business like show business — but when it comes to actual winners, we may forget who actually won in these awards shows. The water-cooler gossip is all about who wore what.

Dennis Lustico cuts it out, speaks his piece

by Bea Ledesma - September 20, 2013 - 12:00am

Sharper than ever.

27 closets worth raiding

by Bea Ledesma - July 28, 2013 - 12:00am

In 1922, a team of British explorers cracked the secret entrance to King Tutankhamun’s tomb, unearthing, in no particular order: a gold throne, gilt chariots, jars of perfume, overflowing baskets filled with...

Oh, caftan, my caftan!

by Bea Ledesma - July 24, 2013 - 12:00am

Caftans are sooo 14th century — but that doesn’t mean they’ve lost their modern appeal. There’s a case to be made for wafting down a staircase in front of a captive audience and making...

Tablet-powered toilets, tubs that vibrate: Welcome to your future bathroom

by Bea Ledesma - June 29, 2013 - 12:00am

‘Spas are being built across the globe and, particularly, in Asia.

Meet the new game changers in fashion

by Bea Ledesma - June 28, 2013 - 12:00am

There’s a new breed of up-and-coming talents changing the way you think about clothes.

Sarah Jessica Parker loves the shopping, the jeepneys and even the traffic in Manila

by Bea Ledesma - May 19, 2013 - 12:00am

How does Sarah Jessica Parker look on a regular Saturday morning?

Anti-fashion fashion and the vanishing Riot Girl

by Bea Ledesma - May 17, 2013 - 12:00am

It was the ’90s: irony was currency, dark-hued lipliner flew off the shelves faster than Superman homo-erotica and chunky footwear even made it to the red carpet.

YStyle’s Best Dressed

by Bea Ledesma - May 10, 2013 - 12:00am

Consider us fans of the ladies who went the extra-studded mile and just went for it. Whether it’s SJP’s Philip Treacy topper, Miley Cyrus’s mesh number or Madonna’s jacket and panties ensemble,...

Spring/summer beauty trend report: Plastic lips, pastels and natural skin rank high on beauty trends

by Bea Ledesma - April 26, 2013 - 12:00am

It was only last year that I was backstage at Milan Fashion Week, watching Tom Pecheux expertly apply makeup at MaxMara, Moschino and much much more.

Testing the waters

by Bea Ledesma - April 19, 2013 - 12:00am

Wading into the deep, murky waters that is the swimsuit department is a risky business.

How the Japanese do Mod

by Bea Ledesma - April 12, 2013 - 12:00am

To celebrate its 30th year, Shu Uemura international artistic director Kakuyasu Uchiide flew to Manila to demonstrate the latest from his Eye-conic collection, an assortment of eyeshadow palettes he designed.

An iconic bag stakes its claim

by Bea Ledesma - April 5, 2013 - 12:00am

Here’s one for the bucket list: The iconic Noé bag is back. Like Harmony-Korine-on-Spring-Break back. Like Justin-Timberlake-in-his-suit-and-tie back. (Blech, JT).

Oscars: The Les Misérables edition

by Bea Ledesma - February 27, 2013 - 12:00am

Seth MacFarlane is an awesome host!” — my dog. (He’s half blind and likes to dig through trash for snacks, so I wouldn’t trust his Rotten Tomatoes review.)

Fashion’s new power duos

by Bea Ledesma - February 8, 2013 - 12:00am

Good things come to those in pairs.

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