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by Sam Potenciano - March 10, 2016 - 9:00am

While ‘Love’ isn’t armed with too many new, groundbreaking insights into the misguided ways in which some people search for intimacy, it does shed some light on the idea that, as women, it is our...

Terry world

by Sam Potenciano - January 21, 2016 - 9:00am

On getting up close and personal with influential lensman Terry Richardson and that cultish crude flash photography he’s known for.

Fly girl

by Sam Potenciano - December 3, 2015 - 9:00am

With their signature ‘rap lyrics on paintings’ coming to life, The Fly Art x Thread 365 collab will soon haunt your Christmas wish lists.

Begin again

by Sam Potenciano - September 3, 2015 - 10:00am

lt’s hard to top the smell of walking into your favorite ukay-ukay.

Bleached out

by Sam Potenciano - July 23, 2015 - 10:00am

Ask anyone where they got that one-piece that looks like it fell off of a hush-hush designer’s secret rack and you’ll probably, realistically, get redirected to Bleach.

The National

by Sam Potenciano - February 27, 2015 - 12:00am

Get your red, white, and blue in order. Tell me I’m your national anthem.

Super painless DIY: The friendship bracelet

by Sam Potenciano - February 20, 2015 - 12:00am

Forget loom bands; your friendship deserves something stronger than a piece of rubber. Check out this DIY tutorial for a friendship bracelet you wouldn’t mind rocking with your barkada.

Cut the cheese

by Sam Potenciano - February 13, 2015 - 12:00am

Dressing your significant other like a twin sibling is only a good idea in one place: your head. (Don’t be that couple. Nobody likes that couple.) But if you must do it, do it like this.

Slow burn

by Sam Potenciano - January 16, 2015 - 12:00am

Loose tops and slouchy pants are the perfect gear for any lazy girl starting out the new year.

How to make it

by Sam Potenciano - December 12, 2014 - 12:00am

“I’m obsessed with personalizing button-downs as gifts to people close to me. For my dad’s birthday, for instance, I had one of his drawings embroidered on chambray, his favorite kind of button-down...

Soft focus

by Sam Potenciano - November 28, 2014 - 12:00am

For a local label that’s become synonymous with crafting menswear that is at equal lengths thoughtful, dark, and straightforwardly masculine, The Artisan’s latest project looks — or more appropriately,...

Dream on

by Sam Potenciano - November 7, 2014 - 12:00am

Some clothes you just want to take to bed with you. That is, if going to bed is also code for chilling hard at the Sofia Coppola-sponsored yacht party of your dreams.

Something in the air

by Sam Potenciano - October 31, 2014 - 12:00am

Abandoned houses are left locked and untended for reasons unknown to the passerby.

This must be the place

by Sam Potenciano - October 10, 2014 - 12:00am

Observe closely while traversing the huddle of unremarkable grey buildings along Pasong Tamo Extension, and your eye will find itself drawn to something peculiar.

Food for thought

by Sam Potenciano - September 26, 2014 - 12:00am

The phrase “You are what you eat” has developed into something much more complex than just your favorite CrossFit junkie’s personal anti-gluten mantra.

Stone fox

by Sam Potenciano - September 12, 2014 - 12:00am

One step shy of cleansing your room by burning sage, take a dip into New Age territory with the revival of the ever-so-Instagram-friendly crystal pendant. Once steeped in a shroud of ballyhooed mysticism, it’s...

Fantasy league

by Sam Potenciano - August 8, 2014 - 12:00am

In her first Young STAR column, stylist Sam Potentiano explores the world of basketball with casual athletic gear that’ll score three points in any court.

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