Pianegonda’s posh party

Manila was graced with yet another celebrity hailing from the glamorous industry of luxury, in the person of Franco Pianegonda who came to celebrate the arrival of his jewelry line to the country through Rustan’s Department Store. 

The exclusive cocktail party at Embassy Super Club was a hit with the man and his posse of fashionable people who were busy meeting and greeting Manila society’s movers and shakers.  Interviews and one-one-one talks with VIPs took most of the early hours before the party went full-blast ‘til the wee hours of the following morning.

Pianegonda’s jewelry is known to be bold and beautiful. Just as the jewelry line is known for these characteristics, so are certain Manila personalities that were featured as icons in a vector exhibit during the evening.

TARA TAMBUNTING

What is the most daring thing you’ve done for fashion?

Leather pants in the heat of summer for the love of Jim Morrison and maybe mink in the summertime.

HELENA BELMONTE

Does being outrageous make one a fashionable person?

No, being outrageous just makes a person outrageous. Loving the experience of wearing beautiful clothes is what makes a person fashionable.

KIKO ESCORA

Where would be the best place to wear a Pianegonda piece?

If a piece of jewelry suits my lifestyle, I wear it anywhere and anytime... even to bed oftentimes. The Pianegonda I have is like that for me.

ANGEL AQUINO

Who’s the first person you’ll show your Pianegonda piece to?

To my boyfriend, and tell him... I want more! Seriously, I’ll show it to my daughters so they have something to look forward to when they’re older.

AMINA ARANAZ-ALUNAN

What makes you a Pianegonda personality?

Pianegonda jewelry is modern, glamorous, and bold! These are ideals that I look for when it comes to both sense of style and design.

JINNO RUFINO

How would you wear your Pianegonda piece?

Dressed up with a suit or casual jeans and shirt.

RAYA MANANQUIL

Which design from the Pianegonda collections fits your personality?

The quirky arrangement of the stones and colorful colors from the cosmic drops silver collectaion caught my eye... perhaps a reflection of what others call my neo-bohemian lifestyle.

PEPPER TEEHANKEE

What kind of jewelry should a man wear?

Something simple and not too flashy... men shouldn’t outshine women when it comes to jewelry.

XENG ZULUETA

What do you usually wear on an occasion when you need to be daring?

My perfume and nothing else.