COTTON ON: Now in the Philippines

That comfy shirt, that awesome shorts, that cool jacket and those fab accessories. That's how shoppers went wild yesterday at the Mall of Asia. We are so happy Bench, Suyen Corporation has finally brought one great Australian clothing brand to Philippine shores. This is COTTON ON.

The launch happened last Thursday in front of the COTTON ON store at the Mall of Asia. There were tons of celebrities, fashion icons, dignitaries, fashion bloggers and media personalities all in one place. Some were even standing outside because honestly, who wouldn't be excited to see this huge store that's about to hit Manila by storm.

I did the next best thing, shoot celebrities :)

People from COTTON ON Australia and the Ambassador of Australia to the Philippines himself was on the front row to see what they've got in store for the Filipinos. You can also see Congressman Romulo and the lovely Councilor from Valenzuela Shalani Soledad-Romulo on this shot. They look lovely.

Benjamin Alvez being interviewed by his home station.

Good looking guys can even come in threes, Enzo Pineda, Benjamin Alvez and my buddy who keeps on getting better and better looking Rocco Nacino. Ladies, you must have fainted by now LOL.

Then, I got surprised to see even Artista Academy was there! :)

Malak, Chanel and Marvelous. :)

Brent, Bruno, Akihiro and Direk Mac Alejandre!

Mark and Chris :)

Shaira and Nicole :)

Jon and Vin :)

Sophie and Steph :)

Then when everyone was already comfy on their seats, the show started.

Raymond Guttierrez served as host.

They showed the selection process for Cotton On's first models in the Philippines. They call this Class of 2012. The judges included famed bloggers and Ms Cecile Van Strated aka Chuvaness.

Then they all came out in a group. I saw some good looking guys and gals from this group. The clothes were phenomenal, let's take a closer look!

We got fashion overload and what do you guys think about the clothes? Comfy just by looking at it right? Then something good happened...

She went all out on this!

Now this was the part where I was wondering, why in the world is the model going ballistic on this number? I didn't know I was seeing a glimpse of what's about to happen in the BENCH show on the 13th and 14th :) Yes, she's part of the dancers from L.A. that Mr. Ben Chan flown in just for the show... then the rest of them showed up!

Good looking men and women who can dance, how in the world could we argue what's better than that right? :)

And that ladies and gentlemen is the COTTON ON CLASS OF 2012!

Then it was time to open the store! :)

Well you must understand I didn't really get the chance to see it because of the tons of people who wanted to see the celebrities. Just so you know it was really crowded as seen above! :)

Then it was time for me to check out the store too. Mind you there were models, celebrities inside so I had to take photos of course! :)

Now honestly I like how they designed the store. It was reminiscent of a Bench store but slightly upscale. They had large sizes because I saw some extra small sizes that looked like medium in Philippine standards. I was thinking of a few things to purchase but I have to go back for these... there wasn't enough time because there were tons of celebrities in the store.

Yeap they've got some of the nicest shoes and jackets. They've covered the basics and more!

Then I had my eye on the celebrities who attended. Chek them out!

Ms. Lucy Torres Gomez was so gorgeous. I was happy she went with her daughter who really had that knack with presenting herself well in front of people. I like Juliana. Richard and Lucy must be so proud they raised a well mannered daughter.

Mark, Chris and Benjo :)

Some of my fashion blogger friends Ana Gonzales and Arnie Villanueva; but please don't call me Sir. I aged 30 years just by hearing that hahaha!

Hunky Edgar Allan Guzman, shows his seal of approval shopping at COTTON ON.

Fresh and lean looking Rocco Nacino shopping for the first time at COTTON ON store. He saw a LOT of things he could wear and said the choices were cool as quoted on Twitter. :) I like his complexion. Wish I had the guts to be moreno.

First time to meet this guy, I didn't like his hair though because it reminded me of ME hahaha. He's EJ Falcon :)

A sweet smile, good looks, archaean body, I saw Joseph Marco fitting on some Jackets. Which reminds me, I should get that one. :)

He wasn't really smiling much because I bothered him while he was choosing comfy "sandos" on the rack, but Enzo Pineda knows what he's getting. Probably something to wear on the beach since they have demigod level abs LOL

Akihiro from Artista Academy was looking at a couple of things in the new arrivals. Although, since this just opened in the Philippines, doesn't that mean that everything's supposed to be in New Arrival status? Hehe walang masabe sensya na hahaha

Well, for what its worth it feels so good to see COTTON ON in the Philippines. Pretty soon this brand will probably end up a little like BENCH which is now a byword by any Filipino. I love it when we get global. Congratulations to Suyen Corporation, Bench and Cotton on Philippines for this wonderful landmark brand's opening in the Mall of Asia. I can't wait to see the other one in Lucky Chinatown to open, and probably more soon! :)

Hope you got your fill of COTTON ON too!

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John Lloyd Cruz, Bea Alonzo; Stars in The Mistress

 

I am excited to see this movie. After two years of not seeing them on screen, what does a John Lloyd Cruz and a Bea Alonzo have after all these years? I even asked myself why on earth haven't they been romantically involved when all the things point to greatness in their on screen team up. The answer lies in Bea's statement; she didn't have the maturity then and she was guarded about everything that she didn't want to get romantically involved or befriended off cam. John Lloyd on the other hand says that he's seen a lot of maturity in her now. She's different when I last worked with her because she's more closer now. It took her almost 10 years before we became really close like this, just imagine that.  

Although they remain friends, one cannot remain but hopeful that somehow, some day, some way they would end up together. That hope, they didn't even extinguish it because they both feel that they owe everything to their fans. That's the same reason why you and I who's reading this article is still hoping that it can be true, even if they have their own partners now.

The movie is all about a mistress played by Bea Alonzo. She falls in love with her benefactor Ronaldo Valdez. He's still got a wife played by the powerful Hilda Koronel. John Lloyd on the other hand falls in love with Bea, but even if Bea feels something with John Lloyd she still loves Ronaldo Valdez and this is where the story starts. It's controversial in many ways and the only way to find out who ends up with who is by watching the movie this September 12, 2012. Then another special International screening will follow come September 15. How can you not watch this!

Ms. Vanesa Valdez, the head writer explains this very complicated plot. It wasn't really too hard to get why there was too many conflicts in the movie. She says you are going to see people in their most vulnerable state. You are going to see flawed people doing trying to get what they want, seeing their loved ones getting hurt and possibly permanently damaging themselves in the process.

Direk Olivia Lamasan is just a perfectionist. She knows every detail and even does that to the questions we throwed into the conversation. She almost hosted the small conference :) She says a lot of people would definitely connect with the story because face it, most people would probably know someone or be in a situation like this.

This is a blockbuster for sure, so don't miss it! Capisce?!