Girl Wonder
A part-time model, online store entrepreneur, and bag and accessory designer, Ayla Gomez may be a laidback boheme with an invitingly easygoing deameanor, but Zee Lifestyle finds out nothing about her success is accidental.
The Pursuit of Happiness
With 20 years of success in Play House Preschool and B.R.I.G.H.T. Academy, Allen Zaldariagga continues to be an inspiring figure with her positive outlook on life, genuine care for those she meets and an effervescent inner joy that catches on.
Talk of the Town
Megaworld changes the city’s skyline with The Mactan Newtown, a township development that brings the company’s Live-Work-Play concept to Cebu, appealing to it-couple Anna Igpit and Glenn Soco, who talk about dealing with the demands of their lifestyle and how an easygoing outlook works for their five-year relationship.
Man of the Hour: Sen. Chiz Escudero
More a series of impressions than a direct political portrait, a conversation with Senate reelectionist Francis Escudero, better known to the public as Chiz, reveals the ideals and goals that move a man who could be president one day.
National Treasures
There is a veneer of perfection to Senator Loren, and there is no doubt this something she aims at in everything she does. A woman fighting in a man’s world, so to speak, she is tough and demanding even, but to an extent that she would also impose on herself.
Jun Escario: Chapter XX
On the 20th year of his career, Jun Escario shares thoughts on his personal and professional evolution, and an outlook that has made him a staying force in the fashion industry. As he presses forward, he takes a more minimal design aesthetic and now subscribes to a lifestyle that he declares monastic.
Furne One: Dreaming the Drama
From a simple but nurturing home to making bold strokes in global fashion, Furne One is Cebu’s gift to the world—a symbol of Filipino pride that comes in a halo of gorgeous fabrics, shimmering beadwork and bold designs.
Uncovered, Under Covers
Anyone can be an internet celebrity nowadays, and Ellen Adarna is one who has used this to her advantage. She has made a name for herself in showbiz, rising above the bumps often encountered by superstars-in-the-making, scathed and furled by none of them. This month, Ellen lands herself a giant billboard on EDSA, cementing her...
Leap of Faith
Edna Lhuillier and Mariquita Yeung who play significant roles in the fundraising campaign for the canonization of Blessed Pedro Calungsod need no introductions. But few know the inner workings of the minds and hearts of these two ladies, so alike in circumstance and yet so different in temperament and discipline.
The Age of Innocence
Straight-talking, athletic and gorgeous, Phoebe and Megan Smith take on the challenge of this cover story which entailed two separate shoots, several styling sessions and a trip to Bridges Salon to achieve a mahogany shade on Megan’s hair and a copper shade on Phoebe’s. The Smith siblings, young and self-aware, transport back to the age...
A Journey to Paradise
The story of Hervé Lampert and his wife Tess is a story of lives as intertwined as the DEDON story is to Cebu. Perhaps the love story of the dynamic couple, with Tess being the wife of the CEO, could arguably be the unseen force that makes DEDON and Cebu a successful match.
Finer Things
Clearly, she has made no bones about continuing a legacy that her grandmother, Viring, began. She cites Inno Sotto, Jun Escario, Arcy Gayatin, Philip Rodriguez, Oj Hofer, and her brother Anthony Romoff as people who have inspired and shaped her as a designer.
Sibling Revelry
Literally and figuratively made from the same mold, French-Filipino siblings Lani and Dean Taylor Pasquet share how family and adaptability have become the recipe for success of international design sensation, La Galuche Inc.
Toast of the Town
Their diligence at their craft, and undying passion to improve it, has earned them the name fashion designer. Banded together, they are the Fashion Council of Cebu.
