FASHION

FASHION | MANIFEST Magazine The Manila Hotel and the Designers Circle Philippines partnered for the fashion exhibit, “Draped in Valor, Fashioned in Freedom: 2026 Philippine Independence Showcase,” presented at the Manila Hotel’s Grand Lobby beginning June 17 until July 10, 2026, in celebration of the Philippines’ 128th Independence Anniversary. Located…

FASHION | MANIFEST Magazine It is the number 22 again for R’bonney! In the year ’22 or 2022, Filipino-American beauty queen and fashion designer, R’bonney Nola Gabriel, won the Miss Universe title. Now, 22 will become another turning point in her life as she joins the upcoming Season 22 of…

Back in 2006 when I was still doing my first bachelor’s degree in communication, our journalism professor grouped us students and tasked each to write feature articles that would require us to interview personalities in the Philippines. Our group was assigned the topic of “Filipino Fashion Icons.” If the assignment…

The Philippines’ oldest fashion design school, SLIM’s Fashion & Arts School, founded by National Artist Salvacion Lim Higgins, is now an institution under the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB). DLS-CSB is reknowned for its Bachelor of Arts in Fashion Design and Merchandising. Bringing SLIM’s Fashion & Arts School…