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URBAN FABRIC
The General’s headquarters: Giorgio Armani anchors a new retail complex in Hong Kong Central
by URBAN FABRIC By Chut Cuerva - March 19, 2004 - 12:00am
It never ceases to amaze me how a short 90-minute flight north to Hong Kong transports you to a completely different world. First off, there’s the weather. While it’s a barely cool 80 degrees here in Manila,...
How to throw parties and alienate people
by URBAN FABRIC By Chut Cuerva - December 5, 2003 - 12:00am
So it’s your birthday and you’re thinking of throwing yourself a party? Now, it can’t just be any old party. Why would anyone waste their time showing up at your little shindig when there are...
The Modern Gentleman
by URBAN FABRIC By Chut Cuerva - November 28, 2003 - 12:00am
God is in the details, as Mies van der Rohe once said, and this season’s array of accessories is truly heaven sent. Continuing the trend of reengineered luxury brands, Dunhill is the latest to transform its...
La vie boheme: A Malate state of mind
by URBAN FABRIC By Chut Cuerva - September 26, 2003 - 12:00am
I’ve always wondered what it would be like to live in Malate. Over the years, I’ve been a pseudo-citizen of this fascinating district. I’ve noshed at its restaurants and been sloshed at its bars, lounged...
Celestial graffiti
by Urban Fabric By Chut Cuerva - August 29, 2003 - 12:00am
It’s all happening for Jojo Lofranco. Chances are, that intensely colored painting hanging on the wall of the hip new bistro you’re noshing at is one of his. He’s currently artist-in-residence at Kish,...
Buy and Cell
by URBAN FABRIC By Chut Cuerva - August 22, 2003 - 12:00am
There are few experiences more alarming than realizing that you’ve lost your cell phone. The first panic attack comes upon knowing that you’ve lost all your numbers, especially since it’s been ages...
The Thin Red Line Prada as patron of avant-garde architecture
by URBAN FABRIC By Chut Cuerva - July 4, 2003 - 12:00am
During the glory days of the Renaissance, Italian merchant families played their roles as great patrons of architecture. The immense fortunes of the Medici family enabled them to build incredible monuments such as...
Sneak Peak
by URBAN FABRIC by Chut Cuerva - June 20, 2003 - 12:00am
On my first trip to the States as an adult, I went into a Foot Locker looking to buy some shoes. I went up to this huge black guy dressed in a referee’s uniform and told him I needed some rubber shoes. "Say...
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