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Shoe-ins

MANILA, Philippines - Last week, Pedro unveiled their men’s and women’s footwear and accessory collections for fall/winter. The Hauterfly Debut, the women’s collection this season, showcases classic fall colors like blue, green, red and black, along with  with berry and orange. Make a statement in casual footwear like flats, loafer, sandals and moccasins, which made a comeback at New York Fashion Week and are au courant with the ugly footwear trend, while upping your fashion game with their selection of pumps, platform sandals and wedges. Pick up cute wallets and clutches, along with ladylike luggage totes à la Céline. On the other hand, The Style Aficionado, is the fashion-forward men’s collection. Their beautiful leather weejuns with colorful soles are covetable even for women — provided you have feet big enough to fill in the men’s sizes. Equally impressive is their selection of lace-ups, loafers and sneakers, along with essential accessories like briefcases and totes, wallets and ties.

In Vogue

Betina Ocampo, the daughter of Tina and Rico Ocampo, appears set to take over her family’s fashion empire. Following a Style.com feature last year, Ocampo’s Jordan Baroque sweatshirt, from the fall/winter collection of her eponymous line of luxury T-shirts, appeared in the October issue of Vogue magazine on singer Hannah Cohen of Wind of the Centuries, who noted in the article, “this collection has made the sweatshirt into something fresh.” The said sweatshirt is available on Barneys.com for $550. Currently a design student in Parsons in New York, Betina’s collection was descibed by Vogue as, “Variously sourced in the Philippines from small-village costume-makers and stitched by nuns in a remote province, the line is as multi-faceted as Cohen’s career. The easy, practical shapes — inspired by the wardrobe of designer Betina Ocampo’s mom, a former model — also appeal to Cohen’s effortless sensibility. They’re just the kind of thing she might throw in her suitcase for one of her frequent trips back to the Bay Area.”

Coked up

Marc Jacobs’ spring/summer presentation for New York Fashion Week went pretty much against the burgeoning ‘90s and minimalism trend. Even the color palette was noticeably different, seeing as how Jacobs stuck to black, crimson and forest green and played around with embroidery, tassels and appliqués in his collection. “I didn’t want the cliché of spring and summer, I wanted it to be about girls who have no problem coming to work in a Victorian gown and Birkenstocks,” he told Style.com. However, Fashionista.com pointed out a familiar emblem on the sweatshirt Georgia May Jagger sported down the runway: the signature white on red wave under Coca Cola’s logo. Considering that the soft drinks company named Jacobs as the brand’s face and creative director last February, this isn’t at all surprising, but really, Marc? Who is honestly going to plunk down a few thousand dollars to be a walking advertisement for Coke? 

Photo from Style.com

The eye has to travel

Coinciding with the 120th anniversary of Vogue magazine, the documentary In Vogue: The Editor’s Eye premiered last Dec. 6 in the US and now, you can watch it at home on Sept. 23 at 9 p.m. on HBO. The long-awaited documentary takes a look at some of the most influential fashion images as conceived by the magazine’s iconic editors. Drawing on Vogue’s exceptional archives, the film features behind-the-scenes interviews with editors who have contributed to the magazine’s legacy, including current editor-in-chief, Anna Wintour who says, “They (editors) have always been our secret weapon, so it seemed to me that we could celebrate Vogue, and also, at the same time, celebrate these great editors.” The documentary also features celebrities Nicole Kidman and Sarah Jessica Parker, industry icons such as Hamish Bowles, while fashion designers Alber Elbaz, Nicolas Ghesquière, Marc Jacobs and Vera Wang also share their experiences collaborating with top photographer and image-makers of the day.

On to the next

Right after my sister managed to grab two mini Pashlis from the 3.1 Phillip Lim x Target collection, the American fashion retailer announced the next designers with whom they’ll be collaborating: Peter Pilotto. “This is a pivotal moment for our brand,” Peter Pilotto co-creative director Christopher De Vos told Vogue.co.uk. “Our collection for Target embodies the elegance and spirit of our own line, but makes it accessible to everyone.” And this time, there may be fewer of the hoarders, who each grabbed up to 20 pieces from the capsule collection, which my sister shot dirty looks at. For this collection, Target has decided to team up with Net-A-Porter so that finally, fans of the brand all over the world can order online at retail prices, instead of perusing marked-up goods sold by said hoarders on eBay. “We think Target is an amazing brand and have long admired their exceptionally produced designer collaborations,” said Net-A-Porter fashion director Holli Rogers. “We have believed in Peter Pilotto for years, and being able to offer our global customer base accessibly priced pieces from such a talented design duo is such a phenomenal opportunity.” The collection will officially be in the market on Feb. 9 next year, so you’ve enough time after Christmas to save up again.