VOGUE PHILIPPINES

Vogue Philippines is a continuation of a storied tradition of excellent journalism, cultural commentary, and outstanding editorial executions. As both the voice and eyes of the Filipino creative, and the latest edition of the world’s foremost authority in fashion. It aims to introduce new talents, tell exciting stories, and champion values such as sustainability, design heritage, and craftsmanship.

VOGUE PHILIPPINES

Editor's LETTER

CONTRIBUTORS

IN VOGUE • Sustainability, artisanship, making things that last—the values that have sculpted fashion's current landscape is a reflection of a world that should be deliberate and mindful.

MASSIVE ATTACK • Amplify your add-ons with textured pieces that don't shy away from size.

MAKE IT LARGE • Upsize your carryall to make room for your out-of-the- house essentials, right now.

STRANGER THINGS • Unlikely silhouettes triumph over tried-and-tested forms.

TIME TO SHINE • Metallics are always a magnificent triumph of shine. Take your win in bronze, silvers, & golds.

PLAITS, PLEASE • This season's handbags come with a pleasantly surprising twist.

LOFTY IDEALS • Footwear for fall has risen up against the ground. There's no suppressing the uprising now.

Boardoom MINIS • Shrunken hemlines refresh the trouser-to-suit pairing. Here are the keys to this macro-to-micro matching.

CONSTRUCTION ZONE • Zoom into the new fashion zones with clothes that accentuate and flatter. Waists are nipped, shoulders are sloped and clavicles are bared—and that's just the waist up. Domain dressing has never looked so desirable.

FUTURE FIBER • How one successful retailer in the Philippines is advancing the circularity movement with a regenerative fabric.

TAKING FLIGHT • Thirty-odd years after her death, Filipina fashion renegade, designer, and educator Salvacion Lim Higgins has been named National Artist for Fashion Design.

MADE TO ORDER • Today's brands should take a page from the Philippines' made to order culture. Craftsmanship remains foundational. Bespoke practices have been intrinsically sustainable and body positive. Creatives keep traditions alive.

Fashion's Great AWAKENING • A week-long adventure in circularity allowed us that the Philippines is on its way to becoming a shining example of sustainability.

OVERVIEW EFFECT • How multicultural thinking helped Anthony Alvarez and Bluemarble evolve.

POWER IN NUMBERS • As the Philippines welcomes it's first edition of Vogue, we look at the figures that matter and the objects that count.

FULL CIRCLE • Beautiful spherical sparkles make our jewelry world go round.

GREEN WITH ENVY • There is no canvas too small for an artist. Some of the most skillful artisans execute exquisiteness on a micro scale. Case in point: the watch dial. BULGARI's 47 carat, intricately designed emerald and diamond masterpiece took 900 hours to complete and was crafted by no less than five different artisans. At PATEK PHILIPPE, an olive green, old-basket weave motif is guillochéd by hand.

STAY HUNGRY • Following the steady rise of his luxury streetwear brand Rhude, LA-based Filipino designer Rhuigi Villaseñor is now tasked with shaking things up at Bally Switzerland.

SOLAIRE THE ART OF PATRONAGE

CULTURE • Talent abounds in every part of the Filipino. What is produced with both eye and hand, taste and skill is something for the world to behold.

FILIPINO MUST-READS • From tales of the culinary to the colonial, these book recommendations invite you to dive deep into Philippine life and literature.

Rhythm CITY • A Filipino-American artist from the San Fernando Valley negotiates her place in L.A.'s beat scene.

The Secret is in the Sauce...