CHIC IN THE TROPICS | A Detroit Style Blogger and Filmmaker: yves camingue

revolt

"I'm interested in anything about revolt, disorder, chaos, especially activity that appears to have no meaning. It seems to me to be the road toward freedom."

-Jim Morrison

Just felt like posting this shot solo. Styled during my hosting gig for Cookout 2011. If this doesn't successfully define my current personal state of being I don't know what else will. Sometimes, you just want to get up, majorly flip everything that's going on, and walk the path towards where you feel the most liberated and free. No matter what the cost.

brocade panuelo by Yves Camingue, animal print bodysuit by Harvey Cenit, accessories by Trappings Cebu, hair and make-up by Dominic Sy and Joel Malaran. photo by Badidi Labra

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kara noveda

seventies siren

stunning shot of Wafer Model Ash by Prem Ananda

Woot woot woot!

Thank you so much to Ms. Kara Mae Noveda, our old college schoolmate-turned-head editrix of Sunstar Cebu's Shopping Bag, for this lovely, lovely spread on the luxe seventies-resort inspired photoshoot that I did with my collaborators for Yves' Gomabella collection.

Dubbed "Seventies Siren", Kara encapsulated the feel of the era and the vibe of the shoot with new wardrobe suggestions infused with the influences of Bianca Jagger and the rest of the 70's it-girls, which was totally my inspiration for the styling.

When in Cebu, be abreast with the hottest names in fashion and retail with SunStar's Shopping Bag!

Mucho thanks BTW to Secanara Hands and team for the hair and make-up.:)

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cookout 2011

strike!

the team: Kenneth, Yves Camingue, Chloe Palang, yours truly, Badidi Labra, make-up artist Dominic Sy and hairstylist Joel Malaran

Eden Villarba, Chloe Palang and Badidi Labra--Cookout 2011 Main Hosts

Photography by Banawe Corvera

Maquillage by Dominic Sy

Hair by Joel Malaran

Styling by Yves Camingue

The whole city is abuzz once more as it is getting closer and closer to Cookout 2011!

Featuring performances from The Wonggoys, Rescue a Hero, Dance With Me Kris and other topnotch bands from Cebu, Cookout this year promises to be a night of incredible music and camaraderie. The students will also have more tricks up their sleeves with great singing, dancing, and modelling performances from different organizations.

Along with Chloe, Badidi and Paulo Varela, I'll be sure to throw crazy one-liners, zingers, and even crazier fashion (I'll try. hehe) as a main host for this year. Lol.

If you're in Cebu, please, please don't miss it.:) See you on August 12!

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Andrew Singco

strawberry moment + "for your information" MV

Me, Chloe Palang and Badidi Labra---Cookout 2011 Hosts. I'm wearing my thrifted leather vest, assorted accessories, shoes from Gold Dot, and jumpsuit from Simon. Props to Dominic Sy and Joel de Silva for the hair and make-up, and Yves for styling. Thank you Dominic for the shots!

Just wanted to quickly let you all know that I'm having such a hoot with my awesome new bipolar-ish Nicki Minaj-ish hair! After the colorist applied the first layer of bleach (to strip the old color and the new black roots) when I had my hair retouched, I kind of didn't mind the results. I thought I'd just try it out for a few days and if it ceases to be amusing, I can always go back and have the red applied. Haha.

The other day I got to test it out finally during our promotional photoshoot for Cookout 2011. Cookout is one of the biggest collegiate events in Cebu and is presented by my alma mater, University of the Philippines-Cebu College. After hosting it in 2007, I'm hosting it again this year so I'm very stoked.:) The revelry happens this August 12 already so if you're in Cebu, please don't miss it! More BTS shots of our shoot to come.

I also want to share with you guys this awesome, awesome music video of "For Your Information", the first track from Bunny's hot new album!

Bunny, an alum from the hit TV show "Pinoy Dream Academy", is set to become the country's newest and hottest singing sensation with her upcoming album. This catchy track was also penned and produced by critically-acclaimed songwriting and producing duo, Jaye Muller and Ben Patton, who has done work with the likes of Nikki Gil and KC Concepcion, among others.

Oh, and this video is directed by one of my main boys, Andrew Singco. Watch as his face gets smashed in with a cake in the video. HO-larious.

Please support!

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hannah bacalla

la frontrera de mexico bts

(top-bottom) 1) Dane in Yves Identify and Topshop Moto red metallic finish jeans, 2) hair and make-up by Jessie Glova Style Salon on Aoi, 3) Yves (in mariachi hat) and Hannah Bacalla at work, 4)photographer Hannah Bacalla working with model Aoi, 5)goat, 6) Vanessa East, Sven Chua, Aoi and children, 7) my styling for Dane and Aoi, 8) couture footwear by Monica Fig, 9) Dane striking a pose in Topshop jeans and Janilyn footwear

I've been a horrible blogger this past weekend. I haven't done much visiting (of other blogs) and much updating because as always, it was intense and there was much to do. Nothing new, right? I promise though that I'll try to do all the catching up this week.

Like I mentioned some posts prior, me and Yves got the chance to collaborate with Topshop for a shoot especially for us, by us, and to execute as we see fit. I've been slowly trying to add more things to my styling portfolio so I was more than stoked for this opportunity. Yves, who is one of the most recognized stylists in our city, gladly relinquished the "seat" to me to do creative direction this time. He himself wishes to "leave" the styling mould to focus more on his work as a designer. I'm sure he will still be more than glad to take styling projects though.:)

This shoot also gave us the chance to reunite with Hannah Bacalla, one of Yves' earliest collaborators for photography and someone we look up to dearly. If you want to check out more of Hannah's awe-inspiring work, you can check out her site here. You'll be exiting with your jaw hanging.

These are just BTS shots taken from my camera. Can't wait to share Hannah's shots with you guys!

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Ayala Center Cebu

busy bee in black

Rampage black romper, belt and cuffs from downtown, Shopyapi and gifted coin and crucifix necklaces, Forever 21 floral pumps, Topman bowler hat.. Photos taken and processed by Hazel Pax

I don't know if you guys can feel my exhaustion, but yes, I'm severely beat. There's just so much to do and there's so little time to do them--if I could splice myself in two, I'd totally do it. Yesterday alone I styled a photoshoot (more of that later) from 7am-12nn, then finished a film shoot (more later as well) from 1pm-330pm, and THEN work finally from 4pm-1am. ALL IN ONE FREAKING DAY. Capital I for insanity, yes? I have no right to complain though because I signed up for everything with my own free will and I genuinely enjoy what I do. But gah. Just so tired. :(

So the other day, me and my friends spent the whole afternoon pulling out clothes from Topshop. Me and Yves of Yvestyle struck a sweet, sweet deal with Topshop-Ayala Center Cebu to come up with an editorial shoot exclusively for our blogs and our portfolios, and we can't be more than grateful. I've been kind of slowly working on my styling portfolio for awhile, so I'm really stoked for this.

I'll be back with more shortly!:)

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fashion watch

gomabella+zombie boy

Yves Identify "Gomabella" Pre-Holiday 2011 Campaign. Photography by Prem Ananda. Styling by yours truly. Hair and maquillage by Jomer Arances of Secanara Hands and team. Accessories by Noreen Tseng-Fernandez. Shoes by Mark Anthony Tenchavez of Shandar. Modelled by Astrid Hernandez and Victoria Aviso of Wafer Models Philippines. Shot on location at Diamond Suites and Residences. Special thanks to GM Ann Olalo, Juana Angela Claudine Emphasis, Sven Chua and Marlon Wafer.

Hey guys, sorry if I haven't been responsive to your comments or whatever. I feel less of a human today. Lol. I've been sleeping at 4am and waking up at 8am or 9 am daily for the past few days now so I feel very melancholic and blue somewhat...emotional duress maybe? I think I seriously need to take a chill pill.

Anyway, I get to act as a lead again in another short film shoot tomorrow. I get to kick my co-star in the nuts and he gets to punch me in the face--no worries, the violence is all in glorified black comedy film style of course. I'm pretty psyched.

I just wanted to quickly share with you the styling work that I did for Yves Identify's Pre-Holiday campaign dubbed as Gomabella--Just really pretty, a bit of retro minimalism going on, and a whole lot of red. Great to have worked with such an awesome team.

And since I feel really down in the dumps tonight, I think I could use a whole lot of Rico "Zombie Boy" Genest. Did I tell you how much I love him? And no, not because he starred in the video of Lady Gaga's craptastic song, but because he's just the sex. Anyway here's his cover for the June 2011 issue of Fashion Magazine Poland with Jac Jagaciak. I wish I knew how to say "that's hawt" in Polish.

I'll be back with more later xx

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Andrew Singco

iron

Have you or haven't you seen it? Waste no time and check out Yoann "Woodkid" Lemoine's brilliance in clip above. You might have heard of him as the guy behind cute mainstream videos like Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" and "My December" by Taylor Swift, but do you know him as a genius of our generation? Nope, bet not. When a guy spins spinechilling music and directs his own spinechilling music videos to go with it, then you know he's worth your time of day. We'll all be seeing him more I think. Oh, and it features Agy Deyn! 

FML for having to deal with stupid computers that always crash on me--I can't get to my files because my fricking desktop crashed YET AGAIN.:(( For now, be treated by photography goodness from young filmmaker, Andrew Singco (I can't emphasize any more on that... lol). I can't get him to make a Flickr or whatever because he says he would rather be known for his cinematography, but then again... it's undeniable that the boy has the eye. 

Yes, Manila is one big urban jungle, and I can't wait to feel it on my skin again. BTW--glad to be meeting new friends with equally amazing blogs. Thanks for following xx

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Andrew Singco

tessa prieto-valdes

“When it comes to fashion, I have nothing to prove. I may not be the taste of some or most people but it doesn’t really affect me. You may follow a trend but in the end, it’s what you feel most comfortable with. I just happen to be comfortable in stilettos, mega platforms and a volume of fabric around me."
-Tessa Prieto-Valdes from a March 09 Philippine Star interview

Tessa Prieto-Valdes. Photos by Andrew Singco with Canon 5D

me, Andrew Singco, Tessa Prieto-Valdes, Oj Hofer, Yves Camingue. Photos from my 400D

Our brief but sweet encounter with Philippine society and media queen/top philanthropist Tessa Prieto-Valdes is definitely one of my most remarkable memories during my stint in Manila. She wore Oj Hofer to the Fashion Watch show and just happened to drop by while we were at the studio for her fitting. I never really thought or expected that my small BTS work/styling assistant task for Oj Hofer would lead straight to a short exchange of words and ideas with this incomparable woman. A frequent fixture of all the top tier fashion events and soirees in the country, TPV is that one icon a lot of us fashion followers look up to and dream of meeting.

She prefers to be swathed in tremendous amounts of fabric, prefers maximalism when it comes to her personal style, and never leaves home without a fascinator (she told me so herself). Regardless of how we individually perceive her, this much I can say: she wins people over not by title or status, but because she is just quite honestly one of the nicest and most down-to-earth people you'll ever meet in this lifetime. She walks into the room sans attitude and air, and just fills up the room with a lot of smiles, light and love. :)

Oh and mucho thanks to my new followers and visitors. You guys are great. Much more to followxx

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Andrew Singco

hello, manila (part 1)

By Accident double-sleeved dress, vintage snake belt used as lariat, cuffs and dragon bracelet from downtown, Vanessa Bruno bag, ShopYapi studded boot wedges

Yes hi, I'm Eden, and my f**king scalp is in fire. **shakes your hand**

Seriously, I know, my hair. My mom nearly flipped when she saw me after I got back from Manila earlier. Lol. I really like it though and I think I'm keeping it for awhile. But word to the wise, unless you're ready for the Immense (with the intentional capital I) pain of bleaching, then don't dare try. Worth it until it starts fading, at least.

After 4 days of nothing but fashion high-inducing events and people, many outfit changes and 500 photos later, I'm back to my reality. Manila was just crazy, hectic, intense, and wonderful on so many levels. It's seriously making me contemplate a lot about things career-wise... but more of that later. I still have SO MUCH to blog about so keep posted!

I'm sending out a lot of love to my brother from another mother, Andrew, whose graciousness in letting us stay at his place has really helped us out a lot during our time in MNL. He is quite honestly one of the most stylish straight guys out there. He can outshop and outbling the majority (lol). Isn't he rocking those Y3 by Yohji Yamamoto studded boots for life?! Oh, and girls, he's totally on the market. Andrew, start a blog now! Nyahaha.

And he's now doing a full-blown transition from Cebu to Manila. Damn. A lot of my friends are moving. I'm thinking, I'm thinking.

More Manila updates to follow! xx

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