Slim’s enters new era with Benilde
FILIPINA fashion designer Salvacion Lim Higgins — better known as Slim Higgins to former clients and the rest of fashion history — was recognized as a National Artist for Fashion Design in 2022.
Boffi: The Ferrari of kitchens marks 10 years in the Philippines
LUXURY ITALIAN furniture and interiors brand Boffi, founded in 1934, celebrated its 10th year in the Philippines on Sept. 3 by throwing a party...
Giorgio Armani: Farewell to the visionary designer who defined modern elegance
BY Pedro Mir
GIORGIO ARMANI’S passing at the age of 91 has closed a golden age in high fashion, and consolidated the legacy of a visionary who...
Thousands bid silent farewell to Giorgio Armani in Milan
MILAN — Thousands of mourners visited Milan’s fashion district on Saturday to pay their respects to Giorgio Armani, Italy’s most famous designer, who died...
Shoppers hunt for vintage Armani after designer’s death
LONDON — Online searches for vintage Armani clothes have surged since Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani died on Thursday, as shoppers scoured second-hand outlets...
US independent director Jim Jarmusch proves surprise Venice winner
VENICE — US indie director Jim Jarmusch unexpectedly won the coveted Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday with Father Mother Sister...
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Rhett Eala to headline 2025 Red Charity Gala
THE Red Charity Gala, one of the leading fashion and charity galas in the country, holds its...
After Armani: what becomes of the fashion empire he built?
What becomes of the fashion empire he built?
MILAN — Designer Giorgio Armani established one of the world’s best-known fashion brands over the past five...
Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani dies at 91
MILAN - Designer Giorgio Armani, who helped to put Italy at the forefront of global fashion and dressed Hollywood stars, has died at the...
Cinemalaya 2025 goes to Shangri-La Plaza
THE 21st edition of the Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival will screen full-length and short feature films in a competition at Shangri-La Plaza in Mandaluyong City.
Killing fields
By Noel Vera
Looked down at my notes after just having finished Lav Diaz’s latest I see — circled and underlined, on top of the page — the words: “so much killing!”
Downton Abbey cast bid farewell in final film outing
LONDON — The Downton Abbey cast bid farewell to the franchise with a third and final film, 15 years after the period drama first...