IF YOU shop in Shangri-La Plaza, you’re up for one flamboyant holiday.
On Nov. 9, the Mandaluyong mall showed off the holiday collections from some of its tenants namely Adora, John Herrera, K&Company, Mico Boutique, Plains and Prints, Rajo!, and Rustan’s.
The show was cut into segments not based on the designers, but by look. There were Pleated Pastels, Spots and Stripes, Nudists, Black and White, Dark Florals, and Red Hot.
Pleated Pastels opened with clothes from Weave and Plains and Prints, in what else: pleated pastels. The clothes showed an innocent femininity, paving the way for the fun and folly of Spots and Stripes. The looks were from stores Plains and Prints, Adora, Rustan’s, and Mico. Fun was the only way to describe a polka-dotted ensembles from Plains and Prints and Criselda Lontok from Rustan’s.
Nudists, meanwhile, exhibiting clothes in a metallic neutral shade, was dominated by loose, flowy designs by Rajo Laurel’s Rajo!, and an elaborate dress by K & Company. Black and White proved more serious, with chic, ladylike designs from Criselda Lontok, Tadashi Shoji, Mico and John Herrera.
Meanwhile, the Dark Florals collection, with clothes from Criselda Lontok, Tadashi Shoji, and Mico was popular. A particular favorite was a line of dresses from Tadashi Shoji that were printed with roses — straightforward but sweet.
Finally, the show ended with the Red Hot collection, with clothes from Adora, Mico, Mac Duggal, K&Company, and John Herrera. Mr. Herrera’s and Mico’s clothes had a touch of 1990s sobriety, but K&Co. topped it off with flamboyant lace dresses that honored the color of passion, and will be sure to make heads turn at any Christmas party. — Joseph L. Garcia

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