Christian Louboutin Goes Bollywood
After the beautiful Hermes sari collection, Christian Louboutin is the latest brand to be influenced by Indian design and fashion. The Christian Louboutin’s Spring/Summer ’12 season collection includes a colourful range of Bollywood inspired heels. The heels are vibrant and glamorous and adorned with multihued embellishments, sequins and studs. Beyonce was spotted with a pair of...
The New Bad Boy in Town | REVERIE Wearable Connection
If you haven’t heard, there’s a new bad boy in town, and we are psyched. A brand that seeks to represent not only artists and musicians but extreme sports athletes too is definitely badass in our books. Reverie Wearable Connection was created by young men with big dreams. We’ve heard of many success stories, but...
The Lady | A Movie Review
“Based on a true story” is how this movie started. The Lady traces the emotional journey of Suu Kyi’ s political career which began in the 1980s during the Burmese student protests until her release in 2010. It is a love story about how an extraordinary couple and family sacrifice their life and happiness for...
Purrealism: Eat.Paint.Love
Painter, Michelle Chang has been evolving her self-taught style of “naïve art” since 2002. Using a variation of the technique pointillism, she creates lush landscapes that are inviting, humourous and reflective of her state of mind. In her up-coming exhibition, she draws her ideas and inspiration from building facades in Switzerland, Paris, Vienna, Venice and...
NCSS Social Work
When we consider social work as a career, many shun away from the thought as the term usually connotes a job that is demeaning, low-paying and highly emotional. Not the best combination when one is in search of a job. But how many of us can say that what we currently do for a living...
Manila’s Influential Fashion Bloggers | ONLY THE MARVELOUS
The thing with fashion bloggers is that it’s almost mandatory to fill their web page with ravishing clothes and amazing shoes. But having a real unique attitude is, without a doubt, another thing altogether. The style blog “Only the Marvelous” features Joanna Ladrido’s love for experimenting different colours and various prints in such a...
A Bit of Fantasy on Paradise
Mention Phuket and your minds will immediately be taken to the sun, sand, beach, tans and skimpy bikinis. However, you will never expect a little bit of fantasy to be associated with a paradise island like Phuket. The Pimnara boutique hotel is just that. This boutique hotel is connected to the swanky Jungceylon Shopping...
It was Spring/Summer at Actuallyactually and Actually…
On the 17th and 18th of March, Actually… was delighted to host graduates from the school of make-up for an event that sought to teach individuals which looks best suited them for this season. As the looks for the season were for spring and summer, many clients had their cheeks painted with hues of soft...
A Passion for the Art of Pastry
Tomoko Ueda’s passion for the art of pastry-making has made her baking school Caramel Factory, one of the loveliest places to learn a new skill in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She recalls, “In junior high I joined the cooking club and later became the club’s president!” Now Tomoko is a Japanese trained patisserie and holds certificates...
Rachael Yamagata in Singapore- Stripped, But Not Entirely
Rachael Yamagata’s soulful, cigarette-scratched voice is definitely the perfect recipe for heartbreak. On the 22nd of February, Yamagata and her band were in town on a sole mission to shatter some hearts at the Esplanade Concert Hall. Without even an ounce of attitude, this down-to-earth songstress graced the stage with her new single, Even If I Don’t...
People in the World | Miika Benedetti
He may not be the easiest person to track but we found him anyway. A talent with 2A’s is too hard to miss. An artist and an actor (2A’s like we said), Miika Benedetti has had his work exhibited in various exhibitions and publications. Read on to find out more about this bright-eyed wonder. ...
Kookoo | Graffiti Artist
Usually defined as an unsanctioned art, Street art is probably the closest an individual can get to a definition of art, besides the usual visits to museums and galleries. This growing trend that once started with just a kid writing his nickname around the streets of New York City in the early 70’s, has now...
Single or double in Nha Trang
On the seaside town of Nha Trang, time slips into oblivion at the Le Cabanon Bar & Restaurant. Located on the vibrant Hung Vuong Street lit by neon lights, this bar and restaurant attracts a mix of cosmopolitan diversity. Nha Trang is said to be the scuba diving mecca of Vietnam...
Sweet and Sinister
Angels and Devils both exist. They live in our heart forcing us to make choices everyday. If you are standing at the crossroad, which way would you choose? Sweet, or sinister? Model: Janice Nam Make Up Artist: Moe Chan Hair stylist: Shui Fong Chan Wardrobe: Janice Nam & Jannah Velma Noir Photographer: Jannah Velma...
O Guru! – The Guru of Chai
We all love a good cuppa of chai (or teh, whichever term you’re familiar with) -Even more so if it’s made by the master of chai himself. Once in a blue moon, you meet a teacher who charms you with his wit, humour and seemingly divine powers. Your lucky stars are aligned this time because...
Hong Kong’s New Fashion District | Star Street
It’s always fascinating how an unexpected old neighborhood becomes a trendy hang-out place for fashionistas. Star Street in Hong Kong is a great example. Star Street used to be a sleepy residential area save for some restaurants and there was hardly any fashion retail until Kapok bravely opened its first retail store in August 2008,...
Kony 2012
If you have yet to hear who Joseph Kony is, I suggest you start a google search now. Joseph Kony is a Ugandian guerrilla group leader and is head of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a group engaged in a violent campaign to establish theocratic government based on the Ten Commandments throughout Uganda. Directed...
Above & Beyond – Anjunabeats Volume 9
Hanging around a record store browsing for CDs is not a regular affair nowadays. I miss the dance section in HMV, where a room was dedicated to dance music! There I was, on a Saturday night, determined to purchase a good dance CD at HMV. All thanks to the available listening stations, I managed to...
Manila’s Influential Fashion Bloggers of Today | BREAK MY STYLE
Being the youngest sibling of a celebrity stylist and a creative director, Laureen Uy just had to make a name for herself. This brand owner turned fashion blogger started blogging in 2010 and since then, she’s had over 4 million hits from all over the world. Making “Break My Style” number 1 most viewed fashion...
Hong Kong’s New Chill | Tung Street
Sometimes when you discover a new place, an emotion of frenzy and excitement overwhelms you. My insides were screaming “Oh My God! This is my new heaven”. This was how I felt when I entered Tung Street (‘west’ in Cantonese) for the first time. There were two rows of old shop houses that were separated by...
Breakout Debut Albums Through Time
I suddenly thought about some of the artistes and bands that broke out in success in the last decade (the 90s), the music that came and made an impact in my life. They are originals that carved a genre in its own right. It was easy to pick out the few without going through my...
Project 2012 Old School Old Shoes
Old School, Old Shoes There has been much talk about the preservation of ‘Old School’. I laud their efforts, as I would like to see this significant building intact. The question that is constantly on my mind is, “Are memories that tie the belonging of people to a place worth sacrificing in the light of economic...
Dan The Man – On The Cover of ActuallyMAG, Danny Lim
We look at people with impossibly long limbs and striking features like ethereal creatures from another planet. We hardly associate them as being models (unless you live in the fashion capitals of the world). As fashion week sheds its skin, we’ve got our eyes on more than just clothes – we’ve spotted the next new...
