Style Weekend X Independence Issue X Global Filipino

First, I just want really to thank Style Weekend's EIC Ms Liza Ilarde for the confidence, credence she put into my styling aesthetics.  This is my 2nd cover with them and its an exquisite honor doing the cover and spread with them.  

The concept behind this editorial is doing a modern approach, highlighting local designers, with an exceptional and very versatile master pieces by designer Dita Sandico Ong.  

Check out the final layouts below!

Statement ring by Joyce Makitalo

The eco-friendly banaca wraps are very versatile, bright, and stylish.  You can form, fold, and tweak to what ever design or form of clothing you want.  I can be worn as stylish top, elaborate folds can lead to very couture to very RTW clothing pieces.

There is visors, and small wraps where you can make as neckpiece, fascinator, or accessory as belt, bracelet to hairpiece, talking about transformation!

Shoes by Janylin

Clutch by Aranaz.

Photography: Kai Huang

Styling: Jear De Mc Cuttac + Kaye Awatin

Styling assistants: Kim Barik, Patrick Pleno, Marcial De Mc Cuttac

Make Up: Claire Diokno

Hair: Rick Diokno

Model: Nava

Special thanks to: Dita Sandico Ong, Joyce Makitalo, Janylin Shoes, Aranaz Bags, and Myth!

Rxandy X Enrique: Conceptual Styling

I know I've been a mood or story board freak, most of the fashion people I've worked with they are familiar how I work and how crucial pegs to me.  Doing pegs, moodboard or storyboard  can sometimes can be very challenging and exhausting.  You have some creative thoughts of doing crazy things and just  want to make an art.  Mood or story boards, pegs usually is a guide to have a cohesive, and directional look and story of an editorial but sometimes I felt I'm bounded, limited, restricted by my freedom to do different concept and especially in terms of creative styling is concerned.   You want to produce new, original, and creative masterpiece but hey isn't everything done already? 

I know by now that I'm more of a commercial approach, but I want to experiment conceptual, crazy ideas as well.  It's fun, free flowing and sometimes very exhilarating!   Check out our final layouts in collaboration with conceptual photographer Rxandy Capinpin and awesome model Enrique Noir.

Photography: Rxandy Capinpin

Styling: Jear De Mc Cuttac

Grooming: Katchie Mejias 

Model: Enrique Noir

I want to experiment textures from feathers to leather, to appliques...

Love these body armor accessories and ring-bracelets by Love Diva.

Statement Neckpiece by Arnel Papa

Of course, I want to incorporate RTW pieces from 5CM, entire look! 

These 2 are my fave shots!  Just DIG!

Up Next!  Lookbook Series ft. celebrities, bloggers, normal  and fiercely real people styled on my on visual interpretation of their personal style!  

Ciao! 

Darrel Pobre X Annalita Vizcarra

During the series of Philippines winning over international beauty competition, I had this idea to do an editorial with a Filipina model.  As you can see, majority of my shoots and in my portfolio, all the models were foreign or mixed.  Annalita Vizcarra is my first Filipina model.  This editorial was shot together with 2 editorials with Catriona in blog story and Filipe in Men's swimming wear.

Check out the official photos below!

Thanks and cheers to the team!

Photography: Darrel Pobre

Styling:  Jear De Mc Cuttac

Styling Associate: Kaye Awatin

Hair/Make Up: Nina Dumpa

Model: Annalita of Elite Manila

Location: Acacia Hotel

All accessories from Love Diva.

Wish to convey story of textured long gowns in each layout from applique, ruching, layering, ruffles, to pleats.  

Special thanks to Myth, and to Acacia Hotel

Beauty Editorial: Glitters X Splatter

When doing multiple editorials for Manila Bulletin Fashion Section Shoots, I just love beauty editorials.  In this editorial, I requested Katchie Mejias, to do what she wanted that haven't done or somehow seen before.  She wished to do a beauty x Glitters x shine editorial.

I just love the idea, and why not doing some additional accessorizing so as to put a styling incorporated.

Check out the editorial layouts below:

Statement Necklace by Bosquejo

Earrings and facinators by Love Diva Accessories

Earrings by Love Diva Accessories

My FAVE! Statement necklace by OS Accessories

Photography: Raecen Dimacali

Make Up: Katchie Mejias

Styling: Jear De Mc Cuttac

Edric Chen X Leo Cameo

Doing collaborations with different photographers, and any form of artists can be very exciting and surprisingly wonderful in almost every ways.  You can adopt to differences approach of art and interpretation and meet halfway in the form of another marvelous creation! Delicious right? 

Edric Chen is one I have a great respect in terms of photography, he's cool, easy and you can easily jive on his direction of the looks.  I still do test shoots sometimes because it give you creative freedom and can go whatever direction you wanted to. 

I just love Dianne Lorenza's creation and suggestion of different mess hair and the make up, divine!  

Check out the final layouts!

Uber thanks Kai (Seashells) Macabata for styling with me on the shoot! 

Fave shot!

Kai and I wanted to play around different leopard family print from digiprint to leo print.

Looks familiar, yeah, very SJP! 

Photography: Edric Chen

Styling: Jear De Mc Cuttac

Styling Associate: Kai Macabata

Hair/Make Up: Dianne Lorenza

SM Aura X Uniqlo SS13 Runway

Its Uniqlo SS13 SM Aura Fashion Show.  It's better, bigger, brighter fashion show for Uniqlo this time, it's still Spring/Summer 2013 but new collections, which is different from the last SS13 Launch-Runway Show in Venice Piazza, The Fort.  

Better its more diverse and fun to classic colors and prints. Bigger since it will be total of 40 layouts or changes, 30 models, biggest so far.  Brighter, we got Robby Carmona and Saga Event handling the direction of the show, plus top models Brent Javier, Fatima Rebago, Jasmine Maierhofer, and amongst others, and of course, its styling handled by  Team JearDMC! 

We had more than a month from planning, casting, pullouts to execution and even last minute changes on the layouts!  Check out the BTS and the final show photo! 

Last pullout day with AMPR's Joel and Ms. Shiori.  

Final Talk with the Director Mr. Robby and Ms. Pau of Saga Events.

Curtain Call: Styling Team Group Shot and Argie 

We had some photo of the models and their looks during the model casting.  Model casting actually is quite be challenging sometimes because sometimes stylist had envision the looks with the specific models based on the setcard or the lastime the stylist saw or remembered them but over the course of time its either they got thinner, bigger so last minute in inevitable.  

 My Ever supportive kuya Marcial, he's kinda shy so doesn't look at the camero for candid effect! Lols!

 My Niece Pabby and Kai! BDO! 

 Super Straight Pose with Brent Javier, working with him, my first! #kiligmuch #ultimatecollegecrush

Kudos to the team! Mr. Robby and Ms. Cheryl of AMPR!

Check out the 4 segments of the show! Enjoy!

 AIRism is the new introduction of Uniqlo representing comfort and functionability!

The 4th segment was introduced by a number by Ballet Philippines.

Check out the summary of each segments! 

1st Segement: Look is a play of print-colors and relaxed look! Mixing fun, quirky to classic looks! 

2nd Segment: Very Urban, blues hues, still more of the comfort feel, very wearable and relaxed look! 

3rd Segment: More of the Business to Professional look still with play and some classics! 

4th Segment: AIRism, new introduction of inner wear, comfortable, breathable garment whether for your sporting, or inner skin function! 

Thank you so much Uniqlo Team and AMPR Team, with special thanks to Ms. Che, Joel and Ms. Arlene.

Until next show!