Guess Megan Top

I'm very proud to present one of my prints for Guess Summer 2008.

They've recolored it quite nicely and made it into this, uh, provocative top. Buy it now at guess.com (at the equally provocative price of $69).




This was the original design presented to the Guess design team:


Model Photos from guess.com

Da Who is Creative Recreation?

(All photos from Creative Recreation's website)

I ran across this brand trying to look for those damned purple mocs that were featured in The Sartorialist.



Based on the name, it looked like a Chinese knock-off version of Modern Amusement. I'm not particularly happy with the logo. I think the wings were better appropriated by American Eagle Outfitters and Southwest Airlines. And the Avant Garde type looks a little euro-tired (as in "I'm all euro-ed out!").

The website describes the brand as created by "Two long time friends who were already enjoying a prosperous career in the footwear industry..."

And by "long time friends" do they mean that they spend a long time doing acrobatics in bed while licking every available orifice?

Anyway, they DO have some cute ones. I like the blue ones below. The color blocking reminds me of my old Enrico Coveri's which I only wore once or twice because at that age, my brain exploded if it had to deal with more than two or three colors at a time.



These leather sneakers look very elegant:


The male model on their website looks like one of the contestants in "America's Most Smartest Model". The styling on the other pictures also look very smart.


These look like 80's diadora:

(OK, that metal logo piece is beginning to look like those guardian angel pins the old ladies at church are wearing)

Speaking of the eighties, here's something to wear to your high school reunion:


And if you're old enough to remember the eighties, you'll probably want to dress your babies just like dad used to:

An Evening With Jay McCarroll

At the Ford Amphitheatre.



This was a completely spontaneous thing. I didn't even know where the Ford Amphitheatre was.

I heard there were free tickets for a screening of Eleven Minutes*, a film by Rob Tate and Mike Selditch about Jay McCarroll's debut collection for Spring 07 (which meant the film was shot around 2006). Well, they ran out of free tickets, but, I still got discounted tickets at Goldstar and I dragged my friend Amy to come see it with me.

Turns out that the Ford Amphitheatre is like a mini Hollywood Bowl. Parking is stacked, which means your car is parked like sardines and you could potentially get trapped, especially if the owners of the cars around you decide to lollygag their way to their cars.

I brought some sushi and snacks which we enjoyed at the courtyard:


The seats in this theatre are uncomfortable, but at least it keeps you awake during screenings:


The Big Screen. Cinema under the stars. There was a full moon that night as well:


There was the customary sponsor plugs, after which they introduced the filmmakers, Mike and Rob:



But wait!

We totally did not expect to see Jay there (although we spotted Uncle Nick Verreos earlier) but there he was in living color. Love the necklace by his friend Lola (she looked scary in the film - keep that blowtorch away from me, Lola!)


Then Jay brings out the "gang", Raymundo, Uncle Nick, and Kara Saun:


Where's Heidi and Tim? Jay jokes that they couldn't come up with the $90,000 "fee"

They leave us with their impression of Christian Siriano-fierce!:


We decide to lollygag our way back to the car (don't you just hate it when people do that? Really! Some People! Haha!).

Well who do we run into but Jay himself and the "gang" joined by Andre waiting for their ride to the after party.

Amy and I introduce ourselves and have pictures taken.
The reason why I don't have a picture with Jay is because some bitch (not even pretty!) SHOVED ME ASIDE! (I wanted to shake the color out of her hair - seeriously!)

But, fortunately, Uncle Nick was there to pick up the slack:
Uncle Nick liked my shirt. It's actually $8.98 from Steve and Barry's - but we do not speak of such things!

Here's Amy, Uncle Nick, David (Uncle Nick's partner) and Amanda (Project Runway Model - luv her!):

Here's a poignant little photo of Jay and André.


A good time was had by all.






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*Rob and Mike also did the short docu "Project Jay" for Bravo.

Who Let The Dogs Out?

Welcome to my new toy - styleshake.com!

I think this website proves more than ever why society needs designers. 

This website allows you to design your own clothes (limited to dresses, skirts and tops - Thank God!) and have it delivered to your door in 10 days (in the UK, takes longer to ship to other countries).

For as many good and decent designs that they generate, there are equally as many aesthetetically-challenged creations!

Designing a decent dress is not easy. Atrocious ones are easier - and much more fun!

Here's a couple of mine:

Early Oscar De La Renta made with fabric from the dollar bin.

Inspired by Holiday Barbie.

Holiday 2008. Perfect for the aspiring Manila socialite.

Note the Swarovskis on this baby! Yeah!

Make your own Galliano!

Snow White.

Faux Christian Siriano. Fierce!

Here are some dresses that were actually made (from their website):

She looks angry. I'm scared. 

But I'm strangely attracted to the pink.

This would look adorable - on a two year old!

She decided to wear her bustier dress over her standard issue psych-ward nighty.

Woof! Woof!Woof!.

Dress For Guess

This is the "tire track" print I created for Guess last year. Here, it is seen on the Sandra dress. Buy na!


(Photo from guess.com)

I've been asked to do a follow up print but I had to go back to Manila for family events. Check out guess.com! There are more prints that I worked on in there.

Crabby at Anthropologie

Surprise! The Crabby Print made it to Anthropologie!

I still can't get over the fact that I was paid in luggage for this print. Now I need someplace to travel so I can use it. Hmm....







I still like this original colorway that I proposed:

Protect Your Largest Organ

I got this from the San Francisco Marc by Marc Jacobs store last year for Christmas presents but decided to keep them for myself (Sorry, Tony - teehee). They still have them last weekend at $35 a pop. Some tees and totes were on sale at $5. Bili na kayo, sir!



Notice who's got the bigger "T"

Print This!

(Above: Embossed Logo Print Wallet)

I haven't seen these prints in production but it's now out in the etnies website (www.etnies.com) for Spring 08!

I created these prints with Etnies Designers, Eunjoo Kim and James Duhamel (Josh Duhamel's cousin). This is the first thing I've done for them (that I've seen produced). It looks simple but there was a lot of geometry, math and tweaking involved.


(Above: Logo Print made into a Tee)


(Above: Logo Print Hoody)


(Above: Thunderbolt Print Wallet)


(Above: Thunderbolt Print Hoody)

All photos from etnies.com
www.etnies.com

Merry Christmas From Mark to Marc

The Mark Hopkins is a short bus ride on the No. 1 to my favorite shopping street - Fillmore.

The corner of Sacramento and Fillmore has always been a furniture store but was converted last year to a Marc by Marc Jacobs store. The display is exactly the same as the L.A. store with the swan-sleigh photo booth so I had my (free) photo taken and they gave me two prints to take home.


While waiting for my prints, I got the new Marc Jacobs makulit* bag ($19). Which came in handy when I went to the market to get some Serrano Ham and Manchego Cheese to bring to dinner with friends at SOMA that evening.

Merry Christmas Everyone!


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*Cecile Van Straten christened this graphic "makulit" which is a Tagalog (Filipino) word loosely translated to mean as "pushy" or "incessant".

Stuff I Designed

The buckles and print I designed for Rock and Republic are now available at eLuxury and the R&R website.





All those years watching HSN & QVC finallly paid off. How else would I have learned about goldtone and guilloche, eh?




If you look closely at this print, some of the spots spell out the word "rock". GENIUS!!!


You could prolly still order these in time for New Year's Rockin' Eve!!!