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Dream Couple, International Edition (Updated: OMG, CMG!)
Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi
The price of oil is rising as unrest continues in Libya and its dictator refuses to skedaddle in the face of international condemnation. The regime in Libya has demonstrated its readiness to kill its own citizens to cling to power, and the citizens have shown their willingness to die for freedom. What is to be done?
There is one woman who can solve this impasse, one woman who has already established her powers of persuasion over Muammar Gaddafi. . .
Imelda Marcos!
If anyone can understand the psyche of a strongman, it’s a woman who was married to one. Not only was she married to Ferdinand Marcos, but she was his personal ambassador to Fidel Castro of Cuba, Mao Zedong of China, Idi Amin of Uganda and other “bad boys”. Clearly she can empathize with Gaddafi at the fashion level.
When Imelda met Muammar. From the book of Here Lies Love by David Byrne and Fatboy Slim.
Talk to him, Madame Marcos. You must save civilization. Tell him to leave in peace. As for his exile, there’s a desert in Paoay that he might like, though we don’t know how the Ilocanos would feel about that.
And should your admiration for each other develop into something…romantic, it could lead to the greatest reality TV show in history.
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Stop the presses! This just in:
CMG (Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi) and OMG (Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez)
Kermit: “One has lost his mind, the other doesn’t mind.”
What do they have in common? CMG has a friend who represents Ilocos Norte in Congress and OMG has a former admirer (Rep. Rodolfo Fariñas, who said he had a crush on her in law school) who represents Ilocos Norte in Congress.
The Younghusbands of the Azkals pitch ‘fashionalism’
(L-R) James and Phil Younghusband. All photos by JZ.
Noong isang linggo’y nakatanggap kami ng paanyaya mula sa Collezione para sa isang pananghalian at talakayan upang ipakilala ang kanilang mga bagong “brand ambassador”, sina Santiago at Felipe Batangasawa. Ang magkapatid na Batangasawa ay mestizong Pilipino at Ingles na manlalaro ng futbol. Sila ay bahagi ng pambansang koponang tinaguriang “Azkals”.
While we’re snapping pictures of designer Rhett Eala and Collezione C2’s new endorsers, Rhett is snapping pictures of us for his blog.
Ang Collezione naman ay kompanyang Pilipino na nagtataguyod ng ‘fashionalism’—ang pagtaguyod ng nasyonalismo sa pamamagitan ng pananamit. Kilala nating lahat ang mga kasuotang nilikha ni Rhett Eala para sa Collezione C2, lalo na ang mga barong may disenyo na mapa ng Pilipinas.
Bagama’t masyadong maaga para sa amin (10.30am) ang okasyon, minabuti naming dumalo upang makapag-usyoso. Tutal ay sikat na sikat ang Azkals ngayon, at biglang nagkaroon ng malawakang interes sa futbol ang madlang Pilipino na dati’y walang kinikilalang laro kundi basketball at boksing. Kaya di nakapagtatakang walang bakanteng upuan sa Conservatory kaninang umaga.
Nakipagtalakayan ang mga Batangasawa sa emcee, pagkatapos ay nagkaroon ng open forum kung saan nagtanong ng. . .tanong ang mga alagad ng media. Sinabi ng mga Batangasawa na malaking karangalan para sa kanila ang makalaro sa koponang pang-reserba ng tanyag na Chelsea football club kung saan ang coach ay si Jose Mourinho. Noong 2010, nagtayo ang mga Batangasawa ng Younghusbands Football Academy para sa mga bata dito sa Pilipinas. Ngayong 2011, maglalakbay sila sa mga lalawigan upang tulungan ang mga paaralan sa pagtuturo ng futbol. Balak nilang palaganapin ang paglalaro ng futbol sa ating bansa.
Nice pants.
May ilang tanong tungkol sa buhay romantiko ng magkakapatid na talaga namang maraming tagahangang babae. Sinabi ni Felipe na hindi siya ang tipo ng lalaki na lalapit sa mga hindi niya kakilala at makikipagkaibigan. Karaniwan ang kanyang mga kaibigan ay nakilala sa trabaho o sa pamamagitan ng kanyang pamilya. Dinagdag naman ni Santiago na hindi niya mamasamain na ang babae ang makipagkilala sa kanya at anyayahan siyang lumabas dahil medyo mabagal siya sa mga ganitong bagay.
Nagtanong ang aming kaibigang si Myrza kay Felipe tungkol sa pakikipagkaibigan nito sa artistang si Angel Locsin. Kinailangan naming i-google ang impormasyong ito at hindi namin nasusundan ang mga balita tungkol sa artista, bagama’t palagi kaming nanonood at nanlalait ng pelikula. Kaya’t hindi namin gaanong naunawaan ang sagot ni Felipe, nguni’t sa wari nami’y mabuti naman sila.
May pumuna sa disenyo ng mga pantalong Collezione C2 na suot ng magkapatid—maliliit na pating at balyena. Sinabi ni Santiago na natutuwa sila sa disenyo dahil noong bata pa sila’y nakapanood sila ng Free Willy.
Nabanggit din nina Santiago at Felipe na sa kasalukuyan sila ay natututong magsalita ng Pilipino. Naalala namin na matagal na kaming hindi nagsusulat sa Pilipino kaya’t naisip naming gawin ito.
This photo courtesy of Collezione C2. Colors!
Ang mga bagong disenyo ng Collezione C2 ay matatagpuan ngayon sa lahat ng tindahan ng Collezione.
Robin Tomas T-shirt hits Bloomingdale’s in March
Robin Tomas’s winning t-shirt design will be launched at a cocktail reception at Bloomingdale’s New York on March 19, in time for the Spring Season kickoff. The design, a v-neck tee in layered tonal Supima cotton knit, was picked from among 6 finalists in last year’s competition. The TOMAS t-shirt will be sold as a special edition shirt in Bloomingdale’s flagship store in Manhattan.
Founded in 1954, Supima (short for Superior Pima Cotton), is a sumptuous cotton fabric unique to the U.S. that is used by luxury brands. The design contest was inspired by the legendary Wool Secretariat competition that launched the careers of designers Yves St. Laurent and Karl Lagerfeld.
Robin Tomas is a graduate of Parsons School of Design in New York, and has interned for Anna Sui and Valentino. He is presently showing his Fall 2011 collection in New York.
Robin Tomas photo by Giulia Piccari
For more information: info@robintomas.com, or visit www.robintomas.com and www.supima.com.
We won’t miss the regime when it goes but we sure will miss his wardrobe.
Check out Col. Muammar Gaddafi’s outfit: prints on prints on prints! No one can say he’s not a brave man. He makes Pareng Barack look boring.
Name another dictator who can carry off that ensemble with the matching headgear with such panache. True, it helps to know that no one will laugh at you, humans in general being much attached to living.
The crown! No wonder Gaddafi got along famously with former First Lady and now Rep. Imelda Marcos. Maybe if he goes into exile she could host him at her place in Makati. But can one place accommodate two astonishing wardrobes?
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