Valentine’s Picnic

Hi babies. If you’ve been following my Instagram (maritagalvez) obsession then you’re aware of my recent shoot with the beautiful couple James Reid and Ericka Villongco for Ericka’s launch of her website/blog! Check it out: www.erickavillongco.com it reached around 1.8 million hits in a few days. Gaaah!!

(On my way to the location. I’ve given up eyeliner and foundation and I’ve just been doing my brows lately. I’m trying to keep my skin healthy lately. I’ll announce why in

I’ve been styling Ericka and her sister Krissy (www.youtube.com/krissysings) for their appearances and as time went by we’ve shared stories and late late nights I’ve come to understand their style.

Had lunch at Starbucks and met up with Tricia after. It’s always a pleasure chatting with her. She has this substance that I don’t get from other people. It’s like when I talk to other people we usually gossip or talk about shallow things but with Tricia it’s about the Fashion industry, careers, where we want to head on to, etc. Admiration for her x 10!

I’ve always heard a lot of stories from Ericka about James. They are so lovely. 99.9% of these photos are CANDID. I know they’ve been together for 2 years now. Which is not easy especially when you’re under observation in the public eye. I loved how James was so game for this. I know most boys wouldn’t be and I’m pretty sure it’s not his idea but the effort was really cute. Once I put on that letterman jacket on him I kept telling him he looks like one of the boys from One Direction. THAT IS A COMPLIMENT! haha.

James trying out my Penny board. He was good actually. He was scared at first cause he got a scar from just trying to ride a board and my penny is smaller than the regular board.

Had a wonderful dinner at Troccadoro. Had lengua, ribs and Balut with Caviar. I tried my best to eat Balut cause I saw how Tricia was so bad ass about it. Then it collapsed and i saw the fucking head. Boo.

Had Ericka do a fan sign for Josh, my Valentines gift to him, char.
Hope you liked it Josh!

If you want to see the official photos go to: www.erickavillongco.com or www.blog.triciagosingtian.com 

xx

McQueen

Regine Kristine “Krissy” Villongco

I had so much fun that day. Tiring 15 hours of non stop shooting for their new music video “In Your Arms” but I know it’s gonna be awesome. Can’t wait for the release on September!

Just want to share these iPhone (yep) set Krissy did while we were shooting scenes. Gabbie Sarenas beaded bustier + high waisted shorts + flower headdress I made. Yay.

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Krissy & Ericka on ASAP rocks (04.01.2012)

Before anything else, check out their album! This is my beloved copy (of which I carry everywhere nowadays)

Was inspiring to work with these people :) Grab a copy of their second album under MCA music.

Ito ang ganap yesterday (Sunday April 1,2012) 
I have NEVER seen so many stars. Movie stars, rock stars, pop stars and all. It felt like pag binomba yung studio wala ng entertainment industry ang Pilipinas. Haha. I loitered a bit and went to the Showtime studio, just cause! :)

Had so many stalker photos but will post that later :)

(above) Krissy and Ericka in their casuals doing sound check and a quick run through. & when I say quick, it really was as quick as possible. I forgot ASAP was LIVE. I have never styled anything that was LIVE. Meaning no second takes or break time for me to pin or fix their outfits on stage. Nada. Kaloka pa yung big ass time board to show how many mins remaining before they go live. 

(below) God knows how thankful I was of break time.

& back to the rush!

(below) Before they went on. They looked radiating! It was so cute how Ericka was so nervous though. She couldn’t even focus on taking a photo haha. Proving how important every performance is for them. I mean, they’ve been on South East Asian tour.

 (above) Krissy looks so fit! and the slit on Ericka’s dress was just right :)

Everything was so dramatic and beautiful with the string quartet in the background. 

(below) Kasi dyosa si Christine Reyes. 

(below) Next up was the ASAP Chill out with Robbie of PBB and Jessie Mendiola hosting the show. It was the cutest set up with the diner theme.

(below) Ano sabi ng heels ni Jessie?

(below) We got to see these adorable kids from Going Bulilit. 

(below) The birthday celebrants. Happy Bday Quen and Kathryn Bernardo! Kaloka ang daming cake sa labas more than 20! Haha.

Kept laughing over Robbie’s HUNGER GAMES hang over. He kept incorporating it sa spiel. “Welcome to Pinoy Big Brother Hunger games edition. Sino kaya ang unang mamamatay?” HAHA

Krissy & Ericka’s turn. They’re performing again. I liked it this raw. Without any accompaniment but the guitar and their harmony. 

Gowns by Gabbie Sarenas www.gabbiesarenas.tk

Corporate Appropriate.

It’s the first time someone has officially hired me to personally style/shop for her! I wanna personally thank my beautiful friend Kryz Uy for sharing some tips.

I  met Janelle a year ago, she modeled for a lingerie fashion show I was styling. That’s part of the reason I was so excited to do this job cause it didn’t really require much to make her look beautiful. :)

What is this for? She’s going to Singapore and she needs chic pieces that are also appropriate for the office. Biggest challenge was the weather in Singapore. I was told it was blazing! So I had to keep it light. But I am the mother of layering!!! Feel ko lagi winter sa Pilipinas. 

When shopping for yourself it’s always helpful to have a peg. To set your focus on. To avoid the—-oh my god this is cute imma buy it even if I won’t need it—dilemma. This will save you time and money!

Think about your priorities. Would you base it on comfort? Aesthetic? Trendy-ness? Quality? Brand? or Price? Rank your garment priorities! 

For Janelle its basically the comfort and appropriateness of the outfits. 

Here’s what I was going for based from her priorities. I needed to assemble 7 outfits for her. This would be my mood board. 

1. Knee length skirts are the perfect balance of sexy and appropriate. Plus it would make any outfit look girly!(Photo credit)

2. Wide legged pants. To make you look extra taller. In my opinion, not all body types can pull this off. This would look best on slender women to give you a bit of lower volume .

3. Slouchy, comfy blazers. Look for light fabrics. Not the ones with lining preferably if you’re worried about climate.

4. Prep up your attire by adding a ruffled top with a body con skirt.

5. One pieces. Either look for one with collars or pockets. These are for the more casual days. You can dress em up for the weekend or add heels and a blazer for the office!

6. For me, belts are of 100% for accessory basis only. Uhuh. You shouldn’t use your belt to hold up your pants or whatever. YES OF COURSE I KNOW THAT’S WHAT THEY WERE MADE FOR. But! Your clothes should already have a good fit on you. Belts are just to singe waists to give emphasis and to look more polished and put together.

7. Stacked bracelets. Pearls are good for the office or evening looks. May I quote Laureen Uy, “If you feel is your outfit is too simple, just stack/pile accessories on. Works everytime.” 

8. Girly chiffon tops. Because I have tons of it and it’s a trick I use to look feminine when Im in the office.

9. Have you been living at the bottom of the sea? If yes, detachable collars (like the one from Miu Miu above) is fucking awesome. Wear a simple shirt, attach this on and you completely look like you know what you’re doing in life! Trust me.

Here are some outfit shots I did with Janelle when we did a fitting. & hey she’s 25 years old she looks 16! I wanted to pin a ribbon on her hair and say xoxo.

Don’t mind ze slippers! hehe. :)

Richard Gutierrez for Survivor Philippines

I got to be a part of this cool experience of assisting to style Richard Gutierrez for Survivor Philippines. 

I don’t know much, it’s pretty embarrassing!  I wasn’t even aware Richard was the host of it until Carlos told me, with a hint of grin evoking “wtf” on his face. Haha. Noted to my stupid self. :) Must watch local tv now besides the news!

Carlos Concepcion styled a lot for Richard. The whole 8 mile! From TV commercial to banners and billboards. I got to help with the billboard and banners. I went to God knows where.. QC to this location to shoot some of the billboard ads.

What’s really funny is since I wasn’t aware of any shit that was going on, I didn’t know Survivor wasn’t even filming yet or released who the characters were for this season. I was so dumbfounded when I saw people walking around with belos or towels on their heads to cover their identity. That was entertaining. Anyway here are the photos! 

May I say, PHOTOSHOP LEVEL 231847381 to this girl who edited this. The photos look like they were shot on location in a mystical island or whatever. And his shirt was blue, nagulat ako red na sa ibang shots lol. & the photographer Jojit Lorenzo was really good as well! Not to mention Carlos.

P.S. Ellen Adarna was part of the cast. If I had known that, I would have harassed her and looked for her on set. Haha. Big fan. Girl, you are gorgeous!