Cover Style happenings this August 2024: Details from Sassa Jimenez’s bridal collection in collaboration with Vestido Manila (Photo: Courtesy of Vestido)
Style happenings this August 2024: Details from Sassa Jimenez’s bridal collection in collaboration with Vestido Manila (Photo: Courtesy of Vestido)
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Here’s a rundown on the best of style this August 2024
From a trunk show that highlighted the collaborative works of emerging fashion designers to the centennial anniversary of an iconic product, the first half of August was nothing short of memorable. We had the opportunity to explore new collections, attend exclusive previews and mingle with some of our favourite recurring faces in the Tatler sphere. Here, we bring you a monthly round-up of style events, encounters and other happenings we attended all around the Metro.
Take a look at the fashionable and newsworthy events that made August one for the lookbooks.
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Montblanc celebrates the 100th Anniversary of the Meisterstück
Montblanc celebrated the 100th anniversary of their iconic Meisterstück flagship pen. A grand event was held at the famous Palacio de Memoria in Parañaque, which transformed into an old-world literary salon that evoked the brand’s elegance. The Meisterstück’s reputation as a world-class, go-to writing instrument rings true to many historical figures. It has been wielded by the likes of John F Kennedy and Nelson Mandela, to John Lennon and Yoko Ono.
Some famous faces in attendance included R’Bonney Gabriel, David Guison, Angelique Manto and Kerwin Kang.
‘Diasporic Studies’, a collaborative project by Jude Macasinag and Novel
Above A hat by Jude Macasinag on display at Guava Studios
Above A piece from Novel on display at Guava Studios
A hat by Jude Macasinag on display at Guava Studios
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Wunderkind Filipino designers Jude Macasinag and Prince Padilla of Novel teamed up for a poignant fashion project called Diasporic Studies. Macasinag and Padilla’s ready-to-wear pieces were on display and available at Guava Sketches, a small retail space along Chino Roces Avenue.
This showcase’s name alludes to the designers’ statuses as members of the Philippine diaspora. While Padilla was raised in Manchester, Macasinag is based in Paris, where he studies at the Institut Francais de la Mode.
“This all sort of came together naturally,” says Macasinag. “We decided to present two separate collections because Prince has a very strong point-of-view with his work, as I do with mine.”
He continues, “While Prince is very much about pragmatism and practicality, I’m all for the theatrics of dressing. We could be seen as polar opposites [when it comes to our work], but we find a lot of similarities.”
Sassa Jimenez unveils her collaboration with Vestido
Vestido's elegant white walls set the stage for the debut of Sassa Jimenez’s newest bridal collection, ‘Something Borrowed’. The collection consists of nine one-of-a-kind romantic pieces imbued with Jimenez's signature feminine flair. The zero-waste project was put together with 100 per cent upcycled materials, resulting in a trove of gowns truly made for the modern bride.
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Balmain Glasshouse opens at Greenbelt 5
Tatler was granted access to the world's first-ever Balmain Glasshouse, a must-see fashion destination at Greenbelt 5. The small retail space showcases the most updated pieces from the French atelier, and items on display are consistently refreshed every week. The Balmain Glasshouse will remain open until October.
An exclusive preview of Louis Vuitton’s fall-winter 2024 collection
Louis Vuitton took us to an exclusive preview of its latest fall-winter 2024 collection. This project pays tribute to designer Nicolas Ghesquière’s ten-year anniversary with the Maison. Attendees were delighted with a nostalgic display of fashion. Ghesquière took us back to his earlier years with contemporary updates to his signature silhouettes.
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Julianna has been interested in leading a literary life since she first read Frances Hodgson Burnett's A Little Princess at eight. Before working with Tatler, she was an archive intern at The Center for Fiction in Brooklyn, New York. She is a textbook Pisces who devotes most of her spare time to her crochet projects, watching classic films, and going through her never-ending pile of unread books. She studied creative writing, global literature and art history at Sarah Lawrence College, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2022. Toni Morrison, Nora Ephron, Clarice Lispector and Jia Tolentino are among her all-time favourite writers.
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Julianna writes about fashion, beauty, sustainability, and the arts. She is always keen on conducting interviews with talented women who are changing the game in their respective fields.
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