Chateau 1771's 25th Anniversary and Book Launch

Chateau 1771 Group of Restaurants celebrated their 25th Anniversary with a book launch at the Ayala Museum last Saturday, May 18, 2013. Present during the event were owner Ricky Gutierrez and their reknowned and well-loved chef, Vicky Rose Pacheco.

I arrived late so I wasn't able to catch the program, but I'm thankful as I was able to taste the sumptuous food and meet the owners. I tried to stay away from the meat, but I knew I was kidding myself. I gave in. 

The book (which I read as soon as I got home), contained stories about the restaurants, endeared me as I have special memories tied to each 1771 restaurant experience (you can read them in my faith-based gratitude blog). My favorite was Portico 1771, sadly it was the one that closed shop. It's great though that all the other restaurants - Chateau, Sentro, Cafe 1771, WineBar and Sidebar are still up and running. If you haven't gone to any of those, I recommend you do! Thank you Chateau 1771 Group of Restaurants for inviting me, and for continuously serving us great food and taking care of us through your excellent service! More power and blessings to you!

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Event Wear:

For the event, I wore an electric blue bustier dress by Forever 21, shoes by T. My bag, necklace and earrings were from Liz Claiborne, Claire's and my mother, respectively.

Event: Jewelry Fair Korea 2012

The 2012 Jewelry Fair Korea will be held from 19 - 22 April at Hall C of Coex in Seoul. The first two days will be for trade buyers only. The fair will open to the public on the last two days. Aspiring buyers can register on the event website.

Fine jewelry, diamonds, pearls, and gemstones, watches & clocks, fashion jewelry & accessories are just some of the items that will be on exhibit. Tools & equipment and jewelry publications will also going to be on exhibit.

The fair is organized by the following: Korea International Trade Association, Korea Jeweller Confederation Association, Korea Federation Of Jewelry Industries, Korea Jewelry Design Association, Korea Jeweller's Association, Inc., Korea Gem Trade Association, Korea Pearl Association, Master Valuer Korea Association and the Korea Watch&Clock Industry Cooperative and sponsored by South Korea's Ministry of Knowledge Economy.

Event: Philippine Airlines' 71st Anniversary Fashion Show (Bb. Pilipinas) 3

Philippine Airlines recently celebrated their 71st Anniversary with a fashion show featuring the candidates for Bb. Pilipinas 2012. Here are photos of candidates 21 - 30 wearing Filipiniana-themed creations by Randy Ortiz.

Giselle Angelica Muñoz

Meiji Cruz

Goldy Baroa

Fer Mary Baliquig

Chloe Zanardi

Angelee Claudette delos Reyes

Golda Soller

Marie Irisha Arcenas

Annalie Forbes

Sherlyn Gonzales

Photo Source: Bb. Pilipinas Facebook Page

Event: Philippine Airlines' 71st Anniversary Fashion Show (Bb. Pilipinas) 2

Philippine Airlines recently celebrated their 71st Anniversary with a fashion show featuring candidates for Bb. Pilipinas 2012. Here are candidates 11 - 20 wearing colorful minidresses and elegant gowns by Rhett Eala.

Marie Virgenia Cecilie Peter

Mika Maxine Medina

Katrina Jayne Dimaranan

Gina Joy Howell

Elaine Kay Moll

Liezl Alcantara

Anna Czarina Buenviaje

Janine Marie Tugonon

Roxane Joy Jesalva

Roxanne Tadique

Photo Source: Bb. Pilipinas Facebook

Event: Philippine Airlines' 71st Anniversary Fashion Show (Bb. Pilipinas) 1

The country's premiere airline celebrated its 71st anniversary with a fashion show featuring the candidates of Bb. Pilipinas 2012. Here's the first set of photos featuring candidates 1 - 10 wearing JC Buendia creations.

Karen Gallman

Roxane de Castro

Nicole Marable

Jaine Hidalgo

Rose Anne Aguilar

Allen Ariosa

 

Nicole Schmitz

Mary Jane Lastimosa

Jillean Orbina

 Photo Source: Bb. Pilipinas Facebook

Event: Islamic Fashion Festival

"Discover Beauty of Modesty", was the theme of this year's Islamic Fashion Festival, which debuted in Manila last February 2012. The event showcased menswear and women's wear collections by Indonesia-based, Malaysia-based and Filipino designers, namely Milo Migliavacca, Dato' Tom Abang Saufi, Syaiful Baharim, Melinda Looi, Veejay Floresca, Jun Escario, JC Buendia and Ya Jameel Homme which is opening a store soon in Manila, Philippines. Take a look at the different takes on Islamic fashion by the designers in the photos below from StyleBible.

Women's Wear:

Dato' Tom Abang Saufi (Malaysia)

JC Buendia (Philippines)

Melinda Looi (Malaysia)

Milo Migliavacca

Jun Escario

Veejay Floresca

Men's Wear:

JC Buendia

Melinda Looi

Ya Jameel Homme

Ya Jameel Homme

Photo Source: StyleBible.ph