Store: The Amazing Playground

Having a basketball jersey or varsity jacket customized is now possible not only for your neighborhood or school's basketball or sports team, but also one just for you! Amazing Playground is a local streetwear store offering ready-to-wear and customized apparel. Owned by Amis Quizon Tumang, the store opened in March 2010 and gained much popularity among students and young professionals alike because of their customized jackets, which start at P900.00. Not bad huh? Amazing Playground t-shirts are are also unique as they are in a variety of designs containing positive, uplifting messages, as compared to other streetwear that emphasize on the hard ghetto life, and have attracted a larger audience.

 Ready to Wear Jackets

Customized Jackets

Ready-to-Wear T-Shirts

Some of its clients include world pop idol and Filipina singing wonder Charice Pempengco, musician Raymund Marasigan, businessman extraordinaire Manny V. Pangilinan, television host Drew Arellano and the hosts of sports news program Hardball. 

The Amazing Playground

75 Gil Preciosa Building, Timog Avenue, Quezon City

To order online, e-mail preferred designs to theamisshow@yahoo.com, or visit their Facebook page for more details.

Photos: David Guison for The Amazing Playground, The Amazing Playground Facebook and Multiply

Store: Koboi

Koboi is a local streetwear store owned by the legendary musician Rico Blanco. Rico Blanco was veteran Filipino rock band Rivermaya's guitarist turned lead vocalist. A couple of years ago, he left the band to go solo. He achieved and is continuing to achieve more success not just in music, but also in acting and now fashion through Koboi.

Rico Blanco in Koboi shirt for Status Magazine

What is "koboi"? Koboi is a Filipino slang term derived from the English word "cowboy" and is used to describe a person who is fun-loving, easygoing and true to himself or herself. Koboi's tagline is "stay true + live easy" - an adage which kobois adhere to in life. Here are some photos of Koboi gear which is mostly composed of t-shirts, tank tops, jeans and canvas bags. I like the fact that they have a line of jeans, as there are very limited choices for us here. Photos are taken from their Facebook site.

Koboi is located at:
3/F Shoppesville, Greenhills Shopping Center, San Juan, Metro Manila

You can visit Koboi's Facebook site and follow on Twitter. You can order online via their Facebook page.

Photos: Koboi Facebook, Status Magazine Online