Penshoppe's New Duds

Barely got to the Penshoppe event (for Philippine Fashion Week).  Hubby accompanied me, and he doesn't like getting there early.  
Good thing we made it before they started.  I love the setup:

They made quite the first impression, kicking it off with this big-haired girl:

Up next were girls showcasing the sporty chic look:

Then, there's denimlab. Loving the soft denim jodhpurs:

Distressed denim with gray hues:

Gray is still the new black:

Looking tough in camo:

Here's a video of the whole collection. You can focus on the projected "screens" if you want to see the details.

And the finale, with Penshoppe's Brand Director Alex Mendoza:

SM's Pia Abad was with us, and we bumped into one of Penshoppe's endorsers. 

Pretty girl! Sorry, I forgot her name :o

Of course, the hubby took a photo of me and Pia ;)

In my opinion, great styling and fabulous show setup.  

The clothes are mostly basic in style, but I am quite impressed with how they put them all together :D

How about you? What are your thoughts?

Penshoppe's Re-vision

I got home late from an afternoon spent with baby J and my mom last Friday; traffic was bad. Was in a rush to get ready for an event—Penshoppe's exclusive by-invitation only sit-down dinner/fashion show for Philippine Fashion Week. Left around 7:30p.m. from Q.C. area, and got to SMX convention in SM MOA around 830p.m. Not bad, actually...

This was my first Philippine Fashion Week in 3 or 4 years, I think. After all, who could resist a special dinner/show? The last one I attended was still held at NBC tent :o This is what welcomed me when I entered the room (after registration):

Two long tables... that's it! With only 150 of us invited. This was the table setting:

And our menu:

A few minutes shortly, Alex Mendoza of Penshoppe briefed us with what the event was about. I was seated right across him. It was a re-vision, a preview of things to come for 2010. Here are the top trends they believe that will be a hit here, and how we can incorporate Penshoppe items with it.

And so the show began with ethnic:

Likin' the striped tunic, and the color combination

Saw designer Kate Torralba in action. Don't you just love her dress? Exquisite! She's covering this for her blog as well. Check hers out here.

That's Victor Basa seated in front her.

Country-theme was up next. All sorts of plaid and checkered prints were showcased. Like this long-sleeved polo:

this vest

and this puff-sleeved polo

In between these trends, an entree was served. The beef was my fave ;P

I wasn't able to take a photo of the goth trend. Sorry, I was enjoying my beef entree a little too much hihi :) The last one was on the futuristic side.

And that was it. It was a really, really short show. I guess they wanted to tease us a little on what Penshoppe is brewing for 2010. Guests slowly left the venue. Some went down to watch the SuperModel finals competition. As for me, I hung out a bit with the media peeps. Those of you who've been following/reading my blog would know by now that I've been a hermit for the past year due to my pregnancy and our little J.

Got to chat a bit with Circuit's JR Isaac (new 'do), model Kelly Misa and designer Kate Torralba

And Penshoppe image endorsers, with the head honcho.