Creative Direction by Tatum Ancheta • Photos by Star Sabroso • Styling by Noreen Claire Lim Legaspi, assisted by Criscel Bobis • Shot on location at Crown Towers Manila, City of Dreams • Special thanks to Ms. Charisse Chuidian, Francine Dayrit, and Crizelle Gloria
The heat is on and stepping out of the shower now feels like you’re about to step into a Bikram yoga session, much more so when you head outdoors. The weather calls for some light and airy clothing, and it’s time to put those jackets and leather back in the closet – unless you want to profusely sweat or hide in an air-conditioned room all day. Well, no one is stopping you.
Spring/Summer 2016 offers a lot of fun summery tones and cuts that still let you breathe from the heat without compromising style. We pulled some inspirations from popular chick flicks and the characters we’ve grown to love, and put together a summer ensemble that you can wear whether you’re going outdoors with friends, having coffee or going on a movie date with your BF.
How to Be Single
Dakota Johnson as Alice and Rebel Wilson as Robin
Dakota Johnson plays Alice, a newly single paralegal starting her new job at an NYC law firm; her character here is clothed far from her 50 Shades persona, and she wears dainty feminine casuals in contrast to Rebel Wilson’s character Robin, a free spirit with a rebel style who leads the misadventures of the two characters.
For Dakota: Brown hat, fuchsia sunglasses, Parisian gold strap sandals from The SM Store; Bershka floral off-shoulder mini dress; Forever21 brown belt
For Rebel: Black sunglasses, pink satchel bag, gold Parisian pointed loafers, GTW printed pullover top from The SM Store; Bershka denim jeans
Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong
Jamie Chung as Ruby
It’s a romantic story of a girl meeting a boy in a foreign place and falling in love. Ruby as played by young actress Jamie Chung is a Chinese-American toy designer from LA who came to Hong Kong for a business trip and met an American expat who showed her the city’s pulsing nightlife and magical landscape. Ruby’s character is feminine, classy, and stylish. For summer, take inspiration from her style and choose bold bright colors and pair with floral prints.
Linda Farrow snakeskin sunglasses available at City of Dreams Manila; green top and floral skirt from Stradivarius; Cortefiel navy blue clutch bag; SM Accessories – necklace, earrings, rings, and Parisian white strap sandals available at The SM Store
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Emma Watson as Sam
We all remember that unforgettable line, “We accept the love we think we deserve,” as Charlie repeats the words to Sam played by Emma Watson. The Perks Of Being A Wallflower is a coming-of-age story about the joys of friendship, first love, and the painful pangs of life. It is also one of the movies that made us forget the Emma Watson of Hogwarts fame. Here, her character is a free spirit, lively, and magnetic to nerdy teen boys. Her style of clothing is casual with an “I-don’t-care attitude” yet girly and a little sexy for her age – well, especially to teen boys.
Linda Farrow snakeskin aviator sunglasses available at City of Dreams Manila; Cortefiel printed scarf; SM Accessories’ gold bangles, Parisian metallic sandals, GTW denim shorts, all available at The SM Store; Bershka lace top
Love, Rosie
Lily Collins as Rosie Dunne
Love, Rosie is one of those movies where you wish the characters just told each other what they feel to stop the torment and avoided the bad relationships that were not meant for them anyway. Lily Collins' character Rosie has a sweet feminine personality. Her wardrobe staple would consist of romantic flouncy dresses, gypsy tops paired with pants or shorts, loose comfortable tops paired with trousers perfect for a summer wear collection.
Brown wide brim bow hat from LCP; Bershka white bohemian top; blue stripe shorts, and white aviator sunglasses both from Zara; printed scarf from Elise Chalmin collection at Promod; brown fringe bag, Parisian white flat shoes all available at The SM Store
Paper Towns
Cara Delevingne as Margo
Paper Towns is the third young adult novel written by John Green and was recently shown on the big screen with a breakout performance by Cara Delevingne playing the role of Margo, which as some say is so much like her real life character. Once again, there goes an unconventionally attractive fantasy girl whose only purpose is to stir the innocent blood of a young male and make him go cray-cray on the way to adulthood. They call this character the Manic Pixie Dream Girl, that mystery cool girl that teenage boys long to be in a romantic relationship with. Margo’s style is a little tomboyish, but there’s a girly subtlety and an almost sexy appeal.
Plaid baseball hat, gray backpack bag, GTW Short denim jumper all from The SM Store; Zara brown aviator sunglasses; Stradivarius white lace top
The Choice
Teresa Palmer as Gabby
The Choice is an American romantic drama based on Nicholas Sparks’ 2007 novel of the same title about two neighbors who fall in love. As with all of Sparks' characters, they always defy the odds, and give all of us a reason to run after Kleenex tissues. We will not give you spoilers as it is a new film and you might want to watch it before we talk about it. Anyway, the film setting is in a small coastal town, breezy and very laid back. Gabby, Teresa Palmer’s character, just moved in and she’s the typical girl next door whose wardrobe staple is composed of loose trousers, tanks, casual dresses, and breezy shorts.
Black bikini top from South Sartorial; Aviator sunglasses, white beach pants, striped Parisian espadrille sandals all available at The SM Store
LCP is available at its flagship boutique located at 10th Avenue corner 39th Street, BGC. You may also check their online store once it launches this month at www.shoplcp.com.
South Sartorial is available online at www.southsartorial.com starting on March 20.