Manila’s style savants partied at Fashion Academy Manila’s launch on May 18 at A. Venue Mall, Makati City, where guests were treated to a celeb-studded photo exhibit titled Visualzine featuring works from the award-winning designers of Team Manila, lensman Xander Angeles, and guest creative directorRaymond Gutierrez.

Among the celebrities who posed for Visualzine were Georgina Wilson, Solenn Heussaff, Liz Uy,Maxene Magalona, Frank Magalona, Lovi Poe and Bianca King.

Other celebs who graced the event were Ruffa Gutierrez with parents Annabelle Rama and Eddie Gutierrez, Elmo and Saab Magalona with their mom Pia, Joey Mead, Angel Locsin, Megan Young, sisters Ehra and Michelle Madrigal, Jon Hall, Pauline Prieto, Divine Lee, siblings Bubbles and Paolo Paraiso, Rich Asuncion, Phoemela Baranda, Nicole Anderson, Alyanna Martinez and more.

Fashion Academy Manila is the  first institution in the Philippines with specialized courses focusing on photography, make-up, hair, fashion styling, modeling, and personality enhancement. Model management agency Elite Manila also unveiled their Elite Model Look (EML) search that evening.


PHOTOS HERE

SOURCE : SPOT.PH | DATE : MAY 20,2011

Beauty. Brains. Breeding. Bucks. Billboards. The 5 Bs sum up the new generation of media-savvy, super creative, multi-hyphenated trendsetters who dominate not just print and web, but are taking over TV screens and the slew of billboards scattered all over the metro. Whether they’re playing DJ at a local hotspot, acting in an indie art film, or jetting off to an exotic European town for a just-for-fun photo shoot, It Girls possess a brand of je ne sais quoi that propel them to capture everyone’s attention.

High profile party girls and society scions like YStyle editor Celine Lopez and real estate heiress Divine Lee headlined the scene in previous years, gracing fashion shows, magazine covers, and lifestyle pages; also acting as muses to up and coming photographers and fashion designers. These days, new generation It Girls have evolved into women with names that resound in both sosyal and showbiz circles, women who are self-aware enough to turn themselves into actual “brands,” and who know how to tease their audience, leaving everyone wanting more, more, and more.
10.  Laureen Uy
9.  Isabelle Daza
8.  Sarah Gaugler
7.  Tricia Gosingtian 
6. Saab Magalona
5.  Anne Curtis
4.  Alodia Gosiengfiao
3.  Liz Uy 
2.  Georgina Wilson 

1.  Solenn Heussaff
You don’t get any more Euro than French-Filipina multi-hyphenate, Solenn Heussaff. Recently launched into showbiz fame by (almost) winning GMA 7’s Survivor Philippines. A former Candy magazine cover girl, this stunning model keeps herself busy booking jobs as a VJ, host, and actress (paired off with Richard Gutierrez in the recent February offering, My Valentine Girls). Typically showbiz? Sure. But Solenn’s allure comes from her seemingly infinite well of talent that goes beyond good looks and acting chops. Looking for substance? This artiste has studied fashion design in Paris, earned enough training in makeup, body painting and prosthetics to call herself a professional make-up artist, is a painter set to hold her first exhibit this year, and has recently signed a recording deal that promises to showcase her high brow, jazzy, soulful crooning. In the meantime, fans fascinated by this siren can catch her on Party Pilipinas, Captain Barbell and Fashbook.

SOURCE : SPOT.PH | DATE : FEBRUARY 26,2011