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BEATRICE (BEA)

PANLILIO VALDES

MANDY DE LA For Bea, whose family has been in the jewellery
RAMA-SANTOS trade for three generations, design was a calling.
She started her eponymous line of embellished
As a young girl, Mandy often evening bags in 2004 and it wasn’t long before US
accompanied her mother, Vogue was hailing them as the must-have It bags
a clothing manufacturer for of the season. Her designs have been spotted on
casualwear brands like The the arms of Sharon Stone and Kate Hudson. Bea’s
Gap and Marks & Spencer, artistry extends way beyond totes and clutches,
to their factory. It’s perhaps however. She has worked on interiors for the
no surprise, then, that the Shangri-La Colombo and Shangri-La at the Fort in
former model considers Manila, and last year collaborated with Philippine
comfort key when it comes furniture brand Philux to create a line of whimsical
to personal style. She chairs, cushions, and cabinets.
loves to pair sneakers with
jeans and tees, and isn’t
at all consumed by trends.
While she once owned and
operated children’s clothing
line Tarte Tatin, Mandy now
works as the creative director
at major eyewear retailer
Branded Lifestyle as well
as marketing corporation
Honey Barn, which handles
marketing for Sanrio, the
creators of Hello Kitty.

VANIA

ROMOFF

The granddaughter
of Cebu’s fi rst
couturier, Vania was
born into a family of
fashion designers
and garment
manufacturers.
She debuted her
IMAGES: RICHARD RAMOS (DEE POON); DINO BUSCH (VICTORIA TANG)
fi rst collection at
Philippine Fashion
Week in 2009
and has since
designed bridal
and evening gowns
for numerous
celebrities and
members of
Manila’s high
society. Known
for her feminine,
whimsical designs,
she opened her
fi rst bricks-and-
mortar store last
year in Manila’s
Rockwell Centre.

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