Holiday Online Shopping Guide

While most of us are done with Christmas shopping for the people that we love and valued the most, we sometimes end up not having anything for ourselves. 

There can only be two reasons: looking for something we are dying to buy but can't find else where or have no time to battle over traffic to almost all parts of the Metro. 

Well, here's something I'd like to share to you all: It isn't that bad to shop online when you can get free express shipping and import fees inclusion! 

I have known Luisaviaroma.com for months now and I have been drooling over a lot of items lately, if only I can buy them all for myself. LOL! And items I mean luxury Designer brands, high street and sports style to formal, best of new and contemporary designer brands, denims, bags, jewelries and dazzling accessories to lingerie and beach wear ranging from low, on-sale, mid to high and luxurious designer prices! 

You can choose from new arrival men's collection, kids, women to on-sale items!

Adidas by Jeremy Scott

Fashion wild child Jeremy Scott with it's latest collection release September 2012, wore by Nicki Minaj, rapper Big Sean, South Korea girl group 2NE1, the band Kids These Days, Sky Ferreira and Chicago Bulls player Derrick Rose, is kicking off it's global trendsetter fashion. And can also be seen locally from Showtime and Gandang Gabi Vice's comedian and host Vice Ganda and GForce dancers. Thanks to its inimitable tongue in chic flair!

Cotton Jersey Printed T-shirt

 Camouflage Bear High Top Sneakers 

 Buckled Leather High Top Sneakers 

Metallic Gold Polka Dot sneakers 

 Adidas 18 Woven Jersey dress 

 Totem Pole Printed Track Sweatshirt 

 92MM Jeremy Scott Wings Wedge sneakers 

Patent Wing Metallic 2.0 sneakers 

DSQUARED

Tank tops 

Soft Nappa Biker Leather jacket; Pink and Black Chiodo Leather jacket 

Maison Martin Margiela

Detachable Ring Brass Necklace 

Maison Martin Margiela Brass bracelet

Alexander McQueen 

 Draped Viscose dress 

Leaf Viscose Crepe dress 

Dolce & Gabbana 

Madonna Print Raw Cut T-shirt 

Neil Barrett 

 Neil Barrett Special Edition Holdall 

Paul Smith 

 Cotton Poplin Printed Shirts; Techno Cotton Destroyed Sweater 

 Stripes and polka dot socks 

Pleated Style Trousers 

Salvatore Ferragamo 

Leather briefcase and backpack 

Phillip Plein 

Swarovski Printed, Mickey Printed and Mickey & American Flag Printed T's

Anthony Vaccarello 

Viscose Satin dress 

Gareth Pugh 

 Mongolian Fur Leather Clutch bag and Shoulder bag

Balmain

 Silk Viscose Devore dress 

Viscose Milano Stitch dress   

Checked Silk Techno Raffia dress

Giuseppe Zanotti

Velour and Gold Plaque Thong sandals 

Most times, it's best to celebrate the Yuletide season and the upcoming year with new clothes, bags and shoes. But personally, it's the better feeling of making someone happy with even a little gift you share. 

So whether you've sharpen your elbows to shop in Divisoria and Baclaran; greet everyone with smiles on every boutiques you go in Ayala, Robinsons or SM malls; or stay classy and shop online, remember what our elderly would tell us - it's always the thoughts that counts!

Happy Holiday Shopping everyone! :)

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SSI Super Sale At Mega Tent. Powered by Citi

Bisou Bisou! You'll know it's the start of Christmas shopping whenever those Christmas songs that never gets old starts to play in department stores and malls. 

But this I know, shopping is best done when you know you can get up to 70% off! Especially when it's Gucci, Zara, Prada, Bottega Veneta, Burberry, Diesel, Kate Spade, YSL, Salvatore Ferragamo, Polo Ralph Lauren, Kenneth Cole Reaction, and a lot more! 

Oh yes! And it starts today, as Stores Specialists, Inc. brands go on sale at the new Mega Tent  in Libis, Quezon City. Shop and buy the designer items you've been eyeing for months from 11am - 9pm, Thursday until Sunday - October 25-28, 2012.

Use your Citibank card to enter. Take advantage of 0% interest when paying for your purchases. Non-Citibank cardholders are welcome and may also enter by applying for a Citibank credit card (Terms and Conditions apply), but may only purchase using cash.

Here's how to get to the new Mega Tent in Libis:

And here are the list of SSI brands you can shop for:

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So get those CitiBank cards and cold cash ready. 

And don't forget to re-visit all your I-Must-Get-This items online 

to make sure you get all the best items

you've ever wanted the whole year! 

Aimer faire du shopping! :)

Super Sale at Mega Tent Libis is brought to you by Citi, Stores Specialist, Inc., Rustans and Rustans Marketing Corporation. Visit CitiBank Philippines Facebook page for updates and more details! 

Ferragamo Iconic Wedge At Greenbelt 4

It was the same Saturday when I was at Powerbooks, Greenbelt 4 to meet Alex Gilvarry for his book launch and signing that I decided to see the replica of Salvatore Ferragamo's iconic wedge being displayed at the lobby. 

And there it is! 

Florentine label Salvatore Ferragamo brings to Manila a replica of its iconic wedge, one of the most famous fashion inventions of the 1930s, which is on view at the lobby of Greenbelt 4 until Sept. 30 to celebrate more than 80 years of quality craftsmanship.

The cork wedge, the most recognizable Ferragamo symbol, has generated a number of new models over the years. The wedge today continuously evolves originating in an autarkic period to answer a specific functional need — that of replacing the steel plate Ferragamo had patented in the 1920s to support the arch of the foot.

“I started working with bits of Sardinian cork,” wrote Salvatore, 

“pressing it, gluing it, fixing and finishing it till the space between sole and heel was filled up.”

The Duchessa Visconti di Modrone had the honor of launching the first pair. Within a few weeks it became Salvatore Ferragamo’s most popular model. The wedge enabled the creativity of an artist like Ferragamo to express itself on surfaces more ample than those of uppers and heel alone. He experimented with many variants on the wedge, both platform and heel, with layers pressed and rounded, sculpted and painted, decorated with bits of mirror glass like an antique mosaic or with floral patterned brass latticework spattered with stones. Such creations had more in common with contemporary design or with architectures such as the Chrysler Building in New York than with the fashion accessories of the moment.

The art of shoemaking remains to be a core identity of the brand. The principles guiding the company right from its start are handed down from generation to generation by the production department, which is trained in-house. From size and fit, shape, material, design to workmanship, the company has managed to maintain all technical principles inherited from its founder.

Quality workmanship and materials, attention to form and fit are still the fundamentals of the brand. The creation of shapes is a result of many days of calculations in regard to the model for each new line. Salvatore Ferragamo uses only the finest leathers, which guarantee flexibility and resistance to ensure comfort for the entire life of the shoe.

In footwear construction the arch plays a very important part. Salvatore Ferragamo has always made shoes with a stable arch, internally supported by a high-quality steel reinforcement. Each pair of shoes requires ten days to make, five of them spent in lasts. The production cycle consists of 134 stages, controlled and directed by specialized personnel. Many parts of the production process are still done by hand, such as modeling, leather cutting, and shoe mounting and joining.

Since the 1920s Salvatore Ferragamo has been an international leader in women’s footwear design and production due to its fine craftsmanship. Shoppers will get the chance to appreciate more and understand how each pair of shoe is carefully created through an exclusive demonstration by an Italian craftsman in the Salvatore Ferragamo Store in Greenbelt 4.

Salvatore Ferragamo is exclusively distributed by Stores Specialists Inc. (SSI) in the Philippines and is located at Power Plant Mall, Greenbelt 4, Rustan’s Tower, Rustan’s Makati, Alabang Town Center and Rustan’s Ayala Cebu.

Visit Ferragamo online! :)