Browsed and Shot

Last week while waiting for a meeting, this tabloid headline caught my attention. I wondered what the story behind "I Love My Rapist" was. As I should have expected... There really was no psychoanalysis in the article, i.e. how a victim could have fallen in love with the abuser. However to my surprise, the lead was so graphic, more precisely, pornographic. Tighter shot of the lead after the jump.

The words!

Did your eyes just enlarge word after word?

On a definitely more wholesome note, a friend and I watched Hannah Montana: The Movie last night. I remembered I took a shot of a back-to-school ad featuring Hannah Montana shoes weeks ago. Here it is.

Step on Hannah!

I don’t get it why the character/ celebrity was printed on the insole. Is this pair for haters? Step on the Hannah? Let her smell your feet all day in school? :P

Tell me what you think of either newspaper shots.


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From Rags to Bags

Le Rosette Tote

(Standout newspaper outfit by Jojie Lloren)

Retaso or excess fabrics from production plants usually find their way to former landfill Payatas, and are made into rags by the women of this depressed community. Last night Rags II Riches, a project that aim to help the women of Payatas, unveiled the second designer collection of bags "upcycled" from these fabrics.

An exhibit was set up at The Gallery of Greenbelt 5, Makati City. Amina Aranaz-Alunan designed this summer collection defined by rosettes, stripes and nets. The pieces were fused with other indigenous materials-- a signature of Aranaz.

Aplaya Basket Tote

(Gown by Melanie Lim)

Exhibited along with the bags, newspaper ensembles were produced by Dong Omaga-Diaz, Jojie Lloren, Avel Bacudio and students of the School of Fashion & the Arts. Indeed a gorgeous piece was Lloren's (first photo). Upon closer inspection, one could even see a zipper integrated to the design. (I think it may even be wearable by a girl with a high level of finess.)


And the best bag for summer, especially if you plan to hit the beach in style, is this blue, white and orange striped tote (photo below). Feels nautical without being constricted to bold bands of blue and white. (The sandy hue of the mall flooring and the greens placed on the side just add to the beachy feel of the bag. )

Best Bag for Summer

Remarkable bags from scraps, aren't they? Who would have thought these are made from the same material as your rags and doormat?

Find out more about Aranaz at http://aranaz.ecrater.com/ and http://aminava.blogspot.com/.

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Timing and Placement

Last Tuesday, Julian Carlo Miguel Alcantara, a 10-year-old Ateneo Grade School student, was killed in a shocking vehicular accident on the school ground's parking lot. The photo above shows a follow-up story in the Inquirer and a Hi-Ace ad on top. Coincidentally, the vehicle that hit the boy was a Hi-Ace.

Talk about timing and ad positioning.

On a more serious note, this statement from the boy's dad, Fernando, struck me: "I just wanted to see the face of the person who took away someone so precious.”

Adds to the depth of the whole tragedy.

Click here for the full article. Or here for the first story.


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