The Philippine Terno

Nothing is more iconic than the Philippine Terno. It is both a symbol of Filipino identity, history and culture. Over the years of invention and re-invention, it has retained its Filipino-ness from its humble origins of the humble baro't saya to the Maria Clara, to the Traje de Mestiza and now its current iteration of …

Sashes&Scripts Evolves with Substance and Style

We all have to grow and evolve. And that happens as we now expand the topics we cover and discuss to include the world of fashion. Our personal career trajectory has brought us through the Philippine Fashion Week to fashion and retail capitals of New York, London, Tokyo, Dubai, Singapore, Hong Kong and Seoul... to …

What Pia Wurtzbach Needs to Improve as a Luxury Influencer

In this article we discuss the following: Where she should have started her career as an influencer Being intentional with her post pageant career Allegations of stolen Fashion Week contacts Establishing personal style and communicating it Removing associations to pageantry There's a lot of controversy surrounding former Miss Universe 2015, Pia Wurtzbach, as she launched …

Pageant Girls as Fashion Influencers

The popularity of high-end fashion influencers on social media has increased dramatically in the past decade, with Instagram feeds serving as virtual catwalks for lavish lives and exquisite clothing. But beyond the glossy exterior is a world full of obstacles that only the most resourceful and determined influencers can overcome. Welcome to the world of …

Binibining Pilipinas 2023 National Costume Exhibit

Araneta City opens Bb Pilipinas 2023 National Costume Photo Exhibit! The Binibining Pilipinas fever continues as the much-awaited national costumes of the 2023 candidates were revealed on May 16 through a photo exhibit at the Gateway Mall Activity Area. The exhibit showcases the unique and creative national costumes of the 40 Binibining Pilipinas candidates in …

The Sustainability Element in Pageantry

It is no surprise that the buzzword surrounding the Binibining Pilipinas and Miss Universe pageants is sustainability. In an ever changing landscape of pageantry, several national and international pageants have followed in the footsteps of the Miss Earth pageant in placing focus on sustainability and the environment. Pageant candidates participate in beauty contests to earn …

2023 Color Trends for Pageantry

Pageantry is not the barometer of fashion and is considered a fashion laggard. However that doesn't mean that it won't adapt to it. With pageantry being continuously defines and redefined to be more modern, let's help pageant girl to be more in-step with the latest fashion and color trends. This blogpost today focuses on the …

Our Favorite National Costumes at Mister International 2022

The national costumes of the 14th Mister International competition was recently released and we listed down our favorites! 34 costumes but we only have 10 spots on our list of faves... Since it is difficult to truly gauge the costumes without the added benefit of context or backstory to them, we listed out our favorites …

Most Impactful National Costumes of Bb. Pilipinas 2022

Give it to the 40 Binibining Pilipinas candidates to actually pull off a bevy of national costumes that would put any international pageant to shame. This year, the traditional costumes in the BBP pageant is a mix of culture, creativity and a little bit of drama. The Binibining Pilipinas pageant continuously reinvents itself or pushes …

Binibining Pilipinas 2022 National Costumes on Display!

Araneta City opens Bb. Pilipinas 2022 National Costume Photo Exhibit this July 4th where pageant fans can enjoy culture and tradition displayed through the costumes of all 40 Binibinis... The Binibining Pilipinas fever continues as the much-awaited national costumes of this year's candidates were revealed through a photo exhibit at the Farmers Plaza. The exhibit …

Is the National Costume Presentation Important in Bb. Pilipinas?

Is there any importance to the Binibining Pilipinas National Costume Presentation? In 2019 we wrote an article on which 4 Binibining Pilipinas events that count most in terms of importance. And in this article we will explain why included in that list is the national costume presentation... For the most part, everyone knows that the …

The Grand Santacruzan: A revival of a Binibining Pilipinas Tradition

Araneta City opens Binibining Pilipinas 2022 activities with Grand Santacruzan  Araneta City kicks off the much-awaited return of the traditional Binibining Pilipinas activities at the City of Firsts with a Grand Santacruzan last Saturday, May 14, 2022.  Rev. Father Ronnie Santos (from Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish) led the blessing and opening of the …

DO’s and DON’Ts – 2022 Pageant Gown Edition

New pageant season, new pageant wardrobes to build. And with that, pageant ladies both locally and internationally are scrambling over for ideas for their respective gowns and competition outfits. This is where we are to help in this area. Having been in the fashion and retail industry for 17 years, we've quite developed an eye …

Year-Ender Report: The Best Pageant Gowns of 2021

It's the end of the year and that means we are counting down the best of the year that had past. We list down 12 of the most stunning and memorable evening gowns that we saw in this year's pageants. Pageant gowns generally have only one silhouette (the body hugging type) and would be decked …

PAGEANT GIRL, CAMP MENTORS AND DESIGNER HORROR STORIES PT.2

If you thought that pageant gowns and national costume horror stories are rare, hate to break it to you but that's not the case... Here's a second helping of horrendous but sometimes funny stories behind pageant girls, their mentors and designers. DEVIOUS DESIGNERS The Designer-slash-Magician - this designer is such a magician for his/her ability …