MIKKI GALANG

March 11, 2015 In Style By Mikki Galang

True Blue

Whenever I pass by EDSA, I am always attracted to the Wrangler ads that are changed almost every quarter because they are always full and spirit and adventure. They just easily transport me to my wanderlust dreams. After all, I am also a denim lover!

Yesterday, I attended Wrangler’s showcase of their new collections for 2015, and local announcement of a global digital competition called True Wanderer.

Wrangler showcase helt at URBN Bar & Kitchen

Wrangler President Daisy Go explains how they’re proud to be blue. “Our focus on denim, design and consumers are the driving forces that push the brand to create more, do better.” Go shares how the last 2 years have been good for the brand as well. “We won Country of the Year for the third time in 2013, in addition to Best in Sales Growth, Best in marketing, Best Project, and Best in Visual Merchandising. 2014 closed with us gaining Best in Visual Merchandising, Best Project, Best in Sales Growth, and Most Outstanding Retail Performance”

This year, Wrangler is further pushing the boundaries with two new collections.

First is the special underwear segment that’s made for tough service and benefits to ensure comfort, and still, style.

Next is the newest all-men’s non-denim that combines technology and easy-care style.

The Timbercreek collection equips guys with diverse khaki selections for guys who want adventure and style.

At the event, Wrangler also introduced the True Wanderer contest which I’ll be sharing here. I grew up watching my dad bike and I’m quite familiar with how exciting and challenging this is when it comes to the activity and style. Here’s something that bike riders you know may like!

Me with fellow bloggers who I know are constantly seeking adventure too: Earth Rullan, Ana Gonzales, Paul Chuapoco and Sarah Tirona 😉

March 1, 2015 In Style By Mikki Galang

Blue Batman

Today’s OOTD featuring items I got from the recent bazaar I attended. Thanks to everyone who visited my booth!
Top: Bazaar For All Season; Shoes: Hue Manila; Earrings: Aldo

February 26, 2015 In Style By Mikki Galang

Black Noir

Black and true blue, a dramatic contrast like no other taken at Malcapuya Island.

Swimsuit: Cesa; Necklace and Cover Up bought at Super Sale Bazaar. Photography: Oman Santos

February 26, 2015 In Style By Mikki Galang

Black & Blue

Here’s one of the outfits I wore in my Coron trip. What I like about black or minimalist swimsuits is that you can pair it with cover up’s or skirts and you can have a new set of beach outfit already.

I paired a Cesa swimsuit (which is part of their new dramatic black collection this Summer 2015) with an H&M skirt. It saves up space in the luggage, and well, some sort of planning on how to mix and match things when the beach is all you need to think about. 😉

Photography: Oman Santos

February 25, 2015 In Style By Mikki Galang

Floral Denim

I have been living out this summer 2015 and what a way to end it with at the most anticipated bloggers event of the year: BLOGGERS UNITED 9, which will be held in Whitespace, Makati!

Join us as we hold our traditional get-together. Anyway, here’s a floral denim OOTD which I feel wearing today!

Join your favorite fashion bloggers and online celebrities as they, again, hold their traditional get-together. Shop their closets and bond with them from 10am until 9pm! Mark your calendars and get ready to Live More on a full-day of activities, games, shopping, and meet-and-greet as we partner with the #1 telecommunications company in the Philippines, Smart Communications.

As a community of writers and readers, we are supporting DiksyonaryoAtbp Inc. as our charity partner this installment. We are all for education and this is our way of raising social awareness and social responsibility. This non-profit organization’s mission is to bring dictionaries to every remote public elementary school and indigenous community nationwide, raising literacy one child at a time.

Tickets will be available at P100 on the event date, or catch the many free passes contests from Bloggers United accounts, the BU Bloggers, and our event sponsors. See you there!

January 25, 2015 In Life, Style By Mikki Galang

Feeling Fiery

“Love is friendship that caught fire.”
I am still on a high from the feeling of love which I witnessed last weekend during the wedding of Saab Magalona and Jim Bacarro. Everything was just beautiful, passionate and full of fire.

Anyway, thanks to my friend, Kylie Marco for the dress that you made and for helping me select the other components like the coat that i wanted to insist on wearing because the color is so pretty!

I haven’t worn a formal attire for such a long time and I didn’t know what to wear but orange and gold were just so bright and full energy. I needed those! 😉

Dress: Kylie Marco; Coat: Zara

Photography: Pow Santillan and Mikko Araneta

January 14, 2015 In Life, Style By Mikki Galang

Yoncé

I am solid B fan. Ever Since 4 and her Girls era, I’ve come to know her more as the progressive, honest and true R&B/Soul artist – the kind that I would definitely watch in the front row of the concert, whatever the cost (hello, pawnshops LOL). She inspired me so much in life and work (and beauty!) the previous year and even up to now, I am still listening to her songs like Jealous, XO and Pretty Hurts, all in her self-titled visual album Beyonce which I’ve purchased even in digital and premium. She has all these messages about success, happiness, honesty, beauty and life, and all combined, tangled in all her words, music, videos and photos that just push everything forward.

So this OOTD, feat. a shirt from Bazaar for All Seasons, and a good friend and fellow Bey hive, Christian Salonga, who got to watch B live and who got this On The Run tour shirt ughh, is dedicated to her.

January 1, 2015 In LGBT, Style By Mikki Galang

Visionaries of Style

Eye Society, the country’s premier eye health boutique, commissioned noted photographer Ronnie Salvacion in lensing one-of-a-kind portraits featuring international portfolio of distinguished brands. With the encompassing theme “Vision,” each artful photo vividly interpreted different images of visionaries in various fields, each sector being represented by a topnotch piece. The following brands, with their own style, brought the theme to life by way of Ronnie Salvacion’s powerful images:

Source: Eye Society

November 30, 2014 In Style By Mikki Galang

#LiveinLevisPH

More than 140 years after inventing the blue jean, one thing is clear: Levi’s clothes are loved by the people who wear them-from presidents to movie stars, farmers to fashion icons, entrepreneurs to the every man. Last month, a campaign was launched to aim to capture the spirit of the iconic brand that has always been an embodiment of the events of its time.

At the heart of the new campaign is the celebration of real-life “Live in Levi’s®” moments –from first dates and first-borns to rodeo sand road trips and everyday in between. Featuring the new fall 2014 collection, the campaign highlights the Levi’s® 511™ Slim jean for men and the Levi’s® Revel™ jeans for women, in addition to reimagined iconic products such as the 501® jean, western shirt and Trucker jacket. The new line honors the spirit, attention to detail and craftsmanship of the much-loved original.

But also, Levi’s and jeans users (like me!!) were able to customize denim items at the event to further express the campaign, with local stars and icons gracing the event and /or playing their music.

I got the chance to customize my Levi’s pairs (I wear all the time for meetings and workshops because they’re really comfortable for me – I am really a jeans person!!). It’s really nice to know how all these distressing, patching and cutting of jeans are done because they take time, craft and effort!

Jim and Saab of Cheats, who also played at the event, naming their band jackets

It was also a series of days with music and OPM icons that I adore and wanted to see perform live.

: Spongecola

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: Basti with Kaths Laudits, Marketing Manager of Levi’s

: UP Dharma Down!!

: Yolanda Moon

Definitely a night of rakenrol with them and got to hear also their fun Levi’s stories when they were younger!

October 30, 2014 In Style By Mikki Galang

Hot & Cold

I’ve been spending late nights for the past months due to a lot of projects and work and I couldn’t really catch a good sunrise or sunset, the yellow and warm kind that is not too much. So when I went to Green Valley, which was the highest part of cold Baguio, last weekend, I was dying to just hangout there and take beautiful photos. It was golden and I feel balanced once again.

Jacket and shorts: Forever 21; Top: H&M; Bonnet from Baguio, Mines View Park, which has a lot of amazing finds!