A (not so) funny thing happened

I don't enjoy fashion shows anymore and I don't like trekking to the SMX area—unless it's a special event like Al Gore or Manila FAME. But last night I hauled ass to Fashion Weak featuring Kate Torralba for Paper Dolls and Rajo Laurel for Wharton because Kate and Rajo are good friends of mine.
Six of us friends met up and carpooled at 8:30 PM to make it to the 9 PM show. Carpooling is fun and lessens carbon footprints, pollution and traffic. Imagine if we didn't carpool, we would be coming in five different vehicles.
When we got there, a massive line was formed outside Hall 2 of SMX.

When you're hanging with Magalonas, you get used to them being filmed, photographed and stopped by various strangers and fans, which they always accommodate, and we don't mind at all.
Before we entered, Clara was filmed briefly in the van.



Inside, Pia was interviewed for TV. As her friends, we were waiting patiently when two security guards came out of nowhere and started pushing the people to the side. I thought at first they were trying to fix the queue, and then I saw a group of celebrities coming through. They are actually friends of mine.
Confused, I asked the female guard who they were shoving people for.
She said, "My dadaan na naka wheelchair." (Someone on a wheelchair is passing through.)
Me: "Sino?" (Who?)
She said: "Mr. Sy."
Well then, that certainly deserves the parting of the Red Sea, since Mr. Sy owns the whole darn complex. We moved. But no wheelchair passed by, only our celebrity friends.

That made me think because previously at the Justin Timberlake concert at Mall of Asia, this same celebrity had security shove people (who had been waiting since 7 PM) so that he could go to the front of the stage at 9 PM. He was promptly booed.
The celebrity is not even a bad person, but I think he should know that he doesn't look so cool when he makes use of guards that shove people around. I don't even think he needs security. I know lots of people with bodyguards but no one has ever shoved others to think the emperor is coming.

P.S. Bodyguards are so Ricky Reyes and shoving people is the new wang wang.
That said, meet some of my favorite fashionistas:

Andre Chang


JP Singson


Dennis Robles


Winner, 2010 Japan Design Competition, Jerome Lorico


Model Hideo Muraoka


Here's the cool set used at the show



The front row






Photo: Jujiin Samonte

Our gang, as taken by Magic Liwanag



Sorry if I breeze through the rest of this post as when I checked our cameras, it was all about tattooed model Mark Whittington.
Mark wears Wharton by Rajo Laurel, styled by Melvin Mojica.







Hott or not?



Special thanks to Jujiin for some of these photos





Who are you texting, my dear?



Mark in normal clothes



Backstage photos: Model Luke Jickain



Designer Kate Torralba



Director Robby Carmona



Stylist Melvin Mojica



Save for that untoward incident, 'twas a fun, fun evening



Now watch this cute music video of Kate and Rajo, produced by Furball.
We already know Kate sings like an Angel, so Rajo's soothing voice was quite a surprise.



Paper Dolls and Wharton are available at SM department stores nationwide.