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Letter from the Editor
SAVOGUE
Get Dressed to Kill
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KARENA SANCHEZ Editor-in-chief
ARRA DELEVIGNE Associate Editor RALPH RECZY Managing Editor SENIOR EDITORS
Business Manager BRYAN BONE Kult Editor BB. ANDREA JOYCE BERNAL Photogs Editor GUTLAYZZA MAE DIZON Photogs Editor CHESTERESA PRIETO-VALDEZ Layout Editor COBEY CHANEL S TA F F
News SHEILA & ABARRA Illus JKZ CONCEPCION News FOLDED N. HANS NEWS
LITA ORA PLATA MATA IVAN SAINT LAURENT MEGAN AGLHUILLER F E AT U R E S
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et ready to drop dead gorgeous, if this drug war hasn’t killed you already! In our pioneer issue of SaVogue, we bring you the hippest trends in the fashion world and life hacks as told by the poli-celeb icons of the 20th century.
The year 2016 has been everything but ordinary. It saw the rise of a new set of political analysts one could never imagine, such as blogger/ reporter Mocha Puson who has never been afraid to wear her set of brown apparel embroidered with unverified and imprudent remarks. A boxer turned senator Manny “Papa Pac” Pacquio has also brought upon a postmodernist fashion trend in the Philippines; who knew tux and boxing gloves would work so well in the Senate runway?
and baggy clothes. The more glamour and glitz, the more opportunities of making it to the national headlines! But in case you have the money and demand the real thing, the haute couture, turn to page 6 and read from the historic icons themselves—the Marcoses. We in SaVogue have always been firm in our stand that Martial Law is nothing but of Golden Age, thanks to Imelda’s fine taste of jewelry and shoes. And we continue to draw inspiration from the Marcoses when it comes to the fashion talks and lifestyle hacks— Imee’s timeless beauty and Sandro’s fuccboi appeal make them worthy of this regard.
No cuts. No edits. No retouches. Just pure #ObjectiveContent.
We, in SaVogue, are very proud to present Manny and Mocha as special guests—see for yourself what they have to say about these issues. No cuts. No edits. No retouches. Just pure #ObjectiveContent. As ‘tis be the season to be jolly, we dedicated a full centerfold with tips on how to stay posh and classy even when you’re low in budget this month (have you paid your loans?). Just in case you are into the rallies thingy—you know, with all the historical revisionism you claim the government is into— you might be interested to up your fashion game and aim for that Imeldific look than a slaving protester in rubber shoes
Feeling that wrinkles have started growing on your face by reading the first paragraphs? Better check The Presidential Look which offers the best antiageing remedies.
So grab those sequined shoes and sparkling diamonds, cause this issue is bound to push you out of your screens and into the streets. Happy reading!
CALDRIN KLEIN PAJON I. COHN K U LT U R A
SANNY CHOO MARV JACOBS L AYO U T A N D D E S I G N
JULIAN ESPELITA CORRALES PHOTOGRAPHY
ALIONA GRANDE B U S I N E S S S TA F F
LADY DAGA TRINIDAD GABALÉS MISERABLES GINA BALENCIAGA C I R C U L AT I O N
LADY DAGA TRINIDAD GABALÉS MISERABLES GINA BALENCIAGA
Balita
THE PRESIDENTIAL LOOK
WRITER: ARRA DELEVIGNE, FOLDED N. HANS
Anti-aging tips for the next six years
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he year 2016 has been everything but ordinary. It saw the rise of a new set of political analysts one could never imagine, such asPeople may say that age is just a number, but those thin lines and dark spots won’t stop when they start hitting your face. It is no secret how people strive to look young and presentable, especially when engaging with hundreds of people every day. As leaders and bosses enter the battlefield of sleepless nights and busy schedules, they always find time to keep themselves fresh and still look presidential. Defying the curse of aging may be a challenge, but using high-end products and breezy solutions can do the trick for that radiant glow and dewy finish.
Here at SaVogue, we give you the best tips to keep your youth— guaranteed to blow all the people away!
1. LOOK FOR A GOOD REJUVENATING SERUM Tired of wrinkles forming around your eyes, making you look old? Never worry again about your face and look shining, shimmering, splendid every day. Use Waley rejuvenation serum and still look fresh and young even as you head toward your 70s! With regenerating serum sure to hydrate and renew skin within two weeks, nothing will stop you from facing board meetings and rowdy clients all year--- no need to sit and be fanned by security while an angry mob storms into your office.
3. STYLE YOUR HAIR RIGHT. Six years is a long time, too long that some managed to completely grow white hair while in office. Hair dye is always an option, but it isn’t all just about color. There are certain haircuts that immediately give away your age. Do away with big, tight, and heavy-looking buns, lest you want to carry the burden of students dying from their inability to pay tuition. The wrong do could mature and instantly add years to the face, so talk to your hairdresser first before getting those tresses trimmed.
4. TAKE A DAILY DOSE OF VITAMIN E. Skin supplements can hide away the shadows creeping up your dying face. Take a capsule every ImpunitEE morning for a glowing aura! Even though days are swiftly passing, a fair and flawless complexion that starts within will keep the effects long-lasting. Vitamin E also keeps you protected from eye disorders so that you see all issues with clarity,
2. INVEST IN GOOD MAKEUP Are acnes and blemishes making your face dull and dry? Get that full face coverage by investing in the right makeup products. Favorites like the Chever Bilena Foundation with SPF 10 can help in color correction, while the Babylynne clear powder will keep your makeup in place. Never again will you take a bad picture as you explain whatever policies you have for the next six years.
5. HYDRATE YOURSELF! These products may help delay the aging process, but nothing beats the natural way. Make sure you’re hydrated all-day to keep your skin and body happy without the excess chemicals. After all, life is not just about looking good from the outside. It is showing you have enough stamina to perform all your duties, even if it means going out in the streets and standing with the people.
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Fashion Statement GUTLAYZZA MAE DIZON
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ood taste is learned through constant study. Unfortunately for you, education *as of now* is inaccessible. But do not fret— the fashion gurus and editors behind this magazine can help you weather any social function. Given this country’s current political climate, it is only fitting for us to guide you through the what’s hot and what’s not to avoid any fashion faux pas.
Beat the cold gaze of state-sponsored violence with chic velvet jackets, thick woolen shirts, and warm leather footwear
#NeverForget: beauty is skin deep, but why wear that ugly shirt?
There is a chill in the air. People are being killed in cold blood, whether by intention or as collateral damage and whether guilty or innocent. From Lumad lands through militarization and plunder, to extrajudicial killings as near as the next street over. This trend is not new, but looks to be still in vogue. One must never be caught dead wearing something so last season. And last season is summer. With the new winter collection, beat the cold gaze of state-sponsored violence with chic velvet jackets, thick woolen shirts, and warm leather footwear, and in that frozen instant, you could at least say: “Hey, I look cool.”
IN A SEA OF RED (OR BLACK IF IT’S “BLACK SHIRT DAY;” REMEMBER: CONSULT YOUR LOCAL TIBAK FOR WHAT COLOR TO WEAR), IT MAY BE A CHALLENGE TO STAND OUT.
Strike a pose A floral, ankle-length skirt and an orange top with sleeves is a good go-to. Sunglasses complement this look. Also, sunglasses give an additional bonus: you can completely ignore what you don’t want to see. All the famous people do it! You have Tita Cory with Luisita, Momsie Gloria with the Ampatuts, Papa Noy with the Lumad, and Tito Rodrigz with victims of murder in broad daylight. And this is just a very short list!
MODELS Cy Zinampan Malvin Daniel Ramos Mike Marasigan Julius Caezar Tabilin Ian Sy Yhanah Suminar
Fake your confidence until you make it
PHOTOS BY: GUTLAYZZA MAE DIZON, CHESTERESA PRIETO-VALDEZ, ALIONA GRANDE
Extrajudicial killings are all the rage For an easy, breezy look that’s suitable for those harsh, sunny days in the middle of protests and rallies, we recommend an ankle-length skirt for easy navigation, complemented with bright tops so your kasamas can easily find you. Remember: half the battle is yourself. Fake your confidence until you make it. Deception is easier now in a world of half-truths and mistruths. When in doubt with your look, revise! It’s so easy, even a dictator could do it.
Don your blood-red flowing gown with your cardboardencrusted paper signage with etchedin markings from a felt tip pen to complete this day look. Emulate organ splatter with pink silken ruffles coiled around your collar to accentuate your deep neckline. Lie down to realize the full demure pose with the dead, nonchalant gaze that has swept the nation by storm, and grazing every front page. Bullets to the head are optional.
Kultura
WRITER: SANNY CHOO, SHEILA AND ABARRA
TRUE, the GOOD, and the BEAUTIFUL The
IMELDA MARCOS
OWNER OF A THOUSAND PAIR OF SHOES— 1,060 TO BE EXACT, ACCORDING TO HER
WRITER: BRYAN BONE
“When I go out into the barrios, I get dressed because I know my little people want to see a star. Other presidents' wives have gone to the barrios wearing housedresses and slippers. That's not what people want to see. People want someone they can love, someone to set an example.”
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IMEE MARCOS
HEAVILY PHOTOSHOPPED MASSIVELY PLASTIC-SURGERIED AT 61
BONGBONG MARCOS
PH.D. IN HISTORICAL REVISIONISM OXFORD UNIVERSITY
“There's nothing I can do to change what my father did. If I was an absolutely brilliant, great senator and my father was a bad president, he would still be a bad President. If I will be a terrible vice president, he would still be a bad president—it still would not change that. Wait, what did I say?”
“’Yung admission of guilt paano ko i-aadmit, eh ang liit-liit ko pa n’on. I mean, ‘di ba, how could I even recall this Kabataang Barangay forum when this particular guy— Archimedes Trajano, questioned my authority so my guards had to drag him away, and later tortured and beat him to death?”
SANDRO MARCOS
TRUE ISKOLAR NG BAYAN CHARICE PEMPENGCO'S TWIN BROTHER
“Yes, I shaded two presidents, it was an honest error on my part. But you gotta congratulate me for being so honest—I mean, my dad never is, isn’t he?
JEWELS in the PALACE When the Marcoses were overthrown in 1986, Imelda’s collections of jewelry and shoes were turned over to the Philippine Center for Good Governance (PCGG). Ever since that fateful day, their office has never been quiet. In the room where the PCGG kept the jewels and the trinkets, strange noises could sometimes be heard. The sounds were faint but if you listened carefully, you could hear them: there were sounds of gun shots, of frightened screams, of children crying. And then the room would once again be blanketed in silence. It would seem as if Imelda’s former possessions held lives of their own. Or maybe what those jewels held were echoes of other lives. Imelda loved her trinkets dearly. She used to wash them every day with the blood of innocent people, rinsing them afterwards with the tears of people mourning for their loved ones.
HOTSPOT
OPINION
MOCHA PUSON
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few months back, women had taken to Facebook to defend Senator Leila de Lima after congressmen threatened to show her alleged sex video during the course of the investigations. There came to be such an amazing show of solidarity. Women everywhere used the hashtag #EveryWoman, along with the claim that it was them who were in the sex video. I confess, for a moment there, I began to harbor some hope of people understanding me and accepting the work I do without slut-shaming me. #EveryWoman meant all of us, after all. Even me—though I have a less than stellar track record when it came to being a “good” woman. Despite all the trappings of my troubled past, I deserve to be respected. But I was wrong to hope that people would understand. #EveryWoman seemed to be limited only to those women who held the same political views. I was left out in the cold. Whenever I posted things on my blog, I got comments that told me to shut up, to go back to “being a whore”. (I never was one, but it’s all the same in their eyes.) It’s so unfair.
NOW YOU KNOW! WORDS OF WISDOM FROM PAPA PAC
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puppy. Aren’t puppies supposed to be cute? Therefore, your boyfriend thinks Marcos looks really good and is adorable. Another, look at these puppies bark. Bark comes from trees. Trees are part of nature. Nature is beautiful. So therefore, puppies are beautiful, 'di ba? Do not mistaken him if he keeps chanting "Marcos! Hitler! Diktador! Tuta!" for this is actually a praise disguised as an insult. Now you know!
QUESTION: I haven't stopped crying since yesterday, Papa Pac. My boyfriend dumped me when he knew I was a Marcos apologist. He even said that President Marcos is an animal, a tuta. How can I win him back? I really love him. ANSWER: You are missing the whole point, you know. Don't you know that what he said is actually a praise? First, he likened Marcos with that of a tuta, a
QUESTION: I was crossing the intersection of Mendiola earlier and I heard noisy protesters shouting that instead of advocating for the capital punishment for the heinous crimes, we should solve the root cause first. What do they mean? ANSWER: You know; I've been thinking lately about that. After I delivered my privilege speech, my mother called me, shouting at me for filing the bill. She says, "Son! What the hell! I just heard from the news that you're proposing a bill reinstating the capital punishment for heinous crimes!" She went on scolding me. Afterwards, when she settled, "The heinous are the hope of the future, you know." when I asked her why, she answered: "The students from UP, Ateneo, La Salle, UST, they are all heinous. Don't you know that? They are what we call... the Pinoy Heinous." I pondered for a while. I thought, heinous crimes aren't crimes at all.
UESTION: Papa Pac, I have something to tell you. I've kept this for so long, and I think I can no longer hold it back. I'm gay, what should I do? ANSWER: You know; I have nothing against the LGBT people. In fact, to tell the truth, I have several nephews and nieces that are gay. Even someone in the Bible is gay, you know. Someone very close to Jesus. I don't know if you heard but there are rumors that Judas was gay. In Luke 22:48, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?” So, you know... I leave the rest to your imagination. I'd like to sum up my advice to you in one word—trust. Trust yourself and the one you love. Because, as they say in Filipino, "Kapag ang trust ay nabutas, baka magka-aids ka bukas," right? hik hik. Now you know!
All I really want to achieve is true unity for our country. I’ve already said before that my political color is brown, and I stand by it now. We should be standing together and working with each other if we truly want our country to improve. We should not be trapped by mere politicking—we need to really think about how we could all stand united. And when it comes to what Senator De Lima is suffering right now, it’s not really different from how my haters usually treat me. People attack the lady senator and me on the basis of our sexuality, as if this was an innately wrong thing, when it is not. A woman does not become a “bad” woman when she embraces her own sexuality. Once we all recognize this, then we can really stand for #EveryWoman. Because #EveryWoman should really stand for all women, regardless of their line of work, socio-economic standing, or political views. And heck, the fact that I once posted videos teaching women how to make love ‘til maximum pleasure should not make any difference.