Bianca

Icelandic Chinese artist #Laufey has always felt trapped between cultures, but she has since learned to make a home of the in-between. “I think that’s one of the reasons I love Filipinos so much,” she says. “Whether it’s literally being in the Philippines or among all the Filipinos around me in the States… I feel like that mix of cultures just makes you such a self-aware person somehow, and I always connect with Filipinos because of that. I feel like we just all are a concoction of so many different cultures.” For the May 2026 cover story of Vogue Philippines, Laufey talks about the A Matter of Time Tour, her connection with Filipinos, and throwing away the rule book. Tap the link in our bio to read more. The May 2026 Issue is out now on newsstands and on shop.vogue.ph. Featuring @Laufey wearing a @prada dress and @jewelmer Les Saisons earrings Photographed by @danieljacklyons , Deputy Editor @pamquinones , Beauty Editor @joyce.orena , Art Director @jannpascua , story by @bianca.custodio , styling by @leithclark , makeup @audurs , hair @danielsunghoonkim , Vogue Philippines producer @biancazaragoza , executive producer @alexeyg , producer @ivan.shf , director of photography @marty_rush , fashion associate @mrneilanthonie , multimedia artist @mcainecarlos , photography assistants @kurtmangum , @sabranasvictoria , styling assistant @mollysiennastack , PA & studio manager @justingbarahona , post-production @retouch_nataly_trach , Vogue Philippines, May 2026. Shot on location at @agpwest .

#Laufey is an era where she feels she's most herself, and so in turn she's making music beyond herself. She tells Vogue Philippines, “I feel like I’m now getting to be exactly the artist I’ve wanted to be.” Her platform has grown to become a stage for her and her audiences to come as their most authentic selves, where taking up space is the point. On tour, her fans arrive dressed for her universe, waiting for the curtain to rise. “My audience members are there, they’re quite a lot of teenagers, young people going through so much continuous change,” she says. “I know everyone has something going on in their lives. So to be able to come in and forget that for a moment is all I want to do. I want to create that feeling.” For the May 2026 cover story of Vogue Philippines, Laufey talks about the A Matter of Time Tour, her connection with Filipinos, and throwing away the rule book. Tap the link in our bio to read more. The May 2026 Issue is out now on newsstands and on shop.vogue.ph. Featuring Laufey wearing @rodarte , @jewelmer , @jude.macasinag , @gucci , and @bondeyejewelry Photographer and director @danieljacklyons , director of photography @marty_rush , Deputy Editor @pamquinones , Beauty Editor @joyce.orena , Art Director @jannpascua , story by @bianca.custodio , styling by @leithclark , makeup @audurs , hair @danielsunghoonkim , Vogue Philippines producer @biancazaragoza , executive producer @alexeyg , producer @ivan.shf , fashion associate @mrneilanthonie , multimedia artist @mcainecarlos , photography assistants @kurtmangum , @sabranasvictoria , styling assistant @mollysiennastack , PA & studio manager @justingbarahona , post-production @retouch_nataly_trach , Vogue Philippines, May 2026. Shot on location at @agpwest .

Photographer #AlexiLubomirski once kept a corner of his office dedicated to the flowers his wife brought him, capturing them long after their petals had begun to curl and dry. For him, it was a meditation on beauty. “You touch them and they’re so fragile, and so stunning the way they are,” he told Vogue Philippines. “They’re incredible sculptures.” This study soon developed into 'Natura Sacra: When The Earth Was God,' his new book that captures the same photographs of flowers rotated and mirrored to create symmetrical compositions. Lubomirski's hope is that it invites us to look at the world differently. “It’s so rare that we actually sit and look at a rose or a peony or a tulip and study the lines in it and appreciate its beauty,” he says. “[But when we do,] it's easy to see how we would have gotten so lost in nature and its majesty.” All proceeds of #NaturaSacra will go to the UK-based charity Hope and Play (@hope_and_play_charity ), which is dedicated to supporting Palestinian children through education and trauma relief. Read more at the link in our bio. The April 2026 issue is now available on shop.vogue.ph and on newsstands. Photographs by @alexilubomirski , book design by @garlandlyn , Beauty Editor @joyce.orena , written by @bianca.custodio , Vogue Philippines, April 2026.

adventuring in kyoto & osaka ... three months ago

Healing the inner child has become something of a buzzword. The concept has taken up more and more space online over the past few years, from therapy language distilled into Instagram captions to TikToks offering bite-sized explanations of why our adult habits trace back to childhood. In a guided hypnotherapy and sound bath session by @LibniFortuna , beauty associate and writer @Bianca.Custodio taps into her inner child. To learn more about the experience, tap the link in bio. Artwork by @mavisulangi , written by @bianca.custodio

happy december eve

sweet september 🌺 this issue is full of heart and soul, blood, sweat, tears, and laughter. i remain a huge fan of the stories we tell and of all the people we get to work with. to be part of this village, and to be in a position where i’m constantly learning, is nothing short of a privilege. this month was full of firsts too: first cover stories, first hosting, first protest with the vogue girls, first time witnessing so many creatives in one space! to echo a common thread from the vogue threads manila masterclasses: there’s no better time to be a filipino creative than now!

just girls and their paraphernalia

i love a girly weekend 🫧🌀🐚🌺

need a beach day NOW

im rich !!!

living deliciously