iāve been getting this question a lot as of late, usually followed up by, ādo you like copy or social more?ā or ādo you mainly work as an editor or do the influencer thing?ā and my response will always beā¦ why not all of the above?
call it gemini tendencies or left brain impulses but iāve never liked putting myself in a box. learning to pivot and embrace the unfamiliar has always worked in my favor, and even though i sometimes look scatterbrained on paper, i actually think my versatility is my superpower. hereās to never limiting myself and forever allowing myself to evolve š«§
UY PHILIPPINES šµš
only a *little* sorry for posting twice in a day but i couldnāt help itā¦ filipino prom was just that cool. thank you @filipinoforces@nike@melissamagsaysay@lbs_1632@rembrandt for celebrating us and bringing us all together. proud to be pinay, this month and always.
letās address the elopement in the roomā¦ š
got to marry my favorite person on the face of the planet ā TWICE! thank you so much to the amazing people at @brides who allowed us to share our beautiful mallorcan elopement and legal ceremony in santa barbara with their readers. linked in our bios if you want to give it a read.
more to come (and so many vendors to thank), but for now, hereās a little recap of both days.
elopement video by @angeljmoreno
ceremony video by @hollowandgrace
proof that barongs arenāt just for men šŖ
celebrated aapi heritage month and @pearlsociety.co ās 2nd anniversary with my pearl girls and 150+ members of our beautiful multicultural community, playing mahjong and eating food from across the asian diaspora. i get so emotional when i think of what weāve built in two years and things just keep getting better.
thank you to the team at @drinkwildwonder for partnering with us and uplifting the asian creative community in los angeles.
photos by the legend @virisayong
I LOVE BEING ASIAN āØ maraming salamat @goldhouseco and @hennessyus for having me to celebrate our beautiful asian community.
this outfit felt particularly special because it was my first time rewearing my legal ceremony wedding dress, a custom creation by filipino designer @nerecinacouture , ornamented with my momās pearls from the philippines. when we designed the dress together, i told her i wanted it to be versatile enough to wear again and this felt like the perfect occasion. the filipiniana terno was a last-minute purchase (literally three hours before i left my house) from @barongwarehouse in panorama city.
it was an honor to wear my culture so proudly in a room full of people who were doing the same for theirs.
brown āfit of the day but make it #cult100 š¤ more to come from the actual event but letās just take a moment for the vanity pics, okay?
special thanks to the wonderful team at @coach for messengering over a bag less than an hour before i had to leave because i forgot to pack a kit bag for the event. yāall are the best!
hair by @evaniefrausto
photos of me by @architarout
details photos by me
iāve said it a million times but it hasnāt stopped being true: @pearlsociety.co days are the best days. what a pleasure to work with @shopcovry to support their new collection launch at their flagship store this weekend.
covry is an asian-founded eyewear brand that designs frames for asian features: flatter nose bridge, higher cheeks, wider-set eyesā¦ all accounted for in their pieces. as someone who wears glasses every day, wearing eyewear from brands that keep my facial structure in mind has been such a game-changer and iām forever a fan of what covry is doing. thank you for trusting pearl society to be your partner for this launch! š
