BTS Video: Samantha Solidum BTS Videography: Jear Velasquez Photography: Dar San Agustin Styling: Liyan Aprieto Venue: Mao Den Model: Joyen Special thanks to B-Side Productions
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A smoking hot sultry bee-tee-es for the her highness. Featuring the burlesquesified version of the Queen of Hearts by yours truly + Harnesses from Dark Sweet Soul PH. View official photos here.
Video: Samantha Solidum Videography: Jear Velasquez Photography: Dar San Agustin Styling: Liyan Aprieto Venue: Mao Den Model: Joyen Special thanks to B-Side Productions
JOYEN performing at the New York Asian Burlesque Extravaganza // Photo by Green Bag Photography
Rarely in a designer’s life would we’ve met a woman who embodies all their guiltiest, kinkiest, dirtiest design pleasures – you know, those pieces in your mind the nuns from your catholic high school would expel you for even thinking about? That’s why I could say out loud I’m hella lucky to have met Joyen. Continue reading
That gown looks familiar, doesn’t it? It’s a long story, but this music video was the most wonderful Christmas surprise! I’ve talked way too much about this dress already (for like maybe four years straight equivalent if you’ve added all the social media posts made about it) so I’ll talk more about this band instead. I’ve been so out of the music scene in the country because of various reasons. But the good news is – when new channels have opened up and I got an actual working internet (believe me, Philippine internet is always a grimm tragedy) – I am exposed to new sounds I thought I can only find in the music of outside the Philippines. Mr. Bones and The Boneyard Circus just…sings to the creature of darkness that I am. They are perfect. And as I listen and listen and listen, they only get perfect-er. I cannot ask for more. Take me, Mr. Bones. My soul is yours. (more…)
