Espadrilles from Sara Lopez Jute Sole Collection
I once spotted espadrilles a few years ago as I went shopping with my 2 girls. The sight of these shoes evoked college memories such as dancing with it during dormitory parties. I egged my two daughters to get a pair. They didn’t want to buy them. Maybe at that time, the espadrilles design wasn’t too fashionable.
Today, I can say that Espadrilles are definitely back in Manila. And nothing evokes the easy, sultry vibe of Madrid’s fashionable footwear like the Sara Lopez Jute Sole Collection from La Cubierta.
Yesterday I attended the Spanish Expo (which lasts till Sunday, September 30) at the Rockwell Tent and visited the Sueno de Espadrilles booth to check on the various Sara Lopez espadrilles design.
I found them all so pretty. The rules of footwear used to be strict when it came to fashion versus comfort: women can’t have both.
A shoe appropriate for walking was not the same shoe to wear to a club. A pair that promised shapely calves and longer legs also meant blisters. Which makes the arrival of Spain’s most celebrated fashion aesthetic to the Philippines something of a mini-revolution.
The Sara Lopez Jute Sole Collection takes its design cue from the easy comfort of the traditional rope-soled Spanish summer staple infused with the latest whims of fashion. Each pair highlights a free-spirited sensibility lent by the combination of sturdy materials like leather or cotton with a rubber sole making it more durable and comfortable for walking. On the other hand, the array of designs that run from crisp basics to flighty and colorful hues make it the perfect footwear option to pull any look together with style.
Filed under Shopping | Comment (0)Nuvali by Ayala Land
NUVALI is Ayala Land’s largest, master-planned regional hub in the Philippines. “It terms of size, it’s about 8 times the size of the Makati Central Business District, and is roughly an hour away from Makati. The development is well connected but is also the gateway to Region 4 — so we feel that its size and its location will really make NUVALI a metropolis that has strong regional connections,” shares Jim Ayala, President of Ayala Land.
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Filed under Real Estate | Comment (0)Toblerone & Manila Proclaims October 20 as National Thank You Day
In a study conducted by Reader’s Digest, Metro Manila ranked among the least courteous cities in the world. An integral part of the test was to check whether the residents of a city constantly say “thank you”.
This prompted Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim together with Vice Mayor Isko Moreno to take initiatives in declaring October 20 as National Thank You Day by signing a city ordinance at the Manila City Hall. The legislation also makes the City of Manila the pioneering city to declare a “Thank You Day” in the country.
For a city that has been known for its warmth, it saddens these two government officials to hear that Metropolitans are showing less gratitude nowadays. They hope that through this action, the city can make great strides towards reviving the lost art of saying thank you.
Lim and Moreno recognize the fact that simple acts of kindness such as saying “thank you” can have a positive impact in the way people interact. This is supported by previous researches conducted by social psychologist that found a strong correlation between saying thank you and empathy, civility, and happiness. The studies further affirmed that in today’s fast paced, high-tech existence where there is often little time to impart the basics of politeness, saying a simple thank you goes a long way toward forging strong interpersonal relationships.
“Throughout Asia, we found that people were oblivious to the fact that their actions affected around them,” says Jim Plouffe, editor-in-chief of Reader’s Digest English Asian Magazine.
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