me, first day, phil fashion week 09.

Last night I was at SMX for the first day of Philippine Fashion Week Holiday ‘09. I wouldn’t be there if not for Pom who gave the invites for Marlon Rivera’s show. Invites, which by the way, are scarce. So I really, really have to thank Pom for this one.

Going there was an event in itself. Especially when you have Mahon being in MRT when Karmina already passed 9 stations and me, being able to catch up when she already reached Taft. We didn’t know what happened to her. Maybe she mistook a PNR station as a MRT station. Trivia: Mahon arrived last at SMX. So, my theory has potential. Joking.

I felt bad for Mahon and Karmina too. They were both wearing yellow dresses. Karmina’s had prints, Mahon’s was plain. I was wearing green. Together, we looked like mangoes, or bananas, or even bamboos! So we had to spread out a bit.

I think Pom went out twice. She looked like a different person altogether. She was more of Andromeda, less as Pom. You can see that she really like love what she’s doing.

I also saw Sarah Myers last night. She was freakin’ tall, as in freakin’ tall. Mahon even said, “mahihirapan s’ya maghanap ng partner dito, kailangan pa n’ya manigbangbansa.” Ganun siya katangkad, friend! Gina de Venecia was sitting on the first row. I wasn’t really expecting her to be there, much more to be on the first row.

It was a quick show. But it was good. There were clothes that I wanted to have, but I wished there were more for guys. Charcoal and black were dominant. Some were in plum, some in silver, while some in a shade of blue that I don’t really like. For me, the strength of the collection is its wearability.

Fashion Week continues up until June 3. Again, don’t forget to watch Philippine Fashion Week TV at ETC, 9pm if you want to see the collections without leaving your homes. I just learned that they were showing last year's collection. But you can still watch for the sheer delight of it.