#HYPERCEBU Lifestyle Bazaar

Hyper – A word that describes the exuberance of a person; to be high-strung and excitable and everything in between.

Over the years, Cebu has evolved and adapted to the changes that the Queen City of the South has gone through. We have become a melting pot of different cultures. We, in itself, have become a lifestyle. Music. Fashion. Food. Gadgets. Travel. It's all in Cebu and it's all going to be at Hyper Cebu. JCI Cebu Inc. is hitting five birds with one stone and bringing it even closer to home, right into the heart of the Metro, at the Baseline.

Established and stabilized by the JCI Cebu Inc. and strengthened by the commitment of the of Hyper Cebu Volunteers (Members of the young and dynamic students, young professionals and the media practitioners of the metropolis), Hyper Cebu will celebrate the Cebuano lifestyle and will merge everything and everyone together whether you’re a hyper foodie, a hyper fashionista, a hyper techie, a hyper traveler or a hyper musician. For 36 hours, starting on May 31 and lasting till June 1, the Cebuano lifestyle and all that it entails will be celebrated and there will be no barriers.

A Lifestyle Bazaar, a Weekend Food Market and an activity area, to be used as a Family Zone during the day and turned into a rave pit of awesome once the sun sets, will be the highlights of the event with a few surprises in store for the whole duration of Hyper Cebu.

Hyper Cebu is more than just a party. It's a celebration of everything we are and everything we are proud of, something truly Cebuano. Something that can get us hyped up.

And what's more? I, along with the fun bunch at Cebu Fashion Bloggers have been invited to sell our pre-loved, barely-used closet favorites! We're selling them at a very low, low price still for the benefit of ILearners. Nothing above 400.00 in my booth and I don't remember the last time I whipped up a closet sale so I'm pretty excited about that, do come by and shop for a cause! Will also be bringing in stuff from Blind Clothing. Who's excited? Do drop by, say hi! :)

Mark your calendars! May 31- June 1. Baseline. Tickets at P150.00 only.

See you all there, south side!

Get Hyper, Cebu! x

 

To stay updated, like HYPER CEBU's official facebook page here.

Shopping Party with GAP!

Since it first opened its doors in San Francisco, USA in the summer of 1969, GAP has become the best destination for wardrobe essentials and a cultural icon that offers clothing and accessories rooted in cool, confident and casual style for customers in over 3,000 stores worldwide. The opening of its first store in Cebu at Level 1 of the Ayala Center Cebu expansion wing was much awaited and to thank the Cebuanos for the warm welcome, Gap is throwing a one-day only in-store shopping party on Saturday, May 17, 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. filled with live music, free-flowing drinks, big discounts and exclusive gifts.

The fun starts at 10 a.m., where the first 100 shoppers at Gap on this day will each receive a gift certificate of P500 for them to shop with. Gap is known the world over for premium quality jeans, and for the whole day, denims will be at 30% off. Another treat is the 20% discount on all total purchases, excluding jeans, when you reach P5,000.

To celebrate its Spring and Summer 2014 Collection, GAP is giving away two gift certificates worth P5,000 and a one-on-one styling session with top Cebu fashion blogger, stylist and model Kryz Uy.

Check out the two GAP looks of @kryzzzie on Instagram and regram the look that you like best with a caption that answers the question “Which GAP look best expresses your personal style and why?” Tag @GapPhilippines and @kryzzzie and use the hashtag #GapPH to qualify. Two winners will be selected and announced by Kryz on May 16, 2014 at 12 noon. Winners will get to meet Kryz at the Gap Shopping Party on Saturday, May 17, get exclusively styled by her and receive shopping advice on how best to use the gift certificates they won.

The 500 sq.m. Gap in Cebu features casual basics for men and women, a Gapkids and babyGap. Known for their hip, casual, all-American apparel approach, GAP has made customers express their own sense of style and fashion through their wardbrobe essentials and has made a household name for themselves in the fashion industry.  What began as just a casual brand has grown into wider brands, which include GapKids, babyGAP and The Gap. 

Gap is exclusively distributed in the Philippines by Casual Clothing Retailers, Inc. (CCRI), a subsidiary of Stores Specialists, Inc. and is available at Glorietta 4, Robinsons Magnolia, SM Mall of Asia, SM Megamall, Shangri-La Plaza, Bonifacio High Street, Trinoma, Alabang Town Center, Abreeza Mall, Davao, Eastwood Mall and Ayala Center Cebu. In Cebu, Gap is located at Level 1, Ayala Center Cebu new expansion wing. Get the latest style updates and fashion trends through Gap's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/GapPhilippines and their official website at www.gap.com.ph. Follow Gap on Instagram @GapPhilippines. 

Team Player

Early last March, Blind Clothing participated in "ESKINA! Lifestyle Expo", an event where food, fashion, and music meet in one electric event that's dedicated to 100% Cebuano goodness. Eskina was organized by a USC-CAFA Advertising Arts Class as a school project and it baffles me how half a classroom can create something that turned out so huge and fun. To be completely honest, I had hesitations to join at first but no regrets, because it totally exceed my expectations, it was so much fun to be a part of. I'll show you photos taken from our booth below. In the mean time, here's an outfit post I quickly sneaked in between booth manning.

If you've been a reader of this blog for sometime now, you'd know that oversized shirts are kind of my thing. I was so excited to wear out this shirt that I got from designer Yves Camingue. The moment I saw it, I knew I needed it. I looove this shirt, it's so simple but fresh and striking. I like the idea that it's a cool varsity number tee but instead of having the usual bold and plain digits inscribed, what you have a nice floral pattern with a nice deep palette. You can style it to perfect an effortless, urban look. My only problem is that apparently, I have to dry clean it after every wear since the floral number bleeds on the white shirt. :(

It's kind of a pressure trying to look well-dressed for our clients and friends (who by the way are all very fashionable themselves!) who would be dropping by the booth that day, whilst making sure that the outfit never gets in the way of errands, set-up, set-down, manning, and basically BLOODY (kid you not) field work. It was a hot hot day and I think the loose tee did the trick in keeping me perfectly mobile. I originally planned on wearing shorts but opted for these skorts again to further bring out the color in my number-tee.  I loved how it turned out, what do you think? :) These cut-out boots of course, are my favorite Tatum boots from Tonic... these and my sneaks are my war shoes (when I say war I mean festivals.. Sinulog.. lifedance.. shoots..) because it helps me move around without getting my feet dirty, dusty or itchy from the grass.  Let's not forget to top the look off with aviator shades and one-feather earring. 

 So there. That's my sunny day, festival-girl-at-work outfit. Hope you like it! :) Now to show you what went down during the event:

**DAY 1**

Event Set-up

Ready for afternoon festivities

BEFORE : Our spot

AFTER: Our booth! :)

Trinkets and accessories we sold

 
Evening

Ninz and me

Welcome!!!

Fashion blogger Liz posing behind her photos :P

Liz with her friend, Ninz, me, and Gab

The Blind SS|13 creations rack

**DAY 2**

Ninz, me, and our beautiful booth representative, Denz! :)

Our chica Gwen dropped by and so did the others later that day <3

Ninz and Tina doing the BLIND pose :P

Ninz' selfie with the clothes from OOTD Ph

People usually come in after 3. Prior to that, we're busy doing this. HAHA

and this!!

Tanduay setting up ready to give out free booze for that night

Lunch. Supporting our fellow exhibitors and buying from other booths/ stalls :P

It's Jessika from our SS13' collection !! <3

Ms Cebu runner-up and good friend Apple dropped by to show some love!

Ninz studying for finals while booth manning

New friends from SHSJ! :)

Sat Night has officially begun! The place was packed!

Clients also came to pick-up their packages and buy other goodies. Hi Kaye! :)

Ninz' HS friends were so sweet as to drop by...

... and play dress-up? and shop. :))

Mi love Eden of Chic in the Tropics, and Ms Grace of Yoga hub!!


My former college friends!! <3

Ninz' college bro's. Haha.

The crowd that night was crazyyyy.
Great music, free unlimited booze, food and cool stuff.. I dont see why not!

**DAY 3**

The Radaza sisters of OOTDPh. We brought in their stuff (and racks) too just so you guys have more to choose and shop from, Thanks to my love Gab for being so open at such short notice, and to her sisters for being the best booth-mates in the world!! It was great working with you guys <3

Dale came by and helped out for awhile, thanks Dale! :)

The girls of M&K CUPCAKES. <3
Their cookies are to die for. Infact, we got our Blind christmas presents from these girls. Hi!!

Denz and me with frequent visitors (haha) bloggers Jesse, Sophia.. behind are Buddy and Uriel of SNAP.

One of our new friends tha night, Mikee. <3

The crew behind FILTHY PROJECT. Another local brand you should watch out for.
Their caps are love!!

Matthew, Buddy, and Kristof helping out with set-down

And Finally, Blind booth team with the head organizers of Eskina!!! Congrats Jazzie and team! and shout out to April Ramos for inviting us over to participate. :)


So there you have it. Can you feel the energy from my photos? :)
Thanks to everyone who encouraged us to do Eskina.. To Buddy, OOTD Ph and the team who in any way helped make our booth a shining beaut (said with bias of course)... and most especially everyone who came by and showed us some lovin! <3
Congratulations to the organizers for throwing one great party, and shout out to all the other exhibitors-- especially those we got to make friends with. It was an honor!
Cheers, and See you all on the next rock show! x


Top: Yves Camingue
Skort: Topshop
Boots: Tonic