MEGA Magazine - December 2024 - January 2025

In this issue

MEGA explores the definition of luxury starting with our cover star Janine Gutierrez featuring Gucci’s Fall/Winter 2025 collection and the new Gucci Blondie bag. Along with the exclusivity and fine craftsmanship of luxury brands, we look into the different facets of the word and how it is found and enjoyed by people from all walks of life.

Inside, trend reports from the Fall/Winter 2025 runway, and MEGA’s take on the ultimate resort wear; interviews with up and coming fashion designers alongside renowned and established designers, tastemakers. Feast your eyes on our beauty edits for the holiday season. Read more on the podcast and restaurant that everybody is talking about.

THREADS OF HERITAGE

Working with the fabric of identity, Niño Franco is telling a narrative reimagined

2 mins

OF ELAN AND NONCHALANCE

Inspiration comes from the inside out for renowned designers Rajo Laurel and Martin Bautista. Long-time friends and collaborators, they are kindred spirits who share the same language when it comes to their approach to their designs and their conviction that their garments should ultimately be wearable. They discuss with MEGA the merits of day offs, waking up early, and their hot takes on quiet luxury

6 mins

ETERNAL TREASURES

Bvlgari continues to prove its timeless allure with its high jewelry creations-a kaleidoscope of colors that tell stories of enduring beauty

1 min

IN SUCCESSION

We were shooting two fashion influencers at a hotel. As far as shoots went, it was a breeze.

3 mins

TO BUY OR NOT TO BUY: THAT IS THE QUESTION

With overconsumption once again taking hold, what does it mean for our planet and its people?

4 mins

DIAMOND OF THE ASPHALT

Stomp through City Paths and Urban Jungles in Cole Hann's 5.ZERØGRAND All-Terrain Runners

1 min

golden HOUR

Now's the time to savor each moment and surround yourself with the best at hand. These feel-good choices are at the top of our list

1 min

twice AS NICE

When two great minds collaborate with your best interest in mind, you get double the deal

2 mins

THAZZIA FALEK

For years, the makeup artist has built an incredible body of work seen on global runways, commercials, and editorials. But now, she is ready to take her next big step: to show the world that she is built to last

5 mins

COLOR YOUR WORLD

MEGA flies to Hong Kong to discover Hermès Beauty's latest offering: a 40-piece collection of eye and lip pencils, eyeliners and accessories-designed to add strokes of enchantment to makeup

2 mins

ARTISTIC PURSUITS

MEGA sits down with master perfumer and artistic director Francis Kurkdjian to discover his latest endeavor

3 mins

SCHOOL IS IN SESSION

In the fourth edition of BeautyCon, MEGA welcomed one and all to the Beauty Academy, where learning more about beauty meant revisiting the basics

2 mins

the pursuit of Happiness

Good things abound in Janine Gutierrez's life right now. She doesn't need to take a break to be mindful of them all

6 mins

SOMETHING NEW TO THE TABLE

Stephanie Zubiri offers Soulful Feasts of authenticity, life lessons, and good vibes

4 mins

TASTY OBSESSIONS

Bruce Rickett and Jae Pickrell's Iai is a tour de force of the couple's singular vision for Japanese cuisine

6 mins

TRADITION REIMAGINED

In celebration of their 20 years in the culinary industry, Barcino invited five Michelin star chef Paco Perez as the great navigator of a gastronomic expedition - 12 courses that put the flavors of the sea at the forefront

4 mins

up on a soapbox

What use is there to power if it cannot be used to preserve the beauty of the world around us? Mary Rose Marbil is making a clear stance with her sustainability efforts-transforming communities one D.I.Y. soap at a time

3 mins

BEYOND THESE BRIGHT SMILES

Dr. Steve Mark Gan proudly leads GAOC in its pursuit of dentistry perfection through the highest-grade faculty, facilities, and core belief of uncovering the natural beauty in oral health.

2 mins

EVERYDAY EXCELLENCE

Each day is Asian Implantology and Integrated Dentistry or AIID's new chance to provide top-of-the-line dental care under Dr. Miguel Librojo's caring leadership

1 min

ON PRESTIGIOUS WHEELS

Weekends become sleek getaways for the urban man on the Yamaha NMAX and XMAX with their advanced features, classy design, and luxury handling

3 mins

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MEGA Magazine Description:

Priding itself as the Philippines' best fashion magazine, MEGA is the thinking woman's cross-section of the what's what of style, beauty and lifestyle. With well-curated sections of tailor-made stories from trends to try out now, comprehensive style guides, beauty hacks to learn from and in-depth features, MEGA guarantees to elevate and bring out the very best in you. Allow us to whisk you away in worlds of fantasy through well-produced fashion and beauty editorials that aim to inspire and aspire to as well.