FASHION & BEAUTY
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Sparkle actress Sofia Pablo turned 19 and marked the special day with a chic birthday photoshoot.
The Prinsesa ng City Jail star shared on Instagram some photos from her birthday photoshoot by celebrity photographer Dookie Ducay.
“[C]hapter 19 begins,” Sofia wrote in an Instagram post.
Take a look at the stylish birthday photos of Sofia in this gallery:
NEWS
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The Holy Week is just around the corner and for those looking to celebrate Easter Sunday, there are a number of hotel deals to be had all over the country, especially when it comes to delicious Sunday meals.
If you're not having a staycation during the Holy Week and are looking to splurge a bit on Easter Sunday, you can check out the different hotel deals in the gallery below.
SHOPPING
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Malbon Golf, the Los Angeles-based lifestyle brand inspired by golf, has opened its flagship and biggest store in Bonifacio Global City (BGC), Taguig.
Located at the ground floor of Shangri-La The Fort, this new retail space sells premium golf apparel, shoes, golf bags, and other accessories.
What differentiates this brand from other brands is its approach to golf apparel. It sells coordinates in graphic prints, streetwear-style collaborations with brands like Coca-Cola and Budweiser, among others.
“There were no brands that we felt comfortable wearing that we felt like ourselves in. When we would go shopping for golf apparel it was almost like wearing a costume that you're wearing a conservative costume and so we thought we can make clothes that we feel good in and if we feel like it's speaking to us then there's definitely more people that are like-minded and have the same ethos about golfing and having fun and not making it so serious,” explained co-founder Erica Malbon in an interview with GMA Lifestyle.
Malbon Golf founders Erica and Stephen Malbon. Source: Malbon Golf
The brand decided to open a store here in the Philippines, in partnership with TKG Lifestyle, because Erica is half Filipino. While golf is still a niche sport in the country, the Philippines is actually a destination for the sport with enthusiasts coming from Japan and South Korea.
Malbon is a popular brand in South Korea and is available in 60 shops in the East Asian country, according to Erica.
“We have a large contingency of customers and fans in Korea but also from the rest of Asia and so as they come here to the Philippines. Besides having a local customer there's a lot of international people that are coming here to play golf so we wanted to give them an opportunity to shop,” she said.
She also said that the brand is not exclusive to golf enthusiasts and players because its fashion forward clothes can be worn by anyone.
The new store in BGC has two floors. The first floor is the main retail space where the global and local collections are displayed. There's also a sculpture by Filipino-American artist Jefrë in one corner of the space and a golf simulator for customers to try.
The second floor, on the other hand, is exclusive to the brand's Buckets Club members --- basically a VIP lounge. The space, which features dark wood paneling and a carpeted floor, has retro vibes. This area is where they display limited edition apparel and collaborations for their club members.
Take a look at photos from the store in the carousel below.
