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| Anne Curtis |
“At every moment of our lives, we all have one foot
in a fairy tale and the other in the abyss,” best-selling author Paolo Cuelho’s
observation of life couldn’t be a more apt description of the Latin American
Sojourn of Anne Curtis with the Mega magazine team.
Brazil, Peru and the places in between became the
backdrop of the history-in-the-making 1st Philippine fashion video documentary
of Anne’s September cover shoot of Mega magazine. For this trailblazing
endeavor, Mega’s Editor-in-Chief Sari Yap commented that Anne Curtis is
bar none the darling of Philippine entertainment and advertising, thus the
perfect choice for the cover of the 400-pager fashion issue of Mega.
Sari Yap
Brazil, Peru and the places in between became the
backdrop of the history-in-the-making 1st Philippine fashion video documentary
of Anne’s September cover shoot of Mega magazine. For this trailblazing
endeavor, Mega’s Editor-in-Chief Sari Yap commented that Anne Curtis is
bar none the darling of Philippine entertainment and advertising, thus the
perfect choice for the cover of the 400-pager fashion issue of Mega.
Fatima Rabago & Hideo Muraoka
Daniel & Vanessa Matsunaga
Celebrities, fashionistas, and designers graced the modern and ultra hip Eclipse Entertainment and Bar Lounge at the Solaire Resort & Casino to witness the first screening of “#MakingMega” the fashion documentary that highlighted the dream-come-true-shoot in Latin America and boundless possibilities of the brave new world of publishing in the digital age.
The fashion documentary was directed by Michael
Carandang, the Fil-Am Emmy
Award-winning producer of The Jerry
Springer Show, The Tyra Banks Show and America’s Next Top Model. The documentary
unveiled the journey of Mega magazine team together with Anne and her glam team
from Manila to Sao Paolo, Rio de Jeneiro and Machu Picchu.
The Mega group experienced the VIP pampering at the
Etihad Lounge and as scheduled they boarded the Etihad Airways for the 15-hour Manila-Sao Paolo flight. In her downtime, Anne Curtis studied
for her lessons to become a pre-school teacher, a profession she plans to
pursue in the future.
Committing the fashion cover and spread concept to
paper is New York-based Fil-Am photographer Danilo Hess who jettisoned to
Brazil and Peru to
join the Mega team on this dream project.
In the land of Samba and football, the Mega team
conducted an ocular of the venues they want for the shoot. However, since the
team was pressed for time, they ended up with a guerilla-style photo shoot at
the Park Independencia, Sao
Paolo in broad daylight. The
local authorities took notice and were gracious enough to grant them a
last-minute permit. Anne was beaming as always with her sunset-colored dress.
They had lunch at a popular Churrascaria restaurant with Havianas executives and went
to the Melissa showcase shop that looked like a
modern art museum. While the rest of the team took a break at the hotel, some
of the Mega crew worked till the wee hours of the morning in the cold streets
of Sao Paolo for a fashion editorial that featured Brazilian models wearing SM Ladies Fashion.
The following day is the trip to Rio de Jeneiro and
the care-free vibe of Rio lifted to spirits of the Mega team. Clashing vibrant
colors, eye candy heaven of model-toned yet unassuming men and women and
inviting murmurs of the shores were the inspirations of the day. Brazilian supermodel
siblings Daniel and Vanessa
Matsunaga caught up with the
Mega team for a fashion shoot in Copacobana
beach, Rio de Jeneiro, Brazil; Urubamba River, Agua Calientes, Peru and ancient walled structures of
Cusco, Peru. The siblings also gamely helped
out as tour guides/interpreters.
Anne was the focus of the camera on the
kaleidoscopic steps of Escadaria
Selaron and pilgrimage
haven of Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Jeneiro.
The team’s last stop is the breath-taking world
heritage site of Machu
Picchu, Cusco Peru. The photo shoot of Anne had the
ephemeral spiritual quality even worthy of a national geographic magazine page.
Almost without make-up she was adorned with the vivid colors and patterns of
Latin America as she gazed the camera with her translucent brown eyes.
Maricar de Mesa
Shaira Luna
Valerie Weigmann
Meryll Yan, Danilo Hess, Vanessa Matsunaga,
Sari Yap, Daniel Matsunaga
Giselle Toengi
The Mega Fashion Team
After the video screening, the Eclipse Lounge was filled with a thunderous applause of admiration for the groundbreaking project of the Mega team. Giselle Toengi, the emcee of the headline-making event presented by SMART Telecoms, showed the appreciation to the Mega team and Anne.
The night was sealed with a Petrol Denim fashion show, performances of Samba dancers and Capoeira demonstration. Raise the Caipirinha glass and cheers for another reason to celebrate the Anne-o-holic Manila landscape! (Photos Courtesy of MegastyleBible)
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