the sordid way those loaded phrases infiltrate your skull

[nunuuu]

These are some of my favorite Preview covers. For those who don't live in Manila, Preview is a local fashion magazine here in the Philippines. It caters to a more high fashion (albeit admittedly more mainstream and trend-biased) set of readers. Trendy is not something I usually like, but this magazine is superb in the way it presents and interprets trends - everything is so tasteful and impeccable. They also pay a lot of attention to every issue's art direction, and consistenly maintain their very own Preview-ness, when it comes to the magazine's appearance (the typeface, layout and all.) Honestly, it's the only local fashion magazine I bother with. Other local fashion magazines are so lacking in taste and/or trying to be too hip, taking too much cues from Nylon and as such, making it really unbearable to read. So in my book, Preview rules. :)

Just because it's Bianca Gonzales. She's so beautiful! Hands down the prettiest Filipina celebrity for me.


Love this cover.


Wonderful styling! I remember really having a bad crush on that coat


I mean, who knew Kim Chiu can rock clothes like these, yes?


Love love love the styling. Plus I'm a fool for anything black and white.

So why am I harping on and on about Preview? That's because I got the internship gig! Under Liz Uy, the fashion editor.

It's been pretty surreal. Just last week, I read Liz Uy's tweet: "Who CAN intern for Preview? Please DM me and attach your CV. I need someone organized, fluent in fashion lingo, efficient, and can do heels!" I thought, what the hell, I can do heels (haha that part stood out for me!) I'll just pass my CV. Just for kicks. Then yesterday was the interview. It was a panel interview kind of thing, Liz Uy, along with Raymond Gutierrez and Daryl Chang, who all looked monumentally chic and scary, took turns in asking me questions. They were friendly, but I thought I kind of bombed the interview, I just had that feeling. Felt like I was all over the place, blabbed on about fashion like I just took a hit five minutes before I stepped into the interview, that kind of blabbering. Then this morning, on my first free day after the LONGEST while, Liz Uy calls me to say that I'm in. Oh dear you should've felt my heartbeat. I just woke up and Liz Uy calls me. Surreal! I'm an intern in my favorite local fashion magazine! I can't wait for my fashion slavery to start. (I pray I won't get bored and/or disillusioned. I just have a feeling. But no, will not think that.)

So there.

Say hello to my very chic boss. :)

Comments

[elitejean.livejournal.com]

that's really great for you hun!! congratulations^^
it will get pretty busy and stressful but i'm sure you can do it :]
haha!! we're both working in the fashion industry XD

[nunuuu.livejournal.com]

thanks dear! ;) what do you work as, exactly?

busy and stressful sounds good right about now. :]

[elitejean.livejournal.com]

executive assistant/apparel buyer in LA's fashion district :]
"busy and stressful"...it's making me feel old XD

[nunuuu.livejournal.com]

that sounds really fun though! :)

[elitejean.livejournal.com]

it's pretty fun but it gets really stressful too XD i mostly visit designer showrooms and fashion shows. i'm sure you'll be doing the same thing soon^^ most people who work in fashion mags visit apparel buyers like us to inquire and stuff :] the first step is always important so make sure you get a good pair of shoes to partner with you!!!

[nunuuu.livejournal.com]

yeah, i think i'll get to do that too cos my boss is also a stylist outside of being the fashion editor of the magazine, so we get to pullout clothes for shoots for commercials and print. after a few days of work, i think i'm getting a taste of the stress you're talking about! :)) i'm just a mere slave. haha

and yes. a good pair of shoes go a long way! but no kitten heels, i hate those. haha :P

[literaryidiot.wordpress.com (from livejournal.com)]

I can die for you! Wow. I couldn't even see myself talking to Liz Uy. WOOOWW, Nina! I soo envy. Goodluckkk! :)

[nunuuu.livejournal.com]

well, she's pretty nice. after getting over how gorgeous she was, it was easy to talk to her na. :)

thanks eloize! :D need all the luck i can get

[s13konel.livejournal.com]

WOW!!! Huge congratulations! I'm really happy for you :)

You sound supremely excited!

[nunuuu.livejournal.com]

i am supremely excited. thanks mark! ;)

[esh-perez.livejournal.com]

wow nina congratulations! OMG Liz Uy supperr gorgeous :))

[nunuuu.livejournal.com]

she IS super gorgeous. like grabe. thanks esther! :)

[silento.livejournal.com]

Congrats Nina! =)

[nunuuu.livejournal.com]

thanks love :)

[vintagechutzpah.livejournal.com]

OMG!!! congratulations!
i hope you really enjoy and make the most out of it.

i think i'm going to do some career shift and get back to the path of fashion.

i focused too much on marketing that the companies i'm vying for are now in shampoo, soap, pharmaceuticals, food and beverages industry. it feels boring. hahaha!