From their "contradictory" dress codes in the past
years—funky formal, neo-vintage, rock chic, and retro futuristic—Preview now asks their guests to wear
"green" on their annual Best Dressed Party.
Preview's editor-in-chief Pauline Juan said that embracing nature's color in the fashion world is not really surprising.
She explained in an interview with PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal), "It stemmed from a longer report on going green that we did in the April issue this year. The main thesis of that is it's really for hard if you're really a fashion person to go green.
"The very essence of fashion goes against being green because you always want something new. So, it's always to consume, to buy more, more, 'tapos kapag old na siya, di ba, hanap ka ng something new or bigger, brighter. If you're totally into green it deflates your sources.
"We wanted to challenge our readers and our guests to apply that advocacy to their wardrobe or to their outfits for this year's best dressed."
In adapting the worldwide advocacy as their theme in this fashion event, Pauline further explained, "We figured that this [theme] is pretty much the oxymoron in itself. So, parang how you would translate green into your outfit for the ball. Are you going to use sustainable material—will you do it to carbon footprints, meaning everything local, hindi masyadong maaksaya; it traveled to get to you? Are you going to use it in terms of recycling?"
As part of the magazine's tradition, its July 2008 issue will feature once again ten prominent personalities in the fashion industry whom they consider the Best Dressed in 2008.
Pauline said that they also challenge these Best Dressed persons to Go Green, like the guests, in the upcoming ball.
PEP asked Pauline how Preview chose the Best Dressed this year. She said, "Actually, each of the girls that we have, we choose based on really their style. What we also wanna do is have a group of girls that really represent different kinds of styles."
Here are the 10 Best Dressed in 2008. Two of them are also well-known in the showbiz industry.
Angel Aquino. She will be the cover girl for Preview's July 2008 issue. Pauline narrated that, as the staff was reviewing their "Best Dressed" list, they found that the Us Girls host was not included. "‘Wala din si Angel. Oh, no!' Parang, ‘Hindi puwede!'" After all, Angel Aquino has been in the Best Dressed list in the past.
The fashion magazine editor says that Angel deserves to be on the list, "Primarily because of the easy, relaxed style of dressing."
This is exactly how Angel described her personal style in clothing. The 35-year-old TV host-model said in an interview with Preview, "[My personal style] is simple, easy, and basic with some effort to be stylish and updated."
Aside from US Girls, Angel hosts Studio 23's travel and food show titled Tablescapes. She will join Judy Ann Santos in the teleserye Humiling Ako sa Langit, which will start airing in September.
Tweetie De Leon-Gonzalez. In showbiz, she was popularly known as Faye in the early '90s via the defunct TV series Okay Ka Fairy Ko. But in the fashion world, she is hailed as the country's most famous supermodel.






