SM Men Summer 2017 Collection

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GARDEN STATE

SM Men dresses up in foliage for summer.

The SM Men Summer '17 Collection takes us back to Copacabana, a hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil described in the similar-titled song as "the hottest spot North of Havana." The song describes a 1970s club showgirl sporting yellow feathers in her hair, and the men involved in her affairs. If that Copacabana setting was today, we imagine those men wearing pieces from this SM Men collection.

Inspired by the unending summertime vibe and retro foliage aesthetic of tropical locales such as Rio and Havana, Cuba, where men are able to emasculate botanical elements and incorporate them into dapper clothing. Tropicana has long been a recurring in fashion, yet its place in menswear has long been left for the fashionably bold—thankfully, palates have been skewed to accommodate nature prints in menswear fit for just about any kind of man. SM Men Summer '17 Collection provides a wide range of tropical prints and complementing pieces that hits the right notes for the summer.

Starting the season with a fresh palate, SM Men features short-sleeves polos with lush leaves and foliage prints in cool-toned palettes, complemented by drawstring cropped shorts in both printed and plain summer colors. Worn together as complete coordinates, clashing prints or complementing pieces, the collection is versatile enough to wear in summer cityscapes or tropical nature spots.

Until May 31, buy any three (3) regular-priced items to get P100 off on these brands: Baleno, Bo Athletics, Code Blue, Coco Republic, Men’s Club, Sportsclub and Maxwear.

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Nuclear Energy ASEAN Forum

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ASEAN delegates and participants to the 7th Annual Meeting of the Nuclear Energy Cooperation Sub-Sector Network (NEC-SSN) gather for a photo at the end of the event held from April 17 to 19 at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza in Pasay City. They are (from left) Asst. Sec. Azuwan Azahar (Malaysia), Ida Nuryatin Finahari (Indonesia), Department of Energy (DOE) Director Mylene C. Capongcol, DOE Asst. Dir. Carmencita A. Bariso, Dr. Lei Lei Oo (Myanmar), MAS Usec. and NEC-SSN Chair Wong Tin Song,  DOE Undersecretary Jesus Cristino P. Posadas, Jatu Arum (ASEAN Centre For Energy), Christopher Zamora, (ASEAN Centre For Energy), Tanwan Topoklang (Thailand), Reina Matsuzawa (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Boxuan Shi (China Nuclear Energy), and Frederick Charlie Matthew Brayon (Malaysia).

Gawad Buhay 2016 Nominations Out, PETA’s Francis M. Musical ‘3 Stars and a Sun’ Leads with 13 Nods

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The Philippine Educational Theater Association’s “3 Stars and a Sun,” an original Filipino musical that featured the music of the late rap artist Francis Magalona in a story about youthful hope and rebellion in a dystopian Philippine setting, grabbed 13 nods to lead the 2016 nominations for Gawad Buhay, the Philstage Awards for the Performing Arts.

Following closely with 12 nominations is Ballet Philippines’ “Firebird and Other Ballets,” with new choreography by George Birkadze for the Act 1 “Firebird” section, and a suite of modern works by several Filipino choreographers in Act 2. Another BP production, “Awitin Mo at Isasayaw Ko,” which employed the music of the ‘70s band VST & Co in a hybrid dance-musical show, garnered 11 nominations.

Sharing 10 nominations each are Red Turnip Theater’s production of Nina Raine’s “Tribes,” a play about a young deaf man and his unconventional family; and Full House Theater Company’s production of the Broadway musical “Annie.” (Full House is the resident theater company of Resorts World Manila.)

The nominations, chosen by an independent jury, were announced via a Facebook Live session this Friday evening, hosted by Philstage president Audie Gemora and VP Maribel Legarda (also the Peta artistic director). The awarding ceremonies will be on May 10, Wednesday, 7 p.m., at CCP's Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (Little Theater).