JB STYLE

By Sports Bro



Growing up amidst celebrities and media personalities in the prominent Pangilinan clan, Maria Elizabeth Joanne Pangilinan has learned to always look presentable, even on ordinary days.



“I’ve always loved dressing up, even when I was still in high school,” the 21-year old BS Entrepreneurship graduate from Miriam College says.



On a regular day, Joanne usually dons a plain tank top and skirt or shorts, or just a simple dress. With these, she wears flat sandals or her favorite Havaianas flip flops as she hangs out with her friends, usually in malls. When she attends parties, she puts on high heels and form-fitting dresses while on formal occasions, she can be seen in a cocktail dress or a little black dress.



Browsing through fashion magazines and watching fashion shows helped Joanne find her own style. She describes her fashion style as a mix of trendy and sophisticated, just like the style of her fashion icons—actress, singer-songwriter, and fashion model Leighton Meester and actress Blake Lively. Both actresses star in the TV series Gossip Girl, Leighton as Blair Waldorf and Blake as Serena van der Woodsen.



Joanne’s favorite things in her closet are her dresses and shoes.Her favorite brands are Topshop, Dorothy Perkins, Marc by Marc and Zara, which she hopes to be more popular this year. Her dream designer and stylist is Marc Jacobs, whose designs are always featured in Vogue magazine. Marc Jacobs has a store in Greenbelt 5 where Joanne spends her hard-earned money to reward herself once in a while.



Her 2010 forecast for women's shoe trends include towering stilettos which go as high as five inches, the coming back of Gladiator shoes and the revival of high heel boots, and of course, the ever fashionable strappy sandals.



But, one thing that never goes out of style for Joanne is staying healthy with regular exercise, right sleep and proper diet. “It does not matter how fashionable you are if you do not take good care of your own body. Health is more important than fashion,” Joanne says.


Of course, Joanne does all of these not for anyone else, but for herself. “I dress up for myself. For me, it is important to always look beautiful and presentable wherever I go. It’s not to impress other people or to catch attention. I try to be beautiful to feel confident of myself and proud of who I am,” Joanne ends. RMP