The followers who gathered on the atrium of Mall of Asia final week had been there to see Jericho Rosales and Donny Pangilinan—and the 2 had been solely too joyful to oblige. As an alternative of merely stepping on to the stage and heading to their seats, Donny piggybacked on Echo whose legs and again didn’t fail him.
“I’m a vampire,” the latter who’s in his mid-40s joked; he might very properly be given his youthful seems to be and pep. Subsequent to Donny, who’s in his mid-20s, he might go himself off as a barely older “barkada.”
The 2 had been tapped by Japanese attire model Uniqlo to endorse their new vary of wide-leg pants. It was attention-grabbing to listen to them discuss their private kinds and the way they’ve come to include new items into their wardrobe.
“Garments are a method to specific your self,” Donny stated. He prefers the timeless, no-nonsense enchantment of a impartial prime and denims or slacks, ending off with a pair of white sneakers.
“I really like white sneakers [even if] I have already got so many at dwelling. Individuals usually say ‘style over consolation,’ however I select no matter seems to be comfy. Mas gusto ko pa rin ang consolation,” Donny added.
Echo is understood for being a clotheshorse, one who’s keen to check out totally different kinds relying on his temper.
“I tied a bandana round my neck right now as a result of I wished to present off this pirate-like vibe,” he stated.
Throwback
Whilst he horsed round with Donny, slapping his knee and making faces for the group now and again, Echo additionally confirmed that he’s a eager observer, one who’s conscious that style is cyclical. “[Wide-leg pants are] very throwback, in a means. That is what we used to put on after we danced in ‘ASAP.’ We styled this many years in the past.”
Now, he stated he clothes extra “road model” and that his employees is aware of easy methods to put collectively seems to be for him to put on when he wants to vary his outfit on a given day.
“I was on the worst-dressed lists again within the late ’90s and early 2000s. I’d put on hand-me-downs, however ever since I discovered about shapes and textures, I’ve discovered my very own model,” Echo stated.
“Our job as actors is admittedly enjoyable as a result of we get to play totally different characters,” he added.
Donny agreed, however stated that even when he’s portraying a selected position, he gravitates to a impartial palette. “I’m very chill. I don’t like a variety of loud issues.” And his followers had been there for it with one adoring fan screaming, “Lahat bagay sa ’yo! (Every thing seems to be good on you!)” INQ