Jessica Gallegos, Wear Charlie

Who’s Charlie?

Wear Charlie is a character I created to represent my personal style. It features ready-to-wear clothes I designed and a styled collection I hand picked and put together myself. Also, part of the brand’s services is doing custom made designs for its clients. Some of the clients I have designed for are notable celebrities like Danica Sotto-Pingris and Kristine Hermosa for their special events and TV guestings.

I design clothes for pregnant women, daywear and evening wear, and the whole collection is categorized according to themes. These themes represent my different style moods. (Read more about my themes in the shop section). This allows Wear Charlie guests to choose what they feel like wearing and shop freely exploring their own sense of style.

Wear Charlie also does styling for its celebrity and non-celebrity clients for their events, guestings and their special occasions. (Contact Wear Charlie for more details)

The Designer:

Born and raised in the Philippines, Jessica Gallegos, comes from a family of 12. Having started commercial modeling at a young age, performing in theatre, singing and hosting the children’s junior Probe team “5 and up”, she has become exposed to the field of arts. After majoring in Early Childhood Education at University Asia and the Pacific, she migrated to New York and pursued her career as a teacher. With much love for the arts, she studied make up and ventured into styling.

Jessica’s ease in knowing what looks good on a person is her forte. Combined with her eye for understated elegance and her unique sense of what works on your body, she can transform any garment you wear into a stand out outfit. See for yourself the pieces she has created and what else is in store for Wear Charlie.

What makes Wear Charlie unique?

Photos courtesy of www.occasionsofjoy.com

ñ It is a personalized shopping experience when you buy in Wear Charlie. Whether you shop online, at the Wear Charlie Closet (showroom), or at the Wear Charlie bazaar booth, you’d be able to get on hand tips from me on how to wear and mix and match your purchases with your existing wardrobe. For online shoppers, all you need to do is send me a message and I would gladly share with you ideas on how to style your outfits over the phone, through email, facebook or twitter.

ñ It has featured outfit options I pick out that changes weekly/by weekly giving Wear Charlie guests the leisure of buying an already paired outfit or an idea on how to style their similar clothes from their wardrobe.

ñ The thematic categories makes it easier for Wear Charlie guests to know what they want to buy and how they can match them, and it encourages them to try explore other styles of clothing

ñ It has a blog section where I regularly write about Wear Charlie, my designs, styling and my personal anecdotes on my journey to a fashion-filled happy life.

 ñ The website also has a special section that features those who are in Wear Charlie and the messages and feedback its guests sends Wear Charlie and myself.

 ñ Wear Charlie has a comfortable and unique showroom called the “Wear Charlie’s Closet” where you can freely try on the clothes and have a private styling session and shopping experience.

 ñ Besides making custom made clothes for its clients, Wear Charlie can also alter and adjust your Wear Charlie clothes for you.

 ñ Wear Charlie also gives out special promos, discounts and freebies and you may even also give a Wear Charlie gift certificate to a friend or loved one as a gift.

 ñ Wear Charlie follows trends but also promotes clothes that are classic, basic and would fit the body well.

 ñ More importantly, Wear Charlie always has the customers in mind when it creates and sells its pieces. What’s more important is to have happy customers stepping out of the showroom or signing out of the website feeling awesome and confident in the clothes they’re wearing.

Photos courtesy of www.occasionsofjoy.com

Her love for fashion is an everyday love affair even at a young age. It became apparent that this love translated to another hobby, designing clothes. From there it became a brand that is now called Wear Charlie- a one stop shop where you can pick clothes of your own liking and taste while having the luxury of being styled by the owner herself.

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Puzzle Mansion, Home of World's Biggest Puzzle Collection

Nestled in the Tagaytay hills is a well-kept secret -- a bed and breakfast with a special magnetic attraction: the biggest collection of rare and popular puzzles of a wide range of sizes, genres, sources, subject matter and art forms.

The rooms themselves are a strong come-on: each one is well-appointed, with first-class furnishings and amnesties. Each high-ceilinged haven is meticulously put together, down to the bed sheets, art work and colourful topiaries that adorn many rooms.

Spread over a more than one-hectare property, this new tourist destination in Tagaytay City also has a 400-square meter function roomthat can accomodate 400 guests, a spa, an infinity pool, a 24-hour cafe, cable TV connections and a wifi hot spot for net activity. All these are set against a scenic backdrop of grass and a colourful riot of wild flowers growing in abundance. And of course, there is the cool, kind weather of Tagytay.

But the heart of this bed and breakfast is its huge puzzle collection. Already a shoo-in for the Guinness Book of World Records, the puzzles are a a labor of love of the owner's mother, Georgina Gil Lacuna, and the inspiration for the place. Each day the collection grows, as Ms. Lacuna, lovingly fits hundreds of tiny pieces together to complete an art work. The result is an art gallery of puzzles with over million pieces -- many of which are of art whose originals can only be found in the Lovoure, the Prado and other world famous galleries.

The Bed and Breakfast, by the way, is aptly named: The Puzzle Mansion. Because of its homespun but classy charm, the Bed and Breakfast is expected to be booked solid (there are 3000 beds-and-breakfast in Tagaytay), but the puzzle gallery itself will be the main attraction that will draw visitors to Puzzle Mansion.

Over 300 jigsaw puzzles make up the collection in the Puzzle room. It still grows by the day, as the puzzle hobbyist continues to add new and bigger pieces to challenge herself and make a bid for Guinness Book of World Records recognition. She is currently working on a 32,000-pieces puzzle, the largest-size jigsaw puzzle worldwide. Her closest competitor, also a woman, is based in Brazil, with 238 jigsaw puzzles in her collection.

Puzzle Mansion was launched to the media on May 24, 2012 at an afternoon garden affair at its location in Cuadra St., Bgy. Asisan, Tagaytay City. The launch had a unique highlight: the unveiling of young designer Jessica Gellegos' new floral fashion collection for her brand Wear Charlie. The floral prints and summer colors of the collection were inspired by the blushing hues of the Tagaytay blooms and named after the Rooms at the Puzzle Mansion: Lilac, Cosmos, Marigold, Gardenia, Passion Flower, Water Lily, Tulip, Sunflower, Sampaguita, and Zinnia.

"The Bed and Breakfast is now open for occupancy. We also invite schools, offices, groups and individuals to visit our Puzzle Museum for something nice and different," says Gino Orda, Puzzle Mansion owner.

For more information about Puzzle Mansion and the puzzle collection, visit www.thepuzzlemansion.com on its Facebook page at www.facebook.com/PM. 

Fun, Joy and Excitement! Liliw Laguna.

We heard that this place is adorable. We saw some pictures that it was fun here because of the flowing water and the freezing cold water.

Mom and Tita Joy really enjoys the freezing water flow. It's raining, that's why the water flow is heavy. And we really enjoy it!!! :) Isa lang naman reaction naming lahat eh, "Anlamegggg." Haha.=)) 

Wet looked me in my orange-blue suit. 

Way the go! Big smile, I really enjoy the place so much. 

It's my first time to be at St. John the Baptist Church. So as everyone's doing, when it's their first time at a church. WISHY WISH! :)) 

Huge slippers made by the residents in Liliw. Whoa, so adorable!!! We bought some slippers, espasol and uraro there. =)) Yumyumyum. :P 

Thanks to Mendiola Family! :)

Same feather flocks together, SWTTYS! >:)

"True friends are the people who brighten your smile everytime your with them"
-Julia VeRost


I have those gals who've played a really great role in my highschool life. We have that group, SWTTYS/CRIMMEY-S. Totally, It undergoes a lot of group names. Budays (trip lang) --> when it comes to a point that we certainly feels great with each other's accompaniment, SWTTYS/CRIMMEY-S!!! >:) At first, everyone in the group has it's own spelling (group's name) like Sweeties, Swittys, etc. BTW! CRIMMEY-S stands for C-larizze R-izel I-rene M-ary M-ikaela E-llaine Y-ana S-wttys ♥

PROFILE OF SWTTYS MEMBERS:

Clarizze Tolibas 
Quiet the whole time pero pag nan-trip kawawa ka! Wag mo siyang subukan kung ayaw mong mamatay sa nakakabingi nyang katahimikan. Ok? Good! >:) 

Rizel Rico  

Ka-close ko sa lahat, Kasundo sa lahat ng bagay. Kami lang tlaga nakakaintindi sa isa't-isa minsan eh. Tahimik sa tahimik, Maingay sa maingay. Kung di ka nya feel, wag ka ng umasang kakausapin ka nya. During our First year H.S., Andaming nagsasabi, "Para kayong kambal ni Ellaine." Certainly not, pero we're both pretty. Alam namin yon! =)) >:) I call it strong self belief.

Irene Bayocot

Magkasundo sila ni Rizel dahil pareho nilang gusto ang K-Pop. But me? Never nila akong nahawaan. Bwahahaha! >:)) Tahimik lang den yan 'minsan' Pero malala din yan dumaldal! TODO CHIKA EVERY MORNING! >:D 

Mary Grace Buyet

Clodet of PBB ang peg nyan! >:) LOL! Peace gurl. Hinde siya nagpapatalo pag alam nyang nasa tama siya. Honestly, May point naman ung sinasabi nya. Iniisip nya ng mabuti ung mga bagay na gagawin nya. 

Mikaela Kho 

Sobrang mapagbigay nyan! Kaso nakakatakot nga lng sya minsan kapag nawala sa katinuan kase may sayad yanneh parehas sila ni Mary. Hahaha! =))) There's a time na, Grabeh! Uuwe na lng kme nagsangga pa ung kabaliwan nila ni Mary. Ayun, Ako'y naging kawawang biktima. 

Mariana Dizon

Ayaw niyang tinatawag ng buo yung name niya "Mariana." Feeling close ka daw pag tinawag mo siya ng ganun, Shunga lang dba? Hahaha.=)) Yana, yan ang tawag nmin sa kanya. Eh usually kapag tinawag ung tao sa nickname nya dapat ka-close na dba? Haha. Whutever! Hinde sya marunong magalit. Ambait nyan, Superrr! Kaso minsan wala sa sarili. Bigla ka na lang babasagin! Haha. 

 SWTTYS IN CRIME: 

Conference call every night.

After school, Mall.

Jeepney moments. 

Iceskating w/o Micage.

Many-to-Mention ♥

We all had a bestfriends but I had the best ones. -Swtty Ellaine

'Bout Me, Folklers! ♡

Hello everyone! I'm Mary Ellaine B. Borje, a 15 years old gal from Caloocan City. Yes, I'm the owner/writer/handler of this blog. This young, I don't wanna waste spending my time on some bad habits instead make blogging a good vice. This way, I can explore myself in every little or big things.

20 Things About Me

1. Hate worms. So ewwy!
2. Know how to dance and sing a lil bit. Pa-demure?
3. Love to tweet. -good vice
4. Hanging out with friends, I love.
5. Creative and Artistic (other's opinion)
6. Hate computations esp. MATH!!! @#"&*$**
7. Love to write. 
8. Got mood-swings. What's new teenagers??? 
9. Easy to be with, approchable. Friendlyyy
10. Had killed a lot of insects! Rawr :3
11. Afraid of crowded places (can't breathe)
12. Love redecorating things. 
13. Go for what's in vogue. Wehhh? 
14. Prefer shorts than pants when going out. (malls, parks, etc.)
15. Fond of discovering new words.
16. Prior studies.
17. Prefer flat shoes, getting in-touch to love heels.
18.Inclined to medical course. College na'ko? :( =))
19. Hate erasures.
20. Holding a pen in a different way.
- The real me, who knows me better is my family. 

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