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>Regine: Unafraid, Unapologetic, Unabashed >by Boy Abunda > >Reviewing Regine Velasquez’s fashion choices through >the years, one >realizes it is a willful, almost combative approach to >style. > >She is unafraid, unapologetic and unabashed when it >comes to sartorial >matters. Whether donning a cowboy hat on her head, a >bindi on her forehead >or a wild orchid in her hair, she seems relentless, >intensely adamant about >her fashion choices. > >Regine says she admires the same derring-do in other >women. In fact, she >looks up to Sarah Jessica Parker and the women of Sex >and the City for >their unfettered fashion tastes. > >"I prefer women with unconventional fashion sense," >Regine owns up. "I >don’t believe that just because you’re in a black >dress, you should wear >matching black shoes. What I like about the stars of >Sex and the City is >that they don’t subscribe to such rules. They break >fashion rules! They’re >daring." > >Her other fashion icons are also fashion rebels and >innovators. Madonna is >a style goddess in Regine’s book. "She keeps on >reinventing herself. Just >like me, she keeps changing. She’s always evolving. >She’s always >experimenting. And she’s not afraid. She doesn’t let >other people’s >negative opinion of her affect her fashion choices." > >Locally, she counts such divas as Pilita Corrales, Kuh >Ledesma, and Pops >Fernandez as ultimate fashion plates. "I like Kuh," >Regine pipes up. "Even >as early as the ’80s, she was already a style icon. >She popularized a lot >of trends. And she was able to carry all of them >rather well." > >Asia’s Songbird also admires Asia’s Queen of Song for >being a pioneer. >"Pilita was among the first singers to make >fully-beaded gowns her >trademark," Regine explains. "They were not yet in >vogue then, but she was >already wearing them." She is also in awe of the >Concert Queen. "Especially >when Pops was just starting," Regine looks back. >"Whatever Pops wore looked >good on her." > >The common denominator among all these fascinating >women, Regine points >out, is that they are fierce, feisty, fiery, fashion >independents. "That’s >what I like," she explains, "women who have their own >sense of style. They >don’t just follow fads; they set trends. I believe a >woman’s style should >reflect her personality, her identity." > >Away from the camera, however, glamorous Regine can be >quite austere as a >dresser. "At home, I prefer to wear my oldest duster >and my bakya," she >guffaws. "Or my rubber slippers." > >For Regine, comfort is key. "And I can wear sundresses >at home, when I go >out in the mall, even in my bedroom when I’m >sleeping," she attests. >"That’s why I always look for sundresses when I am in >the States." >Sundresses, shoes, and bags (preferably, Fendi and >Gucci) top her shopping >list. > >Because of her busy sked (juggling myriad shows all >over the country and >two T.V. shows: S.O.P. and Pinoy Pop Idol plus her >latest baby, Reigne, her >exclusive line of chic and sophisticated clothes for >women) it took Regine >a while – four years to be exact – to stage her >biggest concert to date, >Reigning Still, happening tonight and tomorrow night >at the Araneta >Coliseum. She will be joined by special guests Francis >M., Sarah Geronimo, >Rachelle Ann Go, Sheryn Regis, Kyla, Andrew E., the SM >Chorale, the Hotlegs >and Ariel Rivera. "I really want this concert to be my >most spectacular >ever that’s why kina-career ko talaga ito!" > >To prove this point, Regine was present in each >pre-production meeting, >brainstormings, etc. "This concert is the biggest I >will be doing so >talagang ibubuhos ko na lahat ng powers ko dito. >People who will watch >Reigning Still will get a total musical experience >from beginning till end." > >Proof positive that the Songbird is reigning still...

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