Janet Nepales’ tribute to Filipino red carpet fashion genius, now on Amazon

Janet Susan R. Nepales with some of the Filipino designers she featured in her book, “FASHION. Filipino. Hollywood. The World” (from left) Alan Del Rosario, David Tupaz, Michael Cinco and Alexis Bong Monsanto. RV NEPALES

Janet Susan R. Nepales’ first book, “FASHION. Filipino. Hollywood. The World,” which Filipino fashion and lifestyle journalist Thelma Sioson San Juan hailed as a “masterpiece,” is now available on Amazon.

Originally published as a limited 12 x 14 hardbound coffee table edition, “FASHION. Filipino. Hollywood. The World.” sold out. The book, a tribute to Filipino fashion designers’ genius as seen in the world’s top red carpet events, is out on Amazon in a handier 8.5 x 11 paperback version.

“FASHION” features stunning spreads of designer dresses and red carpet photos of top stars, talents and celebrities, mostly taken by ace Hollywood photographer, Fil-Am Sthanlee B. Mirador.

The debut book features more than 200 pages of full-color photos of glamour and style. Fifteen Filipino fashion designers are highlighted, along with the world’s best couturiers, as showcased in photos of their beautiful creations. Photos by renowned fashion lensmen, led by Filbert Diego Kung, are also highlighted in the book.

The tome is the second publishing project of Bessie Badilla under her Queen-B Multi-Media Productions, following the success of Ruben V. Nepales’ “Through A Writer’s Lens,” which won first prize, best non-fiction book, in the 14^th National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards, presented by the Los Angeles Press Club. As with Ruben’s book, Badilla also did the layout and design of “FASHION.”

Thelma Sioson San Juan, TheDiarist.Ph says of “FASHION”: “It’s a hefty masterpiece of photos on the red carpet, most of them by photographer Sthanlee B. Mirador – a veritable galaxy of stars. Quite a number of Filipino designers have been doing the red carpet ensembles of Hollywood celebrities, including Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez.”

Rico Dizon, CNN Philippines: “Award-winning journalist Janet Nepales honors Filipino fashion designers, who create designs for some of the biggest Hollywood stars, making the country proud, in her first book, ‘FASHION. Filipino. Hollywood. The World.’ It is a beautiful coffee table book with more than 200 pages of full color and style, and it pays tribute to the Filipino fashion designers in Hollywood who make the country proud.”

Nestor Cuartero, Manila Bulletin: “The coffee table book, featuring fragments of those lovely, starry-starry nights, is Janet’s tribute to fashion and designers through text. They come with carefully worded capsule stories that are not to be mistaken as captions for they reveal so much more of the artists’ soul than mere identification.”

Nikka G. Valenzuela, Philippine Daily Inquirer: “In her debut book, ‘FASHION. Filipino. Hollywood. The World.,’ Nepales, a fixture on the red carpet scene, archives the genius of Filipino designers whose works have been showcased at entertainment’s biggest events. Household names like Michael Cinco, Oliver Tolentino, Furne One Amato, and other Filipino designers, in this coffee-table book, trace their roots and discuss how being Filipino played a role in their chosen career. It’s part fashion tribute, part compilation of Nepales’ illustrious career in Hollywood reporting. Snippets of her previous interviews with A-listers are also printed alongside their photos.”

Margie de Leon, Rappler: “It’s this growing love for Filipino fashion among the world’s biggest celebrities that inspired entertainment journalist Janet Nepales to come out with the coffee table book indulgently titled ‘FASHION. Filipino. Hollywood. The World.’ The 223-page tome features photographs mostly by Filipino red carpet photographer Sthanlee Mirador, of celebs sashaying down red carpets in beautiful Filipino designs.”

Author Janet Susan R. Nepales, who champions Filipino genius in fashion, proudly wore a gown by Michael Cinco on the red carpet of the recent Oscars. RV NEPALES

Jannelle So, “So Jannelle” TV show: “This is a book for ‘Passionistas!’ Janet Nepales comes out with her first book, ‘FASHION. Filipino. Hollywood. The World’ which is about Filipino fashion being represented in the most prestigious entertainment events around the world. It highlights the best creations from Filipino fashion designers and shows the world what we can do behind the scenes and how Filipino fashion designers are making Hollywood stars look their best. This is one book Filipino fashionistas cannot miss!”

Luisa Marshall, “Simply the Best” TV show: “Get inspired! Filipino fashion designers are rising, making waves, and are now competitive in the international market, especially in Hollywood and beauty pageants. A one-of-a-kind book, ‘FASHION. Filipino. Hollywood. The World.’ by Hollywood journalist Janet Nepales, showcases and uplifts 15 Filipino Hollywood designers. Find out what makes Filipino fashion designers different or unique. We can all be proud of their superpowers sharing their creative talents with the world. Together, they uplift the very best Filipino fashion designers not only in Hollywood but all over the world!”

Paperback copies of “FASHION. Filipino. Hollywood. The World” are available at $75 each on: https://amzn.to/3LwwEEB. The book is a milestone for Janet who is a consistent winner in the National Entertainment Journalism Awards, a U.S.-wide competition, and the Southern California Journalism Awards, both presented by the Los Angeles Press Club.

Born and raised in Quezon City, Philippines, Janet Nepales has a weekly column, “Hollywood Insider,” on GMA-7 News Online. She is also the Hollywood correspondent of the top TV network.

A University of Santo Tomas (UST) Journalism cum laude graduate, Janet was recognized by the Filipina Women’s Network (FWN) as one of the 100 Most Influential Filipino Women in the U.S. in 2012 and one of the 100 Most Influential Filipino Women in the World in 2013. She is a co-author of the first FWN book, “DISRUPT: Filipina Women: Proud. Loud. Leading Without A Doubt.” She is the first Filipina member of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA).

Janet is the wife of journalist-author Ruben V. Nepales and the mother of two daughters – Bianca Nicole and Rafaella Angelica.