Mccoy De Leon and Elisse JosonMetro celebrates everything from local fashion and beauty retailers to the designers who have given the best looks for the season. It begins with a heritage tour of Manila for the cover stars—Escolta for “MayWard,” Luneta Hotel for “JoshLia,” San Sebastian Church and Paco Park for “ElNella” and Central Post Office for “McLisse.” They don fashion from Metrowear designers Mark Bumgarner, Rajo Laurel, Francis Libiran and Vania Romoff, respectively, bringing together a casting coup many times over.

Metro also spotlights designers making waves outside the country: Metrowear designer Michael Leyva and luxury bag designer Mai Mai Cojuangco, while we picked out the best designer collections as seen in Manila Fashion Festival and Philippine Fashion Week.