Malaysia’s premiere luxury glossy picks Heart as 20th-anniversary cover girl
STILL all aglow from the shimmering lights of this year’s Paris Fashion Week, where she delivered a triumphant catwalk debut, the unstoppable force of Filipina style royalty, Heart Evangelista, takes center stage once again.
With elegance and flair, she graces the cover of Malaysia’s prestigious luxury fashion magazine, “Glam,” to celebrate the glossy’s illustrious 20-year legacy.
Selected as the epitome of style for the magazine’s Platinum anniversary edition, Evanglista’s distinct presence has truly captivated audiences far beyond the runway.
For Glam, which has clearly kept a close eye on the Filipina’s rise in the international fashion scene, Evangelista’s luminance knows no bounds, compelling them to roll out the red carpet and welcome her reign as a global fashion icon.
“This ASEAN star shines the most at the [Paris] Fashion Week,” Glam excitedly announced at the magazine cover’s grand unveiling. The statement bears a hint of pride that the captivating toast of the international fashion scene is “one of us,” referring to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, a political and economic union of the region’s 10 states.
“All loyal lenses await the presence of @iamhearte [Evangelista’s Instagram handle] when attending a fashion event,” Glam further observed as the glossy gave a blowby-blow of how the Filipina style maven started out as an actor before dominating the fashion stage.
“Front row is incomplete without this Manila native winner!” the introduction continued, further noting that beyond fashion, “Heart also gives her time in the world of art.”
Giving its readers a glimpse of the cover article, Glam shared a quote from Evangelista on how she views fashion and style: “Honestly, I really admire every guest who attended fashion week. These people inspire a variety of ways through their aesthetics. I love it when people are very free with the decision on how they dress up because I am like that too. I style according to my mood.
“I used to like planning, now I’m more simple, more nonchalant while conveying [that] je ne sais quoi (I don’t know what) aura,” she added.
Donning a Dior ensemble, Evangelista’s cover photo was shot in Manila, with the iconic Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) as a backdrop.
This Glam regional magazine cover is, by all means, the latest proof that Southeast Asia has proudly embraced Heart Evangelista as its official fashion muse. It comes at the heels of previous magazine covers, namely the August 2023 issue of Singapore’s leading fashion magazine, “Icon,” which declared her “Fashion Queen,” followed by her feature in October in “Harper’s Bazaar’s” Indonesian edition.