BREAKING FREE

How do we define luxury in this day and age? After all that has happened, is luxury still the most expensive thing money can buy? The moment that takes our breath away? Is it the moments that warm our hearts in a world that is all about glitz and glamour? Is it the meaning that gives something its value? In this month's issue we explore the various concepts of luxury and discover what could be the most valuable of them all: freedom.

A woman who is in full control of her destiny and our first cover star of the month is Ellen Adama. She has been through everything since she became a star, but all throughout she has remained sure of herself and her decisions. Like her or not, her power has always been choosing her destiny as she pleases. And now that she is married to Derek Ramsey, she explores her new life as a wife. Clad in scintillating pieces with the most sensual of cuts, Adarna is a goddess personified with Ramsay as the adoring husband.

When we talk about luxury and Filipino fashion icons, one of the first persons who come to mind will always be Bryanboy. We explore the beginnings of the original fashion influencer and his lasting power in an industry that is notoriously fickle and obsessed with what's new. Wearing only the best of international fashion brands and shot inside a lavish mansion, we hit all the stops for Bryanboy's first cover for MEGA.

Two kinds of luxury but experiencing the same freedom to choose their own destinies. For what is luxury ifyou cannot control it?