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Managing Director MARIO ALAMAN | Creative Director TEKS PABUAYON | Founding Editor ADRIAN CARLO VELASCO | Fashion Editor SAM FELEO | Senior Writers RHEA QUESADA, JS DELA ROSA | | Contributing Writer ANDREW ALTAREJOS | Contributing Photographer ERIC ALESSI | Graphic Artist JEDDIC DICCION | Contributing Make Up Artist RAYMOND KHO | Marketing Executive VERONICA FELEO | Advertising Manager GISELLE GIBOY | Advertising Executive AQUILINO PEREZ | Admin Of!cer MARYJANE LOYOLA | Accounting Of!cer GREG GATMAITAN

Utmost Creative Publishing, Block 30A Lot 27 Greengate Subdivision, Malagasang II-A, Imus, Cavite, Philippines | E-mail: discountsmag@gmail.com http://discountsmag.tumblr.com | Twitter: www.twitter.com/discountsmag | Facebook: www.facebook.com/discountsmag | Mobile: +63920-267-7435 and +63933-347-8692 Discounts Magazine is published by UTMOST CREATIVE PUBLISHING.All Rights Reserved. Copyright ©2011 Utmost Creative Publishing. Printed in the Republic of the Philippines. No part of this magazine may be used or reproduced in any manner without permission from the publisher and editors. The views and opinions expressed by the authors in this magazine are not necessarily those of Utmost Creative Publishing. Unsolicited manuscripts and images, which the publisher assumes no responsibility, will not be returned unless accompanied by self-addressed, stamped envelopes.

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5 Editor’s Note

6 UniSilver Time10 MINT College12 Institut Santre

14 Nadine Howell: Classic Love

24 Jewelry: Jewelmer25 Splurge: Celebrity Style

29 Alfred Dunhill, Boss Green30 Diesel32 Lacoste33 SalvatoreFerragamo34 Superga35 Tory Burch36 Massimo Dutti38 Marlboro Classics40 Banana Republic42 DKNY

43 Bazaars & Expos Calendar: July-August 2011

44 Gadgets: Classic Kicks for Your Mobile Lifestyle

50 Cravings52 So!tel’s Snaps Sports Bar54 Tourne56 Directory: Food Delivery List

58 Crowne Plaza60 Manila Pavilion

62 Mimelo Spa

64 Bacolod: The City of Smiles66 Resort: Secret Garden

68 Movies to Watch: June-August 2011

70 Brain Pleasers: The Lightweights & Heavyweights

72 UniSilver Time presents the Iconic Pairs

84 Mabuhay, Aloha: Olukai arrives in the Philippines

92 Price Watch: The Computer Wars94 Why Discounts Magazine?

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This time, we share our penchant for the original —that old-school charm—to all Discounts lovers out there. We have gone back to the basics and have gone crazy over the classics. It’s all about the basics, all about the things you need. What are the staples in your closet? A business suit, a long dress, a little black number, a pair of jeans, button-downs, clean crisp shirts. What are the tech must-haves? Where do I go for some good ole luxury? What are the old school food haunts? All these questions and more are answered in this very special Back to Basics Issue. And if you ask us, all you need in your next shopping escapade or your travel adventure is your usual positivism.

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