PHOTOGRAPH BY TAMMY DAVID
Editor’s Letter
03
Welcome I remember a flight back to Manila from Singapore.
For our first issue, we were fortunate enough to
I was seated next to an older gentleman who
feature Bea Valdes who has made the Philippines
prosaically informed me of the charms of Singapore
known through her original jewelry designs. If
— its progressive politics and forward-thinking
you’ll notice, most of our pages are photo heavy.
infrastructure. “Singapore is so progressive, their
In this magazine, the product is the star. I find
front page always features good news about their
product stories more interesting: they let you do the
country,” he told me.
imagining. The whole concept provides us an avenue
I thought about it and realized I do love reading
to imagine ourselves wearing accessories on our
inspirational stories because it motivates me to pursue
own, while introducing us to places as they are as
my goals.
experienced by other people. We will also be featuring
So when my husband tasked me to conceive a
interesting homes, which will hopefully guide our
magazine for Inquirer, there was really only one
readers to live stylishly — no matter the space.
direction I was interested in pursuing: a magazine
In “exploRED,” we will be featuring a destination
that is all about people who have found their niche
monthly, through the eyes of one of our intrepid
and made the most of it, inspiring people who are
contributors. To close the issue, our last page is a flow
passionate about what they do and went on to write
chart of a person’s life and the life they’ve led.
their own success story. Why Red? Because red is the color of lust, power and revolution. If there is one thing I hope Inquirer Red Magazine will do, it is to inspire.
Hopefully this magazine will be inspiring and, if all else fails, at least visually beautiful.  P.S. Like anything you see here? Check out RED’s mirror site at www.inquirer.net for store information.
Ria Prieto
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