Friends and collaborators of August cover stars Bella and Tasha Tanjutco gathered for RSVP LA, bringing personal style to an evening celebrating design, culture, and community.
For our most recent edition of RSVP LA, Lifestyle Asia celebrated August 2026 cover stars Bella and Tasha Tanjutco alongside the people they work with, create with, and call friends. The guest list brought together collaborators from TAYO, where the sisters are developing a Filipino design language rooted in the archipelago, and Tukod Foundation, whose work includes projects supporting communities through design and education. Together, they represent the wider circle behind the sisters’ work—and for an evening centered on creativity, cultureCultureshared traditions, beliefs, values, customs, arts, and social practices that define the identity and way of life of a community, society, or nation.Go to Culture Glossary, and community, everyone brought a distinct sense of personal style.
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Bella Tanjutco
One of our August 2026 cover stars, Bella Tanjutco, paired a Gabbie Sarenas skirt with a top of her own making. The piece offers a first glimpse at Sayaw, her upcoming label—stay tuned.
Tasha Tanjutco
Fellow August 2026 cover star Tasha Tanjutco celebrated local design and craftsmanship, layering a handwoven La Herminia poncho over a vintage dress. She completed the look with a pair of shoes by Filipino label Cariñosa.
Kerry Tinga
Lifestyle Asia Chief of Editorial Content Kerry Tinga gave a vintage pañuela a new life, wrapping it as a top and pairing it with a mini skirt by Len Cabili’s Filip+Inna.
Gab Mejia
Multidisciplinary artist, conservationist, and Tukod Foundation board member Gab Mejia—also Lifestyle Asia’s April 2026 cover star—wore a look collected across his travels: Gramicci pants from Japan, Swedish label Vagabond shoes, a top bought in Los Angeles, and rings from Portugal. A fittingly well-traveled wardrobe for someone whose work has taken him around the world.
Adela Locsin
Architect and Tukod Foundation board member Adela Locsin opted for an understated Issey Miyake dress. She paired it with Pierre Hardy shoes and a sleek bag from FANE.
Hannah Garcia
Hannah Garcia, who works with the Tanjutco sisters on their project Retaso, wore an Anika dress layered with a piece made by Bella Tanjutco. Andanté shoes and a bag handmade by Hannah’s mother added an especially personal touch to the look.
Photography by Kieran Punay of KLIQ, Inc.
