We’re back for our yearly holiday treat for items to scour as a last-minute gift either for yourself, a friend, or your workmate. For 2025, we hit up the homies who’ve made the most moves this year and we might as well show them some love.
We’ve nabbed some essentials that every creative must have on-hand for any day-to-day activity, whether it be for a shoot, an event, or just items that are generally present in a space that fuel their creative brain engines.
Spot Kodak’s in-demand Charmera, an actual digital camera the size of a keychain. We took this teensie thing for a spin during the shoot and it packs a punch with its digital features, but also feels right to use with its retro analog look. From opening a blind box with 7 possible designs, the team was overjoyed as we heavily F with the CLAVEL coded Black colorway.
Our friends over from May We in Pampanga were generous enough to allow us to give you a sneak peak with an unreleased piece of theirs: the Tersera Top. Our Creative Producer, Pau, pairs it up with Hommeboy’s AW25 Etoiles Hat and HAYO’s debut Dulce silhouette in Chocolat, all comfy and easy to style.
The Kodak Charmera is sold via JG Superstore’s website for ₱2,750, upon availability.
Stay tuned in May We’s Instagram for when the Tersera Top drops.
The Hommeboy AW25 Etoiles Hat is available on their website for ₱950.
The HAYO Dulce in Chocolat is available on their website for ₱3,990.
What’s not to love about a kickass graphic tee? The boys over at PROGRESS® sent us their Cut Da Junk tee which in our opinion goes hard with Antibiotic Smile’s newest fast selling Peace of Mind Pillbox Hat and Sports Paradise’s Topaz Shorts. It’s a simple yet easy way to spark a question at the function on where you can get those pieces.
We aren’t stopping there as up next we lowkey have the kewtest piece from the fit by Socks Lang: the Kewtie Socks. A playful parody of Japan’s famous Kewpie Mayo and Sonny Angels, it encapsulates the brand’s fun energy and already loud concept of an event attire.
We also have the people over at Not So Mundane Studios send over their Creative Space Tote in Black, something to put your event goodies and essentials in.
The PROGRESS® Cut Da Junk tee is available in their Greenhills Store and on their website for ₱888.
The Antibiotic Smile Peace of Mind Pillbox Hat is available online for ₱1,800.
The Sports Paradise Topaz Shorts are available online for ₱900.
The Socks Lang Kewtie Socks are available online for ₱199.
The Not So Mundane Studios Creative Space Tote in Black is available online for ₱550.
We have another outfit inspo for creatives always on the hunt for their next sidequest, Groundwork Apparel’s Full Zipped Cropped S/SLV is a great layering piece, both stylish and comfortable. Pairing it with Carry Om’s Large Jada Bag, it’s a piece we recommend for creatives jumping from one event to another.
The Not So Mundane Studios Personal Space Cap in Acid Brown is available online for ₱585.
The Groundwork Apparel Full Zipped Cropped S/SLV in Wisteria Purple is available in their Makati store and on their website for ₱2,399.
The Carry Om Jada (L) in Outlaw is available in select retailers and on their website for ₱9,950.
We’re loving M O L D’s Kanto Dish in Green, a perfect centerpiece for the little space we created for our shoot. Both a showcase and somewhat storage for your small trinkets like rings (maybe some of Mina Asul’s Brass Rings if you’d fancy) or certain anik-aniks you’d like to switch up on your rotation for every time you go out.
A hidden find our team discovered online was Maddtrays and its collection of unique looking incense holders and ashtrays. With their Acrylic on Clay Ashtrays, we doubled it as a place to set our rings (again, another shoutout to Mina Asul) before eventually using it for its original purpose after the shoot for a quick smoke.
Visit M O L D’s Instagram for a catalogue of 3D printed objects to fill your space.
Check out Mina Asul’s Instagram for rings and things you might fancy.
Send Maddtrays a DM on their Instagram for info on how to get your Custom Acrylic on Clay Ashtray.
For this set, we huddled around to highlight one of Run It Deck’s Quiccs OG Playing Cards, a deck of bicycle cards with that creative touch to add to any shoot or card game with a buddy or two.
Of course having an indoor game of tongits involves us taking our shoes off, but we gotta look cool and somewhat quirky with more of Socks Lang’s Malabanan designs. On one side we have Leslie, our Production and Operations Assistant, wearing Fire’ new Spiral Long Sleeves Tee, while our Content Strategist, Zach, is sporting MUTT’s Urban Patch Camo Shorts, both items good for both indoors and outdoors.
A few months ago, we acquired a vinyl of Talking Heads’ Remain in Light as part of our collab with Backspacer Records. It blended pretty well with our overall shoot idea and it can serve as a nice piece for display and play for collectors.
Run It Decks’ Premium Playing Cards are available at their website after this weekend’s festivities at the Christmas ToyCon Ph.
The Socks Lang Malabanan Socks are available online for ₱199.
MUTT’s Urban Patch Camo Shorts are available online for ₱2,500.
Get your fix of physical media over at Backspacer Records’ store in Kapitolyo or online.
Finally, we bring you some essential gear that can make your shoots more smoother (or more stylish.) With JG Superstore’s Camp Snap CS-8, we had a different look with our usual behind the scenes shenanigans for this shoot, giving it a more old school look similar to what a mid 2000s camcorder video would look like.
Courtesy of PROGRESS® once again, we have another graphic tee to bring some personality to the unspoken rule of wearing black tops during shoots. We pair that up with another cap by Hommeboy, this time their AW25 Creme Hat.
The bottoms however, even though they are opposed to the all-black attire, is a fire piece that we can’t resist to highlight. Literal fire. Spot our Multimedia Artist Hannah copping one of Fire’s V1 White on a repurposed Faded Glory set of jeans.
While we’re big fans of WIPCAPS’ gallery of headwear, a shoot-appropriate accessory we really dig is their WPCAPS Carabiner 3”. From car keys to a handy Albatross bathroom deodorizer, your personality is sure to shine with this one.
The Camp Snap CS-8 is available on JG Superstore’s website for ₱12,999.
The PROGRESS® Frogress tee is available in their Greenhills Store and on their website for ₱888.
The Hommeboy AW25 Creme Hat is available on their website for ₱950.
Send Fire a DM on their Instagram for available pieces and sizes.
The WPCAPS Carabiner 3” is available online for ₱300.
A big thanks to the Dormhouse 301 for allowing us to shoot at their space. They’re open Thursdays to Sundays, from 1 PM to 8 PM if you want a fix of retro games, thrift clothing pieces, memorabilia, or just a hangout with friends for a little mini catch-up when you’re down south at BF homes to pass the time.
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