Multi-tasking is her middle name and she wears many hats. A loving wife and a doting mother to three, Agnes Stott-Briggs has a successful career in real estate, is a Certified Image and Style Consultant who helps empower Filipinas through grooming and styling, and the Chairman of the Philippine Business Council (PBC) – Abu Dhabi.

Nine years ago, before the red carpet dresses for Hollywood A-listers, before the million peso dresses became the talk of the fashion industry back home, before his Breakthrough Designer Award at the WGSN Global Fashion Award in New York, the standing ovations on the runways of Dubai, Manila, Australia, America’s Next Top Model and his induction to the Asian Couture Federation, Michael Cinco, the designer with the ‘impalpable dream’ (a phrase he coined and popularized), during our shoot for his first fashion editorial in Illustrado, enthusiastically shared his ultimate dream – that of having his very own show in Paris.

As Founder and CEO of Fashion Forward (FFWD) – Dubai’s most prestigious fashion industry event, and Managing Partner at Brag Events, the Filipino Alpha male of the Dubai style scene, Bong Guerrero has not only carved a name for himself as an entrepreneur: he has transformed himself into a true society icon.

Special thanks to – Giordano, Nikon, Liali Jewellery, Lulu, Mitsubishi and Western Union.

Filipinos abroad share about their life in different cities across the globe. Risk Management professional Gay Iglesias is a Filipino in Bangkok.