00:00Gaby Garcia has always had that effortless kind of cool that's confident and modern and entirely
00:12her own. And for her March preview cover, we wanted to capture that magnetic energy that sets her
00:19apart and dressed in head-to-toe Louis Vuitton, of course. She is a woman in motion, fully in
00:26charge of her own narrative. And her story is a testament that in both style and life, the journey
00:32matters just as much as the destination. I still remember my first shoot with Gaby Garcia. She was
00:38only 16 years old and her growth has been nothing short of remarkable. From her first preview shoot
00:45as a fresh-faced newcomer to now gracing the cover as a woman in command of her own narrative,
00:51of her own path, Gaby Garcia continues to redefine herself and she does it with effortless style.
01:00Preview has always been part of Gaby's journey in show business. That's why we wanted to go further
01:05with her as she goes beyond acting. So the photos depict her traveling, going somewhere, she's hitchhiking,
01:14she's in a gasoline station looking for a ride. So that's the overall concept for our March cover.
01:20We shot the cover in Bulacan. It's in the middle of nowhere. So we asked Rocket Sets to build a
01:26gasoline station from scratch. We initially just wanted the gas pump, but they actually built a full
01:33set. Yeah, we love working with them. So for this shoot, we featured Gaby in transit. She's on a road
01:41trip. And of course, to be able to set that road trip mood, we ourselves had to go on a road trip to
01:46find a spot. So Bax and I went on an ocular and it was literally driving around Bulacan and asking,
01:52should we go left or should we go right? And we didn't have any specific place in mind. We just
01:57knew we wanted like empty highways of vast fields. But we're very lucky that once driving along the
02:08highway, we were like, okay, this looks really good. And then as we drove further along, we saw more
02:12spots that we could use for the shoot. And lucky enough, we saw a sign for a private resort, which
02:18became our holding area because there was nowhere we can actually set up.
02:22So for this cover shoot, we really wanted to capture Gaby in this part of her career where
02:29she's transiting or she's navigating this new part of her career. We thought what better way than to
02:35pull out pieces from Louis Vuitton, given that the heritage house is founded on the art of travel
02:42since the 1800s. So we really wanted to come up with looks that feel more sophisticated and elevated.
02:51We wanted to match the tones of the setting of the shoot. We sticked with browns, pops of reds,
03:01mutual colors like grays, blacks, and whites. And we played around with those and we sort of tried to
03:08match it with the different layouts throughout the shoot. Integral also to this cover shoot specifically
03:15were the luggages and Louis Vuitton's new line of bags, specifically their new side trunks.
03:21Since it essentially captures the concept of the shoot, which is Gaby Garcia, who's in transit or
03:27constantly in motion. For the glam of this cover shoot with Gaby, we enlisted her go-to makeup artist,
03:33Jason De Los Reyes, and her hairstylist, Aris Manal. Gaby actually has naturally glowing skin. She has very
03:42defined features. And the beauty look was all about elevating and punctuating that. So we wanted something
03:48that looked very bronzy with a dewy base. And for the hair, it was all about soft and relaxed cascading curls.
03:58The fashion film with Gaby explores the idea of being enchanted, not just physically,
04:04but emotionally and through time. We wanted to show the different versions of Gaby, past, present,
04:12and future, existing together in one timeline. It's about her embracing every part of who she's been
04:19and who she's becoming, showing that identity isn't fixed, but constantly evolving.
04:24Gaby was actually one of the first celebrities I worked with during my career in preview. Back in 2021,
04:33we shot her for her January 2022 cover, Somewhere in Batangas. And from the get-go, I already felt like
04:40she was a warm energy. And I really appreciated how down to earth she was. I mean, that was the blurb of
04:45the cover three years ago. And it really proved to be her embodying that aspect of being down to earth.
04:53And fast forward to three years later, she still remains so grounded. And I'm really so happy to
04:58have work with her now, three years later, and to see how much she's grown, but also how much she's
05:02remained the same, honestly. Like, she's really so bubbly. She's still so happy to be doing what she does,
05:08which I think is very, very important. And in our conversation for the cover story, she did talk about
05:13how sustaining yourself as an artist is what really makes you stand out. She's not too engrossed in
05:22the idea of making it or being the next big thing anymore. I think at this stage in her career,
05:26Gaby Garcia is really concerned about being her best self. And being her best self entails
05:32just being herself, honestly.
05:43She's a good friend.
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