A recent exhibit held at the Greenbelt 3 lobby gave a preview of the various pieces to look out for once Lila Almario’s boutique opens at Greenbelt 5.

Almario is the granddaughter of the founder of Gregg Shoes, one of the respected designers in the Philippine fashion industry. Aside from designing bags and shoes for special occasions, she also retails her products by exporting them to several countries abroad.

Aside from Almario’s collection, the exhibit showcases pieces from other local designers like Patrice Ramos-Diaz, Randy Ortiz, Jojie Lloren, Dennis Lustico, Joey Samson, Ivarluski Aseron, Jun Escario, Vic Barba, Lulu Tan-Gan, and Michi Calica in conjunction with accessory brands and designers Amina Aranaz, Emie Jorge, Ana Rocha and Arnel Papa.

Her inspiration behind her designs is the customer. "I really look into the changing lifestyles of the Filipino shopper. This is why you’ll notice that my collection is rather eclectic, instead of creating pieces with one centralized or common theme," said Almario.

For this season she offers bags and shoes with darker solid colors at reasonable prices. Highlights of the event were the well-crafted stiletto-shaped and bag-shaped racks where Lila’s shoes and bags were displayed respectively. The racks were made out of wrought-iron and spray painted to add shimmer. The forefoot of the stiletto-shaped shoe racks served as a couch or sitting lounge where potential customers may try the shoes.

Her daughter Marielle was present during the affair "Just for those stiletto-shaped racks alone, my mom has been extremely excited and doing loads of planning since late January," she said.

French artist Moise kept the guests entertained with his songs.