Photo By Inah Maravilla
Photo By Inah Maravilla.

Twisted Yearbook Classics: Neoprene


“Don’t you just hate it when the prof tries to squeeze the literal meanings out the stuff he makes us read in class? Why won’t he just let the poetry as it is, man?”


By Benildean Press Corps | Tuesday, 1 March 2016

It’s a hot Thursday afternoon. World Literature class just ended and you were just about to go down from the campus to the place where you and your friends usually chill out after class. All of a sudden you see a guy who seems to have travelled straight out of those 80s movies, wearing a light windbreaker over a weirdly printed button down shirt.

You immediately realise it’s your friend Leo. You’ve known him since high school. He introduced you to the wonders of the local indie music scene, bringing you to places in the city you’ve never even heard of. Immediately you realise you owe him so much for showing you his secret hangouts where you take the girl you’ve been trying to get for a while.

“Don’t you just hate it when the prof tries to squeeze the literal meanings out the stuff he makes us read in class? Why won’t he just let the poetry as it is, man?” He said.

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Photo by Inah Maravilla
All clothing stylist’s own

You always laugh when he engages on small breakdowns. He hates it when people force meanings on art. He just thinks that people have their own personal interpretations on abstract work. Other people might find it annoying when he preaches out his opinions, but you don’t mind because you think what he’s saying has a point anyway.

Hanging out with him is always the highlight of your afternoon. Just when you thought you knew a whole lot about the Star Wars films, he will always be there rambling about facts and fan theories so absurd you’d think he would have been a better prospect as a writer in the upcoming movies.

One of the best perks of being his friend is that you get to meet a whole lot of his interesting friends. From slam poets to producers of music genres you’ve never even heard of, you’ll be surprised at the vast web of connections this guy has gotten himself into.

But behind the layers of his trendy neoprene and faux leather garments, you always see this guy as a friend you grew up with and look up to him as someone who likes to live a lifestyle comfortably different from the others.
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Photographed by Inah Maravilla

Styled by Neal P. Corpus and Inah Maravilla

Make-up by Aquinna Duyan and Nicole Valencia

Modeled by Chad Alviar, Manu Fernando, Rovin Mizuse, Geo Santos, Elejah Saiki, and Julia Velasquez

Assisted by Pamela Batac, Chelly Patalud, and Thea Torres

 

 

 

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