Meet MEGA’s Most Stylish
This is an excerpt from MEGA’s Most Stylish in MEGA’s November 2025 issue
SARAH LAHBATI
Actress, model, mom
We love Sarah Lahbati’s style for her blend of classic elegance with just the right amount of edginess that keeps it fun and interesting. She makes chic look effortless and comfortable, yet you get a sense of mindfulness in her choices. And when you meet her, you get it. It’s just who she is in real life.
On the day of the Most Stylish shoot we find Sarah Lahbati looking fresh, relaxed and well-rested after a week of recovery after Paris Fashion Week. “It was amazing, as always,” she says. “I’ve always seen it as kind of this learning experience for me, more than the stuff that comes with it—posting, the looks and dressing up.” Instead, she shares that attending the shows and watching people was “a beautiful, creative learning process.”
Makeup ANGELINE DE LA CRUZ. Hair JA FELICIANO. Stylist STEVEN CORALDE.
Artwork “SEALED MEMORY” by RAFFY T. NAPAY
IDA ANDUYAN WYCOCO
Creative Director and Content Creator
Ida Anduyan Wycoco points to her years in De La Salle University for getting her on the road of content creation with a focus on fashion. “That was an opportunity for me to think of outfits every day for four years, and also an opportunity to take pictures and videos.” When Instagram came around, Ida was already active in blogs and social media, combining her interests and personal expression into what would eventually become content creation.
Artwork “SEALED MEMORY” by RAFFY T. NAPAY
She stands out as a creative whose singular style is known for her unconventional, yet fresh, and inventive approach to her social media content. Every photo tells a story and shows that there is more to a minimalistic look than meets the eye.
GABS GIBBS
Creative Director and Artist
Gabs Gibbs gives off cool girl vibes, a creative One is clued into her strong point of view by her personal style—an unexpected combination of elements that makes sense together because she put them together.
Right now, “the self-proclaimed” Creative Director of Open House World—a multi-creative space with a cafe and recording studio in Salcedo, Makati—is working on new music. She is also moving homes and “doing a bit of interior,” applying her creativity on everything she lays her hands on and the world is a much more interesting place for it.
Artwork “PAG-IKOT” by RAFFY T. NAPAY
RENEE DE GUZMAN
Designer and stylist
Renee de Guzman has been in love with fashion all her life. From a young girl dressed to the nines and never left the house without a tiny bag and umbrella; to a preteen who collaborated with an established designer for her grade school formal; to being a fashion designer today, with her own label R/Studios.
“Fashion was really like a calling, in a sense, because ever since I was younger, that was always something I wanted to do,” she says. Her time spent studying fashion in Singapore for her undergrad and taking her masters in London College of Fashion shaped her deep appreciation for local design and having a particular design DNA that translates into an international scene.
Artwork “FIRST TO WAKE UP” by BABYLYN GEROCHE FAJILAGUTAN.
LEE LIBREA
Buyer and artist
Lee Librea is someone who is very curious about the world. She enjoys exploring new things, getting to know different cultures, and different experiences. “I’d say I’m very open to the universe,” she says.
This curiosity and openness, as well as her long-held love for fashion and shopping, go well with her job as the lead buyer for Luxclusif by Farfetch—a “global enabler” of pre- owned luxury fashion.
PIA MARIE ORTALIZ-YANSON
Businesswoman and philanthropist
If one would point to an example of what a MEGA Yanson. The businesswoman-slash-investor-slash-philanthropist is both stylish and highly accomplished.
While she loves the finer things in life, she also gives back to the world by collaborating with local international organizations—both in the public and private sectors— to help calamity-stricken places in the Philippines and providing educational seminars for practitioners in the medical field. She is also a mom of two, her eldest is 23 years old and she is often mistaken as his sister!
Makeup by JANICA CLETO, Hair by RUSSELL GONZAGA, Styled by PAUL DELA MERCED
ERIKA PONCE
Creative Director
I chose my occupation over my degree,” Erika Ponce confesses.
When asked about herself, she said that she graduated with a degree of interior design, but for the past seven years, she instead worked with local fashion label Araw the Line and Tropa Store, a multi- brand lifestyle store that houses a curated collection of Filipino brands.
CATH SOBREVEGA
Stylist, creative director, and entrepreneur
Cath Sobrevega wears many and varied hats: a fashion stylist for celebrities and non-celebrities alike, creative director and founder of a few fashion, bridal, and lifestyle brands— Baro, Aisle, Nami, and Hello Bubba—her latest label for kids founded with Danny Barreto and Maja Salvador. She also styles spaces and events, and makes flower arrangements on Valentine’s and Mothers Day.
“Most of them are fun and related to creating… It’s an ecosystem,” she says. She assures us that despite all her businesses, she still has plenty of time to play golf with her husband, go to Pilates, and take care of herself.
Makeup by ANNE REBUCAS. Hair BY ORIANNE SY
SOFIA YULO
Creative Director and Jewelry Designer
Sofia Yulo’s family has been in the fine jewelry business for four generations. When it was her generation’s turn, she decided to dive into the family business and make it her own. She studied at the Gemological Institute of America in Bangkok, Thailand, learning jewelry design, diamond grading, and other foundations that she needed to learn her trade. Then she founded Sofia Yulo Fine Jewelry (SYFJ), where she is also the creative director, with the aim of making fine jewelry for the younger generation. “I wanted to make it less intimidating,” she says with a smile.
As for fashion, Sofia says that she’s always had her own style even back when she was three years old. “My mom had no say!”
Styled by MJ BENITEZ
Read more about the style, good taste, and point of view on fashion in MEGA’s November 2025 issue now available on Readly, Magzter, Press Reader and Zinio..
Photographed by CENON AT MAV. Creative and Art Direction by PATRICK TY and CLARE MAGNO. Sittings Editor PEEWEE REYES-ISIDRO. Produced by THESSMAR LECTURA. Shot on location at FINALE ART FILE, J STUDIO GALLERY, and MODEKA CREATIVE SPACE.
Additional Grooming: Makeup GERY PENASO and GEROLL MARBELLA. Hair MAT T LEDESMA. Producer for CaM LOUGIE DELA CRUZ. Photography Assistant ROSSMAN HITOSIS. Special thanks to EVITA SARENAS of FINALE ART FILE, GENEVIEVE MAGISA of J STUDIO, and BUBBLES BERMUDEZ of MODEKA CREATIVE SPACE
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