I’m a ‘girly girl’ who works construction — men say I’m ‘too pretty’ for it By . ... The only things that matter are being happy within the workplace and continuing to thrive. ...

You see, I’m no “girly girl” in the traditional, patriarchal sense. And neither are you. Because none of us are weak or fragile or petty or vain. We are complex. We are enigmas.

In a fashion show on Nov. 16, Happy Andrada subverted all these with a thoroughly wearable Filipiniana collection that was Pinoy without all the kitsch. The show started quite early (when she said 6 p ...