Meet the Soul Sisters: Lou Yanong and Jach Manere

Meet the Soul Sisters: Lou Yanong and Jach Manere

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Models, style setters, best friends—Lou Yanong and Jach Manere talk about their decade-long friendship, favorite fashion moments, and empowering style choices

This Stylpehile feature is an excerpt from MEGA’s June 2023 issue

Lou Yanong and Jach Manere

How would you describe your relationship with each other? What’s something you truly admire about each other? 

LOU: Some people are seasonal, but Jach to me isn’t just a chapter. Our sisterhood is non-negotiable. There are a lot of things Jach doesn’t show. What I love about Jach is she doesn’t know how good she is at almost everything and with that she remains humble. Plus, she’s always one call away. Everyone needs a Jach in their life.

JACH: Lou and I have been best friends since our first year in college. We even met each other on the very first day during our student induction program and from then on, it has been a solid decade of friendship, love, laughter, and doing weird and blithe things together. I admire how she’s grounded, how she loves her family, how she treats other people with respect and kindness. It’s the little things that really show who she really is as a person.

Lou Yanong and Jach Manere

Can you tell us about the exact moment you first fell in love with fashion? Who is your style inspiration and how did they influence your current style? 

L: I was seven, and it has to be my mom. My mom collects Barbie dolls and she would have dresses made for us that looked like our favorite doll. So, I would look like a rockstar one day and a ballerina the next. Fashion shows individuality—that’s what I learned from her. Whatever makes you feel more you this moment is your style. 

J: I first fell in love with fashion through magazines. It was really the turning point for me as I would turn pages, slowly getting obsessed with the clothes and makeup. Even the scratch page for perfumes. I wanted to be one of those girls. Every month, my mom would buy one. My style inspiration has always been my mother. Everything I have—my core—is from her. She absolutely loves all funky things, likes to have fun with her style, and is not afraid to be bold and colorful.

Lou Yanong and Jach Manere

If you could only wear one outfit for the rest of your life, what would it be and why? What’s your ultimate closet staple? 

L: It would be a white tank top, jeans, my favorite leather jacket, black boots, and my Monsters University hat. I feel comfortable in that. If I were a cartoon character, I’d be wearing those. My ultimate staple is a white oversized blouse.

J: Probably a pair of floor-length cargo pants, boots, a cute top, and accessories. These are my staple pieces and any simple outfit can be elevated through accessories. Accessories are important!

Lou Yanong and Jach Manere

Read more about Lou and Jach’s secret to style and friendship in MEGA’s June 2023 issue, now available on ReadlyMagzter, Press Reader and Zinio

Creative Direction JONES PALTENG. Fashion Direction RYUJI SHIOMITSU. Beauty Direction MIA CASTRO. Photography DENNIS SULIT. Styling CHRISTINE SION, NAVZ ABDUJARAK and BEA GUERRERO, assisted by RONNIE GENORA and RAYA AÑASCO. Makeup THAZZIA FALEK. Hair GERALD PASCUA. Nails PAINT & STYLE. Sittings Editor BAM ABELLON. Fashion Writer MARIAN SAN PEDRO. Fashion Associate and Shoot Coordination BITHIA REYES.

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