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This is an excerpt from the MEGA July 2025 Stylephile
Emmanuelle Atienza’s approach to style has never been conventional. Grounded in inner confidence, she enters the spotlight with a mindset that matches her presence—loud, eccentric, yet carefully formulated.
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MAKING STATEMENTS SINCE DAY ONE
“I’ve been interested in fashion for as long as I can remember,” Emman shares. “Even when I was a toddler, my parents would always joke around and say, ‘Oh, she’s a fashionista.’”
Long before Emman knew how to coordinate an outfit, she was already making bold style choices that turned heads, even if unintentionally. “I’d always wear these over-the-top outfits. Of course, I didn’t know how to style at the time be- cause I was a toddler,” she laughs. “So I’d wear all these different cheap jewelry, beaded necklaces, and the loudest tutu you could ever imagine, with whatever top I thought would go well with it.”
The confidence? Ever-present. “I owned it. I loved to stand out. And I loved to be known for my clothes for as long as I can remember.”
ROOTED IN INFLUENCE, REFINED BY EXPERIENCE
Growing up in a family with a strong presence in media and the arts, Emman was surrounded by bold ideas and expressive personalities—elements that naturally shaped her approach to fashion. “Growing up, my environment played a part in inspiring my style choices,” she shares.
“My parents are both very out-of-the-box in their own ways, and I think being around that gave me the confidence to stand out—and at the same time, try to be timeless.”
That confidence didn’t come overnight. Emman’s early foray into modeling was rooted in a desire for validation. “When I first got into modeling, I wanted to be just that—something I could say I did, and kind of a chip on my shoulder,” she shares. “But I didn’t have the confidence to match.”
What changed was experience and mindset. “When you’re constantly getting your photo taken, you learn that confidence really comes from within. I used to look at photos after shoots and think, ‘I hate all of these.’ Now? I love them. It’s a complete 180. It’s all about how you feel inside. Confidence is a mindset.”
In a world that often pushes people to conform, Emman’s background gave her a different lens— one that values individuality, experimentation, and self-assurance. Her style isn’t just born by legacy, it’s refined and shaped by experience.
ECCENTRIC, LOUD, AND ENTIRELY INTENTIONAL
For Emman, style is a reflection of where she is, who she is, and who she’s becoming. “I think my mood and my mindset are very much reflected in what I wear,” she shares. “Growing up, I was very insecure. I wanted to fit in because I felt like I was… weird.”
And by weird, she means unconventional—in the best way. “I was into things that weren’t exactly the norm. I didn’t care what other people thought.” However, she shares, “There was a time when I became more socially conscious, more anxious. That’s when I tried to tone myself down to fit in.”
For a while, it worked. But it didn’t feel right. “Eventually, I realized this isn’t the life I want to live. I don’t want to tone down who I am just to appease people.”
Now her fashion speaks for her before she even says a word. “I want people to know my personality—my weird, eccentric, loud personality. And I really want that to reflect in the clothes I wear,” she shares. “That’s why I love to wear all these blingy bracelets all the way up to my shoulder, layers of necklaces, and whatever clothes go along with it.”
Her style is a statement of self-acceptance. It’s playful, bold, and unapologetically her.
Read more about Emman Atienza’s style and confident outlook in MEGA’s July 2025 now available on Readly, Magzter, Press Reader and Zinio.
Photographed by ALEXIS DAVE CO, assisted by JONES PALTENG. Art Direction by TROY NONATO. Fashion Direction by ERICA TEROL.
