Shaira Luna Has A Vintage Dress For Every Formal Occasion
Ed Simon
The photographer known for her thrift-hunting skills has an incredible vintage dress for every formal event
Aside from her captivating, dreamlike images, Shaira Luna has made a name for herself as a thrifting queen. The 35-year-old celebrity photographer has a knack for hunting down gems in thrift stores and putting together eccentric outfits from the past. Her secondary Instagram, exclusively to share her vintage finds, has over 23,000 followers, all eager to know what treasure she will find next and how she will style them. Her YouTube channel, which also centers on her second-hand hauls, has more than 44,000 subscribers.
What’s more impressive is how Luna manages to match her finds for even the most formal occasions. At the Vogue Philippines Gala, she dawned a vintageVintageClothing and accessories from an earlier era, generally at least twenty years old, that reflect the style and craftsmanship of their time. Vintage pieces offer unique character and often superiorGo to Vintage Glossary black and white Jessica McClintock gown paired with a hold red lip to tie together her classic look.
Similar to Carrie Bradshaw’s wedding suit “by no one” in the Sex and the City movie, Luna made headlines last month when she married Cocoy Aranas in a Php100 gown she found in a La Union thrift store. She topped off the look with an early 1900s bridal headpiece from Glorious Dias, a well-known local vintageVintageClothing and accessories from an earlier era, generally at least twenty years old, that reflect the style and craftsmanship of their time. Vintage pieces offer unique character and often superiorGo to Vintage Glossary haven.
For a formal event, Shaira rented a Victorian-esque sheer dress from Vestido that showed off her tattoos while preserving the old world feel she was after. There’s no doubting her love for nostalgia. For a friends wedding on another occasion, she chose a sparkling light green gown in an Edwardian silhouetteSilhouetteThe overall outline or shape of a garment or look, such as A-line, column, or hourglass. Silhouette defines the first visual impression of an outfit and is often the mostGo to Silhouette Glossary that she bought from a vintage seller on eBay.
We’ve rounded up some of the best gowns in Luna’s wardrobe:
Frequently Asked Questions
Shaira Luna is a celebrity photographer described by Vogue Philippines as a thrifting queen and the Queen of Ukay-Ukay. The article gives her age as 35 in 2022. She keeps a second Instagram account, @shairaluna.wardrobe, for vintage finds and a YouTube channel focused on second-hand hauls.
Shaira Luna’s wedding gown cost Php100 and came from a thrift store in La Union. She married Cocoy Aranas in August 2022, according to the article, and wore an early 1900s bridal headpiece from Glorious Dias, a local vintage brand.
At the Vogue Philippines Gala, Shaira Luna wore a black-and-white Jessica McClintock gown paired with a bold red lip. The article features the look among the vintage pieces she has worn to formal events, alongside her thrifted Php100 wedding gown and her rented Victorian-style dress.
She thrifts locally, as with the La Union wedding gown, and also buys online. For a friend’s wedding she wore a sparkling light green Edwardian-silhouette gown from an eBay vintage seller, and for another formal event she rented a Victorian-style sheer dress from Vestido.
As of the September 2022 article, her wardrobe-focused Instagram account @shairaluna.wardrobe had over 23,000 followers, and her YouTube channel, which focuses on second-hand hauls, had more than 44,000 subscribers. Those figures reflect 2022 and may have changed since the article was published.
