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Who Came to Party at 'The Opulence Ball: The Velvet Underground' (Part 1)

See who dazzled and danced the night away at this disco-inspired Halloween gathering

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Grace Libero-Cruz

<p>This year, <strong>Mond Gutierrez</strong> and <strong>Ash Rye</strong>&#x27;s <strong>The Opulence Ball </strong>took guests to an immersive retro disco party, living up to their reputation of elevating the Halloween season. </p><div><br/></div><p>&#x27;<strong>Opulence Presents: The Velvet Underground</strong>&#x27; borrowed influences from an opulent era in history: the 70s. Fashion and music have always been intertwined, and this vibrant, eclectic Halloween party just further showed how deeply connected those two can be. </p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/2390c971-fa80-4422-8145-8179e5e27ab1_the opulence ball 2024 the velvet underground halloween partydsc05444.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Mon Gutierrez and Ash Rye"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Mon Gutierrez and Ash Rye<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"><em> Photograph by Pat Buenaobra  </em></span></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>&#x27;The Opulence Ball: The Velvet Underground&#x27; happened at <strong>The Peninsula Manila</strong> in Makati. Celebrities, influencers, and society personalities graced the glamorous event dressed to the nines in their respective interpretations of the theme that also align with their aesthetics. </p><div><br/></div><div><strong>Check out the gallery below to see who we spotted at this much-awaited Halloween party: </strong></div><div><br/></div><div class="article-content" itemProp="articleBody"><div class="media-content"><div class="slider-for"><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/2508bc1f-a5ed-44a4-ae8d-0200505d3744_opulence%20ball%20gallery%20cover.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/0823c555-55ff-4bec-b582-597f461460b8_the%20opulence%20ball%202024%20the%20velvet%20underground%20halloween%20partydsc05429.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/3f3b2e31-8a6c-463f-8f3b-5e0ee4e88433_the%20opulence%20ball%202024%20the%20velvet%20underground%20halloween%20partydsc05373.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/9d10b408-7d0a-4008-86e4-4ea989c989ad_the%20opulence%20ball%202024%20the%20velvet%20underground%20halloween%20partydsc05359.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/03b8d659-a979-46bb-8379-240e2d7d0c19_the%20opulence%20ball%202024%20the%20velvet%20underground%20halloween%20partydsc05380.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/7f4a2bbc-4205-44ae-9ae7-b164070d9c1d_the%20opulence%20ball%202024%20the%20velvet%20underground%20halloween%20partydsc05409.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/6fefa879-50f1-4e7f-be08-7616e528d1c0_the%20opulence%20ball%202024%20the%20velvet%20underground%20halloween%20partydsc05422.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/f3cf8785-c106-4476-ad79-3879847229a1_the%20opulence%20ball%202024%20the%20velvet%20underground%20halloween%20partydsc05454.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/9251c760-efb6-48cf-b0d3-5225c5273d7a_the%20opulence%20ball%202024%20the%20velvet%20underground%20halloween%20partydsc05459.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/c3f2255e-5291-489c-bfc7-ae79a87b29c9_the%20opulence%20ball%202024%20the%20velvet%20underground%20halloween%20partydsc05490.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/b06919d9-a786-472b-a13c-6a9cf233febe_the%20opulence%20ball%202024%20the%20velvet%20underground%20halloween%20partydsc05506.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div></div><div class="media-content slider-desc"><div class="item-desc"><div></div></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Mond Gutierrez</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Hayden Kho and Vicki Belo</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Ferdi Salvador</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Ara Mina and Dave Almarinez</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Karen Jimeno</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Lino Cayetano and Fille Cainglet-Cayetano</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Priscilla Meirelles</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Chie Filomeno</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Sassa Gurl</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Nicole Andersson</p></div></div></div></div><div><br/></div><div><strong><em>Stay tuned for more exclusive content from &#x27;The Opulence Ball: The Velvet Underground.&#x27;</em></strong></div><div><br/></div><p>Photographs by <strong>Pat Buenaobra</strong></p><div><br/></div><div><strong>Related Story: </strong><a href="/people/celebrities/guests-opulence-ball-the-velvet-underground-pt-2/39202" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Who Came to Party at &#x27;The Opulence Ball: The Velvet Underground&#x27; 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