In Between Cities and Selves, Eugene Reggio Finds Home

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A study in gradients There are men who define themselves in sharp lines. Model Eugene Reggio prefers gradients. Half Korean, part British, and part French, raised in the UK and shaped by movement across cultures, Eugene grew up learning how to shift without losing his footing. Portuguese entered his vocabulary early during his family’s time in Brazil. For him, geography has never been a matter of absolutes. So when asked whether multiple cultural influences make him feel fragmented, he answers without hesitation: fluid. READ ALSO: The New Wave of Gamechangers Across Style, Sports, and Culture Where it clicked Fluid enough to live anywhere. Fluid enough that arriving in the Philippines did not register as displacement. “It just clicked,” he says. “[It felt] kind of like home, to be honest.” There is no elaborate narrative about his arrival in Manila, save for a message from his former agent who suggested the..

Dayne Aduna

Associate Editor

Dayne Aduna is an Associate Editor at VMAN Southeast Asia, specializing in fashion, grooming, film, television, and contemporary pop culture. With a strong editorial focus on menswear, his work explores how style intersects with shifting cultural movements across Southeast Asia and beyond.

His expertise spans fashion journalism, celebrity profiling, grooming and skincare trends, fragrance, runway reporting, and cultural commentary, with a particular eye for emerging creatives and youth-driven style.

Dayne has written extensively on fashion houses, seasonal trends, designer collections, and the evolving image of the modern Southeast Asian man, bringing both editorial depth and cultural relevance to his coverage.

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