Even though Crazy Rich Asians has long since ended, its influence on pop culture cannot be denied. There are countless ways to brag about the lives of the extremely wealthy, from renting private islands to inviting royalty to family weddings! For the benefit of curious viewers, many real-life crazy wealthy parents aren’t afraid to demonstrate how they’re living their best lives both on and off camera.
YouTuber and entrepreneur Small Laude, whose lavish lifestyle and endearing demeanor won the hearts of internet users. Do you want to discover why she is considered one of the country’s “crazy rich moms”?
These days, the worlds of business, society, and internet stardom are all interwoven. The socialite, businesswoman, and vlogger Small Laude is at the center of it all. Her husband, Philip Laude, and she navigate several businesses with their opulent lifestyle, famous acquaintances, and expensive properties.
Are you curious why she is considered one of the country’s “crazy rich moms”?
Who is Small Laude, and where her fortunes came from?
Since she was a child, Small has always been surrounded by wealth. Despite being married to business billionaire Philip Laude, she is also a seasoned businesswoman. Their family has long-operated enterprises in the rice milling, trading, and exporting industries. The Laudes’ printing business and brokerage firm are now well-known.
Christopher, Michael, Timothy, and Allison are the four children that the couple has together. Like any good businessperson, the Laudes left their family business to found Timson Printing and Timson Securities, two companies specializing in printing and brokerage services.
She has a massive collection of high-end accessories.
It’s not surprising that the influencer has an extensive handbag collection that only the sharpest of eyes will have picked out, whether it’s a rare piece or an auctioned bag from a LA Lakers basketball player’s wife (We wonder who that could be). Her favorite bags of all time are a few from Chanel and Hermès.
She is close friends with other crazily wealthy socialites around the world!
Small, a social butterfly, has a close group of pals with whom she frequently goes out. Of course, it is not shocking that they are also wealthy and well-off.
She just recently met Rosé from Blackpink! Laude captioned the photo, “She wanted a photo with me so I gave in!”
According to Rosé’s Instagram postings and Laude’s #tiffanyandco hashtag, the two are visitors of Tiffany & Co.’s Botanica: Blue Book 2022 Exhibition in Tokyo, Japan.
The brand’s newest high jewelry collection, inspired by flowers, is on display. Rosé represents Tiffany HardWear, a line of clothing that takes its cues from the “bold energy and powerful architecture of New York City.”
She lives in a lavish multi-million house in the middle of the city, not just in the Philippines but also in Los Angeles.
Laude wore a Banana Republic linen shirtdress, her preferred pambahay, which she consequently had in many hues, and barely there Sam Edelman leather thongs when she spoke with the Inquirer in her new home, which architect Eduardo Calma created. Except for the gold earrings and the Cartier Ballon Bleu on her wrist, the outfit could be considered plain.
Fashion classics don’t have a chance and are disregarded as “too monotonous” in Laude’s description of her distinctive look: “Kikay (frou-frou) and bedazzled.”
According to Calma, in a phone conversation, she conducted a tour of the six-level residence, whose layout was determined by the topography. The facade belongs to Calma. The home is a play of overlapping volumes of levels or stories that partially reveals the chambers, as opposed to the usual box. Each level features a deck that may be utilized for outdoor events or as a place to chat, and landscape artist Ponce Veridiano has adorned each with a miniature garden. Two scenic elevators are present.
She’s a true “doña” lifestyle.
In a vlog where she parodied Vogue’s “73 Questions”—tiny and quick celebrity interviews that have caught social media by storm—she danced around in a white trumpet-sleeved shirt tucked into flared trousers with comical slits up to the knees.
I like your shoes.
The higher the heels, the closer to God.
Do you have a dream job?
To be a doña.
Laude’s YouTube channel, which has 14,300 subscribers and advertisers in its first five months, frequently parodies that doa’s luxurious lifestyle.
The Inquirer asked about her experience as a person. “You dress up, put on a rock, carry a Birkin, and get in a nice car,” Laude joked.
She attends events hosted by Manila’s café society and is known for her exuberance and stunning designer attire from Marchesa, Dior, Balmain, and Celine.
Truly a doña!
Is there anything she can’t live without?
My foldable religious art. I carry it wherever I travel. For protection.
