too bad the beadwork on the net doesn't clearly capture the detail on the photo...
oh well. i still love it!anyway ;)
photos by ian ong
thank you
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Opening Gala Show PhilippineFashionWeek2008
too bad the beadwork on the net doesn't clearly capture the detail on the photo...
oh well. i still love it!anyway ;)
photos by ian ong
thank you
"WHYDAH" Design Fusion Spring/Summer '09 PhilippineFashionWeek2008
Philippine Fashion Week ‘08
Spring/Summer 2009
Category: Design Fusion
Title: “WHYDAH” (pronounced Wih-Dah)
The oceans bright ripe corals that bring glee
Title: “WHYDAH” (pronounced Wih-Dah)
The oceans bright ripe corals that bring glee
Cascading waters of the purple night sea
Gigantic green vines hanging over the ship’s gaff
Gigantic green vines hanging over the ship’s gaff
This collection portrays a pirate feel in their behalf
An apposite representation of a pirate’s code of dressing, infusing a number of distinguished buccaneer possessions yet keeping the wearability of each piece for modern times. Despite the predominantly obvious inspiration from rags, this collection still presents the right amount of elegance.
An apposite representation of a pirate’s code of dressing, infusing a number of distinguished buccaneer possessions yet keeping the wearability of each piece for modern times. Despite the predominantly obvious inspiration from rags, this collection still presents the right amount of elegance.
Fabric: Cotton, Linen, Jersey, Corduroy
Colors: Capturing the strong colors from the sea
*Brief background: WHYDAH
· First ever pirate ship discovered in North America
· First ever pirate ship discovered in North America
· An ex-slave ship under the command of Lawrence Prince (London 1715)
· Captain Samuel “Black Sam” Bellamy, chased down Whydah in February 1717 and claimed her as his flagship
*I first read about her a few years ago in National Geographic magazine, which I fondly thought of to use as my inspiration for this season’s collection.
thank you ian ong for photos
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"WHYDAH" Design Fusion Review Oct2008
A Pretty Good Mix: Design Fusion '09by Trina T. Epilepsia
posted on Tuesday October 28, 2008
Design Fusion always captures an interesting crowd during Philippine Fashion Week. The crowd is a hodgepodge of people, but they are mostly young and dressed like they just stepped off the virtual pages of fashion/party blogs. This underlying style preference, which is playful and highly referential, is what buoys most of the designers who join the Design Fusion show.
As the name implies, the show has designers that are taking styles of old and fusing them with newer, more modern styles. This season's ten designers pushed and teased the concept of fusion, bringing styles from all over the world, from times past, present, and future and weaving them into collections that are uniquely theirs. Alodia Cecilia opened the show with a sexy and urban take on the swashbuckling Pirate. Models paraded in loose, diaphanous tops, shorts, and skirts in muted purple, vivid orange, and chartreuse. This is only Cecilia's second showing at PFW, but already she has established a distinct style. One of these distinguishing marks is her handmade jewelry and accessories, which she showcased this time around as headpieces, necklaces, and bags. Cecilia ditched the overused skulls and crossbones, opting instead to use rope-y chains with dangling bones, metal, and leather fringe.
Design Fusion Collection of Philippine Fashion Week Spring / Summer 2009. The show was held last October 26 at the SMX Convention Center, Pasay City.
"URBAN ROYALTY" New Generation Collection May2008
To watch the PFW Video:
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION:
“Urban Royalty” celebrates the majestic resonance of African-Asian ethnicity,toned down into contemporary silhouette
The collection is virtually a concoction of nomadic street culture and elegant casual sophisticated arm-stretch dresses
Each outfit has a story of its own, each one is deliberately intensified with a core inspiration from unexpected aspects of nature’s effect to human and human’s reaction towards nature
“Urban Royalty” A collection of wearable and practical fashion that manifests sovereignty.
Photos by Ian Ong
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Video by Ms. Tina Herrera
Runway Productions
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Thank You So Much!!! :)
"URBAN ROYALTY" New Generation Review May 2008
THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT
Thoughtful, provocative, and technically accomplished, new designers signal brighter days ahead for Philippine fashion.
by: Yonina Chan
The second night of the ongoing Philippine Fashion Week series was both revelatory and a revelation: The young, fundamentally aspiring designers in the New Generation showing displayed a marked sophistication in both philosophies and techniques rarely experienced in previous entry-level showcases. Manila Bulletin selected five of the most accomplished and provocative of the participating designers:
ALODIA CECILIA
Tying together a broad spectrum of influences, young designer Alodia Cecilia’s collection features a selection of urban nomadic pieces, punctuated by a few dressier styles that reference elements of Asian and Western medieval royalty.
Influenced by her mother and grandmother to go into fashion, Alodia started her fashion studies with a course in fashion illustration at Golden Hands, then proceeded with pattern making at the Fashion Institute of the Philippines. Herself strongly inclined to the visual arts, she also took up short courses in painting at the College of Saint Benilde, and is scheduled for a full degree course in Fine Arts in 2009.
Alodia’s fashion week collection is at once concerned with the very practical ideas of the daily commute, as well as the incorporation of her own line of accessories (which, in fact, she has been better known for). Addressing the concerns of the average commuter, most silhouettes of her casual pieces—which are inspired by the forms of traditional Thai dolls, although minimized or exaggerated in certain parts—are, before anything, very wearable and practical for daily use. Additionally, Alodia incorporated other practical details such as calf pockets on skinny pants (for easy access of coins while riding a jeep) and a small backpack on her turtle-inspired vest (which, notably, uses wool piping to create a mosaic design).
Alodia’s accessories, on the other hand, either contrast the rugged textures of her casual designs, or alternately underscore the idea of sovereignty in her dressier pieces. Notably, her headpieces made of Swarovski crystals, freshwater pearls, silver metal components, and handmade snakeskin beads provide a modern translation of the glamour and opulence of medieval times.
www.mb.com.ph/issues/2008/06/01/20080601126173.html
Philippine Fashion Week: A New Generationby Trina T. Epilepsia posted on Tuesday June 3, 2008
Philippine fashion's torchbearers were front and center last week, showcasing their debut collections during Philippine Fashion Week 2008.The New Generation Collection featured 12 brand spanking new designers, showcasing their debut collections on the second day of Fashion Week. While guests were brought in at 8:15 pm (in order to start the 8:30 show on time), most of the audience decided to arrive not-so-fashionably late, thus delaying the start of the show. Since half of the seats were placed ingeniously in the middle of the rectangular catwalk, event organizers had to wait for the middle seats to be filled up before starting, as latecomers would've disrupted the sashaying models.
Nonetheless the show itself was a success. The 12 young designers showed a stunning display of range and originality, and while there were some misses, strong collections from some individuals drove up the applause as the designers took their place on stage.Fashion week was held in the newly opened SMX Convention Center, a monolith structure found next to the sprawling SM Mall of Asia. The imposing steel and glass structure housed several hangar-like halls. The New Generation Collection was held in Hall 3, which complete whitewashed, with rows and rows of neatly lined up white seats surrounding a sleek catwalk. Guests and media personnel were all chatting up a storm before the show, pausing only to look up each time time a fashion or showbiz celebrity slinked to their seats or when director extraordinaire Joey Espino Jr. strode by in his white and silver ensemble. Finally, perhaps a good 40 minutes after the doors were opened, the lights dimmed and the throbbing beats began.
A short introduction video was flashed on screen, segueing smoothly into the collections; first up was accessories maverick Alodia Ceciclia. Her 'Urban Royalty' collection was a very feminine take on African and Asian styles, softening them up jewel colors and loose, modern silhouettes. Cecilia's intricate accessories were the definite highlight of the collection, as chains snaked their way around the models' napes and temples; they were statement pieces that retained their wearability even as they elevate a simple ensemble to new dazzling heights.
Uh'neehmal Collection
Photos by:
Noelle Hernandez
Richie Castro
Models:
Mariana, Patricia and Priscilla (beautiful Brazilian ladies)
Stylist:
Yours truly :) together with my gorgeous friend Prisara Morales
Thank you so much! :)
Special thanks to Ms. Cathy Binag
Accessory Excerpts/Feature - "ANACONDA"
SHOPTALK with Ms. Pia Hontiveros-Pagkalinawan
February 06, 2008
ABS-CBN Studio 3
*sorry couldn't post the video
Manila Bulletin Dec. 18, 2005
MEGA magazine Dec'05/Jan'06
MANUAL magazine Aug'06
MEG magazine Sept 2006
GIRLFRIEND magazine Aug 2006Digital IXUS awards top
Filipino designers
THE most stylish camera deserves no less than the chicest accessory to go with it.
Digital IXUS, Canon’s line ultra-compact digital cameras, looked no further than the recent Philippine Fashion Design Competition to pick out the most creative individual to design the IXUS accessory that would complement its design aesthetics.
Gaining the rare privilege of designing an IXUS accessory for 2006 is accessory designer Alodia Cecilia Sales who awed the judges with "Anaconda," a sleek necklace and belt in one, made of Swarovski crystals, dark colored pearls, antique chains, silver, precious stones and reptile skin. Worn with a simple nude dress, Sales’ creation transformed the ensemble into an arresting work of art.
"The creation was beautiful, sleek, and arresting – the same qualities that IXUS represents," says Katrina Tioseco, Digital IXUS product manager. "We’re very excited to work together and create the first ever Filipino-designed IXUS accessory," Tioseco says.
In the continued effort to remain true to the IXUS commitment on unabashed style and performance, Canon recently launched the Digital IXUS i Zoom. Available in four designer colors – Cranberry Red, Jet Black, Sahara Blonde, and Ultra Violet – this five-megapixel wonder is certainly Manila’s latest must-have.
Incorporating Canon’s superior ultra-high refractive index aspherical (UA) lens that reduces color dispersion and the proprietary DIGIC II Imaging Processor, the Digital IXUS I Zoom boasts of unabashed beauty and power.
Digital IXUS further livened up the fashion design search by handing out the IXUS Color Trophy to the designer with the most colorful and vibrant design.
Roberto Angelo A. Estera, who was also one of the top ten finalists in the Apparel Category, went home with the award for his "Ang Saranggola ni Pepe" concept, a magnificent confluence of hues in an evening dress.
Estera and Sales will join the contingent of other Filipino designers in the prestigious Concourse International de Jeunes Creaturs de Mode (International Young Designers Fashion Contest) in Paris, France in 2006
Digital IXUS, Canon’s line ultra-compact digital cameras, looked no further than the recent Philippine Fashion Design Competition to pick out the most creative individual to design the IXUS accessory that would complement its design aesthetics.
Gaining the rare privilege of designing an IXUS accessory for 2006 is accessory designer Alodia Cecilia Sales who awed the judges with "Anaconda," a sleek necklace and belt in one, made of Swarovski crystals, dark colored pearls, antique chains, silver, precious stones and reptile skin. Worn with a simple nude dress, Sales’ creation transformed the ensemble into an arresting work of art.
"The creation was beautiful, sleek, and arresting – the same qualities that IXUS represents," says Katrina Tioseco, Digital IXUS product manager. "We’re very excited to work together and create the first ever Filipino-designed IXUS accessory," Tioseco says.
In the continued effort to remain true to the IXUS commitment on unabashed style and performance, Canon recently launched the Digital IXUS i Zoom. Available in four designer colors – Cranberry Red, Jet Black, Sahara Blonde, and Ultra Violet – this five-megapixel wonder is certainly Manila’s latest must-have.
Incorporating Canon’s superior ultra-high refractive index aspherical (UA) lens that reduces color dispersion and the proprietary DIGIC II Imaging Processor, the Digital IXUS I Zoom boasts of unabashed beauty and power.
Digital IXUS further livened up the fashion design search by handing out the IXUS Color Trophy to the designer with the most colorful and vibrant design.
Roberto Angelo A. Estera, who was also one of the top ten finalists in the Apparel Category, went home with the award for his "Ang Saranggola ni Pepe" concept, a magnificent confluence of hues in an evening dress.
Estera and Sales will join the contingent of other Filipino designers in the prestigious Concourse International de Jeunes Creaturs de Mode (International Young Designers Fashion Contest) in Paris, France in 2006
Special Thanks to:
Ms. Pia Hontiveros, Martha Vinzons, Trina Tioseco, Ms. Ethel Timbol, Lai Suarez-Reyes, Pierra Calasanz, Cher Tiu, Mela de Luna
hand-made masterpieces
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Brass ring - Art Contemporary JewelrySilver ring - Crown Fine Jewelry - unpolished
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