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.
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