ALODIA CECILIA, a fashion and jewelry/accessory designer.
ALODIA first took up dressmaking in 2002 at the Ricky Reyes Learning Institute. In 2004, she went to the Golden Hands Fashion and Art School for Fashion Illustration. Highly inclined in the Arts, she also took-up Basic Oil Painting at the DLSU-College of St. Benilde in the same year. ALODIA CECILIA went to Fashion Institute of the Philippines and completed the Basic and Advance Pattern Making and Haute Couture Courses in 2006. In 2007, she took-up Jewelry Making and Jewelry Appraisal at Meycauayan Jewelry Making Training Center , in Bulacan.
ALODIA CECILIA has always aspired to be a well known artist and poet, and has dreamt to spend her artful years in a humble town in Batanes. Persistently persuaded by her family to take-up a design related course, she initially considered Industrial Design, surprisingly enough, she landed in the world of Fashion.
While studying Pattern Making at the Fashion Institute of the Philippines in 2005, ALODIA CECILIA enthusiastically joined the Philippine Fashion Design Competition-Accessory Division. Having no experience at all in accessory making, she bravely managed to experiment on her design entry, entitled "Anaconda," which gained her the IXUS Style Award. She joined the Philippine Fashion Design Competition in 2007 once more and made it again as a finalist. ALODIA CECILIA worked with snakeskin, fang, fresh water pearls, silver, brass, swarovski crystals and precious stones, just as her first entry in 2005, but also added leather and fur. Making use of these indigenous materials, and inspired by talismans and amulets, the ALODIA CECILIA "Uh'neemal" Couture Accessory Collection, emulates a vintage feel and ethnic sovereignty.
In 2008, ALODIA CECILIA went back to fashion and joined Philippine Fashion Week, having her “URBAN ROYALTY” Collection Spring/Summer 2008 as her first ever fashion show after her graduation show in 2006 at the Fashion Institute of the Philippines . This was followed by her Spring/Summer Collection for 2009, entitled, “WHYDAH”, and has been continuously showcasing ever since. In which have become a great success in gaining ALODIA more clients and a name in the fashion industry.
Alodia Cecilia also began working as a part-time instructor of Fashion Accessories Course at the Fashion Institute of the Philippines last February 2010. And also is a consignee at Graxie-Archeology, at Rockwell Powerplant Mall, and at the Blackbook, located at #7274 Malugay st., San Antonio , Makati City .
Accepts made-to-order wedding gowns and bridal entourage since December 2009
Openly considers collaborating with local retail brands.
Future plans include, venturing into bag and shoe designing, as well as launching her jewelry and art exhibit.
A maximalist's mind merging into a minimalist's vision. Incorporating various elements directed on certain patterns, influenced by Eastern and Western medieval ethnicity in smooth intricate detailing, mostly hand-crafted couture pieces, with favourable contemporary attributes of functional and practical clothing. A style that embodies elegant artful classics
Moves by the mood.
* Mainly creates one-of-a-kind Women's Apparel and Couture Snakeskin/Fur Accessories/jewelry
*Seasonally creates leather bags and belts, footwear
