Last night, for the first time in years, I went on Facebook awaiting a very exciting new experience for the Philippine fashion industry. Rajo Laurel, one of the Philippines’ biggest fashion designers staged his first online fashion show. I was there waiting in anticipation on the same Facebook page ...
My list Yellow Skin Tangy Taste Gradient Sour Egg-like Shape Smooth Soft Pointy Fruity Fresh Group List Yellow Skin Tangy Taste Gradient Sour Egg-like Shape Smooth Soft Pointy Fruity Fresh Chocolate … Photo by Giordano Rossoni on Unsplash A brown piece of sweet temptation That little piece of ...
One of the end results of this project is a fashion film, regardless if I show at a catwalk or an exhibit. This is in collaboration with my film artist friend, Regine Panlilio. Most of my latest works and blogs are in collaboration with her and it’s just fitting that I finish my degree with ...
The weaving technique, just like any weaving techniques, will need a loom. Thankfully, the loom required for this project won’t be too intensive and only needs a few supplies. For a sample frame, I used a simple picture frame bought at a thrift shop and nails. But perhaps, I will have to make ...
Main Fabric There isn’t much choice of fabrics I needed for this project. The main reason is that the fabric, for the most part, will be woven and made by hand using old clothes. I have with me a full bag and a box of old clothes ready to be used as this is often how this rag weaving is often ...
Here is two-part video of how I drafted the two-piece sleeve pattern often used in a classic tailor jacket. The experience was a pretty long one as it is my first time drafting the sleeve patten at all. I don’t think I’ve ever done it even on paper. This is the beauty of digital pattern ...
Pinoy is a colloquial term for Filipinos, the people and culture of the Philippines, which is the main focus of this project. Specifically what it means to be a Filipino after colonization. The separation of social classes emphasizes the enduring effects of colonialism and therefore has great ...
After a few sketches to get my ideas out of my head, I needed to see how the fabric behaves when it’s on the body. Gladly I found two rags brought with us from the Philippines that I could use to do some draping. Unlike my previous experience in draping, pleating isn’t as easy with quite ...
Drafting the top collar pattern in Adobe Illustrator. Here I was able to use new tools to make the pieces unite together quicker and faster than making new lines and connecting them to where I added volume. It is perhaps the easiest edit I’ve made.
This is the preview of how I drafted the jacket block in fast speed. It is not intended to as a tutorial but merely just to show how I used Illustrator as a drafting tool. It took roughly about 3 hours to do the draft given that this is the first draft I did on Illustrator. I was still getting used ...