Oh the weaving process. Probably the most overwhelming task out of any of my work. Suddenly, I had to unlearn the past few years to make this garment happen. It’s not that I don’t need planning. It’s just a different planning than pattern making. Maths were involved, especially dealing with stretch ...
While this may seem like the simplest design, this design perhaps was the one that had so many iterations of the pattern. From using various blocks to changing the back designs to adding new features. There wasn’t any specificity in this design except for three: it’s cropped, it has a terno sleeve ...
Here are two instruction on how to peel an orange: Oola How to Peel an Orange The Right Way Here’s the link to the original article written by Ashley Austin from Oola.com. Below are the various sets of instruction on this website’s take on the right way of peeling an orange. Peeling an orange with ...
The speech I wrote was revised from the Manifesto of a Filipino Creative. It is spoken in Tagalog, the national dialect of the Philippines. For context, it is spoken and written for fellow Filipino creatives and the youth who wants to explore the world of creativity. The basis of the manifesto is ...
I know, I heard it from everyone. Something dreadful could happen to him. He’s in and out of the hospital, at risk every time. Stuck in a country with unreliable health resources. “How are you feeling” people would ask me. I respond, “I don’t know. Not until I see clearly how hard it is for him to ...
There were multiple changes made with the patterns of the Barong dress to finesse its look and details. I began by removing the fullness of the dress that made it oversize, but I kept the volume of the original pattern at the hem. As mentioned previously, the center front panel doesn’t need a ...
This is what I stand for and live by as a Filipino creative exploring, creating and telling the Philippine story through my choice of creative medium: clothing. I believe clothing tells the story, fact or fiction, of society. Nonetheless, this manifesto works for any Filipino creative to inspire ...
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Creative Exposition Update (02/08/20): This review was first written on May 20, 2020 after taking part on this online fashion show that took place during the enhanced community quarantine in the Philippines (at a time when New Zealand was on level 4 quarantine). I chose to include this writing in ...
I started the collection with the Barong dress as it is the most familiar and I know the parts that needs to go. It’s the one in which the design is finalized and will only be changed in details instead of the whole design. This is the starting block I used to start my pattern making for this ...