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Pinoy Inspiration for Tatsulok

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 ...

Draping Ideas on Mannequin

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 ...

Making The Pockets

Probably one where I did most of the trial and error, remembering from past pattern making experiences of adding pockets but also making it as classic as possible. I found that I understand jet pocket more than the welt pocket.

Making the Top Collar

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.

Grading blocks in Adobe Illustrator

Unlike the Gerber Accumark program where features are designed to facilitate garment pattern making, Adobe doesn’t calculate nor adjust objects to smaller or bigger sizes. Instead, grading is calculated manually through points. It is nonetheless easier to manage and took me less than an hour ...

Patternmaking in Adobe Illustrator

I began this year with the intention of understanding the craft of tailoring. I had books borrowed from the library to help with anything to do with a tailored garment, especially a jacket. I’ve prepared canvas, I was ready to buy wool. Alas, 2020 had a different idea. I had already in the ...

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Excerpt from Tatsulok project proposal

They are not white. Yet, before they could proudly claim it, the Philippine society pushed them to internalize that not being like an American puts them in a position of inferiority. Local television shows celebrate light skinned tall Filipinos or half-Filipinos who eloquently speak English. ...