Dubai-based Filipino designer Michael Cinco’s elaborate dresses aren’t for those who want to go unnoticed. It took years and masterful techniques for him to carve out a niche in the creation of fairytale-esque, show-stopping haute couture. “I don’t do simple,” he says.
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A standard bearer for the aspirations of emerging designers, Michael’s is a story of grit, hard work, and having a clear vision of what he’s always aspired to be–from when he was still growing up in Samar to taking that big leap to move to Dubai and now riding a crest of a wave.
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Given his track record—an elite member of the Asian Couture Federation, a Presidential awardee for Outstanding Filipinos Overseas conferred by President Benigno Aquino, Jr., and a guest designer and guest judge in Asia’s Next Top Model in 2013 and China’s Next Top Model in 2015—it’s no surprise that he’s grown a clientele composed of celebrities, both local and international, heiresses, and royal family members across the globe. He’s a Filipino designer who has truly gone global.
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“Some of the very first Hollywood celebrities who wore my dresses were Tyra Banks, Fergie and Lady Gaga. I received an e-mail from their stylists asking for dresses. I sent some of my collection and was so happy to see them wearing my dresses. That was one of the most amazing moments in my life—dressing up Hollywood celebrities has always been the greatest, impalpable dream of my life,” Michael shares.
Below, we list down the Hollywood celebrities that Michael has dressed so far.
Tyra Banks in America’s Next Top Model Cycle 16, 2011
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Fergie at Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest, 2012
Britney Spears in the Scream and Shout Music Video, 2012
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Chris Brown in Prestige Magazine November 2012
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Lady Gaga at the Chicago Bulls charity event, 2013
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Jennifer Lopez in Dancing with the Stars Season 16, 2013
Brandy at the BET Awards 2013
Christina Aguilera in The Voice Season 5 Blind Auditions, 2013
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Paloma Faith at the 2013 MET Gala
Britney Spears at the 2013 Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party
Nicole Scherzinger in X Factor UK Finals, 2013
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Sofia Vergara at the Golden Globe Awards 2013
Rihanna in Harper’s Bazaar July 2014
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Beyonce in Haunted Music Video, 2014
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Heidi Klum in Germany’s Next Top Model, 2014
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Christina Milian, Tina Turn Up Mixtape, 2014
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Christina Aguilera in The Voice Season 8 Finale, 2015
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Jennifer Lopez at the American Music Awards 2015
Toni Braxton on Upscale Magazine December 2015 cover
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Mila Kunis in Jupiter Ascending, 2015
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Kylie Minogue at the Dubai World Cup 2015
Lady Gaga in American Horror Story: Hotel, 2015
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Jennifer Lopez in The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, July 2016
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Carrie Underwood at the Country Music Awards 2016
Carrie Underwood in Dirty Laundry Music Video, 2016
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Lady Gaga at the New Year’s Eve Concert 2016
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Ellie Goulding at the Cartier Fifth Avenue Grand Reopening Event, 2016
Mariah Carey at Floyd Mayweather’s Birthday, 2017
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