Tag: PhFW Holiday 2016

This year, Philippine Fashion Week is celebrating its 20th birthday, and along with it were 12 fantastic designers. All of which brought their A game to kick off the fashion year. The Holiday 2016 collections graced the runway at Discovery Primea and

Philippine Fashion Week made the right decision to pick Cherry Samuya Veric to close this season's festivities. Infusing indigenous prints with modern forms, the talented designer showed true workmanship and skill by parading a battalion of intricately patterned, haute couture pieces. Needless

Amir Sali, a sought after designer of Saudi Arabian royalty, brought us to heaven with his dominantly white and gold Holiday 2016 collection, Simplified Glory. Showcasing wispy sheer mini and floor length dresses with glittery gold embellishments, it was as if angels walked

10,000 Joys and 10,000 Sorrows is probably the collection closest to Sidney Perez Sio's heart--literally. Inspired by his analysis of the human heart and all its color, texture, and feelings involved with it, the designer presented a rose-colored and printed collection that

If we told you that Jeffrey Rogador's Holiday 2016 offering was inspired by the intricate handwoven textiles of the Yakan, T'boli, Maranao, Ifugao, and Bagobo groups, would you believe us?  Incorporting all the wonderful colors and prints of the ethnic groups into

The second day of Philippine Fashion Week started off with a cultural-themed offering from Project Runway Season Four's first runner up, Jared Servano. Inspired by the traditional Blaan woman's dress, the Albong, the designer sought to popularize Filipino ethnic materials via intricate

Jerome Salaya Ang closed the first day of Philippine Fashion Week with his anthology, Into the Unknown. A very apt title to his Holiday 2016 collection, every look that paraded infront of us had a different surprise. Whether it was the appliqué on his

Look at Noel Crisostomo's Holiday 2016 presentation and you won't be able to guess that he found inspiration in the concept of a lady who runs away from a broken heart and finally finds herself after traveling the world for many years.

Arnold Galang takes the wisp-thin common thread binding serenity and loss, spinning it into a collection ripe with symbolism--mesh and chiffon stand for the transparency of true justice, for example, and masterfully embroidered birds mean peace. Taking inspiration from the widows and

Mystery plays a key role in Melchor Guinto's definition of luxury. For Holiday 2016, the designer blends classic menswear suiting with hints of mesh and floral camouflage in deep, rich hues, making for a collection that's opulently dapper. Launch the gallery to see

This June, Philippine Fashion Week celebrates its 20th anniversary by moving to a new home at Discovery Primea, Makati. Kicking things off was the youngest designer in this season's roster, Celine Borromeo. The Project Runway runner up launched her Holiday 2016 anthology, La