Let me share with you my first-ever bride. Although I didn’t make her wedding gown, I still consider her my first because she’s the first bride I made entourage pieces for. Her name is Bianca Santiago (now Bianca Santiago-Reynoso. Woohoo!). I met her when I modeled for Chalk Magazine a few years back. She’s one […]
MoreBehind-The-Design: Modern Cher
Last March 24, I received a message from the amazing Daryl Chang of Preview Magazine for a possible project–another editorial for Preview Magazine’s June issue. Woohoooo! Of course I got all excited again and said yes. Here’s the peg she sent me: I was told the fashion editorial is about “decade icons”. The icon assigned […]
MoreRags to Riches: Oliver Tolentino + Apartment 1B
For those of you not familiar with the organization, Rags to Riches is “a for-profit social enterprise based in Manila, Philippines, creating eco-ethical fashion and home accessories out of up cycled scrap cloth, organic materials and indigenous fabrics by working with women living in the poor communities around Metro Manila.” For years now, they’ve been […]
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