With so much creativity and new design talent bursting forth in the Philippines at the moment, I feel we are at the brink of even bigger things for our local fashion industry. Compared to fashion industries abroad, ours is quite literally still a toddler and in many ways not even an ‘industry’ just yet, but Filipinos have always been quick learners and our creativity & chutzpah are inherent, so for now we can focus on developing our natural strengths when it comes to our fashion industry. If the entire fashion community works together, there are no limits to what can be achieved.
The other day, the Fashion & Design Council of the Philippines (FDCP) presented 20 finalists for its “Weaving the Future” Philippine Fashion Design Competition at JUMP, which will culminate in the final competition in November (watch out for that!). And yesterday, Preview magazine presented their first ever PEFTA (Preview Emerging Fashion Talent Awards) with a fashion show in the Rigodon Ballroom of Peninsula Manila featuring the mini-collections of their 10 finalists. At the end of the show, two winners were announced, Xernan Orticio and Erika Adona…but without a doubt, the true winner in all this is really the Philippine fashion industry that is reaping the rewards of so many amazing talents.
Fashion scenes from yesterday’s show…
