From less than privileged beginnings in Samar, to working as a bank clerk and doing menial jobs in the city of lights just to survive, Filipino designer Anthony Tentativa has always dreamt of becoming a full-pledged fashion designer in the world’s fashion capital. Now he’s living his Parisian dream with his own prêt-a-porter haute de gamme label.

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Illustrado Scrapbook from Gerico Canlapan of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Robert Castro of Dubai, UAE.
Filipino photographers, it’s your time to shine!

“Blessed with physical perfection, the Absurdly Good-looking Man seems to embody mankind’s next step in the evolutionary ladder – the homo sapien superior. It’s not at all difficult to surmise that such a beautiful creature could not possibly have the same problems as the rest of us biological rough drafts, or could they?” We asked some of the gwapo-est guys we know for their take on #Gwapoproblems and here’s what they had to say!

#taasnoofilipino The fashion industry is notoriously cutthroat. One day you’re in, and the next day you’re out. But these Pinoys are here to stay! As prominent players in their respective niches, stylists, these guys are making the Filipino presence felt in a field that is both competitive and hugely diversified. #illustradomagazine #100MIFG