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Oh to dream of innocence … Of fairy frills, the playful whisper of silk, and the smell of charming pastels. Oh to go back to sweet and glorious insouciance! Filipino fashion
Alluringly feminine pieces, Filipino fashion of the season set against Manila’s most romantic spot…
It isn’t easy to stand out among the millions of bloggers who are posting daily feeds online and on social media. In the UAE alone, hundreds of fashion and lifestyle bloggers hog for share of virtual voice. So, it is indeed an astounding feat for a few Filipinos – Mahryska Gaspacho, Cristina Linaza, Ushi Sato and Paul Ramos – to have captured the interest of the international mix of discerning fashion enthusiasts that thrive in the Middle East.
With Western and Arabic models dominating the local world of advertising and fashion, and Southeast Asians a rare sight whether on media or on the runways, it is truly amazing to see a handful of Filipinos make a breakthrough in the local style scene.
Name a fashion designer who could talk to you about nuclear medicine, comic books, and haute couture in equal measure and gusto. This designer will likely be Yen Ab. It will not be far-wrong to call him a polymath, because everything that he does, he does astonishingly well.
Since Rocky Gathercole has left the Middle East to replant his roots back into Philippine soil, but it won’t be right to do this list without the eccentric designer – especially since he has left such a controversial and divisive mark on the face of fashion in the UAE.
Dubbed as one of the hottest Filipino personalities in the fashion industry, Michael Cinco shines brightly with an amazing array of achievements. From dressing royalties to celebrities, Michael Cinco has made it to THE list as one of the most influential Asians in the global fashion industry.
The Cebu-born talent, whose career in fashion began in winning MEGA Magazine Young Designer of the Philippines Award in 1994, has certainly gone a long way from being an intern at Josie Natorie’s atelier. Now, Furne One co-sits in the triumvirate royalty of couture designers in the UAE through his very own fashion house: ‘Amato Haute Couture’.
From lending his sartorial talent to top fashion houses in Saudi Arabia and Dubai to establishing his very own haute couture brand EZRA that is now considered as one of the most esteemed high fashion labels in the region, Ezra Santos has indeed made an illustrious name for himself.
If Michael Cinco is all about grandiose beauty, Furne One the master of dark drama, and Rocky Gathercole continues to play shock and awe, Ezra Santos’ domain is firmly placed on the altar of refined elegance.
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