Now THIS is what happens when Illustrado throws a party! A look back at THE Fashion Bash of the year!
September 25, 2019
Now, THIS is what happens when Illustrado throws a party!
Filipino designers, models, influencers and style personalities battle it out on the runway at Illustrado Fashion Bash 2019!
It was a WALK-OFF EXTRAVAGANZA on the 23rd September evening at the Barbary Deli + Cocktail Club as FilipinoDesigners, international and local models, influencers and Dubai’s style personalities clashed on the runway at Illustrado’s Strike a Pose 13th Anniversary Fashion Bash! The stylish night of mayhem made even more fun with the retro ballroom vibe coincides with the magazine’s Big Fashion Issue 2019 reveal featuring over 100 of the hottest international Filipinos in fashion including designers, models and photographers from all over the world.
Attended by close to 300 stylephiles, Illustrado’s exclusive invitation-only Fashion Bash was graced by the Filipino community’s first couple, Consul Paul Raymund Cortes and Mme Yasmin Balajadia-Cortes, as well as other VIPs including world-renowned designer Michael Cinco who was the Creative Director for the magazine’s cover fashion editorial “Candy Couture – an OTT Ode to the 80s with Illustrado’s Ones to Watch” featuring brilliant designers Izhcka Zeta, Ryan Pacioles, Garimon Roferos, Harvey Cenit, Angel Villiar de Jesus and Ronan Cabrito Opina.
Known for hosting glamorous events like no other in the expat Filipino-sphere, Illustrado’s glam homage to ballroom culture which saw guests challenged to walk exciting categories including “Jetsetting Realness by Emirates Airline”, “Glorious Skin and Face by Kaya Skin Clinic”, “Royalty”, “Heels for Days” “Avant Garde” and “Dance, Werk, Vogue!” made for one unforgettable night for the city’s fashionistas!
Check out the videos and photos for what went down that night!
Illustrado Fashion Bash 2019 at Barbary Deli + Cocktail Club
Wilhelmina Dxb Models
James Lange
Gerald Silva
Ballroom host Paolo Benitez of #TeamIllustrado
Model Rabih Rowell
#TeamIllustrado’s EIC Lalaine Chu-Benitez
Stylist Joe Dark
Battle on the runway
Judges score! L-R – Joseph Alcantara (Head of Marcomms – Emirates Airline), Mme Yasmin Balajadia-Cortes (Spouse of the Phil Consul General), designer Izhcka Zeta and Michael Cinco
Val Montuerto Jasmin
Designer Ronan Cabrito Opina
Photographer-Bboy Ace Reyes
Sebastien Coryn
Showdown!
Designer Garimon Roferos
Fashion Photographer Jef Anog
Illustrado GO> Live – Alwee Villarosa and Lalaine Chu-Benitez
Joe Dark
Illustrado GO> Live – Alwee Villarosa and Lalaine Chu-Benitez with EKs Joseph Alcantara
#TeamIllustrado with friends including Giordano Managing Director Ishwar Chugani
Paolo Benitez
#TeamIllustrado opens the runway
Anna Llagas of Anna Models
Wilhelmina Dxb Models
Anna Llagas of Anna Models with Korean Model Suhyen and Kenzo
Radisson Blu Hotel Dxb Deira Creek’s Director of Marketing Communications Josie Delfin with friend
L-R Joe Dark, Stavros Antypas, Gerald Silva, Hyku Desesto of HykuD Photography, Sebastien Coryn and Val Montuerto Jasmin
EON Group’s Pamela Enriquez, Mori Rodriguez and Celevel Butler
L-R: Raghd Zahr, Antonino Benitez, Ranwa Zahr, Paolo Benitez and Behzad Sandila
Kino Fukuda and Jhajha Rivera
#TeamIllustrado L-R – Paolo Benitez, Mon So Hiong Benitez, Antonino Benitez, Rony Aquino, Lalaine Chu-Benitez, Alwee Villarosa
L-R Manisha Singh Sodhi and husband Radisson Blu Dxb Deira Creek’s Abhishek Grover
Stylist Gweys Soriano, Kino Fukuda and Gerald Silva
Niche Models’ Glitzy Rania Robles, Ingrid Aureada and stylist Edward Taculog
Kaya Skin Clinic’s Wafa Handa and companion
Director of Marcomms for Dusit Thani Dubai Danelle Palang, EKs Joseph Alcantara and Mme Yasmin Balajadia-Cortes
L-R Stylists Edward Taculog, Kim Barik, Tina Daniac and Friend
EKs Joseph Alcantara, with Danelle Palang and Jagbeer Jasrotia – Head of Marcomms and Head of F&B for Dusit Thani Dxb
Commercial model and Indie Actor Dexter Dalisay
Rove Hotel’s Bianca Litonjua and friend
L-R: Mori Rodriguez, Hyku Desesto, Tina Daniac, Giordano’s Ishwar Chugani, Celevel Butler, Pamela Enriquez, Tess Keating and friend
L-R Raghd and Ranwa Zahr and Paolo Benitez
Niche Model’s Glitzy Rania Robles and Ingrid Aureada with Edward Taculog aand friends
Model Rabih Rowell
L-R: Stylists Kim Barik, Eduard Taculog, Giordano’s Ishwar Chugani and Tina Daniac
EKs Joseph Alcantara and Edward Taculog
Casting, Show Director and Events Producer Michael Amazona del Mar
Eduardo Tomaz of Niche Models
Giordano’s Ishwar Chugani, Mori Rodriguez and Celevel Butler of EON Group and Con Gen Paul Raymund Cortes and Mme Yasmin Balajadia-Cortes
Illustrado’s Lalaine and Mon Benitez with Mme Yasmin Balajadia-Cortes and designers Izhcka Zeta and Michael Cinco
L-R Renowned Lawyer Barney Almazar, Tess Keating, Ishwar Chugani, Mme Yasmin Balajadia Cortes, Con Gen Paul Raymund Cortes, designer Ryan Pacioles and Edward Taculog
Ranwa Zahr
Mayne Tamondong
Bruna Queiroz of Niche Models
L-R Fashion Photographer Jef Anog, Sebastien Coryn, Hyku Desesto, Valentino Montuerto Jasmin, Barbary Dxb’s Kaska Cynar, Joe Dark and Jesse Gale
Stavros Antypas
Valentino Montuerto Jasmin
Wilhelmina Models Dxb
Check out Illustrado Magazine’s Big Fashion Issue Sept 2019
