If there’s anybody who should be credited for bringing in much-deserved attention to UAE-based Filipino designers within the unforgiving and sharply-taloned fashion industry in the Philippines, it is Michael Cinco. The celebrated designer has undoubtedly ignited megawatt interest with the voracious media, style and celeb circle in the country.
But is there something beyond the drama on Philippine Fashion Week runway, the covers in Manila glossies, TV and red carpet couture moments with the Manila stars du jour?
A closer look reveals that there is more to La Cinco than the hype and the million peso dress.
An Illustrado Retrospective: It was in year 2006 when Dubai witnessed the birth of Illustrado, the first and only Filipino lifestyle magazine in the Middle East. Glamorous attendees from advertising, retail, fashion industries and more were spotted in the celebration. To recall this momentous social event, here are some of the images taken from Illustrado Magazine’s launch party.
Virtually everybody that matters in the regional haute couture industry knows what makes this Dubai-based Filipino artist a stand-out in the world of elite style. However, unbeknownst to many, there is so much more that makes him unique, and that truly establishes “The One” (pronounced ‘oh-nay’) as somebody even larger, than “merely” a true fashion maverick well-ahead of the pack.