One of the ideas I wanted to play with for this project is to make a garment based off of rug weaving technique very common in the Philippines. This is what families usually do to clothes that has lost its wearability.
They are not white. Yet, before they could proudly claim it, the Philippine society pushed them to internalize that not being like an American puts them in a position of inferiority. Local television shows celebrate light skinned tall Filipinos or half-Filipinos who eloquently speak English. ...
One of the privileges of migrating to a different country later in life is being able to experience and embrace life as a local in places lived. I am one of the first generation immigrant, with my immediate family, to New Zealand from the Philippines in 2007. I was 17 then. I had enough years to ...
Wedding season is on full force in New Zealand (even in the Philippines, actually, for it’s the season of family vacation). Working in menswear retail, the amount of wedding suits we’re organizing and wedding guest attires we’re styling were enormous; ceremony dates were almost one ...
Let’s face it, getting ourselves to and from one country to another is not the most fun part of any trip, business or holiday. The time spent stuck in a flying vehicle with no where to go but your seat and the loo, can cause a lot of discomfort. Clothing shouldn’t be the main restriction ...
This was an old post from before the website went down and I lost all my files and database before I could back it up. Some slight changes occurred from the last time, but words stayed the same. I remember the white silk chiffon layers embracing the skin of my teenager legs as I twirled in my ...
Making this year count by making success to achieve the only goal for the year.