Freeway and Solo Celebrate National Arts Month!

Just last Valentine's Week, the Philippine Fashion brands Freeway, Ensembles & Solo have their VALENTINE'S SPECIAL. And now I'm excited to share that Freeway and Solo will be celebrating National Arts Month this February, that is why Freeway's Sionil Jose , Manansala Collections and Solo's Kenkoy Collection will be on sale from February 23 to 26, 2012 (Thursday to Sunday). For more promos about their brand, like them at:Freeway:http://www.facebook.com/FreewayOnlinehttp://www.twitter.com/FreewayOnline Solo:http://www.facebook.com/MySoloOnlinehttp://www.twitter.com/MySoloOnlineDisclaimer: if you are reading this article on one...

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Saluyot dresses and talahib bags on Bagong Habi, Salinlahi Fashion Show

Natural tropical fabrics from all over the Philippines got their time in the spotlight at the “Bagong Habi, Salinlahi: Cutting Edge Philippine Textiles” fashion show at the InterContinental Hotel Manila. Spearheaded by the Philippine Textile Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PTRI), the show featured fabrics made of native Philippine plants, from old standards like piña, abaca, and banana to newly-developed fabrics made from water hyacinth, saluyot, and maguey. The fabrics were also dyed using natural plant sources: mayana, guava, mahogany, achuete, indigo, talisay, and coconut husk.Fabrics from all over...

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Philippine Fashion Designer Josie Natori Goes Free-Spirited and Nomadic Chic

Talk about art and fashion colliding nicely on a fragrant Valentine’s Day afternoon. I’m talking about Josie Natori’s press preview where she unveiled her Fall ‘12 ready-to-wear collection inspired by Tibetan serenity and held at the Rubin Museum bathed in graceful Himalayan art. “This Philippine Fashion collection has been an evolution for us,” said Natori speaking to reporters after the show. “Natori has always been about East and West. I’m always inspired by exotic places.” In this case, Natori took her audience on a style journey to Mongolia, a tiny frontier nation bordered by Russia and China. Twenty-five models showcased Soviet-...

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Valentine's Special for Freeway, Ensembles & Solo

I 'm excited to announce that Philippine Fashion brands Freeway, Ensembles & Solo are having a VALENTINE'S SPECIAL from February 13 to 19, 2012 and get a 10% off on all regular items if you're an all access card holder.For more promos about their brand, like their FB page at http://www.facebook.com/FreewayOnline and follow them at http://www.twitter.com/FreewayOnline Disclaimer: if you are reading this article on one of this site, designandfashion.info , you are reading stolen content. To view this article from its original source visit swedes-love-fashion.blogspot....

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Fashion with a Vision - Philippine Fashion for a Cause

The Friends for Cultural Concerns of the Philippines (FCCP) presented a fashion show dubbed “Fashion with a Vision” in support of Philippine Fashion designers. The show features designers Dita Sandico Ong, Patis Tesoro and Malu Veloso with the special participation of the graduating class of UP Diliman BS Clothing Technology batch 2012.The event was held last Feb. 7, 3 p.m. at the Main Lounge, Manila Polo Club, McKinley Road, Forbes Park, Makati. “Fashion with a Vision” was headed by its president Nene Leonor and the FCCP fashion show committee core group is composed of director-in-charge Rose Marie B. Lazaro; chairs Karen Macasaet and Tessie...

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Techno Infusion with Ethnic Philippine Fashion

WOVEN piña and jusi of Aklan. Inabel of Ilocos Norte. Hablon of Iloilo. T’nalak of Lake Sebu. Hinabol of the Higaonons in Bukidnon. Inaul of Maguindanao. Textiles from the Cordilleras and Abra. And the colorful fabrics of the Yakans and Maranaos of Mindanao. All in neo-ethnic designs that draw inspiration from master weavers, dyers and artisans. All to propel Philippine textile into high Philippine Fashion and every day wear. "It will provide the needed boost to ethnic textile production, to infuse fresh waves of ideas and concepts that makes these traditional textiles, designs and production updated, competitive yet still culturally...

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