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When you are twenty, the biggest fashion conundrums you have are if your outfit matches the event that you are going to, if it is comfortable, or even if it reveals too much about yourself. However, there is a group of impressionable young ladies and men who are serving up high fashion with a nod to Filipino tradition. Fashion design graduates from De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde have showcased their works in their annual graduation show Sinulid.

We all know the traditional Filipiniana, but we also know that it’s being modernized in ways that we did not imagine. And there are a lot of homegrown Filipino designers who do their own version of the traditional Filipino costume; making it very unique, creative- and most of all, modernized. The modernization of Filipino fashionContinue reading “The Modern Day Filipin(ian)a By: Erica Valerio”

As Filipinos, we have lost our sense of cultural appreciation, we tend to patronize western products and other international products. Why? Because we follow what is trending, we follow what is “hype”, and we have patterned our sense of identity to numerous cultures that isn’t ours. Filipinos tend to lean on what everyone is doingContinue reading “On Trend By: Alia Cabatuando”

We are Team Charlie. A group of Filipinas who truly believe in the potential of local Filipino clothing. It was that one day where we realized that the local fashion industry is a slowly rising icon but we Filipinos are too busy watching the international fashion scene to be able to see what local hasContinue reading “The True Filipino Look”

I have always been a fan of the fashion industry. I love watching fashion shows, I shop clothes almost everyday, I follow influencers with a great sense of style, and I love “mixing and matching” my clothes as well. I’m the type of gal who wouldn’t go out of the house without feeling confident withContinue reading “Confessions of a Modern Filipina Shopaholic By Aira Valencia”

It’s amazing to be able to distinguish various fashion styles of each country because then it shows their uniqueness and how they have branded or even associated themselves with a certain style. However, for the longest time, I have been wondering about how Filipinos set themselves apart from all the trendy styles seen nowadays. QuiteContinue reading “Lost Identity By: Tini Abayan”