HAPPY 109th Charter anniversary, Baguio City! Indeed, Baguio City and the Cordillera Administrative Region has been placed into the global limelight because of its rich cultural heritage and innovations.
Our youth are continually empowered and encouraged to be part of this preservation and promotion through fashion where designers, stylists, models, artists and photographers are given the avenue to express themselves.
WATCH&WEAR is De Stijl Image Reinvented’s annual fashion gala featuring the in-house roster models from De Stijl Image Reinvented. As the concept runs, it has evolved to be one of the sought after fashion shows every year, showcasing the contrast and blend of top brands and city’s take on Ready-to-Wear fashion and style, featuring SM City Baguio’s participating fashion labels, and designers from Baguio’s local fashion community. This was held last August 19 at SM City Baguio.
Event Production and Direction De Stijl Image Reinvented; Lights & Sounds VisionWorks Multimedia; Stage Styling Crafters in Heels by Mai Gumaya; VO Jean Nicole Cortes; HMU Artists Jerose Benigno, Elenor Espiritu, Mornea Nicole, Elaine Yap, Kimverly Calimutan, Anne Magin, and Derrich Inway; Fashion Clothing Brands Folded&Hung, Surplus; partner organizations FAB Inc., FAME Baguio, and Jonard Don Jardenil Design Studio.
Featured fashion Designers were Glory Payangdo, Karu Villanueva, Mary Grace Caniedo, Daisy Dorothy, Ces Flores, and Hans Jeo Rapanan.
Photographers & Media VisionWorks Multimedia, Josef Lopez, Manay Olosan, Santi Ramos, Osharé, ABS-CBN TV3 Baguio, Naimbag nga Morning Kapamilya, Sun.Star Baguio with Ric Maniquis, Randy Benigno, Ronald de Leon, Jackie Annaguey, and Joseph Lusung.
SAVE, a fashion show for a worldly cause, climate change awareness was held last August 25 at the Maryknoll Ecological Sanctuary and was presented by VMMA Events Management. Featured were models of Vortex Models International and De Stijl Image Reinvented.
This event was significant as we are reminded to upcycle and reinvent what we have in our closets and to make the fashion industry sustainable by making use of environmental friendly fabrics and materials.
The designers were Likha Ni Manang Clothing Line by Aubrey Anne Abellada (skirts, turbans, shawls; Kezia Creations by Arra Keiza Rosado; ACAP Shawls by Mickee Vizcara; Claire Dulnagen for Clarita’s Closet; Shawn Pascua’s Exclusive Designs; Daryl Gachallan; Couture and Artistry by Angelica Fonacier; Designer Cherrie Lyn Dulnagen; and Gabriel Ezrah's Overruns. Featured HMU artists were Ash and Jen.
Documentation by Santiago Ramos lll, Tristan Joseph Escarlan, Christopher Sen, John Lester Escarlan and Osharé.
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