MINDANAO is home to a lot of designers who have been helping the local culture be known. Thus, a group has been formed to highlight their uniqueness and the unending passion to put the island-region in the international fashion and design map.
The Fashion Designer Alliance (Fadal) Mindanao is the local arm of Fadal Manila, an organization established in 2010 by Levenson Rodriguez.
Fadal Mindanao Director Xioti Chiu said the launch of their group last March 11 is a welcome development for the region’s designers.
Chiu shared that he personally searched the alliance key people from the different parts of the southern part of the country to complete Fadal Mindanao.
The Fadal envoys are Merlyn Nemia Ramos (Tacurong City, Fatima Navee Abdurajak (Julu Sulu), Gleizl Joy Soo (Davao del Norte), Alexis Nickole Rule (Davao del sur), Danja Buencamino (Davao Oriental), and Frankie Galagnara (Cagayan de Oro City)
The Davao City—based leader of Fadal Mindanao said their plan is to help each other grow, while making the island-region a fashion and design destination.
“We will maximize our gifts, talents and experiences in the field of fashion, not only to contribute to the growth of the organization, but for the career advancement of our Mindanawon members as we have the deep yearning to sharpen our skills every step of the way,” he said.
To the aspiring designers and the existing ones who dream of becoming big one day, Chiu emphasized three major ingredients.
“In the fashion industry, it takes an enormous amount of discipline, responsibility, and integrity. This is the heart and soul of FaDAL Mindanao,” he said.
As an organization, they live by their mantra of being an alliance.
“We mobilize and function not as a typical organization but as a force that embodies our cultural identity as an alliance. We stand proudly as a Fashion Designer Alliance Mindanao Team,” he added.
Fadal aims for greater heights, which means gearing towards a wider audience. With this in mind, the organization serves as a platform “where we put each designer in a spotlight, helping each other to market themselves in this cut throat industry.”
Chiu noted that Fadal is known to accept the unique, innovative, and newly-honed brave designer.
Kudos, Fadal Mindanao! Good luck in weaving new chapters as the talented designers of the island-region!
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