Showing posts with label fashion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fashion. Show all posts
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Thursday, April 8, 2010
full frontal
Forgive the language, but I was ecstatic when I received an email from F Magazine Creative Director Franco Dionco that the dress I designed made it to the front cover of Cambodia's foremost fashion magazine!
It's part of my art / fashion experiment called "Fairytales" where I printed screens of a fairytale that connects from one dress / clothing to another. As this is my first foray in fashion, my cuts are really simple and basic, but my fashion guru Don Protasio has helped me tremendously along the way. And so did my wife who was my biggest cheerleader and patron.
Now having one of these dresses on the front cover of F Magazine no less, is utterly mind blowing and amazing! Thanky uo once again F Team... will have to open a bottle of champagne when you guys are in Siem Reap!
It's part of my art / fashion experiment called "Fairytales" where I printed screens of a fairytale that connects from one dress / clothing to another. As this is my first foray in fashion, my cuts are really simple and basic, but my fashion guru Don Protasio has helped me tremendously along the way. And so did my wife who was my biggest cheerleader and patron.
Now having one of these dresses on the front cover of F Magazine no less, is utterly mind blowing and amazing! Thanky uo once again F Team... will have to open a bottle of champagne when you guys are in Siem Reap!
Thursday, January 28, 2010
what comes around goes around
Two amazing American artists opened a creative wonderland recently just beside our gallery/shop by the Alley West in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Featuring treasures and art culled from recycled clothes, fabrics and haunts from the junkyard, they've created such a trove of earth friendly clothes and accessories that magically defines their name - CIRCLE...
Rachel Faller, who owns KeoK'jay in Phnom Penh, provides jobs and skills for women living with HIV. Lauren Iida, on the other hand, creates fashion from recycled and vintage materials through another enterprise that empowers impoverished women through education and livelihood.
Having met in Phnom Penh, they decided to bring their talents together in Siem Reap to open up Circle...
The store is awash with quirky details and little nooks of art from found objects and scavenged treasures.
Necklaces and bracelets from fabric scraps and buttons...
This box frame with dinosaurs and bingo numbers is cool.
Iida, Laren's brand, is very feminine but each with a twist.
Rachel's style is very urbane with a touch of Boho chic.
Jam, left, is opening an organic cafe right above Circle in a few weeks called Samakki.
Leah, who provided sinful indulgences that evening with her amazing cupcakes will be partnering up with Jam on Cafe Samakki. We definitely can't wait for them to open up what will be our new hang-out!
Leigh, Jam and Don
Learn more about Rachel's work at www.keokjay.org and Lauren's at www.circlecambodia.wordpress.com
Rachel Faller, who owns KeoK'jay in Phnom Penh, provides jobs and skills for women living with HIV. Lauren Iida, on the other hand, creates fashion from recycled and vintage materials through another enterprise that empowers impoverished women through education and livelihood.
Having met in Phnom Penh, they decided to bring their talents together in Siem Reap to open up Circle...
The store is awash with quirky details and little nooks of art from found objects and scavenged treasures.
Necklaces and bracelets from fabric scraps and buttons...
This box frame with dinosaurs and bingo numbers is cool.
Iida, Laren's brand, is very feminine but each with a twist.
Rachel's style is very urbane with a touch of Boho chic.
Jam, left, is opening an organic cafe right above Circle in a few weeks called Samakki.
Leah, who provided sinful indulgences that evening with her amazing cupcakes will be partnering up with Jam on Cafe Samakki. We definitely can't wait for them to open up what will be our new hang-out!
Leigh, Jam and Don
Learn more about Rachel's work at www.keokjay.org and Lauren's at www.circlecambodia.wordpress.com
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
life's a fuckin' fairy tale
It all begins with Once Upon a Time... and often ends with And They Lived Happily... but often or not, it ends with a not-so-happy ending, or sometimes, it just ends.
When my grandmother read my first bedtime story eons back, I knew that I'd be forever drawn into a world of words and tales woven out of one's imagination. That sheer magic of storytelling gave me my inspiration to try my hands into fashion for the first time...
The magic of the good is its inevitable relationship with the bad...
(Glitter Encrusted Skulls Necklace)
Once upon a time, there lived an evil queen...
(Evil Queen Cape Dress with Glitter Encrusted Skulls Necklace)
Her kingdom come, her will be done...
(Paparazzi Dress and The Other Birkin Bags)
But as she crossed paths with a man to tame her heart...
(Captivation Dress)
Don't we all wish for one?
(Fuckin' Fairy Tale Top and Pants)
Alas, the last page is turned...
(The End Shirt and Destiny Pants)
The full collection of the The Fuckin' Fairy Tale Series is on exhibit/sale at the mezzanine floor of POETRY at the Alley West, Siem Reap, Cambodia
When my grandmother read my first bedtime story eons back, I knew that I'd be forever drawn into a world of words and tales woven out of one's imagination. That sheer magic of storytelling gave me my inspiration to try my hands into fashion for the first time...
The magic of the good is its inevitable relationship with the bad...
(Glitter Encrusted Skulls Necklace)
Once upon a time, there lived an evil queen...
(Evil Queen Cape Dress with Glitter Encrusted Skulls Necklace)
Her kingdom come, her will be done...
(Paparazzi Dress and The Other Birkin Bags)
But as she crossed paths with a man to tame her heart...
(Captivation Dress)
Don't we all wish for one?
(Fuckin' Fairy Tale Top and Pants)
Alas, the last page is turned...
(The End Shirt and Destiny Pants)
The full collection of the The Fuckin' Fairy Tale Series is on exhibit/sale at the mezzanine floor of POETRY at the Alley West, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
sweat in black and white
Had a great time last Saturday shooting for Don's autumn / winter 2009 - 2010 collection and you can just imagine how hot it was, in the middle of the Cambodian summer, to wear jackets and layered clothes. Well, at least that's how Serge and Elodie, our models felt, but it was definitely a blast doing the shoot... even with sweat rolling down their cheeks and all...
Our models were Elodie from Paris and Serge from Russia who were really cool and game even if the airconditioner in the studio was on the brink of a revolution.
This is just a preview of what Don has n store for the Philippine Fashion Week in May. This collection will be available shortly after at POETRY by the Alley West.
Our models were Elodie from Paris and Serge from Russia who were really cool and game even if the airconditioner in the studio was on the brink of a revolution.
This is just a preview of what Don has n store for the Philippine Fashion Week in May. This collection will be available shortly after at POETRY by the Alley West.
Monday, January 26, 2009
siem reap fashion week
Okay, so I guess I've exaggerated the post title, but we're almost getting there. A couple of weeks ago, the posh Arts Lounge of Hotel de la Paix hosted a fashion show of capsule collections by celebrated French-African designer Eric Raisina and Filipino avant garde designer Don Protasio which coincided with the opening of an art exhibition of Paris-based artist Thav Savann.
Backstage with the designers - Eric andDon
Don's bird series - he printed these images of birds and feathers in our workshop. A French model wore this ensemble with a muslin scarf and a cork necklace
On Vincent: Printed stripe hooded tee, scarf and cotton pants
On Cambodian artist Em Riem: Jesrsey shirt, printed vest and cotton skirt pants with suspenders
On Brewster: Hooded sweatshirt with printed vest and grey pants
On Soo Young (from Korea): printed halter dress with printed muslin scarf, On Kaoru (from Japan, via New York): printed dress and cotton necklace. Don sells his designs exclusively at the One Shop and One Gallery here in Cambodia and Backstage in Serendra in Manila.
Eric Raisina's funky and colorful silk-based fashion... Eric is originally from Madagascar but set up base here in Siem Reap after studying fabric design in Paris. He regularly goes back to Paris as he designs fabrics exclusively for fashion houses like Yves Saint Laurent and Christian Lacroix.
On Christian Larsson (from Norway): silk fur coat, silk fur hat and metallic pants
On Srey Pov: silk kaftan and silk fur hat. Would you believe this Cambodian model is 5 months pregnant???
French models galore...
And yes, the French start young...
On Heidi (from Australia): silk organza dress with silk scarf
On Barry (from Singapore): beaded silk Chinoise top and pants
the runway...
Don with New York designer Elizabeth Kiester
And with friends from all over...
So sleepy old Siem Reap is transforming itself from a dusty old backpacker town to a slice of third world cosmopolis... but don't worry, the character is still there!
Backstage with the designers - Eric andDon
Don's bird series - he printed these images of birds and feathers in our workshop. A French model wore this ensemble with a muslin scarf and a cork necklace
On Vincent: Printed stripe hooded tee, scarf and cotton pants
On Cambodian artist Em Riem: Jesrsey shirt, printed vest and cotton skirt pants with suspenders
On Brewster: Hooded sweatshirt with printed vest and grey pants
On Soo Young (from Korea): printed halter dress with printed muslin scarf, On Kaoru (from Japan, via New York): printed dress and cotton necklace. Don sells his designs exclusively at the One Shop and One Gallery here in Cambodia and Backstage in Serendra in Manila.
Eric Raisina's funky and colorful silk-based fashion... Eric is originally from Madagascar but set up base here in Siem Reap after studying fabric design in Paris. He regularly goes back to Paris as he designs fabrics exclusively for fashion houses like Yves Saint Laurent and Christian Lacroix.
On Christian Larsson (from Norway): silk fur coat, silk fur hat and metallic pants
On Srey Pov: silk kaftan and silk fur hat. Would you believe this Cambodian model is 5 months pregnant???
French models galore...
And yes, the French start young...
On Heidi (from Australia): silk organza dress with silk scarf
On Barry (from Singapore): beaded silk Chinoise top and pants
the runway...
Don with New York designer Elizabeth Kiester
And with friends from all over...
So sleepy old Siem Reap is transforming itself from a dusty old backpacker town to a slice of third world cosmopolis... but don't worry, the character is still there!
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