Iloilo Designer's Week 2013 (DAY1): MY PICKS

Hello again guys! Okay, I have some explaining to do, but if you're not interested in it you can skip this part. hihi. =) Anyways, last month, it was announced that the second Iloilo Designers Week was already scheduled and that they were receiving applications for bloggers who would be featuring the event in their blogs. Being the naive and too excited blogger that I am, I immediately applied and luckily got accepted. I was already looking for my outfits and stuff, talking to other fellow bloggers about our plans and other related blogging topics, thinking that I had pretty much enough time for all the preparation. I was really expecting that the event would be on September or later since that was the time the 1st IDW was held. It was only a week before the event that I realized that the show was also the same date as that of our school's educational trip. I was so devastated, I even tried to arrange my flight for the field trip to be later than the original one scheduled so that I can at least see one show, but to no avail. =(

So long story short, I wasn't able to attend the event. But that wouldn't stop me from blogging one of the most anticipated fashion event in Iloilo City.With the help of facebook updates and other bloggers' posts, here are my picks from the collections of the different designers during the first day of the show:

BO PARCON

Just like last year, Bo's collection were in the grey color scheme, with different touches of pattern here and there. What I loved about his collection is that it's not all about flowy skirts or loose pants, he now mixed it with clean lines and structured looks, which made the whole look contrasting yet very much interesting. I can also see that he's really into little details, like that asymmetrical sleeves and the pointed front flaps of the jacket.

JAKI PENALOSA

I can say that this is one of my favorite collections. Who would have thought that Hablon could be transformed into this dainty and very youthful pieces? I always thought that Jaki's designs are a little more on the mature side, but this collection proved me wrong.

DJOHN CLEMENT

THIS! I have no words. The details, the length, the shape, and even the color (which was not always my favorite,anyway). Just the perfect mixture. <3 oh, and this would really be perfect for this year's school prom theme "Garden of Eden". 

JOHN MONTINOLA

This collection is just so dreamy. I feel like I'm in another awesome universe just by looking at the photos (what more if I was on the show itself?). His clothes are too awesome and delicate-looking they deserve to be preserved (rhyming!) in a museum and to be shown in the future generations. =))

SIDNEY ECULLA

I literally gasped when I saw photos of this collection, I've long been waiting to see a collection as world-class as this. And I can't believe I missed the chance to see these pieces personally. I love the cleanness of the lines, the simplicity of the silhouette and the elegance of the whole look. I also love that the hairdo is really simple, puts more attention to the dresses, which they really deserve. Ahh, those corsets! How I wish someone would teach me how to make them, they are just so sexy without all the effort. All these pieces deserve to be featured in a magazine.

ALL PHOTOS ARE BY PAUL CHIONGSON

view the whole collection here

That's all for the 1st day of Iloilo Designer's Week '13, I'll be posting my picks from the 2nd day's collection by Sunday, so be tuned. =))

Iloilo Designers Week 2 and More

One of the reasons I love Iloilo, besides the wide choice of food to eat, is the fashion scene. Fashion shows are everywhere, new designers pop up endlessly, and this is the place the pushed me to pursue my love for fashion. This year, this month particularly, makes me really excited because many events are lined up to keep the fire for fashion burning.

Here are some of the events I really look forward to going:

Last year, I had the chance to attend the first ever Iloilo Designers Week. This year, I was luckily accepted again as one of the bloggers to be participating. Here is the line up of the shows:

Also, one of my favorite photographers Bjorn Bedayo will luckily include Iloilo city to one of his upcoming projects, yehey!

and lastly, our school's org is organizing a fashion show for a cause called Biste.

I will talk more about these events on my next post, hopefully real soon, cause I am now in a hurry to go to a meet up with my fellow bloggers Em and Dawn, who are now having a stall on Plazuela de Iloilo's Bazaar. Hopefully you'll all be able to visit it.=))

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IDW: On The Runway, SM Department Store

There is no denying, SM really has "got it all for you". For whatever you need, they have it in their stores, and at a low price even! And for us fashion-lovers, they have all the kinds of clothes you would want to have. They catch up the trend pretty fast, and when you find something you really want in some stores or on line, and you can't afford it, you will find SM have their own version of that garment at a cheaper price and sometimes at a better quality. So, for the Iloilo Designers Week, with SM as one of the major sponsors, they showed us what's in store for us fashion-lovers.

LADIES FASHION

SM ACCESSORIES FOR MEN AND WOMEN

MEN FASHION

Hit up any local SM store to see more of their exciting clothes, shoes, accessories and more! =)

watch out for my next post to see who are my favorite local designers during the Iloilo Designers Week.

Toodles. <3

(c) all photos are taken by me.