Iloilo: The Next Big Thing in Fashion

Wearing the trendiest outfits, donning the latest hairstyles and exuding the ultimate fashion vibe, Ilonggo Fashionpiles gathered at the SM City Iloilo Event Center on November 5^th, to witness the prime show of the much anticipated Iloilo Designer’s Week. 

Divided into three shows namely; Visions and Trends, Luxe Wear and Grand Allure, the event started at 4 pm as the Ilonggo crowd gathered and shoppers stopped by to witness Ilonggo artistry at its finest.

Kicking up the runway were senior Ilonggo Designers Project Runway Philippines’ Alumnus-Bo Parcon, International fashion diva- Jackie Penalosa, Stylist Extraordinaire-Jon Montinola and Design Lab Alumnus-Jet Salcedo, who exhibited precision tailoring and keen craftsmanship that could be summarized by their tenure in the fashion limelight.  Albeit presented in varying treatments and aesthetics, their pieces were a unified showcase of their artistic vision of what’s trendy and what’s upcoming in the fashion scene.

Here are some of the snapshots from the last  day of the show. Too bad I didn't get a good spot during the first day. 

Bo Parcon S/S 2013

Jaki Penalosa S/S 2013

John Montinola S/S 2013

Jet Salcedo S/S 2013

Heating up, the second leg of the show were Manila based- Eric De Los Santos, Iloilo Prima Galaw Designer- Alberto Ramos, Binky Pitogo and DL Alumnus-Djohn Clement who showcased chic simplicity through their ready to wear pieces.

Eric delos Santos S/S 2013

Alberto Ramos S/S 2013

 Binky Pitogo S/S 2013

 DJohn Clement S/S 2013

Concluding the first day of the week long celebration were senior designer- Angelette Borgja-Ragus, DL 6^th run grand champion-Alfie Desamparado and bridal tzar-Sidney Eculla who left the audience it utmost awe with their parade of opulent evening wears.

Sidney Eculla S/S 2013

Alfie Desamparado S/S 2013

The show, spearheaded by Bijoux Creatives in cooperation with SM City Iloilo has been realized after a long and winding preparation through the help of the pioneers of the industry and the willingness of upcoming Ilonggo talents as much.

Surely, the Ilonggo fashion arena is bespectacled with raw artistic prowess that simply waits it time to shine. Amidst the splendor of the first day of the show though, no doubt we have a long way to run.

Montage. My official IDW blogger's all access pass, media kits from sponsors and all day passes for the shows.

Prepped Up. A group of fashionable friends from CPU I've featured in our campus paper. They made me feel totally under dressed for the occasion so I made a mental note to dress up for the next days' show. :D

(Left) Designlab fellow, Em Trava, Blogger and part owner of Its Vintage Darling. (Right)Kit Lapating , a classmate from speech class whose ensemble I found very cosmo. 

Old friends from WVSU- College of Mass Communications who came to watch the show. James, Buffy and Mark. 

(Left)The Power Duo. Campus Fashionista grand winners, Mough Cepe and Nica Berte. (Right) The Brain Behind the Brand. Miss Tati Buendia, owner of online brand, BUBBLES,

 whose clientele includes fashion bloggers Camille Co and Lauren Uy, 

Let me bore you with what I wore before this article is over. Eye wear by Giordano, black basic collared shirt from Lacoste, Purple washed denim from Penshoppe, Brown leather satchel from Salvatorre Man and convertible lace-up booties from Palladium. Now I sound like a brand whore, (laughs).