by Marge C. Enriquez | Philippine Daily Inquirer
It was an homage to the Pierre Cardin costumes in the sci-fi movie “Barbarella”: a white trapeze mini in chiffon and crepe had a hole in the chest to reveal a fiberglass bustier; a black spandex leatherette suit was enlivened by inserts of plastic in cinnabar; a purple asymmetrical leatherette bustier looked very sculptural atop a brocade circle skirt. The originality, construction and workmanship got the nod from the judges at Preview’s Emerging Fashion Talent Awards (Pefta).
Judge Inno Sotto then invited the creator, Erika Adona, a student of Slim's Fashion and Arts School, to be a guest in next season's Fashion Watch.
Riza Bulawan, also from Slim's, presented an evening collection inspired by crustaceans. She created fins and amphibian shapes by pleating, using challenging fabrics—silk, taffeta, organdy, silk organza, pearlescent leatherette.
Showing her bravura pieces in Pefta was a triumph for Bulawan, who didn’t even know how to use a sewing machine when she enrolled at Slim’s.
Both 22, they face a bright future. Bulawan, who specialized in dressmaking technique, wants to teach at Slim's. Adona has been getting inquiries.
Read more HERE.
Judge Inno Sotto then invited the creator, Erika Adona, a student of Slim's Fashion and Arts School, to be a guest in next season's Fashion Watch.
Riza Bulawan, also from Slim's, presented an evening collection inspired by crustaceans. She created fins and amphibian shapes by pleating, using challenging fabrics—silk, taffeta, organdy, silk organza, pearlescent leatherette.
Showing her bravura pieces in Pefta was a triumph for Bulawan, who didn’t even know how to use a sewing machine when she enrolled at Slim’s.
Both 22, they face a bright future. Bulawan, who specialized in dressmaking technique, wants to teach at Slim's. Adona has been getting inquiries.
Read more HERE.
