Threads of fashion
It was a showcase of undeniable talent by the graduating students of the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde’s Fashion Design and Merchandising Program at the recently concluded Sinulid: The Connotations of Design, an exhibition and fashion show held at SM Aura Premier in Taguig City. The fashion show, staged at the mall’s Samsung Hall, featured the creations of the students who worked closely with guest mentor Anat Heifetz, a global designservice consultant, and fashion designer Jerome Lorico. Design critic sessions brought in fashion designers Dennis Lustico, Ivarluski Aseron and Barge Ramos and photographer Johann Bona. The students were able to express their own design identity as they explored traditional textile design practices like dyeing, printing and knitting. Non-traditional methods included digital design, alternative surface treatments, media and technologies.
During the show, it was announced that the Top 10 participants will have a chance to showcase their creations at the upcoming season of Manila Fashion Festival. The judges included fashion designers Albert Andrada, Rajo Laurel, Dennis Lustico, Ivarluski Aseron, Barge Ramos and Carl
Jan Cruz. De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde School of Design and the Arts dean emeritus Joey Yupangco, associate dean Cynthia Funk and mentor Anat Heifetz also joined in the selection. Fashion Design and Merchandising Program chairperson
Lulu Tan-Gan, who spearheaded the event, said, “We aim to raise a generation of Filipino designers with individuality and Filipino sensibility.”