Celebs bid farewell to beloved designer

down to earth, easy to work with and humble designer/friend I know. Angdaminanatinpinagdaan and I will really really miss you.”

The actress added a lengthier post and said, “I was shocked the moment I got the call, ayaw komunamaniwalakasialamkomay dinner pa tayo this week… Thank you Pepsi for everything, thank you for all kindness, the friendship and for all the help... Love you!! May you rest in peace with our Creator.”

Velasquez, known as Asia’s Songbird, also posted some of Herrera’s bespoke gowns on Instagram [@reginevalcasid], and wrote, “Today is a sad day. We will miss you.”

Another Pepsi Herrera muse Coleen Garcia wrote lengthy tribute for the late designer, revealing that he was supposed to design her wedding

“It has barely sunk in yet. It’s so hard to believe that you’re gone. You were supposed to make my wedding dress. My heart is shattered,” Garcia wrote on her account [@coleengarcia].

She continued, “You have always been such a great, pleasant person, and I will forever appreciate the effort you put into supporting me from the very start, and creating beautiful gowns for me, you excitedly told me that you wanted that year’s dress to be the hardest one you’ve ever done! I pray that everyone who knew you will continue to remember you as the talented, kind-hearted person you were.”

Named Roger Herrera in real life, the designer was an alumna of Sto. Tomas University and International School Manila. Besides dressing celebrities for special occasions, the annual Star Magic Ball his most prominent runway, Herrera is also a favorite designer for brides. Together with Tan, Herrera was behind the label Adorata Weddings+.