I am not familiar with some Filipino fashion designers so I searched for some. They are many who fulfil their dreams in styles but there are truly few who brings full of pride in the country.
Jasper Garvida and Rafé Totengco are among these few fashion engineers who caught my attention. They established an affluent trend of fashion that spread in various countries around the globe. These are people that we shall be proud off.
Jasper grew up in Canada and studied Fashion Design at Central St. Martins College of Art and Design. His label, of course named after him, The Jasper Garvida appeared in Vogue Italia, Russian Vogue, ELLE, i-D, and Drapers and Grazia. His designs has been seen on Katy Perry, Elizabeth Hurley, Cheryl Cole, Sophie Ellis Bexter and Jaime Winstone and appeared in red carpets of high profile events such as the Oscars and the Golden Globes the Brit Awards.
Rafé is also a Filipino fashion designer based in New York. Unlike Jasper, Rafé grew-up in the Philippines particularly in Bacolod City. Following his passion as seen in him when he was still in elementary tailoring and modifying clothes including his school uniform, Rafé went to New York and studied at FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology). He enrolled in an evening school because he worked as a design assistant in the morning. In 2000, he started Rafé Studio Ltd. and distributed his collections and products at department stores and boutiques worldwide as well as in online shopping sites. Rafé collections now include women’s handbags, shoes, and small leather goods, as well as men’s bags and accessories.
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