Terno filipiniana

Ever since I released my first collection, the Iglesia Collection , I’ve had a steady increase in the amount of custom terno inquiries and orders. For those who are new to my following, my Iglesia collection combines traditional Filipino cultural wear with modern bridal trends. More specifically,

For Imelda Marcos, first lady at that time, it was just a routine fitting session. But before the afternoon could be over, her two collaborators got a sense of how much she still relished being in power.

Vogue editor Diana Vreeland once declared “Fashion is part of the daily air and it changes all the time, with all the events. You can even see the approaching of a revolution in clothes.” From the corset to the kimono and even the revival of the barong tagalog amongst young Filipinos in the diaspora, the shift in garments reflects the way society views its people, particularly its women. In the Philippines, such is the case of Filipiniana gowns, worn by women beginning in the Spanish…

Lesley Mobo Philippine terno dress

Alexandra Rocha-Araneta wearing a white Lesley Mobo embodied lace and tulle Terno

TernoCon 2018 aims to introduce a new generation of designers to the art of making the traditional Filipiniana through the tutelage of three mentors

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This year has been, for me, a time of debunking all the myths I have had about our culture and heritage. Eye-opening and thought-provoking, to say the least. Early this year, we broke down the myth behind the man that is Jose Rizal. Some time after, the fact that we don’t actually even have an…