SWISS and Filipino fabrics were woven together during a fashion show at a party celebrating the 65th anniversary of Swiss-Filipino diplomatic relations on Nov. 29.
in an interview that they source their fabrics from Abra and Ilocos , and then have the T’boli people of Mindanao do the beadwork. However, a bulk of their operations rely on a team of seamstresses from Taytay, Rizal the site of many garment factories near the capital.
“It’s my advocacy,” said Ms. Gotangco. “I’m Filipino. Even if I am a global Filipina, I take it as my responsibility to be able to help my countrymen.”pinakbet . “If I’m going to do this, I will do it properly. It has to have some support to the lives of other women in the Philippines.” Since the creation of the business, they have since built a foundation and cooperative called Bayanihan Spirit, in the form of a co-working space with sewing machines for women who don’t have their own. They have started with one machine, and at her count, they now have eight sewing machines in the space.
They take a slow fashion approach to clothing, so many pieces are one-of-a-kind or produced in limited numbers. Asked for the importance of this approach, she said, “I don’t want to make clothing that would end up in the landfill after two, three, four years.Their usual fare includes pairing their designs with Filipino indigenous fabrics. The limited collection shown during the party with the Swiss Embassy is just a first step towards a similar approach.
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