WHILE we were all engrossed with the gold medal performances of gymnast Carlos Yulo at the Paris Olympics, a small contingent of our fashion designers was also winning accolades in Malaysia.
Klevin Bartolaba, winner of the “Most Talented Designer Award” and his Tinangpuso Collection, Ryan Salazar Lopez wins “Best Traditional Designer Award,” mentor Dong Omaga-Diaz and Klevin Bartolaba; Ryan Salazar Lopez’s Scarecrow Collection
“The invitation to participate at the Precious of Malaysia fashion week came rather late. I had only a few days to build the national team. A lot of young designers were considered and called but alas only two of them said yes to find their own place under the Asian sun,” Omaga-Diaz said. The mission, Omaga-Diaz deems, is to tap more emerging designers especially from the regions who are blessed with talent but are not yet given the proper opportunities.Omaga-Diaz connected with Peter Rian Casidsid, an Aklan native and an alumnus of Asia Fashion Week 2019, who told him about Ryan. Noted Filipino designer Cherry Samuya Veric, another Aklanon and Ryan’s mentor, accompanied Ryan to Kuala Lumpur together with Casidsid and another designer, BonBon Matorres.
“I integrated in my collection the pride of Aklanon heritage, the piña, which is the queen of Philippine fabrics, to showcase the beauty and dedication of Aklanon weavers. This is to promote the century-old piña weaving industry of my province. “My inspiration flourished as I studied and dug up information in order to come up with a collection that I will show to everyone how blessed Mindanao is with its great cultural heritage.
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