Challenging tradition without losing its core cultural identity, the Filipiniana finds rebirth in the modern iterations of Abdul Gaffar, Hannah Adrias, John Jade Montecalvo, Yssa Inumerable, and Carl Arcusa
This is an excerpt from MEGA’s February 2024 Issue
Abdul Gaffar
Rooted deep in tradition and heritage, Abdul Gaffar tells the stories of the past through an artistic, contemporary vision
Hannah Adrias
Hannah Adrias’ renditions of the terno has always carried a strong historic narrative and enduring Filipino identity
John Jade Montecalvo
To weave tradition and embrace sustainability is John Jade Montecalvo’s ideology, pushing for the appreciation of rug artisans a son of a rug maker himself
Yssa Inumerable
Effortless, romantic, Filipina—Yssa Inumerable incorporates Filipina style to basic clothing in a circular fashion design
Carl Arcusa
Dive into the whimsy, intricacy, and luxury of Carl Arcusa’s work, a new definition of Filipino couture
Get to know the 32 rising Filipino designers in MEGA’s February 2024 issue, now available on Readly, Magzter, Press Reader and Zinio.
Creative Direction PATRICK TY and RYUJI SHIOMITSU. Art Direction JONES PALTENG. Fashion Direction KAT CRUZ-VILLANUEVA. Photography DOC MARLON PECJO (Editorial); GRANT BABIA (Portraits). Production Design GINGER EVENT STYLING BY GINGER GADDI. Makeup KATCHIE MEJIAS, PAMM MERRERA and CHRISTIAN RAY ARAPOC. Hair KURT ANDREI and VINCE CUSAY. Model GRACE TAGLE, ANNA SIDECO, RAEJELL ROXAS, LOURDES DELGADO, JESSICA YANG and JASMINE MAIERHOFER. Shot on location PARALLAX STUDIO. Styling BITHIA REYES and SHAIRA ABRAHAM. Sittings Editor MARIAN SAN PEDRO. Special thanks to WESLEY VILLARICA of PARALLAX STUDIO, MIKI MIKLAT of MERCATOR, and JOANNA POJAS of PMAP.
