Pinoy high fashion goes green
04/15/2011
MANILA, Philippines - What happens when high fashion takes the high road?
Green couture.
The next time you think “green” and “couture” don’t go well together, think again.
In fact, no less than the country’s renowned fashion designers will prove you wrong.
The recent “Green Couture” event featured gowns and designs from 11 of the country’s top designers. Aside from spreading eco-awareness, the event also raised funds for the Manila Waldorf School’s faculty training and development program.
The challenge was simple—to create masterpieces from recycled materials such as bubble wraps, plastic bags, straws, sacks and bottle caps. All of these were personally collected by the parents and students of the Manila Waldorf School.
In an interview with "Mornings@ANC"’s Going Green segment, event organizer Candy Dizon shared some of the fascinating designs on the runway.
Shredded dress
An estimated 25 sacks of rice were used in creating this yellow and white masterpiece by Tippi Ocampo.
All sacks were shredded to a million tiny strips and sewn into this dress and vest number.
The big pink dress
Karen Mijares recycled used burlap sacks for this pretty-in-pink number. With the help of an old tool and used organza, Mijares dyed all materials and put them together to create this amazing dress.
Another design from Mijares is a green creation from old tablecloths. From the lining to the actual textile, a green patterned tablecloth was used. The tablecloth offers a plastic finish to it.
Mijares’ third design was the greenest of all green.
This eco-bag gown was created from recycled eco-shopping bags, which were previously created using recycled textile. Now that’s “recycled” to the second level!
Wrapped up in a bubble
James Reyes was also a big hit with his bubble dresses made from used and printed shower curtains, and overlaid with everybody’s favorite--the bubble wrap.
To add gloss, a giant necklace made entirely of used plastic is worn on top.
Golden black
Ivarluski Aseron’s creation was also a crowd favorite.
This black and gold piece is made from over 100 plastic garbage bags and tons of flattened bottle caps (tansan) spray-painted gold for that classic look.
Flour sack gown
Dennis Lustico created a wonderful number from flour sacks, which are essentially cloths already. Lustico also made use of the sacks’ print (of brand name) to accentuate the gown.
Dizon is proud to say the event not only showcased the Filipino’s love for the environment, but the Filipino’s creativity and resourcefulness as well.
“Just shows off the Filipino talent as well, to work with something like this, using garbage (for the masterpieces),” she said.
Other designers who participated in the “Green Couture” event are Jojie Lloren, Kate Torralba, Michi Calica-Sotto, Patrice Ramos-Diaz, Puey Quiñones, and Rajo Laurel.
Now we know what happens when garbage falls into the hands of Philippine fashion’s best—magic on the runway.
"Going Green” is the weekly eco segment of "Mornings@ANC". Hosted by Paolo Abrera, the segment features green-ventions and eco-projects. It airs every
The next time you think “green” and “couture” don’t go well together, think again.
In fact, no less than the country’s renowned fashion designers will prove you wrong.
The recent “Green Couture” event featured gowns and designs from 11 of the country’s top designers. Aside from spreading eco-awareness, the event also raised funds for the Manila Waldorf School’s faculty training and development program.
The challenge was simple—to create masterpieces from recycled materials such as bubble wraps, plastic bags, straws, sacks and bottle caps. All of these were personally collected by the parents and students of the Manila Waldorf School.
In an interview with "Mornings@ANC"’s Going Green segment, event organizer Candy Dizon shared some of the fascinating designs on the runway.
Shredded dress
 |
An estimated 25 sacks of rice were used in creating this yellow and white masterpiece by Tippi Ocampo.
All sacks were shredded to a million tiny strips and sewn into this dress and vest number.
The big pink dress
 |
Karen Mijares recycled used burlap sacks for this pretty-in-pink number. With the help of an old tool and used organza, Mijares dyed all materials and put them together to create this amazing dress.
 |
Another design from Mijares is a green creation from old tablecloths. From the lining to the actual textile, a green patterned tablecloth was used. The tablecloth offers a plastic finish to it.
Mijares’ third design was the greenest of all green.
 |
This eco-bag gown was created from recycled eco-shopping bags, which were previously created using recycled textile. Now that’s “recycled” to the second level!
Wrapped up in a bubble
 |
James Reyes was also a big hit with his bubble dresses made from used and printed shower curtains, and overlaid with everybody’s favorite--the bubble wrap.
To add gloss, a giant necklace made entirely of used plastic is worn on top.
Golden black
 |
Ivarluski Aseron’s creation was also a crowd favorite.
This black and gold piece is made from over 100 plastic garbage bags and tons of flattened bottle caps (tansan) spray-painted gold for that classic look.
Flour sack gown
 |
Dennis Lustico created a wonderful number from flour sacks, which are essentially cloths already. Lustico also made use of the sacks’ print (of brand name) to accentuate the gown.
Dizon is proud to say the event not only showcased the Filipino’s love for the environment, but the Filipino’s creativity and resourcefulness as well.
“Just shows off the Filipino talent as well, to work with something like this, using garbage (for the masterpieces),” she said.
Other designers who participated in the “Green Couture” event are Jojie Lloren, Kate Torralba, Michi Calica-Sotto, Patrice Ramos-Diaz, Puey Quiñones, and Rajo Laurel.
Now we know what happens when garbage falls into the hands of Philippine fashion’s best—magic on the runway.
"Going Green” is the weekly eco segment of "Mornings@ANC". Hosted by Paolo Abrera, the segment features green-ventions and eco-projects. It airs every
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