Fashion should not restrict.
It should not limit. It should, as a
matter of fact,
celebrate the abundance of possibilities it presents.
Over the past year, it has been an unwritten
theme, especially in Pride, to let boys be feminine. To simply allow ones who are
effeminate in nature to truly express themselves the best way they know how—wear fashions that don’t conform to a gender role. This year, as pride month just closed its curtains, I am taking the idea somewhat started by an online
publication in the Philippines to precedented extremes. For this year’s pride
month's last hurrah, I collaborated with three emerging, young, and queer
designers to create a look for the event that best represent them as
designers.
ES•PE•JO by Eyla Orais
"Celebrating Pride is also celebrating diversity and inclusivity".
A highly feminine brand balanced with the right
amount of edge that focuses on the quality of its pieces— minimal yet well-crafted.
ES•PE•JO takes inspiration from the mystifying mythical creatures, fairies and
goddesses to create pieces of fashions both aspirational and elusive.
For Pride month, Eyla created a jumpsuit with double
slits at the front to evoke and represent the idea that femininity isn’t merely
about what you see, what is on the exterior, rather it is more about how one
truly expresses his or herself. Perfect indeed for this month’s idea of letting
people express themselves unequivocally.
MNV by Myco Vendero
"Pride is a celebration of freedom, that you are out and proud. So, its importance is as equal to independence".
MNV is a brand that
centers contrast or juxtaposition. Aesthetics in great parallel to each other
that converge to create beautiful, delicate, and romantic pieces for a woman
who has character and sees beauty as irrelevant in the realms she
walks in. MNV is for the romantic women set in the 21st century.
Myco created a look
solely based on liberty—just the spontaneity and creativity of his creative
mind. No specific inspiration, no sketches, no mood boards, none! Just the
conscious idea whether the piece would perfectly go with me or not, sprinkled
of course with the MNV touch
Jeanom Ursua by Jenn Ortiz
"Pride is a celebration of being a diverse community. It is also a positive way to fight our rights and be able fight against discrimination and violence towards the LGBT community".
A brand influenced by
the "New Look" movement of the 50s where a woman’s body is patronized by a
form-fitting bodice. Jeanom Ursua is a brand that has a classic feminine point
of view that celebrates being a woman in all its glory and reveres women who know who they are in
fashion both in style and in person. To simply put it, classic and feminine.
To close the Pride
month, Jeanom Ursua created for me a look inspired by the effervescence of the
90s and the craftsmanship of the 80s—a somewhat well-tailored grunge
direction. Steering away from her traditional feminine choice of fabric, the plaid proved to be a challenge that offered another version of a Jeanom
Ursua woman. Someone feminine and knows well enough where she stands in fashion,
yet someone fearless enough to venture into realms outside her comfort zone.
Cebu is indeed congested with designers, mostly LGBTQIA members, but
rarely do they embrace the idea of disrupting gender roles in fashion as they
are being contrived to please the masses. Fashion, as cliche as it may sound,
should be an avenue for any to express themselves, however they wish to
identify as. Fashion should not restrict. It should not limit. It should, as a
matter of fact, celebrate the abundance of possibilities it presents. And with these three talented young designers, fashion is seen limitless and nonconforming, celebratory and uplifting, things truly needed to encourage people to be who or what they want to be in fashion or in life in general.
DESIGNERS
ES•PE•JO (@es.pe.jo)
MNV (@mnvofficial)
Jeanom Ursua (@jeanomursua)
PHOTOGRAPHY
Jeremeeya Reda
MAKEUP & STYLING
Pierre Lindsey
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