Having followed the academic route of becoming the perfect Asian son, I feel like I wasted my childhood. Two years ago, a trauma to my head caused by my brother prevented me to obtain objective memory which means I can no longer be the doctor or lawyer my Filipino family sought for. During that moment, I felt my childhood self knocking... and I related to the Little Prince. The real metaphor of it- the Little Prince was the manifestation of the Aviator's Childhood, showing himself in the moment of loss.
Inspired by the narration and the illustrations of Antoine de Saint-Exupery's classic, the collection reminds everyone of childlikeness and the innocence of our childhood dreams. Audiences from the Bench Design Awards show immediately quoted some lines from the book as the looks pass and some where even transported to a memory wherein the novel had been a source of strength in their lives.
To amplify the relevance of the inspiration, the silhouettes of the looks are inspired by the 1940s Aviation Uniforms combined by the laughter and innocence taken from the narration and the characters of the book. To commemorate the look of the Prince we also included silhouettes taken from royalty (Mesopotamian, Medieval and Modern.)
Each look where lavished with modernized Jusi (pineapple fiber) tailoring, some where embellished with keen knitting and crochet, and a new technique called "wool felting" to showcase some characters and sceneries of the story. 61% of the materials are discarded fabrics from furniture and manufacturing factories to lesser the carbon footprint input caused by the industry already.
The goal of the collection is to make people remember who they were as a child versus who they are now as an adult using the familiarity of the story. It begs for you to look back as each looks walk down the runway- narrating the novel.
Look book Credits:
Photographed by Gerald Gloton, assisted by Jericho Mojares
Hair and Make-up by Renz Guevarra, Gerald Dimalanta
Styled by Jae Nelle Rabe
Models: Kenneth Marcelino, Cathleen Tiamson, Justin Aniceto, Drew and Nate Venzon
