Showcasing fabric manipulation since April, the College’s SINULID 2019: Epilogue presented by AB Fashion Design and Merchandising (AB-FDM) students showcased the final part of the trilogy series with exhibit-slash-forum at SM Megamall yesterday, October 9.
SINULID Epilogue, a three-day event followed after #SinulidAlteredTranslation installment, breaks the stereotypical fashion presentation by exhibiting re-designed garments emphasizing on this year’s theme: Inclusivity, Diversity, and Sustainability.
Opening the exhibit with series of talks about Sustainable Printing on Textile, Modern Technology on Sewing Machines; Fashion Law and Intellectual Property and Protection, this year’s Sinulid opened an ‘Apparel Upcycling Competition’ in partnership with Forever 21, letting students create pieces from scratch to embedded clothes with elegance within the span of a few hours.
With an inside peek of SM Megamall Fashion Hall, various displayed collections form an image of intertwining contrasts. From utmost elegance, with neutral palettes and subtle designs, to bold brightly-colored form of textiles, fashion from roots of sewing, dying, recycling, and embedding beads for garments were showcased.
In an interview with The Benildean, Ms. Christine Benet, Chairperson of Benilde Fashion Design and Merchandising, explained how Benilde’s textiles designs are relevant into Fashion Design students in the Philippines.
“Fashion is not just about design—there’s more to it. It’s actually a business […], we are now able to explore horizontally. Initially it was vertically; going up the ladder. How to do merchandising and design; reaching the peak of the design process, but now, horizontally in the sense that we are tapping different markets,” Benet said.
With its endeavor of creating its own name in the world of fashion through Benilde’s curated pieces, Benet added, “When we thought about the fashion show at the time, [what we] really wanted for designers to be organic; from the heart. From their everyday living and everything. So the title itself—it’s the first to have a Filipino name for a school event. Normally, you would use these highfalutin fashion words, but now its relevant going back to the roots. So, what’s the most basic thing in fashion? Sinulid.”
In a hallmark feat, SINULID: Epilogue brought together renowned representatives from different fashion design schools in the Philippines.
Other speakers for Impact of Education in Fashion and Sustainable Development include Kristyn Caragay, Assistant Professor Department of Clothing, Textiles and Interior Design College of Home Economics University of the Philippines; Amina Aranaz, President of the School of Fashion and Arts Design Institute (SOFA); Monina Tan-Santiago, CEO of the Institute of Creative Entrepreneurship Fashion, Arts & Design; Shanon Pamaog, CEO of the Fashion Institute of the Philippines; and Edward James Castro, faculty of the Fashion Institute of Design & Arts Cebu.
SINULID: Epilogue exhibit runs until today, October 10, 2019 at the SM Megamall Mega Fashion Hall.
Photos by Fritz Reyes
