It was a night of glamour and goodwill, held last November 12 at a locale historic house Kapitan Moy in Marikina City, we dine and celebrated fashion for a cause. This Benefit Dinner is for the Sapatero Scholarship Fund of Marikina City with a Fashion Show featuring truly exceptional works and shoe designs of Andre Chang, Brian Tenorio, Kristel Yulo, Leeroy New, Maco Custodio, Nereku and Vania Romoff.
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Known for its notable shoe industry in the country, Marikina City is the perfect venue to showcase world-class talent in shoe-making and hone skills of the next generation of sapateros.
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It was then announced that in the height of the recent disaster to the Visayas region, selected styles from the fashion show will be included on a Designer Shoe Auction to support rescue and relief operations in the areas affected by Typhoon Yolanda(Haiyan).
A six-piece shoe collection per designer were presented with each design impeccably made for the event.
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Andre Chang’s black and gold collection glittered and rocked, the collection’s highlight are the two black knee-high leather sandals.
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Brian Tenorio’s exquisite detailing is the main feature of his nude-colored shoe collection, from crystalized heels, to bows, to transparent shoe designs.
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Maco Custodio’s effervescent shoe collection not only played with neon and glitzy colors but also featured crafty designs and details.
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Leeroy New’s blood red shoe collection with a very subtle sculptured designs give a Devil Wears Prada-esque artistic feel and interpretation.
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Kristel Yulo’s silver toned shoe collection displays a fancy cutouts-like chicness to it adorned with metallic details.
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Nereku’s exciting and innovative black textured leather and fur shoe collection tranforms from one slamming look to another(and some to another!), imagine having three design looks in one shoe!
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Vania Romoff’s simple yet stylish and sophisticated strapped heels of snake-skin and decorated with tassle.
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As of this time, the selected shoe styles for the charity auction are still up for bidding and website details are being finalized. For further inquiries, you may take note of the following shoe designer’s contact info below:
Andre Chang
Facebook: www.facebook.com/andre.judd.54Brian Tenorio
www.briantenorio.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/designerbriantenorioMaco Custodio
Facebook: www.facebook.com/custodiomacoLeeroy New
www.leeroynew.com Email address: newleeroy@yahoo.comKristel Yulo
www.kristeldesigns.tumblr.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/kristel.yuloNereku
Facebook: www.facebook.com/NEREKUVania Romoff
www.vaniaromoff.com.ph Email address: info.vaniaromoff@gmail.com*
Warmest of thank yous to both Nereku and Mark Mendoza. Congratulations to all the designers and their teams for a wonderful show and to the whole of Marikina City.
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