Manila Fashion Festival NOW 2016 Day Four celebrated a lot of collaborations from hair craft stylists, to bag accessories, to ethnic blend-weaved pieces and of course, the fashion designers themselves. And as any other big businesses would agree, corporate and social collaboration is a responsibility we ought to uphold and that same integration also applies to the fashion world. Manila Fashion Festival together with Zeal Cosmetics partners with Better Future Foundation initiatives to support underprivileged children of local communities and aims to empower responsibility on their own health. Please visit their Facebook page for more info.

With its overwhelming passion and vision to bring forth Philippine fashion even more to the international market, this fifth season of Manila Fashion Festival together with Art Personas is by far its biggest show – featuring over 60 designers, 10 topline brands, a design competition and boasting 23 partners including Samsung, Zalora, Aderans and Bobson Japan.

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Here are the highlights from the collections presented during DAY FOUR.

Runway photography credits to Andrew Co for Preview.ph

 

MNL DESIGN COLLECTIVE featuring JOANIQUE by Malou Romero offered sophisticated and ornamented clutches and bags.

 

MNL DESIGN COLLECTIVE featuring ZACARIAS 1925 by Rita Nazareno showcased modern designed and impeccable hand-woven bags.

 

 

MNL DESIGN COLLECTIVE featuring KIKA STYLE + CHAKA delivered stylishly contemporary vest and apron artwork.

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MNL DESIGN COLLECTIVE featuring JOEY SAMSON menswear looks for both genders highlighting clean-cut silhouettes in vintage print and modern designs.

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MNL DESIGN COLLECTIVE featuring RHETT EALA Japanese menswear minimalism of rich fabrics, tailored cuts and fancy embroideries.

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MNL DESIGN COLLECTIVE featuring TDLG by Tweetie De Leon presented flowy, sheer yet snug nude and blue long dresses perfectly accessorized with chunky necklaces.

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LOURD RAMOS X ADERANS

This is the now on the biggest wig and hair care company Aderans and prominent hair stylist icon Lourd Ramos hair show collaboration on beauty, confidence and talent.

Watch a short clip of the show opener here.

AVEL BACUDIO

This is the now on Avel Bacudio’s Fall 2017 Ready to Wear collection of monochromatic plain and houndstooth print interplay.

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JC BUENDIA

This is the now on JC Buendia’s ‘First Lady’ collection displaying the power of fashion inspiration with diplomacy and all the beauty that comes with it.

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RHETT EALA

This is the now on Rhett Eala’s ‘In My Secret Garden’ collection taking cue on period films fueled with romanticism and applique details.

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RANDY ORTIZ

This is the now on Randy Ortiz’s ‘AsiaNow’ collection on emphasizing the evolution, transformation and influence of contemporary Filipino-Asian fashion with tribal prints and exquisite details furnished by Tribe Dreamweavers.

Watch the curtain call here.

Manila Fashion Festival NOW 2016 happened last October 18 to 21 at the EDSA Shangri-la Manila Hotel, Mandaluyong Philippines.

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