The Philippine Star

It takes two to tandem

- Photos by PAOLO PINEDA Produced by DAVID MILAN Makeup by APPLE FARAON of MAC Hair by JOHN DEL RIO of Jing Monis Salon Modeled by VALERIE WEIGMANN Shot on location at Gramercy Residences

W e paired eight oI 0anila s young and in demand designers and threw them a challenge reate a collaborat­ive work oI art that marries their uniTue styles and aesthetics. he results )our one-oI-a-kind pieces you won t see anywhere else. Martin Bautista x

Gian Romano

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We might have diIIerent aesthetics but we think we have the same taste in Iashion and the same eye

Ior Tuality. We know iI it s a good or bad dress. W H W H W H W

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We both came up with a total oI six sketches and then we tried to incorporat­e our own aesthetics by inIusing our distinct elements. he best part about it We were both able to hang out and catch up on

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Sensual with a little bit oI Iemininity yet very strong and commanding. /ike a wave crashing into

a seawall. Jot Losa x Anthony Ramirez H W W W H G W W W H G G W GH GH G HH GH

One leans towards the classics while the other is sexy. egardless oI our distinct looks both our aesthetics are very Ieminine. We agreed to combine the three ideas to create a unified look. We chose a color that we both love black. We combined sexy cuts with a Ieminine treatment.

W H W H W H W W H H W W W W H W We re both really good Iriends to start with but we never got to do a collaborat­ion until this. Working with each other was Iun because oI the long talks and laughs we got in between brainstorm­ing. hat made this project light and easy. We think it s easy to work with a co-designer iI you know each other s style. he best part about it is understand­ing what each has to oIIer and compromisi­ng on the diIIerence to come up with a masterpiec­e.

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Sexy but dignified. We think both our personal styles suit today s young and modern women. ,t was interestin­g to see something sexy injected with a Ieminine touch.

Xernan Orticio x Veejay Floresca

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We both had a sporty look in mind as seen in our spring summer 0 collection­s. We decided to go with a luxe sporty kind oI ensemble. We both have a contempora­ry style and we admire each other Ior that modern aesthetic.

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he best part would be realizing that we both have the same look in mind Ior this collaborat­ion and that given that we have diIIerent styles and aesthetics we were able to adapt to create a look with both oI our '1 stamped on it. We chose red because it evokes Iemininity and power. Working with each other was Iun and easy. We did our best to be proIession­al and creative with this project.

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We would describe our collaborat­ive work as something sporty with an evening kind oI luxe to it. ,t s a true marriage oI two diIIerent aesthetics. he look is modern Iresh and perIect Ior a woman today. here s a balance oI art and wearabilit­y to it.

Proudrace x Vania Romoff

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)rom the beginning we both already knew what our girl would look like. ,t s both our distinct aesthetics in one look. We decided on a look with a singular color so it was easier to come up with something cohesive. We exchanged a Iew messages sketched out two diIIerent looks and decided which one went best with the piece. ,t took us less than 30 minutes to finalize everything. One is very uptown lady and the other is very street. ,t was very interestin­g to see how two very diIIerent aesthetics combined would turn out.

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,t was easy working with each other. We both knew Irom the beginning what we want. ,t s amazing how you get to know how another designer works.

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nisexy as we describe it. ,t s very street chic to be exact. pussy-bow blouse in a sheer Iabric a Sherlock olmes-esTue cape and then track pants with a tiedon-the-waist sweater — all in vibrant fiery red! We think we did a pretty decent job at putting two and two together.

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