Snapshots of Postura at Platform

I am not a fashion blogger, but somehow, I'm always fashionably late. Here I am posting about an event that happened 3 weeks ago. But I just can't not recap my Platform experience. It was such a treat to culminate the Postura Project's 30-day challenge at Manila's first youth culture convention. 

We unveiled our Postura Project video. Here we are looking like pros (but being completely unprepared) for our onstage interview by Sarah, a Postura Project initiator herself. 

The Postura gang after our interview with GMA Online. Click here for the article. 

Here I am with the project's biggest supporter. Marlo Ongpin along with MLH created the video and the website for us. 

This is Soleil Ignacio's wall. Seeing it blown up to 9 feet tall was impressive. 

I got this from one of the albums at the Platform page. Such a pretty girl and her dress suits this Postura Photo wall so well. I hope she doesn't mind that I reposted it. 

The artist and his creation. Tokwa Penaflorida posing in front of his Manghahabi. 

I keep saying how the vibe at Platform was great. I've never been to a party bazaar before but there's so much to do. I found myself just wanting to sit down and take it all in. Of course, I didn't get to because I had to shop. Got myself new kicks and a set of lovely earrings. 

While I was there, people were already asking when the next Platform event was going to be and here are some reasons why I think it should be sooner rather than later. 

1. Platform is a great avenue for creative entrepreneurs to mingle and get to know others. 

2. Although, I discovered a lot of amazing new brands, I know there are tons more that need the limelight. 

3. It's so much fun. With that, I rest my case. 

I wasn't able to take a lot of photos during the event-  just so overwhelmed with talking to people and gearing up for the interviews. It made me a bit sad because I wanted to feature the photo walls that the artists worked so hard on. So, I was so thankful to have found others who so diligently snapped great shots.  

THANK YOU!

Platform Facebook Page

Team Manila Daily Grind

Status Online

David Guison

Tokwa Penaflorida's Facebook Page 

Get Your Photo Taken on the Postura Photo Wall

This Sunday is kind of a big deal for the Postura Project because it marks the end of our 30 day challenge. We'd really love for everyone to join us at the Platform event. Here, we will be presenting the very talents we're trying to promote through the project. Click here for the details.

So if you're wondering, what there is to do at Platform...

Here are my suggestions in an easy-to-follow instructional format.

1. Wear something Filipino and head over to Ronac Art Center in Greenhills. 

2. Be there at 2pm for the unveiling of the Postura Project video. Wheee!

3. Take a break. Go to the loo. Get a drink or two.

4. Have your photo taken on the art wall. Then post it on the Postura FB page. Best photos win goodies! 

5. If you see me around, approach me! Say, "HI!". I'd love to hear your thought/ ideas on the Postura Project. Although some people say I look snobbish, I assure you, it's because I'M BLIND. Well, I have astigmatism which I am curing by using, the Secret. It has yet to work so bear with a slightly squinty me. 

6. Have fun! Drink! Dance! Shop! Have fun! Drink! Dance! Shop! Have fun! 

This is Manila's First Youth Culture Convention!

If you're interested in this event, then you are young, 

and the future of the Philippines is ours to make ;)

Oh, here's a sneak peak at the wonderful Art and Photo Walls created to promote Postura. I'm still amazed and thankful at how many people just readily embraced the Postura Project, contributing their passions, their talent and most importantly their time! Here are just 5 of those individuals with their works. 

An accomplished fashion illustrator, Soleil Ignacio created this work based on the duality of fashion and art. 

My friends Sugar Perez and Monica Angeles made this flora and fauna inspired collage. These girls are the uber-talented design duo behind the banig logo for DOT's campaign, "It's more fun in the Philippines!" 

This one is from Tokwa Penaflorida. A former adman turned full time artist, he also designed our web logo. This piece is a manghahabi, or a weaver. It's inspired by the Igorots and their tattoo tradition. 

Last but not least is this maximalist illustration by Katrina Pallon. Two Maria Claras enveloped in full floral blooms. Love. Love. Love.

I cannot wait to see these works blown up  and mounted for everyone to see! 

Tomorrow, come quick :D 

Postura Project Day 15

About the Postura Project and Highlights of My 15 Days as a Fashion Blogger.

It has been crazy challenging trying to take photos for the Postura Project.  The hardest part is actually the pre-production: putting together the outfit, finding a photographer/friend, choosing the right spot, and prepping your face for the shot! Wootwoooh. The responses we've been getting are very encouraging but most of all, it's fun to get glam. Hard work but fun. I'll let my favorite photos scream it out for me, "It's more fun in the Philippines!" 

What is Filipino fashion for you?

It’s a question I’ve been grappling with. Because our history is so muddled and we have a wealth of subcultures, it’s hard to define with certainty what the Filipino fashion aesthetic is. It is the Barong Tagalog, but it’s also the malongs from Mindanao. It’s the bahag and it’s Imelda’s butterfly sleeves. I find myself pouring through Filipino encyclopedias to take inspiration from the past and I try to bring that out in modern fashion.

Who is the ultimate Filipino fashion icon/ who is your fave Filipino designer?

There are too many amazing designers in the Philippines but the ones that have caught my eye are: Cary Santiago, Joel Escober, Joey Samson, Mich Dulce, and Len Cabili of Filip+Inna. Someday I hope to spend my hard-earned Pesoses on their creations. Right now, I love finding wearable pieces from our national costumes. I look at a Baro’t Saya and I see how I can modernize it. I drool over Philippine textiles and fawn over how our indigenous people have so much flair for combining color.

Why are you doing this 30-day challenge?

I’ve actually been doing this on my own for a while and it really was a challenge at first but soon it became a habit. A friend of mine wrote about it for Inquirer and that got the attention of Arriane. We realized this was a movement that needed a little nudge so with Sarah and David we created the Postura Project. I jumped at the opportunity immediately because of the reaction I would get when I would wear something ethnic, like an Ifugao vest. It gets people so excited. Their eyes light up at how this garment works as everyday wear. I want people to realize that they need only to look around for unique fashion finds.

What do you hope will come out of it?

I dream that someday, we will all become advocates for Pinoy brands. Perhaps then, we’ll even have a distinct look. People will travel the world because they want to see Cubao X filled with funky fashionable Filipinos. We can create our own Harajuku. It all starts with wearing something Filipino everyday and a little purpose-driven shopping.

Do check out the Postura Project  for more Filipino fashion and see my co-conspirators Arriane Serafico, Sarah Meier, and David Guison! 

Postura Project Blogger Challenge

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So the blog is up! But our dream for this project is to go beyond the 4 of us. So, we'd like like to invite you (yes you!) to take part in our upcoming bloggers' challenge. The mechanics are simple:

STEP ONE: Wear something local, take a photo of your outfit, and blog about it.

o   You must be wearing at least ONE thing that’s locally made or designed. It can be your locally-made shoes, your necklace made from indigenous materials, or your shirt created by a young upcoming Pinoy graphic designer.

o   By this we mean local brands - whether big or small - as long as they’re not products imported/pre-ordered from HK/China/Korea, etc.

o   In the caption, identify the brand/s and provide their URL, if possible. You can also go the extra mile and write a bit more about the brand and what you love about it.

STEP TWO: Tweet us, or post it on our Facebook wall on MARCH 3, 2012, Saturday, 8PM (Philippine time).

o   We want everyone to post, tweet, or Facebook their #PosturaPH challenge entries at roughly around the same time, to magnify the energy of the call for fashionalism.

o   Our Facebook page can be found here.

o   Tweet us with the hashtag: #PosturaPH

Thank you again for your time, and we look forward to more collaborations with you!

We can't wait to see how you incorporate wearable pride into your outfits! You can also invite your readers to participate in the challenge as well. For ideas, you can check out our previous entries on http://posturaproject.com 

POSTURA PROJECT

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Also a huge thank you to the Art Alera for the photos. We're also grateful to the Ayala Museum for letting us do our photo shoot their. Best and most progressive museum in the Philippines!