2019 Gallery

ALCHEMY Student Exhibit 2019

The theme for the year 2019 was ALCHEMY - the seemingly magical process of taking something with little or no value and transforming it into something of value. The objective for the exhibit was to create clothing that would be visually appealing to the viewer first, before it became apparent that the garment was made or embellished with repurposed materials. The great challenge to the students was to design and execute clothing that despite being made with unusual components, would still be somewhat wearable.

By Victor Untalan - Organza terno inspired by men’s tailoring embellished with loofa material.

By Moon Lei - Layered terno blouse embellished with soda can pull tabs and shoelace.

By Marcy Marty - A draped Jacket and skirt made with plastic wrappers and denim remnants.

Barong by Pau Pascual - Hand painted barong inspired by Japanese tattoos , embellished with "pull tabs" collected from soda cans as fish scales.

By Irmalyn Raquedan

Barong by student Dinnes Obusan, a contemporary tribal inspired barong embellished with plastic straws and fishnet accents.

By Jomar Saldo - Hand braided net outer dress secured with cable ties.

By Marigrace Joyce - Raincoat with a detachable cape made of fused plastic garbage bags and neon fabric scraps.

By Jaq Hernandez - Inspired by Christian Dior’s “New Look”, a handful of men’s neckties have been assembled into a patchworked jacket.

By Ellen Anastacio - Cocktail terno embellished with discarded fabric scraps manipulated into “cherry blossoms”.

By Joanna Manalili - Dress and Coat embellished with hand crocheted, discarded plastic bags.

By studend Glynn Alley Magtibay - a human anatomy-themed barong with hand stitches appliques made from discarded x-ray films.

By Mara Dizon

By Cecilia Evangelista - Shredded fabric waste from a serger machine were sewn together with metallic thread on a fusible background to create this terno.

By Dinnes Obusan - Draped one-piece A-line dress embellished with hand painted and varnished popsicle sticks.

By Krysta Mitchell-Morley - Mosaic overdress constructed from used tarpaulin, hand painted to create a leatherette look over a contrasting soft underdress.

By Dee Dumlao - Gladiator inspired terno embellished with repurposed venetian blinds and wire tubing.

By Jeffrey Aucillo Tope - Hand painted terno embellished with structured cable wires.

By Tasha Buenviaje - A dartless terno made with four pairs of repurposed denim jeans.

By Rogelio Gonzales - A daytime terno embellished with discarded jeans hemlines.

By Banjo Cordero - Draped asymmetrical jacket made with waterproof tent material featuring lace-up panels with toggles.

By Vince Edra - Neoprene dress embellished with discarded tire inner tubing and rubber placemats.

By Roel Valenzuela (Left) - Handpainted cocktail dress featuring embellishment made from tote/eco bag strips.

By Amy Villatuya (Right) - Silk organdy gown embellished with heat treated synthetic paper.

By Banjo Cordero (Left) - A terno inspired by Christian Dior’s “New Look” using excess shirting material.

By Isabelle Morris (Right) - Ensemble made from discarded school skirts with elastic and oversized safety pins accents.

By Joanna Manalili - A pińa jusi cocktail terno embellished with handstitched clothing labels and care tags.

By Elaine Justine (Left) - A terno overblouse created from cotton rope used for mops in the macrame technique.

By Res Sajonia (Right) - Terno blouse handwoven with fabric scraps and discarded jeans.

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