I haven’t blogged much since the beginning of New Year, although I had so much to say, I just couldn’t find the time.

I’ve told a friend before, that I have realized I am a monogamist when it comes to relationships - in love, friends and family relationships, but when it comes to work, hobbies and other aspects of life, 1 thing is constant - and that is change. I am committed with my work, but once I get tired of it, I will move on to the next exciting adventure. And that is the main reason why I chose a DESIGN career - all projects may seem the same, but each one is always different - ever changing and ever growing.

And so for this year, I had prepared myself for a drastic SHIFT. 2 years ago, I worked as a Wedding Planner on the side and I designed and created Formal attires as well. A year ago, i concentrated on designing, and as a hobby pursued private lessons for classical music. For this year..

I went back to school. =P

Both as a student and as an instructor.

I had to pursue and become a pro in pattern making. Cecilio has always advised me to personally handle all patterns for my designs. It was late last year that I finally decided to be HANDS ON with it after having to deal with a lot of trouble with my staff’s attendance at work. So I’m taking serious lessons in pattern making which I enjoy going to once every week.

And since I’ve always wanted to teach, I happily applied for a teaching job at my school.. of course, the subject is still in fashion design, and though it’s fun, I just didn’t think it would take that much time to prepare for a 3-hour lesson every week. I’m still adapting, and I do hope I get to teach again next term. =P

And of course, aside from these new additions, I’m getting more exciting wedding and non-wedding projects everyday!

And since my weekends are equally busy as my weekdays, I did notice that I am neglecting to take care of myself - in terms of looks.. hehe.. so if ever you find me wearing my lazy outfits (jeans with shirts, or whatever strange clothes I might be wearing), bad hair day, no-make-up face and slightly over-sized tummy, I would just like to remind you, that I am still a decent person and a reliable supplier to work with. It’s just that I am so focused and I so love my work that I often spend more time with it than with myself. =)

Gerry Tee & Sonia Fong

January 23, 2010

San Agustin Church 9AM

Century Park Seafood 12NN

Their wedding was supposedly scheduled on April, but it was moved to January. They were referred to me by my sister, who is a close friend of Linzi (Gerry’s sister & bridesmaid). I was so happy they chose me to do the gowns coz I really got to do my thing with the designs of their attires.

And luckily, we still had around 2 months to do 12 gowns, 2 vests and a bunch of ties for their wedding.

I will NEVER forget the very critical schedule we had with this wedding.. it almost drove me nuts!! But the experience and the stresses were ALL WORTH IT!

Sonia’s Gown and the entire entourage were inspired by cherry blossoms.

The details of Sonia’s gown are all hand cut fabric flowers, embellished with beads and pearls.

It also comes with a detachable 6-yard train.

The color motif we used for the entourage are a deep shade of Coral Pink (Bridesmaids & flower girls), Aqua blue (Secondary Sponsors), Lilac (Maid of Honor) and Deep blue green for the moms. The ties of the male entourage matched their female counterparts. Bearer’s wore navy blue vests. The color palette for Sonia’s wedding very much reflects a cheerful spring season.

I really LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE working on designs from scratch. If you notice with my designs, I don’t use a variety of fabrics, nor do I use a lot of colors in one garment (I usually play with color themes for the entire entourage). And I don’t use much bead work most of the time (not unless it’s clearly specified by the bride). I always like to maintain a CLASSIC yet a FRESH take in designing gowns - fancy but not overpowering, crafty but still practical, DREAMY and EDGY at the same time. =)

More UNBRIDALED designs to come!

Just a recap of what happened last November.

It was my first time to join a competition after college and I’m happy to have been a part of the Top 27 Finalist in the recent Miss Earth 2009. It’s also a breath of fresh air having to design something completely different from what I usually design in my regular work.

This was my entry. With a help of a friend we named it - Space Floura (for the lack of a better title.. haha)

It’s made of used FLOUR sacks and the detail (the silver thingies you see at the hip line and back) is made of pleated juice tetrapacks, the foil side. I also used some Plastic cup base and lids for the skirt/bag. I made this entry myself, with the help of some friends doing the minor cuttings and stitching. Good thing I did not have to alter any parts during the show.. it fit Ms. Pakistan well and decent enough. =)

My friend Jgo also made it to the TOP 27. We constructed her entry made of crystal pleated Pina Jusi. =) She made the flower details using corn husks.

I’m not really into competitions, but it was a really fun and cool experience to have made it to the finals considering there were a lot of really good designs during the show. I am happy to have made it to the top 27. I look forward to the next competition I can join.

Right now, I’m swamped with work (& play of course! =P) I don’t think I’ll be able to release new Ready made designs during this yuletide season.

And I’m looking forward to our plans for 2010. I applied for a teaching job 2 weeks ago, and I was given 1 subject to teach next term, so this will be an addition to my busy-ness. hehehe..

It may also take a while for me to respond asap to clients emails, so pls. bear with me until the peak season is over.

Advance Happy Christmas to all! (And note to all my clients.. watch what you eat.. we don’t want to do a lot of unnecessary alterations this peak season! LOL) =P

Even though I woke up with a headache, it become a lovely morning when I received a text message from Miss Catherine of Miss Earth 2009 informing me that I made it to the top 30 of the Miss Earth Design Competition.

I could not wipe off the smile on my face. =D

This is my first time after a long time to join a competition. And it was already enough for me that my sketch made it to the top 50 and then I get to do the actual design. The experience of designing something different from my usual formal designs was already cool for me. Also, the experience of getting to do the garment myself + the opportunity to work hand in hand with my hubby, my friend and my staff in doing a personal project (which we did in less than 3 days) was already equally rewarding.

I don’t only get to do a concept design, i also get to use non-fancy materials for my entry - Flour sacks, juice foil tetrapacks and plastic cups.

It’s a more personal project for me, because I think the design I came up for this competition shows my untainted vision. Probably more out of this world or fantasy like but also practical. It’s such vision that I enjoy weaving into reality. I’m very happy with what I came up and even happier that some people liked it too.

The month of October has been tough and made me realize a lot of things. It’s good that again, I am finding myself in my craft and enjoying it all the more. And finding inspiration is no longer as tough (actually, overload na nga ata, i don’t know what to do! hehe) pero I guess more choices means more chances.

Anyway, that’s it for now…

I leave you with a video of one of my favorite songs and classical tunes.. from one of my favorite animes.. played by one of a new favorite violinist shot in the cities I dream to visit.

TOKYO ET PARIS

Vocals: Solita
Violin: Miyamoto Emiri

As promised, I’ve come up with 8 new designs.. this time for brides!

I’ll do my best to provide new designs every month! Since these are ready designs, you can already view how much it’ll cost as well.

The hard copy of the designs can also be viewed in my shop. Feel free to email me if you have questions.

ACCESS BRIDE DESIGNS CLICK HERE

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To access all designs, simply email me at unbridaledPH@gmail.com with ACCESS DESIGN as the title of your subject plus the following details

YOUR COMPLETE NAME:

DATE OF EVENT:

VENUE OF EVENT:

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Finally, I’ve come up with my first batch of ready made designs! But you might be wondering what are ready made designs?

RMD or Ready Made Designs are pre-sketched designs made by the designer that is readily available for client viewing. Clients can now order from our catalog of sketches and once he/she confirms her orders, the designs will then be produced to client’s measurements. And since it’s ready made designs, expect it to be a little cheaper than our conceptualized designs.

What’s the difference of Ready Made Designs, from Custom-made and Ready-to-wear (RTW) designs?

It’s simple. Ready made designs are not available in stocks just like RTW clothing you buy from retail stores. In a nutshell, RMD is a marriage of RTW & Custom-made. You can choose from available designs in our digital or printed catalog, place your order and we’ll make it to your size.

We now have an available digital catalog on our website and also a printed catalog in our shop.

For the mean time, we are still improving the interface of our digital catalog so for now, it won’t have the detailed description and info yet. Only the name and the price. But for our printed catalog, complete details will be available.

Our RMD Collection will be updated regularly. For now, we are releasing our first batch of designs which includes 12 designs for our STRETCH PROMO.
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STRETCH PROMO DESIGNS

• Ready made designs using stretch fabric
• Package of 10 entourage starts for as low as P29k only
• 10% Discount will be given to the first 3 bookings
• Orders should be held/made starting October 2009 to March 2010

VIEW DESIGNS HERE

Interested couples/clients may request access to view our digital catalog.

Simply email the following details to unbridaledPH@gmail.com

SUBJECT: Stretch Promo design access

COMPLETE NAME:
DATE OF EVENT:
VENUE OF EVENT:
MESSAGE: (optional)

only clients who submitted complete details will be given access to our site.

Contact us for more details. Thank you!

A happy bride makes a happy designer!

And here’s another reason to be happy about! =)

Lower price, but same good quality!

Shoot me an email if you’re interested. =P

I’m also preparing something good for the bride’s attire as well!

Haven’t blogged much. haven’t received the pix from client.

Couple of weeks back we did a photo shoot.. still haven’t finished my folio.. aghh!!

I have never been so busy DESIGNING all my life, until now!

I’m so ecstatic, i just got an email from Ms. Cathy, I get to join a design competition! YAY!

And aside from that, I’m busy doing my proposal for —.. I’ve been torturing myself finishing my designs in order to get in!!! I hope my hard work pays off, coz I honestly don’t know what to do!!!

Anyway, wish me luck everyone! I hope this is God’s plan at work. =)

It’s finally august, and one of my most awaited local reality TV is almost here!! PRP season 2 PREMIERES AUGUST 12, 2009.

And what’s more exciting is another one of my block mates in college made it to the top 12 - and I’m super super duper so extremely mega extra HAPPY for him!!!!! He’s not only a block mate, but also a really close friend in college, SANTI OBCENA!

I LOVE YOU SANTI, you deserve the best! (iiyak na ko.. artista na ang mga blockmates ko.. hahah!!! di ko na kayo mareach! echos!)

Last year, Veejay made it to the top 3, this year, I wonder if Santi will be blessed! Can’t wait!!!!