Banaue Miclat-Janssen: Gearing Up for Her Silver Linings in the Arts

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Careers come and go. It is how one makes or breaks it.

As a prelude to the forthcoming silver linings of her career in the arts next year, multi-talented artist Banaue Miclat-Janssen has been connecting her heart, mind and soul into a wholistic process as part of her time capsule in order to become a much more meaningful artist.

Having worked with many co-artists over the past two decades in Manila and New York, Banaue has been praised for her openness to communicate thoughts, views and ideas by explaining the purposes of her goals. With her high level of intelligence, excellent memory, charming mannerisms, sensitivity, innovativeness, imaginativeness and loving temperament, Banaue’s career will surely fall properly into its place spelling more successes in the near future.

But even while others seem to have perceived Banaue for keeping a low profile in her career path, she has actually a very keen interest in its advancement. Quiet competence and consistency, that’s what she adheres to. In fact, Banaue’s closest circle of friends swear by her skills on time management. She combines her duties as a wife, mother, teacher and actor in many thousand ways.

Banaue is a pure Filipino born in Beijing, China. She credits her heritage to make her heir to a unique tradition that provides intensity to her craft as an artist. The high sense of cultural awareness in China, with its constant drilling in the importance of fundamentals, and a history that goes back thousands of years, opened her senses to the ancient world of the arts. Enriching this is her claim to the Filipino culture—molded and shaped by years of colonialism, of cultural diversity, of political ruptures, and a resilience and steadfastness of spirit. It is this Filipino spirit that empowers her with the creativity that compels her to be immediate and unburdened as an artist.

Philippine Fashion Week Holiday 2016: The Jerome Salaya Ang Collection

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The Jerome Salaya Ang Collection shown on May 28, 2016 at the Discovery Primea during Philippine Fashion Week Holiday 2016 was an undoubtedly breathtaking ensemble which explores the nature of change with Into the Unknown.

Ruminating on the impossibility of things; playing with a kaleidoscope of thoughts and the imagination. It is truly a journey into the unknown with Jerome's critically acclaimed and well thought-out collections.

You are deeply plunged into the unknown but what I am definite is that whoever wears any of these collection would be catapulted high up into the air as these designs will totally have heads turning.

The details,textures and creativity of every Jerome Salaya Ang design are beyond high fashion. They will put totally everyone in awe. I have never been so sure in my whole life.

Jerome Salaya-Ang has always been a fan of storytelling, with a narrative to accompany every collection he sends down the runway. Rarely do we come across designers who delve into pseudo-metaphysical concepts for inspiration. It is a treat then, when we come across a profound soul who does.

“My style is prêt-a-couture; it's prêt-a-porter but with a couture twist.” Jerome's pieces exude couture, made-for-the-runway flair, but paradoxically, possess a tremendous wearability factor as well. Jerome continues: “I like intricate beadwork, patterns, mixing of materials, I like complicated things. My design style is order in chaos. I like everything mixed up but with a point. You can always see that there is discipline in my designs.” says Jerome during an interview.

Jerome Salaya Ang x Power Mac Center's Sonix for ‪#‎PhFW‬ ‪#‎Holiday2016‬

Philippine Fashion Week Holiday 2016: The Noel Crisostomo Collection

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Philippine Fashion Week Holiday 2016 proudly presents the Noel Crisostomo Collection on May 28, 2016 at Discovery Primea.

Love, nostalgia and haute couture are the inspirations of this Canada-trained fashion designer who presented us with a line-up that's bound to be a best-seller soon. His designs can be comfortably worn by anybody who wants to feel comfy yet classy. I would want to see my female friends wearing his creations for special occasions where you are not expected to be too sophisticated yet still command respect and admiration from the onlookers.

With a North American design sensibility and his love for “haute couture and tailoring traditions”, Noel has developed a personal vision of timeless elegance, where the classic generates a new modernity.

“Sleek, clean, polished, architectural, inventive, practical, ingenious, modern, fresh, elegant, restrained and classic are the words that describe my style.”

Congratulations to Noel for getting our full attention during his time at the Philippine Fashion Week Holiday 2016.

Below are his designs for you to enjoy and appreciate and if you have the budget, you may want to order one or two. You deserve it!