Pitoy Moreno presents Philippine fashion
Internationally recognized Filipino top designer, Jose "Pitoy"
Moreno presented a cultural fashion show at the Tokyo American Club
on 9 June. The show was also in celebration of Philippine Independence
Day.
As a young and budding fashion artist, Pitoy designed costumes
for the world-famous Bayanihan Philippine Dance Company. He introduced
the words jusi, pina and lepanto to world fashion on international
fashion pages of the Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Holiday and Le Figaro.
The Filipina bride in a Pitoy Moreno wedding ensemble became the
centerspread in the pictorial history of Philippine fashion.
As his collections circled the globe, Pitoy clothed high society
and influential women not only in the Philippines but also those
from overseas. He has always dressed the First Ladies of the Philippines
in his trademark terno.
His talent as an artist, his achievement as a designer and his
stature in Philippine fashion --- a blend of all these --- earned
him the title Fashion Czar of Asia.
The fashion show which was entitled "Philippine Costumes and
Inspirations" was organized by the Philippine Ladies in Japan
in cooperation with the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo. The proceeds
of the show were donated to the Project Oasis, Street Children Ministry.
Foreign Information Office
Embassy of the Philippines
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