Innovative. Consistent. Very Woman: PAT SANTOS Describes his Creations

We missed Pat Santos, who skipped the Philippine Fashion Week Holiday 2016. But he's back in the runway to showcase his Spring/Summer 2017 collection.

On November 20, we went to Discovery Primea to see Pat Santos' new collection, which took him eight months to complete. Entitled, "Romancing with the Butterflies", Pat Santos' Spring/Summer 2017 collection was inspired by the butterflies and romance. He wanted his muses to feel that they truly are a woman. Pat is usually inspired by the elements of nature such as oceans, birds, butterflies, and flowers. His previous S/S collection was inspired by the oceans.

with my JCI Manileña sisters before the show

His clothes were worn on the runway by local and foreign models. Having foreign muses gives his collection a more global look, just the way he wanted it. Miss Earth 2015 Angelia Ong, whom we've seen wearing Pat Santos' dresses often was also part of his show. It seems like we'll be seeing more of Pat Santos creations on Angelia as she was described by her stylist, Janno Novenario, as someone who embodies a Pat Santos woman.

sorry, I didn't have much quality photos

how about black and white for summer?

Angelia Ong on Pat Santos (credits to the owner)

What exactly is a Pat Santos Woman? Innovative. Consistent. Very Woman. Pat Santos creations showcase simplicity and class, and are not too busy. Dresses that have too many things going on are so outdated that's why Pat chose to have simple yet modern and wearable designs. However, simplicity doesn't mean he would have less attention to detail. The dresses we saw on the runway may look simple but they're actually intricately put together as each dress would have 3 to 5 different fabrics and they are still light. 

photo from PFW website

photo from SceneZone Mag

What's next for Pat Santos? He's planning to have a bridal gala wherein he would create something very modern, very "now", wearable, and affordable. And of course, we're all excited for that!

with Pat Santos after our quick coffee

with Angelia's Manager Farah Ramos, and her stylist, Janno Novenario

with the show director

My apologies to Pat for posting this super late.

Penshoppe at PFW Holiday 2013

Got invited by our friend, Jeff Bascon, the brand director of Penshoppe, Oxygen, and Forme, at the Philippine Fashion Week Holiday 2013.

The show turned out really well. Besides the nice collection, we also loved the cocktails before the show. And who wouldn't be amazed with the production design? I think it's hard to go up and down that inclined ramp, but they all pulled it off.

We also got free scents from Penshoppe as giveaways. Great show indeed!:)

*We actually went to the Magnum show after, but my phone died already so I wasn't able to take any photos of that show. We got free Magnum ice cream and we loved it! haha

Philippine Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2010

Happening on the last week of October...

Got a few guestlist. Yeah, really few as compared to those I've got from the PFW Holiday '09 last May. Gosh, I've been too busy with work that I almost missed PFW! Imagine, the guestlists of the designers have closed as early as Sept. 23, and I didn;t know where I was during those times! huhu.

Hopefully, I'll be confirmed on the two guestlists I have tried enlisting to. I can't miss PFW! Besides the fabulous clothes & people, I love watching PFW with my friends. Indeed a perfect girl bonding!=)

fashion is my passion

yes...and that's why i was so happy that i got a lot of invitations for the Philippine Fashion Week Holiday '09.

and not to mention, i was so proud to see my sorority sister strut her stuff on the ramp. i was also thankful 'coz i got to watch more shows because of her.

i sooo love my girl friends for coming with me to watch the show...most especially my bestfriend 'coz she still went with me even it was the only two of us left to watch the show.

i loved most of the collections....more especially the dresses. well, i was able to appreciate the men's wear...or maybe just because they were worn by extremely hot bodies! hahaha! (oops, sorry if the pic is kinda blurry. hehe! i wish i have a DSLR camera.=p)

but my favorite day was march 31 (sunday), wherein i got to watch the collection show of sassa jimenez and michael cinco, though i missed the show of lyle ibanez. hmm i loved sassas collection because those were actually wearable dresses. simple yet classy and adds sophistication to the ladies wearing them. plus i liked the models' looks. they all looked the same in that marilyn monroe-inspired look.

it was michael cinco's collection that i loved most! hello... they all sparkled like there's no tomorrow! full of stones and very sophisticated ornaments and details. i was wondering how patient they were in putting those things on the gowns. actually i wanna have all those gowns for my bridal entourage someday! hehe. wow, i wish i could see myself walking down the aisle on any of those bridal dresses. accoding to my research, he's a designr from Dubai and he has already done a couple of shows worldwide. omg, i believe his dresses would cost me a great amount of money! hay...

well, fashion week isn't just about skinny bodies and glamorous dresses. for me, it also meant ultimate piggin' out! yikes, every night that we're watching those shows, we're having dinner at Mall of Asia. and believe me, it's not just dinner...it's gluttony! haha! hmm let's see...ice cream at Icebergs Eskimo Bob, sisig & gambas at Guilly's Island, pizza-pasta-chicken-mojos at Shakey's, burger steak-kani sandwich-caesar's salad-peaches & cream crepe-strawberry parfait at Tokyo Cafe! woah, i can't believe i've eaten that much during my 4-day fashion week experience. haha!

with gluttony aside, i would still love to witness the next Philippine Fashion Week, which i believe will be before the year ends.