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My Favorites among the Bb. Pilipinas National Costumes
With today’s start of the Photo Exhibit of the Bb. Pilipinas 2020 candidates in their National Costumes, allow me to share my favorites among them. I picked this eight (8) for various reasons as briefly described below: Paolo Ballesteros for #Binibini29 Honey Cartasano: Very inventive, larger than life and with the best cultural inspiration used for a NatCos; Macoy Elipane for #Binibini24…
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Binibini 14 and her Bb. Pilipinas National Costume
Behold your #Binibini14 Hazel Ortiz of Pasig and her Bb. Pilipinas National Costume created by Edwin Uy.
Notes from the award winning national costume designer:
The costume of Bb. Candidate 14 Hazel Ortiz shows 2 looks, a Filipiniana gown which transforms into an ethnic tribal warrior.
Both looks depict our culture and History from 2 different times. It is also a symbolism of a modern Filipino…
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Now it can be finally shown
Now it can be finally shown
Now it can be finally shown:
Here are photos of the Edwin Uy Filipiniana national costume that Miss Grand Philippines 2019 Samantha Lo was supposed to wear onstage during Miss Grand International 2019. That is, until it got held in Paris along with the other luggage of our representative.
Thankfully, the creation has now been flown back to the Philippines.
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Edwin Uy's clients' tight budget and request for a low-maintenance house compelled him to execute modern design solutions that inevitably led to an environment-friendly and affordable home.
(...) the best architects (and clients) are the ones who know when to open this providential window that often results in designs that truly work. Edwin Uy is one such architect, particularly in the case of a house he designed in an exclusive village south of Manila. He describes the overall design as something that just “came together,” but thanks to the strength of Uy’s aesthetic, the end result looks neither haphazard nor half-hearted. Construction started in 2012 and was completed two years later due to budget constraints. Earlier this year, it was cited for merit by the BCI Asia Green Leadership Award 2016.
Uy did not set out to make this house a “green home,” but his clients’ tight budget (only P4 million!) and request for a low-maintenance house—practically the only directions they gave him in the beginning—compelled him to execute modern design solutions that inevitably led to an environment-friendly and affordable home. But it wasn’t an easy journey; Uy flexed his problem-solving muscles overtime to stretch every peso and still deliver a home his clients would appreciate and enjoy.
Uy also lined the back wall of the house with these small windows. Besides being much less expensive and easy to clean, the glass louvers allow more air in than sliding glass doors, which can only be opened halfway. Hot air never accumulates in the house. In fact, there is always an enjoyable breeze wafting in, refreshing the interiors, and exiting out and up the core of the house, where everyone’s gaze tends to linger because of the refreshing greenery. The pole bamboo Uy planted in the ‘silong‘ of the house has since grown a few feet past the first floor, its lissome branches reaching for the sky.
It was in Edwin Uy’s choice of materials where he really made a difference in savings. “The only way to get around the tight budget was to make the structure itself lightweight,” he explained. This would help save on load-bearing materials such as beams and columns. His solution, the south-facing side of the house, which never fails to capture the attention of passers-by, was inspired by his clients’ personal story. The wall is made of lightweight plastic oil containers from Shell, where the couple worked and met before they embarked on a life together (the husband’s father also worked at Shell). “That’s our love story so it’s really the soul of the house,” Uy’s clients said.
One unforeseen benefit of leaving surfaces unpainted and unvarnished is the homeowners’ children have learned to recognize, appreciate, and respect materials, their uses, and their limitations. The eldest son has been using the I-beams in his room as a magnetic board for displaying his scribbles. “He used the space and made it his own with no one telling him what to do with it,” Uy said. The mother also recounted how her son, when showing classmates around the house, would talk about the different materials—concrete, cement board, hardwood, plywood, steel and plastic.
Written by Sibyl Layag | Photographed by Ed Simon of Studio 100
National Costumes: Proudly Made by Edwin Uy
National Costumes: Proudly Made by Edwin Uy
At the Duty Free Philippines in Parañaque City, an exhibit of National Costumes made by Designer Edwin Uy – titled “Anyong Pilipino” – is currently on display for everyone to appreciate and get inspiration from. During the ribbon-cutting yesterday afternoon, present were Reina Hispanoamericana 2017 Teresita Ssen Marquez and Bb. Pilipinas 2018 Top 15 Finisher Sandra Lemonon who each wore his…
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Chanel Olive Thomas and her Performance during the Miss Supranational 2017 Preliminaries
Since we’re done with Miss Universe, let us move to another part of the world where another one of our Queens is still competing. Bb. Pilipinas Supranational 2017 Chanel Olive Thomas must be feeling greater pressure now more than ever to deliver an excellent performance during the finals of Miss Supranational 2017 this coming December 1 in Krynica-Zdroj, Poland. She remains in the thick of the…
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Sunday Specials: The Philippines in Paul Guarnes for Mister Universal Ambassador 2017
Sunday Specials: The Philippines in Paul Guarnes for Mister Universal Ambassador 2017
Paul wearing his Philippine Eagle-inspired NatCos made by Edwin Uy for the competition
Photo credit: Andy Cayna for Sash Factor
For a national male pageant titleholder, Paul Guarnes had one of the shortest and most stressful period of preparations for his international competition. Just imagine this. He won Gentlemen of the Philippines 2017 last September 9, and was given only up to September 25 to…
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Bb. Pilipinas 2017: Top 10 National Costumes
Bb. Pilipinas 2017: Top 10 National Costumes
Below are the Top 10 National Costumes for Bb. Pilipinas 2017 after last night’s judging:
Jontie Martinez for #Binibini7 Jennyline Malpaya
Erich Miñoza for #Binibini10 Jehza Huelar
Roland Alzaté for #Binibini13 Sirene Sutton
Cary Santiago for #Binibini15 Maria Angelica De Leon
Frederick Berches for #Binibini18 Nelda Ibe
Nick Guarino for #Binibini20 Christa Borja
Edwin Uy for #Binibini22…
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