December 28, 2015

Philippine Fashion Week 2015: Kaye Morales Releases Her Inner Warrior

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  • Alas, the greatest fashion event in the Philippines has once again closed its doors. Philippine Fashion Week’s Holiday Season had a grand finale with nothing but the best designers in Manila last Sunday, June 14, 2015 at SM Aura Premier. The roster included avant-garde designer, Kaye Morales, as she debuted her Katana collection.

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    KATANA by Kaye Morales (Retrieved from Philippine Fashion Week Live)

    Kaye Morales has invested all her time, talent and effort into her Katana collection, which embodies a personal and emotional aspect of herself. As a designer, she has expressed herself in her work and it has served as an extension of her soul. Spectators who have experienced watching her works down the runway can attest to the fact that her designs are one of a kind. Not only are they made with precision and artistry, but her pieces also exude a strong break from the normal as the exploitation of the beauty in odd things flourish.

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    KAYE MORALES

    Katana is a tribute collection to Asia’s fashion capital, Japan, and to the iconic oriental artistry which has a cultural and personal importance to the designer. The collection dances around the warrior aspect of the philosophical literature of the ‘Chrysanthemum and Sword.’

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    SAMURAI. The show was opened with a samurai inspired ensemble carrying a katana.

    Everything in Kaye’s show set a dark oriental mood which she carefully created to catch her vision of the painful path of the Warrior and the Katana, which reflects her own personal journey. She collaborated with shoe designer, Ron Ramilo, in order to complete the looks of her pieces and as well as take a few of them to a whole new level – literally and figuratively!

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    KASA CHIC. A modern kasa is paired with a layered suit.

    The pieces in the collection showed creative cuts, technical fabric combinations, and design intricacy. It also showed her own translation of oriental art as she bonded contemporary and post modernistic imagery into her Japanese inspired collection.

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    INTRICACY LEVEL: KAYE MORALES. This piece exuded the designer’s care for fabric combination and artistic vision. (J. Parong)

    The collection’s finale was the grandest of them all. The Japanese umbrella, the golden headpiece, the red origami-like pleated gown – it was fashion perfection. Kaye’s expertise on design and fabric manipulation was exhibited in this geisha inspired ensemble. It took everyone’s breath away!

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    ORIGAMI PLEATS. Kaye Morales’ finale for her Katana collection (J. Parong)

    This season’s Philippine Fashion Week may have ended but Kaye Morales has just begun. Her Katana collection has truly pushed her higher on the industry scale. There is no doubt that her talent and unique artistry is of great importance in the Philippine fashion scene. We can’t wait to see what else she’s got under her sleeves.

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    OWNING THE RUNWAY. Kaye Morales ramps down the runway with a proud smile on her face.

    Photos and article by Vikki Daet

    Additional photos by Jude Parong

               
               
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