MANDAUE CITY, Cebu -- Cebuano fashion designer Dexter Alazas is giving the hablon of Argao, Cebu a chic look. Alazas said he would be targeting local and foreign tourists who would be looking for
Tootsy Angara and Maritess Allen model the creations of Cebuano fashion designer Dexter Alazas . | CDN Digital photo
While doing this, Alazas said that he also wanted to ‘inculcate’ that art could at the same time be fashionable by featuring hand painted designs by local artists on handwoven fabrics.Moreoever, he said that he was also collaborating with Maritess Allen, the Philippine Feng Shui Queen, to incorporate Feng Shui symbols into some of his creations.
Alazas said that his inclusion of the hablon in his fashion line was also his contribution to initiatives to save what used to be a dying industry of Argao town in southern Cebu.Alazas admits that his hablon ready-to-wear line is somewhat expensive because of the materials used and the lengthy production process.
The process of weaving the hablon is also costly. Weavers in Argao are able to complete at least a meter long fabric after a day’s work.For now, Alazas said that his hablon ready-to-wear line would be available to “everyone who wants to use local, support local, from local to foreign.” Senator Angara for his part said that there were existing laws that were crafted to help those in the creative industry.
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