Photo: Rob Leocario

HMU: Headway Vera Salon

Model: Cris Lomotan

Special thanks: Mad House Manila

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The Inspiration behind

Adrian Sahagun’s

Floral Symmetry Spring |

Summer 2014 Menswear

Collection.

New Kid on the Block:

Get To Know Part Time

Model,

Eduard Mercado of The Elites Model

Management

Cover Boy:

Model and Entrepreneur

Cris Lomotan

SYLVESTER SY Photographer

Graduate of computer science and

information system from Centro Escolar

University, having graduated in 2007.

Sylvester has worked with several

companies before working full time as a

photographer. He has been into

photography for almost 2 years now, but

never had any formal training about

photography. He learned his craft through

his friends and online tutorials then

eventually took a formal class about

fashion photography in fashion institute of

the Philippines. Sylvester also contributes

to some local magazines (MEG magazine,

Philippine Tatler, Total Girl) and

international magazine (Dark Beauty

Magazine)..

MARTIN ALONZO Freelance Hair & Make Up Artist

Culinary Arts Graduate from De La

Salle- College of Saint Benilde and

learned hair and make up on his own

without any formal lesson in any make

up school. As of now, Martin is one of

the most indemand Hair and Make up

artist for weddings, advertisement and

more.

They asked me what's the feeling of my first styling

opportunity after the shoot, I answered them only with a smile because

honestly I really don’t know what to feel and what to say but then I

realized when I arrived home, I was really shaking every changes in the

look and I believe they noticed it and on the other side of my mind I

doubted myself again if I did great after the shoot.

It’s a great feeling composing again such thing like this

because I believe I express myself and my thoughts more in writing than

speaking/talking. I have more confidence in writing I guess (even though

most of the time I have really bad sentence construction or grammar

error.) Anyways, Finally I had my first styling experience for a

Spring/Summer Collection of a Good Friend of Mine, Adrian Sahagun. I

believe everyone who is reading this knows him already because he had

been a regular topic/post of mine in my Blog, Twitter, Facebook and

Instagram. and that is what this post all about again. Something New For

Adrian and Me. For the First Time, Adrian created a whole

Spring/Summer Menswear Collection with Theme/Title “Floral

Symmetry” and For me, My First Time to do an actual styling for his

collection.

Working with the Photographer Sylvester Sy, Hair and

Make-Up Artist Martin Alonzo, and Models Cris Lomotan and Eduard

Mercado is really amazing because they are so nice and great on their

crafts. Hope to work with them again soon.

“Working with People you admire and believe is really one best experience because

everything that is happening is so Amazing and Awesome!”

New Kid on the Block:

Get To Know Part Time Model,

Eduard Mercado

Name: Edardo Santos Mercado Jr

Years in Modeling: 2 years

Personal style: Casual

Favorite Shops: Memo, F21,

Topman, Zara

How did you first become interested

in Modelling? It was in a party when

somebody approached me and asks

to try it. I was like “what?” then I

just smiled and answered “I don’t

know… maybe”. Then I got all this

messages from friends pushing me

to do so. It was like over a year

before I tried to do a photo shoot

with a friend photographer. I just

did it for a college event. Then I

started liking it…

Favorite people you'd worked with

in the industry? My Elites Family

Newbie in the modelling industry,

Eduard Mercado of The Elite

Model Management shares a bit of

him, how he started in the modeling

industry and more by answering

some of my random questions.

Let’s get to know him more…

First thing you do when you wake up?

Brush my teeth =)

Favorite Day of the week? Saturday..

I feel home

Does it matters to you what others say

about you? Sometimes

Last Movie you've watched? Percy

Jackson Sea of Monsters

What is the most interesting place

you have ever travelled to? Thailand!

Love the food

Things you cannot live without?

Facial wash, Oral hygiene kit, wax,

Most Embarrassing Moment?

Doing a topless shoot with a big

tummy =)

Do you believe in Love at First

Sight? No. I’m after the

attitude. So, I should know

people first.

Black or White? White

Shoes or Bags? Shoes

Blond or Brunette? Brunette

Beach or City? Beach

Manila or Hong Kong? Never

been to Hongkong.. no choice so

Manila lol

Zara or H&M? Zara

Who inspires you? My family

If you could change a decision you have made

in the past, what would it be and why? It was

when my father was sick and I left for school.

I left him with my siblings. It was just a fine

day, but I was thinking of leaving from school

to attend him. But my friends called up to

rehearse a dance for our Christmas dance

presentation in Collage. My father died

without me at his side. To think, I was always

there when he was bed ridden, I fed him, took

care of him but not on the last day of his life. I

should’ve believed my instinct.

How do you define inspiration? This is what

makes me move forward. Not to fear things

but to understand those.

What does Eduard Mercado do in his Off

Days? I usually download and watch movies

and cook.

The Inspiration behind Adrian Sahagun’s

Floral Symmetry Spring | Summer 2014

Menswear Collection.

The overall theme of the collection is

inspired from a DIY flowerpot made out of old

tires and to produce street wear for men in which

what is originally the plan . We wanted to play

on a print over print styling with some of the

clothes. In this collection, we wanted to show

that men could wear floral too- but with a twist.

Geometric cut-outs and prints were inspired from

the tire track from the DIY flowerpot to make the

clothes edgy and modern. The collection itself is

also rich on colors which were also inspired from

the DIY flowerpots. Colors were used to

accentuate the collars, cuffs, and other cut-out

parts. This is the first time that Adrian worked

with a whole Ready to Wear menswear collection

so he still wanted to incorporate his aesthetics

which is clean, geometric and tailored.

Model and Entrepreneur

Cris Lomotan

Call center agent turned to one

of the most in-demand models of

this generation. Cris Lomotan

started as a call center agent

before he started in modeling 6

years ago. He was invited by his

colleague to go a go-see for a

fashion show, which way back

then he doesn’t know what and

how go-see goes. After then, He

was chosen by the director of the

show for him to join the

modeling agency of that director.

Afterwards, Cris had been on the runway shows for Philippine

Fashion Week, etc. He also did some commercials such as for

Smart Communication, Inc., Emperador Light, Golden Fiesta,

and more.

In 2012, Cris joined one of the Summer Super Bods Search of

Century Tuna. Way back 2007, when he first started modeling,

Cris was also chosen by Cosmopolitan Magazine as one of the 69

Hot, New Bachelors of the magazine.

Cris is now also busy with his online clothing business that

sells uber stylish and affordable men’s wear named “Outkast

Paradigm”.

Photographed by: SYLVESTER SY

Grooming: MARTIN ALONZO

Styled by: JM CHING

Shoot Location: ORTIGAS STUDIO

ALL CLOTHES USED ARE

FROM THE

ADRIAN SAHAGUN SPRING/SUMMER 2014

FLORAL SYMMETRY

MENSWEAR COLLECTION