Designer received a scholarship to study in one of Europe's premier design institutions as his prize for winning an international competition. Scholarship covered tuition fee but not living allowance. When the course started, designer was left clueless because all the classes were not taught in English. Instead of focusing his energy and money on school, he decided to explore and have a good time since he could not comprehend the lessons anyway. His funds eventually dried up and he neglected his rental payments. He wanted to fly home but could not because he did not have money to buy his return ticket. After months of delinquent payments, the police showed up at this doorstep, padlocked his flat and arrested him.
Trapped in a difficult situation he had no choice but to seek the help of the Philippine Embassy and some influential Filipinos living in that European city. These people introduced him to a kind lawyer who was willing to do work and get paid later. Lawyer contacted designer's family members and advised them to raise funds for the bail. With his legal assistance, plus the funds raised by family members and friends from Manila, designer finally got out of jail after being tormented for several months. When the ordeal was over, he flew back to Manila bringing home only traumatic experiences and not his graduation diploma.
The incident was like a nightmare, he wanted to forget it so badly that he even forgot to thank the lawyer and the people who helped him. This designer never shared this incident with friends. Instead he goes around giving them the impression that he is one of the very few Filipino designers who graduated from the prestigious European design institution. He was even hired by a luxury department store under the impression that he was able to obtain his diploma from the said design school.
Is this designer popular? I would say yes because he appeared in a fashion related television show a few years ago. Can you guess who he is? Read the second paragraph carefully and you will find a word that is associated to this designer. Good luck in your search!
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Clueless!! What's he famous for??
ReplyDeleteparang wala naman ang word sa 2nd paragraph
ReplyDeleteI know this! This happened about a decade ago in Paris! :)
ReplyDeleteoh no! and i envied his winning that scholarship!
ReplyDeleteI often see him window shopping in Hong Kong wearing all an all black outfit carrying a designer tote bag. He is often seen in Hong Kong with another fellow Pinoy designer
ReplyDeleteDear Anonymous,
ReplyDeleteI never thought of the word JAIL as a clue but your creativity is impressing me.
To all socialites who invited unscrupulous designers right in their very home BEWARE! Check your belongings specially jewelry!
ReplyDeleteLet's wait for the next fashion news! Fabric store plans to capture this balasubas designer right in the middle of one of these sosyalan!
ReplyDeleteOMG! Birds of the same feather flock together!
ReplyDeleteIs this true or just a rumor? Di ko kilala personally ang designer na 'to pero I have an idea who he is. Horrible yong nangyari sa kanya if true.
ReplyDeleteIt's a good thing we now have a lot of NEW and really TALENTED designers who deliver's really good quality garments at a very reasonable price! Goodbye to those OVERRATED and OVERPRICED high profile designers!
ReplyDeleteVery true indeed! The new and emerging talents are more creative, more professional and more updated but costs LESS than those self-proclaimed hyped only names in local fashion!
ReplyDeleteAm following you on twitter. please give me clues! Aliw sa panghuhula! Thrilling than giving real names! =)
ReplyDeleteThanks for making your follower's day! Love-love-love!
I'm a fashion designer too but not an haute couture designer. I do mass produced clothing and I am quite aware of the Philippine fashionbiz ever since I've started designing clothes way back.I really am cloudy about this designer's profile though I am aware of hte BOY's activities. I'm really amazed that you have this funny and entertaining blog. I heart this site so much!
ReplyDeleteI'm the one who follows you on twitter din. Nakikichismis sa clues. Sige na, please.. =)
I was trying to google the designer but couldnt figure him out!!! Instead i saw this guy named Veejay Floresca in a seemingly Fashion Asia China website and he is named Asian Top Fashion Designer of the year!!! So proud of him!
ReplyDeleteMore clues please?! How hard to guess. I cant put two and two together? jail?!!! I dont get it at all!!! Clues Clues clues please Fashion Pulis!
ReplyDeleteis this the designer who experienced a beating from a famous ham-actor and his brother?i read somewhere he worked with the fashion teleserye you have mentioned.just asking...if this is him,kawawa naman.nakulong na overseas,nabugbog pa dito..if korek ang hula ko ah!
ReplyDeletelove your blog.it's so addicting!:)
A graduate of a state university... I've met him once but he is so nice, kind and down to earth. I could understand him, Paris is on the top 2 most expensive cities in the whole world even though your in the middle class you can't afford to live there for a month without a job when I was working in Italy before as a chef and have my vacation in Paris and Nice roughly I would spend like 1,000 Euros for a match box size bed its like 3 meters x 6 meters apartment and thats only 15 days stay in Paris. I feel pity to this guy ... Au revoir, A Bientot !
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