Monday, April 25, 2011

Letter from a Reader: For the Love of My Boyfriend

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Dear Fashion PULIS,

I am Chal. I went to DLSU but you were never my professor. Anyway, I would like to share a story with you and your readers. I was doing some research on this designer and I came across your blog. I wouldn't really have shared this story about him if he changed his ways. However, things are really getting worse.

This designer did my wedding gown a few years back and I still love it up to this day. That was how I knew him. So when the Taiwanese friend of my mom, Toni, was looking for a Filipino designer to do his line of gowns in Japan & Europe called Vita Bella, I thought of him. When I contacted him, he immediately responded so I set him an appointment with my mom and Toni.

Toni would ask our travel agency to arrange this designer's trip to China. Apart from his ticket, he would make Toni pay for his boyfriend's ticket and tell Toni that he is the assistant. In China, his boyfriend would just lie around and make Toni pay for meals. The scenario became worse when the designer asked for a credit line from our travel agency for the extra tickets he was purchasing. I declined nicely because I have already read about him in your blog. One time, he even gave us a check for his boyfriend's ticket only to have someone inform us the following day that the check belonged to him and he was the real assistant. This means that he was using the assistant's money to pay for the boyfriend's ticket.

Things became worse a few weeks ago when a fashion show was held in Manila Peninsula. Coincidentally, Toni was invited to watch the fashion show and he requested our agency to book a room for him. The designer was also part of the show and he might have received a complimentary room from either the hotel or the organizers. My contact from the Manila Peninsula informed me that the designer's assistant approached the reservation staff and advised them that they will be extending an extra night courtesy of Toni. Toni was very upset upon checking out because he discovered what the designer did without asking his permission. The poor Taiwanese guy spoke little English but he had a good understanding as to what was happening. It is very sad because Toni believed in the Filipino talent he has already invested close to a million on this designer. My mom also told me that the designer never returned the gowns he borrowed from Toni that were used in the fashion show. The Manila Peninsula found a few gowns left in the designer's room when he checked out.

I'm writing you this letter to warn your readers. I really believe in the designer's talent and I feel so sad that he is ruining his career all for the love of his boyfriend. I hope that one day he apologizes to me, to my mom and most specially, to Toni.

Yours truly,
Chal

Note: This letter was published with the permission of the sender. Parts of the letter were edited by Fashion PULIS.
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46 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 6:16 AM

    Korek k jan Chal, ang kapal naman ng mukha nitong designer na ito. madali lng anman mahulaan, iilan lng naman sila na nabaggit sa blog na ito, hehe. sna binggit mo ang name ng designer, para ndi an ang isip ang ibng readers if gus2 mo mag bigay ng warning, dba??

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  2. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 6:19 AM

    Yun designer na itech, tampered queen.. este.. mandurugang beki..

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  3. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 6:21 AM

    wla syng talent teh, at ndi itech marunong mag apologize personally.

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  4. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 6:24 AM

    sa 2nd paragraph. kulng ng E ung "The"

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  5. ericApril 25, 2011 at 6:53 AM

    to Chal, i feel sorry for you, as a rule, you NEVER EVER do business with gays , yes thay are talented, yes they are honest, yes they are nice, but once they are in love , ALL BETS ARE OFF, 98% sa lalaki, lalaki,lalaki, that`s where their money goes , I am also gay and i am NOT talking from experience hehehe, eh kung si Dr. derma nga malala pa sa bading kung ma inlove, what more the real gays??? btw, i dont know who these people are, any clue??

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  6. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 7:21 AM

    I really admire people who come out in the open and report cases like this.

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  7. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 10:36 AM

    this is terrible! who is the fashion designer? sayang his talent.. and nakakahiya to the Taiwanese designer!

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  8. faith@aheadApril 25, 2011 at 11:26 AM

    some people are just deceiving.

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  9. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 12:37 PM

    Siya ba yun tamad na nagshoshopping sa DEPARTMENT STORE.

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  10. laughing.gamsApril 25, 2011 at 2:18 PM

    naks... I just realized thru this post there is a social responsibility being addressed by (of all things, least expected) gossip.. i.e public awareness & safety.. More Power FP!

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  11. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 2:48 PM

    grabe! hindi ba nahihiya tong designer na to? he has been recently involved with a fashion scam last Feb lang with regards to retagging. tapos ngayon eto na naman? i think people shouldn't be trusting this designer anymore. even his own satisfied clients are turned off with his attitude. so unprofessional!

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  12. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 3:17 PM

    I have an idea who this is -- but clue please!

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  13. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 3:35 PM

    oh so is it the designer who was caught retagging?? my gosh hindi na nadala!!

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  14. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 3:35 PM

    Ang galing ni Google!

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  15. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 3:42 PM

    Is this P again?? I feel really bad for Toni!

    Chizzy

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  16. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 5:15 PM

    Has she reported him to the police or something? I hope yes! He's out and about and probably raking in more money in ways we abhor so kawawa naman yung ibang clients na nagtitiwala pala sa kanya. Walang nangyayari kung hanggang sabi-sabi lang tayo. His reputation may be ruined, but what about the tangible things he should be paying for?

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  17. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 5:45 PM

    For me, the saddest thing about this whole story is that this kind of behavior gives Filipinos a bad name. I just hope Tony and other foreigners don't get the impression that all Pinoys are like this.

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  18. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 7:54 PM

    hmm...not sure with all your answers. I have a feeling that this is L.

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  19. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 8:03 PM

    Yes this is Dansen!

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  20. twitterpatedApril 25, 2011 at 8:35 PM

    Checked out two of the last fashion shows in Pen and the retagging designer is in both! Hahaha... so it's confirmed...?

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  21. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 9:09 PM

    there seems to be something missing in the last line in the 2nd paragraph, after the word immediately ... "When I contacted him, he immediately so I set him an appointment with my mom and Toni."

    anyway, it's a pity for this designer to let his reputation go like this ...

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  22. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 10:31 PM

    Serious, si P na naman? My gulay, hindi na tumino! As if his first stunt wasn't career suicide enough!

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  23. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 10:43 PM

    does this designer have a blog? there's this designer whose blog i read and there were a lot of post of his trip to shanghai with his boyf wonder if that is him

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  24. AnonymousApril 26, 2011 at 12:18 AM

    copywriter yata mga readers mo FP! Kitang kita lahat ng typo errors noh? Kabogs! Naku. Sorry for saying this, as much as possible I try not to deal business with gays. I have nothing against them but true that when it comes to love, hahamakin ang lahat, maloadan ka lang! Gays are amazing in so many ways, walang duda yan kaso talagang may mga tao lang talagang pinanganak na tulad nito.

    Wala naman yan sa sekswalidad eh, nasa tao yan. Nasa nagrere-tag yan! Bwahahahaha!

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    1. AnonymousJuly 5, 2013 at 6:11 AM

      proofreader po, hindi copywriter.

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  25. AnonymousApril 26, 2011 at 12:53 AM

    Is this the designer who blogs and talks about his bf all the time? Kuripot talaga yan!

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  26. AnonymousApril 26, 2011 at 7:43 AM

    dalawa lng masasabi ko, pweh ka jan!! at salamat google!

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  27. AnonymousApril 26, 2011 at 7:44 AM

    nop, hindi ito si taba ching ching...

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  28. AnonymousApril 26, 2011 at 7:54 AM

    Mga walang kwenta mga designer na to. Buti pa si Michael Cinco, di mo akalain na ganun na xa kasikat. Di xa pasocial ng pasosyal jan like yung sa designer dito na walang inatupag kundi umatend ng party at pasocial gathering kya ang mga kliyente ay retagging ang ginawa.

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  29. ericApril 26, 2011 at 8:44 AM

    naku , dalawa na kaming who dont trust gays when it comes to business, actually , IMO, gays should be relegated to mere employees with no power in disbursing money, syempre this is 95 % correct , exceptions do exist like ricky reyes, joel cruz who use their brains when it comes to love , kaya end result is they are super rich
    btw, who is this designer with a blog ?? can you share, since blog naman , wala ng privacy issue hehe

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  30. AnonymousApril 26, 2011 at 3:36 PM

    Hindi bf ni peekyuu yun. Pero pinapatira niya sa bahay niya talaga yun sa P. Burgos. Gosh, kapal talaga ng mukha nito. Feeling mayaman wala namang pera. Kung makayabang about sa travels and about sa Manila Pen hangouts niya akala mo madaming laman bank acct. pero sa bayaran nagtatago at nagsasabi "pwedeng 2 gives?" dahil wala siyang pera. HAHAHAHA!

    Walang pera tong designer na to, kaya wag kayo magpapagawa sa kanya, gagamitin lang niya downpayment niyo pang bayad ng utang niya sa mga clients na idedemanda na siya. Madaming utang to at di nagbabayad sa suppliers niya.

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  31. tea_timeApril 26, 2011 at 6:58 PM

    I wonder if Boy Abunda still patronizes this designer...

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  32. AnonymousApril 26, 2011 at 7:12 PM

    tip, wag mag tiwala sa mga beki, lalao na kapag pera ang suapaan, manduruga ang mga yan, pang kaibgan lng sila, mga chiak chika.. at wag magtiwala s pera baka ma 1-2-3 ka! hahahah pweh ka jan!!!

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  33. AnonymousApril 26, 2011 at 7:23 PM

    Dear Lea,
    Fashion PULIS loves you back. Mwah! So hard to blog and travel. I am always in a rush.

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  34. AnonymousApril 26, 2011 at 7:26 PM

    take your time fp, hope your enjoying paris.

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  35. AnonymousApril 26, 2011 at 7:26 PM

    kakainis! kababayan ko pa nman yang si designer Q. at first proud ako sa kanya nung sumisikat siya, pero nang malaman ko ang mga behind the scene activities niya ay naku ikinakahiya ko siya!

    magaling sana kaso... siyempre laki sa hirap kya social climber! im not saying all laki sa hirap is a social climber pero almost all ay mga ganun.

    JB

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  36. AnonymousApril 27, 2011 at 10:32 PM

    i was decided on having him make my wedding gown. But after the Dansen scandal and now this, he is surely out of the list. Thank you FP.

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  37. AnonymousApril 28, 2011 at 12:02 PM

    i feel sad for him kasi he has talent talaga. he made my wedding gown but i was super stressed kasi he kept on asking for cash advance :( when it comes to money lagi ata syang short.

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  38. AnonymousApril 28, 2011 at 6:12 PM

    I think this is I. This is not P, this is I

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  39. AnonymousApril 29, 2011 at 12:36 AM

    This designer is giving us Filipinos a bad name, and the gay community a bad reputation. It is sad that gays are being categorized as "brilliant, but they 'buy' love". Hope he realizes how lucky he has been for the break he got that most people have been praying for.

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  40. AnonymousApril 29, 2011 at 10:22 AM

    so confeermd, this is P again??

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  41. AnonymousApril 30, 2011 at 1:24 AM

    i agree with the comments- 95% of gays who are in fashion business/ solo business CANNOT be relied / trusted upon. ang pera sa LALAKI napupunta, syempre di kasam dyan ang big business ni ben chan o joel coz utak ang gamit nila at di nagpapaloko

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  42. AnonymousMay 2, 2011 at 6:28 PM

    the letter sender's wedding was featured in a magazine once, i think. hay naku, the designer never learns, eh?

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  43. AnonymousMay 3, 2011 at 7:32 AM

    haaay, mga bakalng designers na pinoy ganyan talaga, laalo na c taba ching ching at si pwehhhh.... why not kumuha kyo ng forieg designers, mas magagling pa, try dionni straccia or angel sanchez. sulit ang pera nyo..

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  44. AnonymousMay 3, 2011 at 8:11 PM

    OMG It is P again!!! I saw the wedding photos! So sad....

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  45. AnonymousMay 9, 2011 at 11:13 AM

    I hope people will not patronize him and his shows na. He's such a fake! Wonder if h will be visible during PFW this week!

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