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Designer A fell in love with one of the jackets that Designer B featured in one of his fashion shows. Since Designer A loved it so much, Designer B agreed to sell it to him. One day, while Designer A was at home admiring his new jacket, he was shocked to find a KINGMEN tag in one of the inner pockets.
When Designer A met Designer B a few weeks later in one of the parties, he went up to him to ask about the KINGSMEN tag. When Designer B heard this, his face turned red and he calmly explained to Designer A that his father is one of the stockholders of KINGSMEN. He hurriedly walked away from Designer A after giving this very lame excuse and avoided him the whole evening.
Do you know who Designer B is? I will give you a clue. This young designer was included on a magazine's list of designers to watch for in 2009 after he created a jacket for an actress who was part of this magazine's best dressed issue. I guess we all have to keep a watchful eye on Designer B after hearing about this retagging incident.
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can't we trust ANY designers nowadays? ugh!
ReplyDeleteutaNG na loob! tigilan na ang Retagggin!
ReplyDeleteAm confused. If his father is a stockholder of Kingsmen, bka Designer B is the in-house designer for Kingsmen.Or nag joke na lang sya ng ganun kasi napahiya na sya at caught in the act sya?
ReplyDeleteung iba nga pumupunta sa ibang bansa para bumili ng ganyan then itatag nila galing sa kanila. kalurkey
ReplyDeleteseriously, i am all for local home grown talent, but these types of people makes me think THRICE before I even consider buying/have something created from them....i know not all are like that but man, this is disappointing.
ReplyDeleteala na ba ibang clue?!
ReplyDeleteGuessed it already!
ReplyDeleteClues, First name: Hollywood Actor who played lead in The English Patient, Schindler's List and The Constant Gardener. (Although, I'm pretty sure the name of the Hollywood actor isn't pronounced as the designer's.)
Surname: What anonymous June 20, 2011 5:27 PM said, uta** na loob.
Yun na!
@Anon 5:37pm - wow thanks for the clues! I don't know the guy but following your lead, google led me to an actual designer hehe. The actress he made the jacket for on the best dressed list? May blind item din sa site na to :D
ReplyDeleteyay! thanks anonymous June 20, 2011 5:37 PM
ReplyDeleteGuessed it already! :D naku naku.. ano ba naman nyan.. nkaka think thrice ( quote and quote frm CF) nga..
ReplyDeleteOhhh. This is so cool! I got it!! So proud of myself. I barely guess the correct answer. But i got this one!
ReplyDeleteJune 20, 2011 5:37 PM - You Already! ang bilis mo manghula hahaha!
ReplyDeleteWho is designer A?
ReplyDeleteNow that we've guessed who Designer B is, sino naman si Designer A? I hope he demanded a reimbursement.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous (June 20, 2011 5:37 PM ) - Thanks for the clues!!!
ReplyDeleteAnonymous (June 20, 2011 5:43 PM ) - What is the title of the BI for the Actress that Designer B had designed for? kindly post the link
jff
This is a bit sad bcos not only the ordinary potential client loses faith with the Filipino designers but their peers too.
ReplyDeletePwede ba iregulate masyado ng governing body ng fashion designers ang mga members nila na kung may ganitong kalokohan eh suspendihin ang membership? Nakakahiya na lalo sa mga matitinong member kasi nadadamay sila.
Kopikido
nasa gitna ng kiNGsmen ang surname
ReplyDeletei dont know if i got it right,
ReplyDeletethe actress is veteran and she was given a title of a *shape* actress :)
i dont know who is designer A clues please :)
Nang isilang ka sa mundong ito laking tuwa NG magulang mo. :) Sino NGa yung ex ni Sandara Park? Joseph ba yun? GaliNG!
ReplyDeleteanak ng tipaklong nga naman... sad.
ReplyDeleteAno ba yan fr Dansen to Kingsmen ano kaya susunod R.M. Manlapat.
ReplyDeleteHahaha Registered Nurse??
ReplyDeleteSo sad to hear news like this. The veteran actress pala who wore a jacket made by this designer in a magazine is one of BI personalities of FP :)
ReplyDeletewow thanks sa clues!!! I noticed that some designers get toooo "inspired" with brands abroad. Remember the ever so gasgas na bandage dress na ginaya ng lahat :( Pero the height naman talaga ang re tagging! di man lang gumawa ng sarili na medyo kapareho lang...
ReplyDeletehayz
JOyzzz
A lot of people nowadays are into fashion and they want to make a name into the fashion industry kahit wala naman talagang talent. Kaya they resort to desperate moves like retagging. Lesson of the day: wag magpahuli. Nakakahiya. :)
ReplyDeleteay. nagtuturo pa naman siya sa isang school di ba?
ReplyDelete-WH
Maybe he hired the services of "kingsmen" to do the jacket for him that he designed. If this is the case then it is ok.
ReplyDeleteOn another note, if he reworked an old kingsmen jacket and used it in a fashion show then it is still more or less ok
The prob will come if it's made to order and the client is expecting that everything will be done from scratch.
Anyway, i am not defending the said designer but just being objective. It all boils down to being transparent. If in the first place he told designer A that the show piece was done in kingsmen or it's a reworked jacket then there wouldn't be any prob.
Thanks to the clues above and Mike's tweet!
ReplyDeleteJune 20, 2011 5:37 PM
ReplyDeletei got it n din thanks...
Clue: google those movies. When the common actor comes up, add his first name with the surname that anonymous June 20, 2011 5:27 PM mentioned then google again
ReplyDelete:)
Hala, senior moment na yata ako, saw the jacket on the cover of the fashion mag, worn by *shape* star... but I don't remember that she was ever in any BI... please refresh my memory!
ReplyDeleteAnd sino si Designer A?
i got it na :) thanks for the clues guys...
ReplyDeletebut i also want to know who is designer a :) clues please...
emkei
Geesh, another retagging of men's wear?!?? Shame shame! Looks like if we want bespoke menswear, Kingsmen, or that tailor round the corner, the one lolo goes to, ang right choice!
ReplyDeletedamn di ko pa rin makuha kung sino... execpt for the surname
ReplyDeleteahahaha eto yung email ko sa iyo...... finally nilabas mo din..... :P anyways kinahihiya sya ng buong department ng school.... another clue? isa sya sa pinaka-mataNGkad na designer sa pilipinas. ahahahaha
ReplyDeleteHay I don't know them can't even guess! But detaching nanaman! Bill nalanf off the rack mas mura pa!!!
ReplyDeleteVioletta
is it ralph ng?
ReplyDeletehttp://stylesamurai.blogspot.com/2008/10/ralph-ng.html
i know kingsmen's owners, I don't think he is a relative or a hired designer at all.
ReplyDeleteIs Kingsmen a made to order tailor? If so maybe the designer had it sub contracted? I know a few local designers, even here that do that. They however, bring their own fabric and impose on their specifications and details on the garment. Having the tailor's label attached is careless though. i'm not justifying these acts, just merely sharing my observation =)
ReplyDeleteactually marami na siyaNG na biktima...pero in fairness cinsistent siya sa sagot niya na stock holder ang daw pudang niya...ayaw ni ralph lauren ng ganian!
ReplyDeletebigyan naman Ng kahihiyan si R. Lauren di ba?
ReplyDeletealam ko na kung sino si designer! ginoogle ko sya! haha! pero hindi ko sya kilala! he doesn't ring a bell. hindi sya kilala at all!
ReplyDeletehaaaayyyy, maglalasing na lang ako! bili ako ng alak sa ralph's wines and spirits!
Thank you Anonymous June 20, 2011 5:37 PM. With the help of your clues and google gets ko na sino =)
ReplyDeletebuti na lang naitago ko yong old magazine ng P. I know na kung sino si Designer B.
ReplyDeleteJust sick of hearing bad stories about fashion designers.
ReplyDeletefor mens suit i go for randy ortiz, well fitted, edgy and at par with D&G or hugo boss=)
ReplyDeleteAnonymous 12;18 clue naman teh..heheheehe
ReplyDeleteOh, this is sad if my guess is correct. I've been planning on asking DesiNGer [sic] B to make me a jacket, since my friends have been raving about his designs. Notwithstanding this BI, I still want to push through as planned. :)
ReplyDeleteSino si Designer A? More clues!! chka ano ung blind item ni shape actress hehe
ReplyDelete-JC-