Vivid Dreams- Spring/Summer 2013 Collection by Binky Pitogo

When I applied for a slot to be one of the designers for the Iloilo Designer's Week, I already knew what collection I'd be showing. People who know about my RTW line (Binkydoodles), know how much I love prints and colors. So from the day I applied, my mind was already set to do a print on print collection. When I finally got in, we were encouraged by the organizers to do a collection that would clearly show our personal style and design aesthetics. That inspired me more to push through with my original plan. I believe my skills are still very raw so instead of doing a collection that wasn't my forte, I decided to stick with what I can do and what I know I'm good at.

Coordinate prints, digital prints, gradient colors, African prints, were the things I did a research on before I started making the clothes. As to the silhouettes, I balanced  soft and tailored structures to keep the girliness while maintaining sophistication and wearability. Structures were basically inspired by the 1950's but with a modern and sexy twist.

As a whole, my collection is a unique mix of different things. Colors and prints together seem to clash but they actually look good together. Structures are also rooted from end to end but still complimenting each other. Every piece in this collection reveals a part of me. This is my style, this is ME. :)

All photos by Paul Frederick Chiongson