Tracilyn Choy

Previous School Project:

Avante Garde - Partnered with Deanne Dychinco

Draping Class - from a muslin circle skirt into this

Draping class - Patch work

Draping class - Slash and Drape
Inspired by skeletal system

Fashion Line Development group project

Banana Blocks

A Combination between style and functionality is what this brand is all about. Our garment consists od pieces wherein one can move around freely and at ease. without having to worry about dirt such as markers and paint splatters getting all over yoy. We give our customers the full experience of palcing their thought process into nothing else but the art they're creating. Everything you need in one block.

Photographed by Daniel John Magbanua

Designed and constructed by Tracilyn Choy, Deanne Dychinco, Jolleen Gabriel, Ammiel Avena, Dominique Chio, Aminah Adraino

Merchandising Team - Imma Colarina Chloe Dela Roa, Jaquelene Foja, Alexandra Gancecenia, Pauline Maculob, Loise Zsanelle Roque

Modeled by Kyla Estrada

I am very honored to be featured in YStyle and StyleBible.

Here's my mood board. Is it funny that I got inspired with packaging boxes? I didn't have toys before, so i have to find ways. I used to see boxes around me, I usually imagined them as my car or Mt.Everest. Sometimes I also packed myself inside the box to hide.

The collection, entitled "Item No. 13", comes from the concept of different ways on how a package is opened. It also represents the labels attached to certain packages to provide identification. The collection's color scheme is comprised of muted colors and a minimalistic vibe, which is seemingly apparent in its construction and various flaps that serve as the boxing for each piece. The namesake of Item No.13 is also based on my name; "trese" is a Spanish-derived number in the Filipino tongue meaning 13, which is the origin of Tracilyn.

Tacilyn, it's Tracilyn :)

The links below are about Sinulid Graduation Show and fdm2016 batch works:
http://www.stylebible.ph/fashion/12-fresh-grad-designers-from-dls-csb-to-watch-a178-20160812?ref=home_featured
http://www.philstar.com/ystyle/2016/08/12/1612443/behind-seams
http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/235225/dls-csb-students-showcase-fashion-styling-skills-in-sinulid
http://lofficielmanila.com/style/sinulid-backstage-dls-csbs-fashion-design-merchandising-graduation-show/

Press kit - https://issuu.com/nealpcorpus/docs/sinulid_2016_designer_dossier

Have you heard about the Green Fashion Revolution? It is a contest held by Aboitiz Foundation at SMX Convention Center, SM Aura last January 30,2016.

"The Aboitiz Green Fashion Revolution (GFR) is an initiative under our Wealth on Waste Program that promotes creative recycling of waste materials after its useful life. This inter-collegiate fashion design competition highlights the Aboitiz Group’s sustainability mindset that we can do well by doing good, always making the right long-term decisions that balance the interests of people, planet, and profit."

Here's the site of the Aboitiz Foundation: http://aboitizfoundation.org/

Together with my friends, we were able to get the 5 special awards including the CHAMPION title. Our collection is centered on water pollution and how we affect it. The whites and blues at the start symbolize how clean our waters used to be. It takes us back to the time when our waters could actually breathe. As time passes by, we, its caretakers, figure out more and more ways to disrupt its system rather than actually care for it, hence the colors of the garments getting darker and darker.

Members:
Adriano, Aminah
Avena, Ammiel
Bobadilia, Nicia
Chio, Dominique
Choy, Tracilyn
Divina, Samantha
Gabriel, Jolleen Lao, Shanelle
Mallari, Danielle
Mallari, Marni
Manano, Elizah
Morales, Kirsten
Pineda, Nicole

From shredded papers that the Aboitiz gave us,
we were able to make a bag out of it. Flour socks to earrings