Download - 13 Designers You Should Know: Adrian Sahagun
DESIGNERS YOU
SHOULD KNOW
This is primarily made to give credit to the designers that really continue impressing me with their
designs/creations. 13 Filipino Designers that you should know.
We will know them more as they answer my questions
to them.
Hope you enjoyed every designers I chose.
Photo Credit to its own respective owners.
Thank You!
An Amazing Designer. That is what I
normally call Adrian Sahagun. He
might be so familiar for some because his
name is always mentioned on my blog
post most especially when it regards to
the topic regarding Mega Young Designer
2013 All Stars that aired until last July.
He is my favorite from that reality
fashion show since the first episode was
aired. Some misinterpret him for being so direct to the point but that’s
what I really like about him. Adrian being a Brutally Honest Person.
Adrian had his formal education in designing at Fashion Institute of the
Philippines.
His creations has been featured in various magazine and worn by
celebrities.
One more thing that I love about him is his passion to give his clients a
stylish designs and a well-tailored creations. Lastly, He knows when to
have fun and when to be focused.
So Lets Know him more…
How did you first become interested in Fashion?
• Unavailability of clothes for curvy women actually was one
of my motivations. Whenever my mom and I would go to the
mall and find a dress for her, nothing really fits- if something
would, it doesn’t look good. It even came to the extent that we
were already in the maternity dresses area. Another reason is
the menswear designs that we have. Here in our province,
when something goes on trend “uso,” you would see most of
the boys wearing the same style that you have. Or worse, you
might even be wearing the same shirt, or same pants or
whatever. I actually experienced that a lot of times and I
really wanted to separate myself from the rest. Then just
came the urge to study fashion designing. There was this day
that I was just stirred up to find the perfect fashion school for
me. And from there on… it’s been a fashionable journey for
me.
What qualities does a designer need to have?
• A designer should not be afraid to experiment. You should
always be prepared of criticisms- some people would always
have something to say about your work. You’ve got to have
the patience. I think the wrong notion about designers is that
we are all living in a glamorous world- but that’s not always
the case. A lot of designers, especially young ones who are
starting their dreams, have to put a lot of hard work on that.
A designer should also be a “mathematician.” Pattern-
making involves a lot of computation whether it be just a
simple pattern block. And of course, the most important is
that a designer has to have God in his life- and I think this is
the most essential of them all. Because it was God who gave
the ability to produce whatever designs we have.
What are the challenges you had experience in the fashion
industry?
• I think the most common is Pull-out from stylists whether it be
just for a portfolio shoot or for a magazine. As a young designer,
we would always dream of having our works being put in the
magazines- and even those who have long been designers also
enjoy seeing their works in the glossies. However, there would
always be those times when a stylist would fail to return
whatever garments that they have pulled-out. And I think for all
designers, our garments are our babies- we give due importance
to them. Nothing hurts more than not seeing your “baby” any
longer. So lesson learned- always have a Pull-out Form. Another
thing that I actually experienced was having my clothes returned
to me after the shoot and only to find out that my whole dress
was wrecked into pieces- and the stylist had the nerve to even
block me in facebook LOL. It totally felt like my dress was
dissected!
Where do you get your inspiration for your collections?
• Whenever I do a collection, I rarely draw. It is in the actual
pattern that I’m doing that I conceptualize on my designs. For
some reason, most inspirations just come through my mind.
There would be those days that you would just feel like you are
overflowing with ideas and you just want to execute them.
Designers that you look up?
• Alexander Wang & Nicolas Ghesquiere.
Internationally, who do you thinks is the best muse of your designs?
• I still haven’t thought of anyone actually…. But if it were a
Hollywood actress it would be Sandra Bullock- mainly because she’s
my favorite. (^_^)
If Coco Chanel is alive and she invited you for a talk, what is the
first thing you will ask her?
• How she became interested in fashion I guess.- I still haven’t
really thought of what exactly I would ask her. LOL
If Anna Wintour asked you to have a dinner with her and she asked
you to describe and discuss Philippine Fashion, what will you say?
• I would actually tell her that there are a lot of Filipino talents in
our country. There’s just a little bit of struggle for young designers
to get attention I think. In our country the “old-mentality” is to get
noticed in the international scene before you get noticed in your own
country- and I don’t understand why (LOL). A lot of designers
could actually make it in the international scene- it’s just the lack of
resources, right connections, and the right timing that is holding
them all off.