DASMARIÑAS CITY, Cavite – In celebration of museums and galleries month, De La Salle University’s on-campus museum here will feature “MODA: Ang Pagtatahi ng Lipunang Kabitenyo” starting 2:30 p.m. on Oct 19 featuring the fashion creations of seven local designers and how these reflect the Caviteño culture.
Museo De La Salle Director Cecille Torrevillas Gelicame said Wednesday that the exhibit, which can be viewed at the museum’s FSP Room, is a product of years of research by DLSU-D Faculty of History’s Dr. Jesus Medina.
Medina successfully documented the Cavite fashion designers from 1950s to 1990s.
“The project, which forms parts of the museum’s ‘Glimpses of Cavite’ exhibition program, will display selected ‘obras’ of the featured designers which represent the culture and semiotics of fashion in Cavite, and how it is interrelated to the local culture. And the role it played the establishment of ‘Cavitesation’ and its contribution to the nation’s fashion landscape,” Gelicame said.
The featured designers include Adorable’s (Sapinoso) from Imus, Beedzee Caimol (Cavite City), Ole’ Morabe (Rosario), Adrian Rios (Rosario), Ruben Samson (Imus), Ramon Santiago (Imus) and Michaelangelo Afable (Cavite City).
Moda (a French word which means trend or fashion) is a valuable aspect in the local history of Cavite as it mirrors an important trait of Caviteños who give value to cultural and religious occasions.
“Moda” reflects local practices, from personal occasions like birthdays and weddings, to church-based traditions like ‘Santa Cruzan’ (a parade of beauties held every month of May) and ‘Flores de Mayo’ (offering of flowers during the month of May), the Spanish influenced traditional dance ‘Rigodon de Honor’ and other traditions and merrymaking.
Most important of all, is how each of the designers’ unique design, style, and materials used, including the color and what occasion it was used are considered valuable works of art, adds Gelicame.
Entrance to the museum comes with a fee and interested guests may come and visit the museum Tuesday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The exhibit runs until Nov. 29. (Gladys Pino/PNA)
