Pat Galang: Opening doors

Left: page from Preview's September '08 issue
Right: Russian-inspired Metal Zipper Top and Skirt by Patrick Galang

My good friend, Pat Galang is one of the young, up-and-coming designers introduced in the September '08 issue of Preview magazine (the only mag I buy month after month, without fail), in a feature called "Out of the Box" and he's really rockin'! He's fast making a name for himself in the fashion industry and am currently making an attempt to bribe him to design and make a dress for me. Ü

I've been privy to his flashes of brilliance, and the determination with which he pursues his life's passion is nothing short of amazing. What more, his feet are firmly planted on the ground, and that's really saying something.

Ten of his designs, collectively called Improvised Reflections, was among the collections featured in the recently concluded Philippine Fashion Week. My cousin, Dang, was one of his models in the show.

Of his collection, Pat has this to say:

"The woman I'm giving life to in this collection is a subtle raver. i was inspired by artworks that are made to last. abstract drawings that are not attached to a particular function and are infused with encouraging colors, like a "new wave" inspired collage replicating minimalist geometric forms. i tried to visualize them and think of a woman who is spontaneous and freethinking. a woman who loves to challenge herself along with a life enhancing playfulness that is compelling. 10 designs came out from my elaboration on simple principles of construction and form. In trapeze and cylindrical shapes, harmonized in different hues are dresses calculated to frame a personality rather than sexiness."
-from undernourished.multiply.com-

Congratulations, Pat! Greater things are waiting at your porch, so go, swing open that door!

Click here to go to Pat's website.