Sheer buttondown by Julius Tarog, white jacket by Julius Tarog, white trousers by Julius Tarog, skull necklace by Adante Leyesa, heelless shoes by Joco Comendador

LEFT: one-piece suit by Veejay Floresca, fringe top by Eric Delos Santos, pleather trousers by Eric Delos Santos. RIGHT: fish scale paillete sequin long dress by Arnold Galang, shoes by Joco Comendador

Hair by Mark Familara
Makeup by Katchie Mejias
Stylist’s Assistants: Roko Arceo & Raizel Dy
Model: Krystal Espiritu

LEFT: dress by Santi Obcena, necklace by Alati, booties by SoFab. RIGHT: earring by Alati, dress by Sassa Jimenez, bangle by Alati, booties by Michael Antonio

LEFT: earrings by Firma, top by Ziggy Savella, harness by Ziggy Savella, pants by Ziggy Savella, rings by Alati, boots by SoFab. RIGHT: dress by Mike Lavarez, stylist’s own necklaces, booties by Michael Antonio.

LEFT: dress by Jian Lasala, bangle by OS Accessories, booties by Michael Antonio. RIGHT: top by Martin Bautista, cape by Martin Bautista, pants by Martin Bautista

Hair by Mark Familara
Makeup by Joyce Platon
Shoot Assistant: Inez Moro
Model: Eriko Megan

Greater Good is in good company with Ayala Corporation chairman emiritus and art photographer Jaime Zobel. In this new collection, each item you buy means three seedlings planted by Haribon Foundation in endangered forest zones. Their Road to 2020 project targets to populate one million hectares of Philippine rainforests by 2020.

Cesar Gaupo, Chito Vijandre, Erika Adona, Ezra Santos, James Reyes, Joe Salazar, Joey Samson, Martin Bautista, Michael Cinco & Riza Bulawan.

SM Ladies Spring/Summer 2012

Last minute touches just before the show.

Premiere Collection S/S 2012: Derick Hibaler, Melchor Guinto, Russell Villafuerte, Ulysses King, Veejay Floresca

On his signature design element:

“I would think it’s whimsical… It could be sleek, but then, I would be playing around with shapes… I’m not really a red carpet designer. I can do that as well, but then, it will have some element of surprise, a little bit of a twist here, a quirky detail.”

On his design philosophy:

“I’m into dark, minimalist design. It’s really simple. I’m into dark looks, so I always use black and white in my color palette. It’s like a black and white photograph that lets you capture something [immediately]. It’s very pure.”

On his muse:

“I have a model muse. Her name is Krystal Espiritu. Every time I have a show, I always make it a point that she’s going to open and close it. I think this girl really captures my vision perfectly.”

On his earliest fashion memory:

“When I was in grade 5, we had this class, and we had to make this pair of shorts, or pants, I can’t remember, but it was just a basic pattern… That’s how I started off making a garment.”

On his mentor:

“It was probably my teacher when I was in the university… He passed away already. He taught me a lot about menswear tailoring. That’s what I specialized in when I was studying in Toronto.”