Francis Ian Chua's Candy Crush
I have known fashion designer Francis Ian Chua for many
years now and I can still remember his fashion show in the past where he used
old CDs in his designs.
Trust him to come up with innovative ideas even up to
now. I’m referring to his theme for the Fiber Fashion Fair 2015 held in SM City
Iloilo last August 24-28, 2015 -- Candy Crush Saga.
He combined multicoloured hablon with stripes and plain
fabrics such as cotton, chiffon and satin to come up with cocktail dresses and
gowns. One cannot help but feel happy when looking at this choice of vibrant
colors that include amber, pink, bud green, dark green, apple green, azure and
black.
Although his target wearers are aged 18 to 26 years old,
anyone with a sophisticated and bubbly personality would look good wearing his
collection.
To promote hablon further, Chua shared that he uses the
material when creating clothing for debuts, weddings and even day to day wear.
"I combine hablon with other materials to give the
design a classy look," he said.
Hablon came from the word
‘habol’, a local word that means ‘weave’. Hablon refers to the weaving process
and the finished product that the town of Miag-ao is known for. Chua used the
fabric produced by the Brgy. Indag-an weavers.