A Celebration of New Beginnings, Creative Mastery, and the Future of Fashion

The BLANC Graduation Show has officially concluded, marking another exceptional year of bold creativity from our 4-Year Fashion Design and Marketing students in Design Studio 8, as well as our 2-Year Continuing Program designers from Design Studio 4. Held at Whitespace Manila, this year’s showcase provided the perfect blank canvas for our graduates’ visionary work. Each collection told its own story — shaped by thoughtful research, careful craftsmanship, and a level of artistry that reflects the rigor of SoFA’s design education.

Year after year, the SoFA Design Institute continues to set the standard for specialized fashion education in the Philippines. This year’s show at Whitespace further strengthens that legacy, reaffirming our commitment to nurturing the next generation of creative leaders and change makers in the industry.

If you’re ready to make your mark in the world of fashion and pursue a path that values vision, passion, and discipline, your journey begins here at SoFA.

A Runway of Vision and Craft

BLANC, meaning white or a blank canvas, set the tone for a show defined by possibility. It symbolized the moment before a designer’s breakthrough — pure, open, and full of potential. At Whitespace, this theme truly came alive as students transformed their visions into collections that were bold, intentional, and deeply personal.

From sculptural silhouettes to fluid, expressive forms, each collection reflected countless hours of sketching, patternmaking, draping, sewing, and refining. The graduates demonstrated not only technical proficiency but also a strong sense of identity — pushing boundaries while honoring the foundations of fashion design.

Some collections embraced quiet refinement with understated palettes and controlled tailoring, while others made bold statements through texture, volume, and experimental materials. Together, they formed a dynamic visual narrative showcasing the breadth of talent nurtured at SoFA.

Behind the Scenes: Where Preparation Meets Passion

Backstage at Whitespace, the atmosphere was a blend of focus and excitement. Models stepped into their garments for last-minute adjustments, stylists completed look direction, faculty mentors offered final guidance, and students prepared themselves emotionally for the culmination of their SoFA journey.

It was a moment that reflected the essence of the school: collaboration, discipline, creativity, and community. Great design is never created alone — it emerges from shared effort, mentorship, and unwavering dedication.

Designers and Their Collections

Yen Kyla
Quiet contemplation opened the show through Yen Kyla’s work, shaped by unfinished passions and the soft spaces between what was held onto and what was released. Her silhouettes suggested fragments reassembled into meaning — a private archive of identity expressed through delicate shifts in structure.

Gab Landicho
Gab Landicho ventured into emotional rupture with a narrative shaped by abandonment and reconstruction. Fragmented forms, torn edges, and deliberate asymmetries allowed the garments to appear as if mid-healing — still tender, still unresolved, yet moving steadily toward resolve.

Summer Villaluz
Summer Villaluz presented an arresting exploration of identity shaped by mass influence. The collection navigated the tension between self-expression and societal expectation, creating garments that acted as reflections — and refractions — of a world constantly attempting to define the individual.

Ren Delgado
In Ren Delgado’s work, joy and longing existed in constant interplay. The pieces carried the ache of memory, expressed through movement and form that suggested reaching, grasping, holding on. A deeply emotional offering, softened by quiet clarity.

Joesua Daoang
Joesua Daoang’s collection was a release — a soft exhale after periods of pressure and noise. Minimalism, ease, and spaciousness defined the silhouettes, creating a sense of internal quietude that translated beautifully in motion.

Deni Garcia
Deni Garcia revealed chaos not as disorder but as confession. Sharp shifts in texture, unexpected contortions, and layered tension culminated in a collection that spoke to the emotional labor of compassion: how one softens, how one breaks, and how one rebuilds.

Kim Tan Sangil
Kim Tan Sangil embraced boldness with clarity and conviction. Clean sculptural choices, purposeful volume, and a firm design identity guided the collection. It was a study in confidence — assured, grounded, and unmistakably present.

Sofie Cristobal
Sofie Cristobal explored vulnerability as a transformative state. Her designs examined fragility through texture, form, and the subtle tensions between softness and structure. What emerged was a portrait of strength born through tenderness — a quiet but commanding presence on the runway.

Clarice Dela Cruz
Clarice Dela Cruz celebrated creative lineage through anime, gaming, and the visual cultures that shaped her imagination. Her pieces brimmed with narrative energy, translating personal passions into vivid, character-rich worldbuilding. It was joy and authenticity rendered through fabric.

Royce Bautista
Royce Bautista’s “Earthly Bodies” traced the connection between human form and natural environment. Organic textures and elemental details grounded the work, echoing landscapes and living terrains. His collection stood as a reflection on coexistence — body as nature, nature as body.

Venice Faythe Collera
Venice Collera’s garments glowed with soft resilience. Rising from hardship into gentle luminosity, her work carried the essence of a person learning to bloom after storm and struggle. Movement and texture reinforced this emotional arc, forming a quietly triumphant offering.

Kevin Dela Cruz
Kevin Dela Cruz crafted intimate dialogues between former and current selves. Layers of memory — wounded, hopeful, reconciled — were stitched into silhouettes that felt reflective and tender. His collection embodied self-acknowledgment, an act of healing through design.

Hannah Ballesteros Tapawan
Hannah Tapawan’s work opened like an elegy: a silhouette of grief that slowly softened into renewal. Structured forms and gentle unravelings worked in tandem to honor loss while illuminating the beginnings of emotional revival. A deeply deliberate study in navigating sorrow.

Reese Capistrano
Reese Capistrano approached transformation through acceptance. Her silhouettes suggested release, calm, and a settling into one’s truest pace. Nothing felt rushed; every gesture felt grounded. The collection radiated understated clarity.

RR Catalan
RR Catalan offered a thoughtful meditation on personal timelines. Through shifting forms and paired-back compositions, the work articulated clarity — the kind found when noise is removed and only the essential remains. A quiet, compelling presence on the runway.

Janelle Hung
Janelle Hung crafted a narrative of lineage, weaving the stories of three generations into a cohesive, emotionally resonant visual language. Her collection moved like memory unfolding, each garment an act of honoring and healing.

Vianca Escalante
Vianca Escalante presented vulnerability as an immersive landscape. Sculptural shapes, deep emotional textures, and intentional darkness created a visual poetry that lingered long after the model’s final step.

Emir Loresto
Emir Loresto translated music into movement. Rhythms, crescendos, and emotional tempo shifts informed every silhouette, bringing sound into form through textured arrangements and tactile compositions.

Angela Quiozon — Finale
Summa Cum Laude, Angela Quiozon closed the show with a collection defined by control, discipline, and emotional fluency. Her work did not attempt to overshadow those before her — it stood beside them with profound maturity. Every cut was intentional, every curve informed, every reference fully digested and rearticulated.

Her finale was a masterclass in coherence — an elegant summation of the night’s many voices, and a testament to her place among them as an equal and distinguished creative force.

A Milestone for Every Graduate

For many graduates, BLANC was not just a requirement — it was a moment of arrival. Families, friends, faculty, and industry guests filled the venue with pride as each collection walked the runway, marking the transition from student to emerging designer.

The emotions were unmistakable: relief, gratitude, joy, triumph. And as the final walk concluded, one message was clear:
their future in fashion begins now.

Special Thanks

This year’s BLANC Graduation Show was made even more meaningful through the generous support of our partners:

Cetaphil — for taking care of the skin of our designers and models, ensuring they looked and felt confident on show day.
L’Oréal Philippines — for providing exceptional hair styling that elevated every runway look.
Dyson — for keeping the designers’ and models’ areas cool, comfortable, and efficient throughout the event.
New Lounge — for giving our models flawless, on-fleek eyelashes that perfected their stage presence.
Lomography — for lending cameras and capturing the event with timeless, film-forward visuals that added a classic and artistic touch to the show’s documentation.

Your support helped bring BLANC to life and created an unforgettable experience for our graduates.

Moving Forward: Creativity With Purpose

BLANC showcased not only what our students have accomplished — but also what they are prepared to contribute to the industry. Whether they choose to build their own labels, join creative teams, explore production, or pursue opportunities abroad, each graduate steps forward with a strong foundation shaped by SoFA’s commitment to excellence.

The show has ended, but its impact continues — inspiring future creators and affirming that the future of Filipino fashion is bright, bold, and deeply driven by purpose.

Celebrate Creativity with SoFA — BLANC Edition
At SoFA Design Institute, BLANC is more than a graduation fashion show. It is a declaration of vision, discipline, and the fearless pursuit of creative identity. It is where ideas are stripped back to their purest form and rebuilt into stories that walk the runway. From fashion to interiors, from concept to craft, every collection reflects a journey of passion, precision, and purpose. Witness how SoFA nurtures future designers and creative leaders — and be part of a community where imagination becomes industry-ready excellence.

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