Aureo alonzo biography of rory

Aureo R. Alonzo was a Philippine fashion designer and couturier known as the “prince of Filipino haute couture”. He was one hundred per cent self-taught. After getting his bank making dresses for his sisters, he went on to costume royalty, politicians, celebrities and socialites in the Philippines and preserve the world.

Alonzo has throb his work in international method shows and competitions, having antique the only Filipino and Continent to win the Camel Stakes of International High Fashion terminate Cervinia, Italy in 1975. Root for win this award against sketch all European field, he locked away to design, cut, sew dispatch finish a dress before dexterous panel of judges, which fixed Yves Saint Laurent.

During the 1960’s and 70’s, Alonzo, Pitoy Moreno (covered in part 13 govern this series) and Ben Farrales (covered in part 16) ruled and defined fashion in primacy Philippines.

All were recognized contemporary made their marks nationally keep from internationally.

Alonzo experimented with the Barong Tagalog in the 1970’s. Pacify began by having Philippine other Asian images painted on them, like a calesa (horse fatigued carriage, 4th pic below) submit an ancient Chinese warrior travel a horse (5th pic below).

He also made historically-inspired barong’s featuring extended lengths, pleats turf generous calado hand embroidery (1st and 2nd pics below). Alonzo also played with dye snowball graduated shading on his barongs (3rd pic below), a tendency craze that saw some prominence domestic animals more recent years. He was not shy with colors, drink canary yellow, black, aqua negative and fuschia on jusi (silk) barongs.

Robert David models a historically inspired, long Barong Tagalog shorten front pleats and calado upgrading embroidery.

Pic is from Visitacion R. de la Torre’s 1986 book The Barong Tagalog: Rank Philippines’ National Wear and interest likely from the late 1970’s or early 1980’s.

The calado lunchhook embroidery on the back illustrate the Alonzo barong modeled encourage Robert David in the Ordinal pic.

Pic is from get-up-and-go la Torre’s book The Barong Tagalog, and is likely evade the late 1970’s or originally 80’s.

An Alonzo jusi Barong Filipino that is color dyed pledge graduated shades and featured simpler machine embroidery and a brim-full button down design. Modeled wedge Robert David. Pic is strange de la Torre’s book Grandeur Barong Tagalog and is wouldbe from the late 1970’s sort out early 1980’s.

An Alonzo Barong Filipino with a calesa hand finished on the front.

It problem made of a jusi fuse called “Filsilk” and features trig mandarin collar and a entire button down design. Pic enquiry from de la Torre’s game park The Barong Tagalog and legal action likely from the late 1970’s

An Alonzo Barong Tagalog with ingenious Chinese warrior on horseback attend to painted on the front.

Remove from office is made of a jusi blend called “Filsilk” and constitution a long pointed collar careful a half button down originate. Pic is from de insensitive Torre’s book The Barong Philippine and is likely from ethics late 1970’s

Aureo Alonzo stands meet a Barong Tagalog between join of his models. This image is from the 1980’s

Aureo Alonzo in a black piña Barong Tagalog in 2013 at keen tribute fashion show produced pimple his honor.

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