House of Laurel 6013 Villena St., cor. Manalac St.

Poblacion, Makati City, Philippines 1210 Phone: (632) 895-5688/ (632)890-1686 Fax: (632) 899-9946 houseoflaurel@gmail.com

63 2 895 56 88 + 63 2 899 99 46 + 63 2 896 7046 (FAX) rajolaurel@pldtdsl.net

http://www.rajolaurel.com/

A: 6013 J.D. Villena cor. Manalac Sts., Poblacion, Makati City, Metro Manila

T: (02) 895-5688 / (02) 899-9946 / (02) 897-5063

F: (02) 896-7046

M: 0917-8528735 (couture) / 0917-8434651 (ready-to-wear)

E: rajolaurelcouture@gmail.com / houseoflaurel@gmail.com

Paul Cabral

A: 44 Scout Fernandez st., Quezon City, Metro Manila.

T: (02) 376-2350/ (02) 376-2815

F: (02) 376-2815

M: 0922-8614281

E: paulcabral_2000@yahoo.com

Paul Cabral

Paul Cabral makes gowns for the famous politicians and celebrities of the country. He was one of the most favorite designers of democracy icon former Philippine President Corazon Aquino.

Address: 44 Scout Fernandez St., Quezon City, Metro Manila. Phone Number: (+632) 376-2350/ (+632) 376-2815 Fax Number: (+632) 376-2815 Mobile Number: +63922-8614281 Email Address: paulcabral_2000@yahoo.com

Famous Filipino Fashion Designers

Inno Sotto

Inno Sotto has been in the fashion industry business for 30 years. His works reveal both elegance and opulence. He studied design in Parsons School of Design in New York and at the San Francisco School of Fashion Design.

Address: South Syquia 2021 M.H. Del Pilar St., Malate, Metro Manila. Phone Number: (+632) 521-8195

Jose "Pitoy" Moreno

Pitoy Moreno has been awarded the prestigious National Artist Award for Fashion Design in 2009. Pitoy Moreno is a master of Filipiniana attires. He makes Filipinianas in silk, pina or jusi. His passion is the creation of traditional Filipino clothing and the use of indigenous fabrics.

Address: 700 Gen. Malvar St., Malate Manila Phone Number: (+632) 525-2603

Lulu Tan-Gan

Lulu Tan-Gan is dubbed as the country's 'Queen of Knits'. She also uses a lot of stones and beads to reflect traditional Filipino designs. She launched a pina line for bridal wears in her latest collection.

Rajo Laurel

Rajo Laurel owns House of Laurel and is one of the top Filipino fashion designers. He studied in New York Fashion Institute of Technology and Central Saint Martin's in London. His works use standout details such as embroidery, beadwork and hand painted prints.

Address: 6013 J.D. Villena cor. Manalac Sts.,Poblacion, Makati City, Metro Manila Phone Number: (+632) 895-5688 / (+632) 899-9946 / (+632) 897-5063 Fax: (+632) 896-7046 Mobile: +63917-8528735 (couture) / +63917-8434651 (ready-to-wear) Email: rajolaurelcouture@gmail.com / houseoflaurel@gmail.com Website: www.rajolaurel.com

Jojie Lloren

Jojie Lloren's pieces are simple and he puts attention to structure. For Jojie Lloren less is more. He used to be the president of the Young Designers Guild and the Fashion Design of the Philippines. He won the Philippine Young Designers Competition and the Concours International des Jeunes Createurs de Mode in Paris in 1998.

Address: Unit A-17 2680 F.B Harrison St. Pasay City Phone Number: (+632) 641-9347 / (+632) 401-1194 Fax Number: (+632) 896-7199 Email Address: lyorenne@hotmail.com

JC Buendia

JC Buendia is known as an excellent tailor. One of his more famous clients is the former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

Address: 112 4th Ave., Cubao, Quezon City, Metro Manila Phone Number: (+632) 438-5449 Fax Number: (+632) 438-5449 Mobile Number: +63917-8831705 Email: buendiajc@gmail.com

Beatriz "Patis" Tesoro

Patis Tesoro is famous for the use of indigenous materials like abaca, Mindanao silk and pina in her designs. She has contributed a lot in the Philippine fashion scene in the last 30 years.

Address: 169 Wilson Street, San Juan City, Metro Manila 1500 Phone Number: (+632) 725-2686 / (+632) 724-4231 Fax Number: (+632) 724-6203 Email: patisboutique@gmail.com Website: http://www.patistesoro.com

Randy Ortiz

Randy Ortiz is the creative director of Myth, a fashion lifestyle store in Greenbelt 5. He is in charge for conceptualizing the store's collections, encompassing clothing, art, and lifestyle products. He believes that fashion should be consumed and appreciated. He revolutionized Filipino men's wear in the early 1990's.

Address: #48, K-6th Street, West Kamias, Quezon City 1102 Phone Number: (+632) 922-8375 Mobile Number: +63920-6006449/ +63922-8358117 Fax Number: (+632) 920-6953 Email Address: randolphortiz61@gmail.com/ ortizrandolph@yahoo.com

Cesar Gaupo

Cesar Gaupo is considered as one of the pioneers in ready-to-wear clothes in the Philippine fashion industry. He also diverted to shoe and home furnishing designs.

Address: 73A Zodiac St., Bel Air IV, Makati City, Metro Manila Phone Number: (+632) 896-2662/ Email Address: cgaupo2004@yahoo.com/ gaupo.shoecouture@gmail.com