Avel Bacudio marked 20 years in the fashion industry with back-to-back shows in San Francisco and Paris.
The first show in San Francisco was a fundraiser co-presented by ABS-CBN’s The Filipino Channel. The 80-piece collection featured rich fabrics in digital print, nude, ruby, and black. Proceeds from the $250 tickets went to the ABS-CBN International Foundation. At the end of the show, children from San Francisco’s Fil-Am community joined Bacudio for his curtain call. The children were all clad in Avel Kids sweaters.
In Paris, Bacudio unveiled his “Vinyl” collection (“inspired by a dystopian romance between modern urban and classic glam”) at the Asian Fashion Week 2015 in Champs-Élysées. The show was part of the Mercedes-Benz Stylo global launch at the Mercedes-Benz Gallery.
With pieces adorned by intricate lace patterns and beadwork, the collection charmed and enchanted the crowd despite the bleakness of the imaginary post-apocalyptic setting . The best compliment? Bacudio was personally congratulated by world-renowned luxury shoe brand founder Jimmy Choo, who was guest of honor and key to the selection of designers for the Paris show.
Both the San Francisco and Paris shows featured a capsule collection created to support an advocacy that will merge fashion with sustainable business practices to help uplift Filipinos in need. The social enterprise will launch in the Philippines before the end of the year.
After two decades in the fashion industry, Avel Bacudio is still raring to reach greater fashion heights. With his love, passion, and talent for design, his future work will no doubt be as inspiring and captivating as the current collections.
View more pieces by Avel Bacudio at www.aveldesigns.com.