Puey quinones biography of alberta state

I used to sell ice candy and yema when I was young. My father was a policeman and my mother a schoolteacher and they could not afford to send me to a fashion school. That being a designer is not all just glamour, fashion pictorials, fashion shows. Learning which trends work in different countries. That the LA market is different from the New York market.

You realize there is probably a bit of LA and New York in this atelier; it is not like the typical designer ateliers in Metro Manila. He has a mind of his own.

For 30 weeks, Quinones teaches four groups of men to sew, style and hone their sartorial skills.

His atelier is just like him—warm, welcoming, comforting, creative with a sense of humor and elements of surprise. You embrace sophistication here, as well as the humility of a man. I just put together furniture and objects I found from all over. Such as what looks like the propeller of an airplane topped by glass, to create a round coffee table, from Restoration.

The new uniforms were designed by L.A.-based Filipino designer Puey Quinones who posted several photos of his work on his official Instagram account.

On top of it are amusing little found objects from Quiapo, such as a pair of sculptured ants, and miniature gilded jeepneys. Branded furniture is mixed with found objects here. On top of his working desk with an asymmetric design by Furnitalia is a boy holding what looks like a balloon. Persian carpets from an Iranian-Filipino, Farzam Sarmiento, cover sofa beds, as they do some parts of the floor.

Puey loves art but says that since he cannot afford artworks by masters, he would rather invest in young, promising artists.