JIOUXIE JIOUX

8.2.12

LANDAMAN Fashion Show - December 2011: My first FIRSTFACE

It was my first time to sew a piece for a fashion show. I didn't have much pictures - the disadvantage of going first. (pictures are from the web. I'd love to credit the photogs but too lazy to search their names)

LEE NATIONAL DENIM DAY - October 2011: My first National Competition

You can call it the climax of my 2011. I had the best two-week stay in Manila and I had the best time with some of the best people. There were 4 participating universities (DLS-CSB, UP DILIMAN, USC CEBU and UST) and I was tasked to do a design inspired by the city Tokyo and these are what I came up with.

my entry (did this last minute since I never really wanted to join)

My original final entry, revisions had to be done

Fitting with the lovely Sayonara Veras.

ofcourse I had to fit it too. LOL

Pre-judging

The panel

went sourcing for wigs at Divisoria with softsis Charmaine Tara Chua (original plan was to put colorful wigs on my models)

7:00AM calltime for the big show

ECOWALK Fashion Show - September 2011: My first finale gown

I had the opportunity to work on a "green" fashion show together with my awesome USC - Fashion Design classmates, September of last year in partnership with the Mandaue Chamber of Comers. I was tasked to make use of the scrap materials from Mastercraft and these are what I came up with out from the scrap leather and grinding discs. :)

: We were only asked to do 1 dress I wasn't happy with my first choice so I had to make another one - last minute. The finale dress on Maebelle Barro. :D

: The drama backstage when the grinding disc detail on the back of the dress fell off and it was the angels working when I luckily found a metal wire backstage to attach it back.

Charmaine Juanillo-Consunji Wedding - JUNE 2011: My first Wedding Entourage

It was very brave for Ate Charmaine to have me do her wedding gown and the whole entourage (maid-of-honor, 4 bridesmaids, 4 junior bridesmaids 3 flowergirls, her moms an her reception dress). I didn't know her and she didnt know me - all she saw were the sketches I did. It was truly an honor to do her wedding entourage and she was no bridezilla, I LOVE HER!

: the gown had a 7meter trail and a 10 meter veil. Magical! it was delivered 2 days before the wedding in 2 balikbayan boxes.

:this was probably the most stressful thing I've done last year, I had seriously traumatic hairfall.

3.7.11

NOT IN A HURRY, JUST ENJOYING THE RIDE

The world’s biggest sucker for love would be me. I raid the DVD stores for romance selection- tagalog, classic, deep or lite, I follow teleseyes religiously and memorize their most unforgettable lines, I cry on weddings and stories printed on bondpapers (since I don’t read books), my eyeballs pop out every night in bed picturing out situations and scenes I might tumble in to, I emote with love songs and truly believe in fairytales and fate. Basically I officially proclaim myself as part of the ever growing hopeless romantic club, in love with love. Sometimes I think how its so ironic to be so in love with the surreal but can never imagine myself playing the part - (typing that has made my heart beat faster. LOL).

Growing up with Barbie dolls and chicks had me create a big thick concrete wall with boys – which is why I honestly don’t know how to connect, interact or even look guys in the eyes. I tend to freeze and be speechless like I’m in a coma for seconds. Now that the wall has slowly break down to pieces, I’m still left with that predicament. If only there was no wall then they would see me how my friends see me and like me. HAHA

Sparks and moments are very important to me, the perfect timing and how it jives with the storyline is the key ingredient to reaching that happy ever after which is why I always seek for it in every guy encounter. Recently, this long time crush finally talked to me after months of several incidents of walking right through me, eye contacts and smiles. It wasn’t a long talk, just the hi-hello thing usually done at first meet up but with that, him being a crush, you would expect invisible fireworks bursting from behind him, I too was expecting such but there was none - not even a single kwitis. I would like to make believe that a bigger plan is in store and it would be a worthy prize for my 20 years of patience. Never have I been involve with someone romantically and I’d laugh hard to that if it will happen.

If this post reaches to someone’s computer right now, I’d like to let you know that you don’t need to put on impressive clothes but I’d love to laugh at you trying, I don’t need you to take me to somewhere fancy, I just need a food buddy and I’d prefer you eat street foods with me, You don’t need to love the things and people I love, you just need to love Tyty, I want you to help me finish drinking the gravy, to make me laugh harder than Id make you laugh, to sometimes reserve your 8:00pm and up for teleseryes and dramas, to never stop surprising me and to be the best jo-el ever.

I know this is probably one of the rarest moments Id write about this and it would be funny to some as it is to me and Id probably delete this next week or when I realize how sucky this is.

Where art thou? I seek. I wait.

22.6.11

I HAVE A NEW BAG AN I'M NAMING HIM BARNEY!

Right after a busy day....

A white paper bag was beautifully seated on the chair......

Inside it was a box that had a letter on it..and it says.....

When I opened it....

HELLO! HELLO!

A big thanks to Ate Charmaine and Kit for this lovely violet bag picked by Kit! I swear I feel so Brian Boy right now!

A Preview of the wedding gown I did for Charmaine!

Cant wait to blog about the whole processes leading to this amazing event and post the rest of the dresses for the whole entourage! :D

14.6.11

I'D BE SO DELIGHTED TO HAVE THESE ON THE 25th

So fine, none of these is gonna be delivered on my doorstep this week or next, though I'm still hoping there's a June Santa out there to give me all of these or a very good psychic to tell me the winning numbers of the lottery.