Don't Expect Royal Service here

When my mom took us to CheonSan, Imperial Palace's Chinese restaurant. I didn't have high hopes. For one, I really don't expect much from hotel food. Second, we weren't exactly welcomed by the guard. My mom has been to Imperial Palace just a couple of days before our visit, but even if she didn't we found it strange that we're even having this kind of convo with the stupid guard. (Read more after the jump)

Art to Wear

 

A dress from Freeway’s National Artist Collector’s Series

There are currently two National Artists featured: Nick Joaquin (for Literature) and Ang Kiukok (Visual Arts). There are shirts, bags and accessories that feature Kiukok figures/paintings, and bags, as well as wallets and dresses that have excerpts from Joaquin’s work (The Summer Solstice, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, etc). Above is a dress with text from The Summer Solstice. At about P1,500+ the dress is affordable enough, and can be worn in a lot of different places/events (the office, a small party, poetry recital, and so on). The tag is cute too. It says “Read verses to dry”.

I think it’s commendable what Freeway is trying to do here – mix fashion with both visual art and literature. It’s a great way to get people interested in local artists from different fields. My only complaint is that for the Joaquin stuff, the text is not that legible. I hope that Freeway continues to feature other National Artists, perhaps experimenting a bit. For example, they can create a piece of clothing inspired by a specific painting/poem/story as opposed to using text as decoration. Imagine using the imagery in (National Artist for Literature) Edith Tiempo’s “Bonsai” to create a skirt, or something along that line.

See the link above to view more pieces from the Freeway National Artist Collector's Series.

Michellan Rating: 3 Stars

Can satisfy both artsy-fartsy girls and girly girls!

- Michelle

I've seen that collection. While I love the whole concept of collaborating with National Artists, I wish Freeway would at least use better fabrics and that they were more creative instead of just stamping the works of these artists on their wares.
- Kristine

I agree with the being more creative part, that's why I hoped they would experiment a bit more. As for the fabric... good point! I wasn't thinking of that, actually. But Joel (my husband) actually pointed out that some of the stuff was cheap looking. Thus, I take back one star.
-Michelle

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