“When it comes to fashion, I have nothing to prove. I may not be the taste of some or most people but it doesn’t really affect me. You may follow a trend but in the end, it’s what you feel most comfortable with. I just happen to be comfortable in stilettos, mega platforms and a volume of fabric around me."
-Tessa Prieto-Valdes from a March 09 Philippine Star interview
-Tessa Prieto-Valdes from a March 09 Philippine Star interview
Tessa Prieto-Valdes. Photos by Andrew Singco with Canon 5D
me, Andrew Singco, Tessa Prieto-Valdes, Oj Hofer, Yves Camingue. Photos from my 400D
Our brief but sweet encounter with Philippine society and media queen/top philanthropist Tessa Prieto-Valdes is definitely one of my most remarkable memories during my stint in Manila. She wore Oj Hofer to the Fashion Watch show and just happened to drop by while we were at the studio for her fitting. I never really thought or expected that my small BTS work/styling assistant task for Oj Hofer would lead straight to a short exchange of words and ideas with this incomparable woman. A frequent fixture of all the top tier fashion events and soirees in the country, TPV is that one icon a lot of us fashion followers look up to and dream of meeting.
She prefers to be swathed in tremendous amounts of fabric, prefers maximalism when it comes to her personal style, and never leaves home without a fascinator (she told me so herself). Regardless of how we individually perceive her, this much I can say: she wins people over not by title or status, but because she is just quite honestly one of the nicest and most down-to-earth people you'll ever meet in this lifetime. She walks into the room sans attitude and air, and just fills up the room with a lot of smiles, light and love. :)
Oh and mucho thanks to my new followers and visitors. You guys are great. Much more to followxx
