Spotted: Filipiana Terno Sleeves at Chanel A/W 08-09 Haute Couture?

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(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)

The whole collection had very exaggerated sleeves and a bit too dark for Chanel. I like it except for the Anna Wintour hair . Wehehe.

Jum Nakao is a Brazilian based designer who creates clothes using folding and cutting paper techniques. Amazing is an understatement description for his works. They are not exactly wearable but it demonstrates the possibility of adapting these techniques to fabric. Unfortunately his official website and blog are all in his native tonque. He seems to have a fondness for exaggerated sleeves. I love how he played with our very own butterfly sleeves (also known as Philippine sleeves)

It’s not just the terno sleeves that have gotten attention in the runway. In Jean Paul Gaultier’s 2005 S/S Haute Couture show, Alex Wek walked down the catwalk wearing this frock from Ikat weave by one our local tribes:

Although the runway reviews mentioned African tribe references as inspiration for this collection. The fabric however is unmistakably woven abaca Ikat from the T’iboli tribe in Mindanao. The texture, pattern and colors are distinct of the tribe.