Posts Tagged ‘designer’

My Red Ribbon Wedding Cakes!

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

Last year, I did a special collaboration with Red Ribbon. I am sure you all know what Red Ribbon is!  For those who are from another planet aside from the Philippine Islands (LOL!),  Red Ribbon is a very successful bakery chain! I swear by their products!  I often crave for the empanadas that they do, and for me, it’s really the best empanadas in the land!  So you can imagine my delight when they asked me to design a  line of special bridal cakes for them.  The first collection was very well-received, so they asked me to do a second collection this year.

Designing wedding cakes comes very naturally for me , as I often help out my brides design the cake for their special day.  I am extremely happy about the outcome of the cakes.  You can check out the cakes at all Red Ribbon branches, and I tell you, they are so reasonably priced!!!  I hear the billboard is already out along Edsa (south bound before Robinson’s Galleria) TEE HEE!!!! I am so tickled pink!

This cake is called Venus. It is inspired by the way I love to drape my fabrics into soft folds. I think it's very romantic!

HUGS!
RAJO!

Valentina!

Friday, March 6th, 2009

My heading was not a typo error!  There is a buzz in NYC about this fashion designer called Valentina!  My dear friend PJ Pascual just emailed me some photos from her exhibition at the New York city museum.  Her whole name is Valentina Nicholaevna Sanina Schlee (Now that is a mouthful!  Kawawa naman siya in grade school no? I mean, you had to write your whole name! LOL!)  She is of Russian heritage and was a huge design sensation in the late ’20s and early ’30s.  She had a stellar clientele – the likes of Greta Garbo, Lyn Fontanne, Gloria Swanson and Katharine Hepburn.  These women were the superstars of that era!

Together with PJ is Mr. Mark Walsh, the Museum curator for the Valentina show!

Valentina’s style reminds me of Vionet with her bias cutting technique with the sultry lines of Madame Gres.  I wish I was there in the exhibit, but I got her book on Amazon and I am quite anxious to see it.  Thank you PJ for putting us all on the loop!

HUGS!
RAJO!