FASHION ACCESSORIES ARTICLE IN THE

PHILIPPINES

Accessories designers un ite to

craft the future.
“Fashion is a design field of enormous impact.
Fashion design is even closer; it is literally all over us
—and throughout us, as it turns out, since we use it to
project, aspire, express, and redesign ourselves, and to
size up and judge others. Fashion is a form of design.
We believe strongly that no true design history can be
told without discussing garments and everything that
they encompass, from aesthetics and technology, to
economy, sociology, anthropology, labor practices, the
Considered non-essential in a crisis, fashion businesses took a
backseat as lockdowns and quarantines unfolded from the
national to the barangay level. Even retail giants, both local
and international, were not spared from the onslaught of the
novel coronavirus as brick and mortar boutiques closed
permanently. The fashion accessory industry also took a direct
hit with many trunk shows canceled, and collection orders
delayed or put on indefinite hold.
The call for unity in such perilous times has given birth to the
Fashion Accessory Makers of the Philippines (FAMPH), out
of the desire to map out ways to help the displaced workers
and communities. “It was because of the crisis that we decided
to create a unified and collective voice for fashion accessory
brands and designers,” Ty says. “The idea was to come
together and work hand-in-hand to establish our relevance and
thrive in the new normal. We felt we needed to come together
and rise so that we could support our artisans and
communities, most of whom rely on our FAMPH members as
a primary source of livelihood.”