When Jerome Allen told me recently he was leaving for Tokyo, I thought he going on holidays.
He didn't mention he was joining a major fashion design contest.
And now Filipino fashion designer Jerome Allen Lorico has won the grand prize at the 48th Japan Fashion Design Contest held last 16 October 2010 at the Meguro Gajoen Hotel in Tokyo.
Lorico’s win marks the first time a foreigner has ever won the prestigious competition.
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Lorico won the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award (Grand Prize) and two special corporate awards from the Japan Cotton Industry Association and Onward (seriously one of the biggest apparel companies in Japan).
Take note that I attempted to join this contest while studying at Parsons in 1992 and didn't even make it to the first screening.
Jerome is really talented. I met him in 2006 through Sara Morales, a young designer I spotted toting a bag by Lorico that could fit her.
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Jerome also styled a stunning set of Barbies for Ballet Philippines which should be a collectors item by now.
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Lorico was among the 50 finalists chosen from a field of around 2,500 entries worldwide after a rigorous and stringent screening process. Lorico was awarded a ¥1 million cash prize along with a trophy, certificates, and commemorative gifts. Lorico was joined by two other finalists from the Philippines, Nicole Michael P. Mori and Marian V. Andrada.
Lorico’s all-black entry, titled “Ink and Water”, utilized a unique textile he helped conceptualize which was made from conventional and Philippine fabrics such as cotton and piña. His entry took inspiration from the theme of this year’s contest, “Steer for the Future 2020 Autumn/Winter”.
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Organized by the Dressmaker Fashion Educational Promotion Committee and Sugino Gakuen (Sugino Fashion College), the contest’s board of judges for this year was headed by noted Japanese fashion maven Hanae Mori, SOMARTA fashion designer Tamae Hirokawa, Boutique-sha CEO Akira Naito, Senken h Chief Editor Kosuke Nagamatsu, and INFAS Publication, WWD Japan Chief Editor Kazuyuki Yamamuro.
The Japan Fashion Contest has a 48-year history and is highly respected in Japan. It has also been known as a gateway to the fashion industry. Previous Philippine entries to contest have also fared well with a finalist winning a special incentive award in 2007 and three finalists in 2009 with one winning an award in the fashion design category and another in the sketch category.
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So proud of you!!
![Jerome Allen]()
He didn't mention he was joining a major fashion design contest.
And now Filipino fashion designer Jerome Allen Lorico has won the grand prize at the 48th Japan Fashion Design Contest held last 16 October 2010 at the Meguro Gajoen Hotel in Tokyo.
Lorico’s win marks the first time a foreigner has ever won the prestigious competition.
Lorico won the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award (Grand Prize) and two special corporate awards from the Japan Cotton Industry Association and Onward (seriously one of the biggest apparel companies in Japan).
Take note that I attempted to join this contest while studying at Parsons in 1992 and didn't even make it to the first screening.
Jerome is really talented. I met him in 2006 through Sara Morales, a young designer I spotted toting a bag by Lorico that could fit her.
Jerome also styled a stunning set of Barbies for Ballet Philippines which should be a collectors item by now.
Lorico was among the 50 finalists chosen from a field of around 2,500 entries worldwide after a rigorous and stringent screening process. Lorico was awarded a ¥1 million cash prize along with a trophy, certificates, and commemorative gifts. Lorico was joined by two other finalists from the Philippines, Nicole Michael P. Mori and Marian V. Andrada.
Lorico’s all-black entry, titled “Ink and Water”, utilized a unique textile he helped conceptualize which was made from conventional and Philippine fabrics such as cotton and piña. His entry took inspiration from the theme of this year’s contest, “Steer for the Future 2020 Autumn/Winter”.
Organized by the Dressmaker Fashion Educational Promotion Committee and Sugino Gakuen (Sugino Fashion College), the contest’s board of judges for this year was headed by noted Japanese fashion maven Hanae Mori, SOMARTA fashion designer Tamae Hirokawa, Boutique-sha CEO Akira Naito, Senken h Chief Editor Kosuke Nagamatsu, and INFAS Publication, WWD Japan Chief Editor Kazuyuki Yamamuro.
The Japan Fashion Contest has a 48-year history and is highly respected in Japan. It has also been known as a gateway to the fashion industry. Previous Philippine entries to contest have also fared well with a finalist winning a special incentive award in 2007 and three finalists in 2009 with one winning an award in the fashion design category and another in the sketch category.
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So proud of you!!
