Mallgoers recently had the rare opportunity to have a glimpse of contemporary French fashion during the recent PhilFrance Fashion Week 2017 at SM Aura Premier. The event highlighted the collection of designer Clivia Nobili in a fashion presentation, dubbed Beau Travail, as well as an exhibit at the mall’s atrium.
A joint project of The Embassy of France in the Philippines, in partnership with SM Aura Premier, the event is part of Phil France: Feel French, a celebration of 70 years of Franco-Philippine Friendship.
The Clivia Nobili fashion show highlighted the “Art de Vivre” program of the “PhilFrance: Feel French” campaign, which is the art of living in a style that is distinctly French, a unique way to immerse oneself in the pleasures of gastronomy, fashion, culture and sports with family and friends.
Born in Paris, France, Clivia Nobili took evening classes at the Fashion Institute Technology, New York. Her latest collection Beau Travail, which means “good job” or “good work” in French, aims to bring a revolutionary twist to corporate dressing that would still be wearable in the Philippines. The clothes in the collection are made of 100-percent cotton and cotton-linen with deep blue, rouge, and saffron as its color palette, as well as a gold range.
The fashion show was well-attended by members of the diplomatic corps and fashion lovers: designers and faculty and students of schools, like the Fashion Institute of the Philippines and the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde School of Design and Arts.