MARY GREEN: PIONEER CLOTHING BRAND IN CAVITE

How was life growing up?

“Medyo laki ako sa striktong magulang,hehe naka-graduate ng Midwifery, mag Nanavy sana kaso na disqualified ako nung nag re-medical. Kaya napasok ako sa bussiness line.”


When did you first begin to witness you had creative talents?

“When I was in Kinder may medal ako Best in Writing, given na ata un pag lefty ka.”


How did the name Mary Green come about?

“Nag isip ako ng name na swak pra sa theme ng brand. Mary - MARIjuana, Green - ung kulay nya.”


Why did you decide to choose making clothes your medium of choice?

“Mahilig ako sa shirts, pag nakaka kita ako nun ng shirt kahit statement shirt lang, naaamazed ako.”



With starting a brand, there’s always adversity you face in the beginning. What difficulties have you faced so far?

“Walang puhunan, nag start ata kme nun, 5k yung puhunan, t-shirt printing pa kame nun..”


There are a lot of brands out right now. How do you look to set yourself apart from them?

“Cheap price pero pede makipagsabayan sa mga high cost shirts.”


Your latest collection/recent, what inspired this concept?

“Gusto kasi ng mga customer talaga mga illustrations, yun hanap nila kaya binalik namen yung mga illustration na designs.”



What could we be expecting from Mary Green as the rest of the year rolls out?

“More designs, marame pang ilalabas caps, shorts, at socks.”


As a company, where do you see Mary Green going?

“More on bussiness. Kaya nagtayo kame ng Collab shop. Mary Green x Monday Holidae.”

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What you’ve learned over the years with Mary Green?

“Maging mabait sa nakakasalamuha,lalo na sa customers. Pakikisama sa tao.”


When it’s all said and done how would you like to be remembered?

“Pioneer clothing brand in Cavite.”

YOUNGBLOOD RAIMENT: BEYOND YOUR STYLE

“I’m JM De los Reyes.”



How was life growing up?

“Exciting and tons of challenges. Not so easy to be honest but you need to endeavor in order for you to survive.”


When did you first begin to witness you had creative talents?

“I never notice this. Only the people around me.”


How did the name YOUNGBLOOD RAIMENT come about?

“I’m not an expert sa mga bagay bagay kaya the brand itself is me, I’m a Young blood. Its a different meaning when you separate Young from Blood. Then, raiment is just only a counterpart of clothing, apparel. (If you read the dictionary).”


Why did you decide to choose making clothes your medium of choice?

“First I started as a reseller of some local brands back in 2011. Brands like Nick Automatic, Divit Clothing (Laguna), Skills and Bones. When I was involved in the music scene, nakita ko ang kultura at suporta ng mga tao sa mga local clothing. You'll meet and know different people. So nag decide ako why not try create own brand.”


With starting a brand, there’s always adversity you face in the beginning. What difficulties have you faced so far?

“Introducing your brand to the people. The marketing strategy na kelangan mo talagang pag aralan.”


There are a lot of brands out right now. How do you look to set yourself apart from them?

“The brand itself.”

Your latest collection/recent, what inspired this concept?

CHORDATA

SKVLLS

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“Iba’t ibang concept kasi sakin sa isang collection. Kung anong maisip at pumasok sa utak ko yun ang ibinabato ko sa artist.”


What could we be expecting from YOUNGBLOOD RAIMENT as the rest of the year rolls out?

“More quality and sophisticated raiment beyond your style.”



As a company, where do you see YOUNGBLOOD RAIMENT going?

“As far as it can reach..”

What you’ve learned over the years with YOUNGBLOOD RAIMENT?

“Learned a  LOT, I can’t even name one..”


When it’s all said and done how would you like to be remembered?

“A youngblood.”

SET SAIL: EXPLORING YOURSELF

Vocalist of SAVE THE DYING HOPE/FRAGMENTS

“I’m Niko Cezar, I am a freelance multimedia artist (not the bullshit multimedia artist seen on local tv) also a musician at some point.”



How was life growing up?

“My Life growing up is just the same as other people we experience ups & downs through our school and personal lives.” 



When did you first begin to witness you had creative talents?

“I don’t know to be honest. I was just trying to  do what my “inspirations” are doing whether it’s graphic design or photography, I’d never thought that I would be where I am right now back then.”



How did the name SET SAIL come about?

“The name set sail has no meaning at first. It’s just a word. But time passed and I’m slowly learning and growing from experiences for me set sail is “sailing” or exploring, exploring yourself, your potentials and discovering new things.” 



Why did you decide to choose making clothes your medium of choice?

“This started when I first discovered nick automatic back when I was in high school, they have the best branding identity and cool gore-y/cartoon-y designs which I loved back then. I said to myself that I will take up fine arts or multimedia arts to learn more about designing and using software and branding that pretty much started everything up.” 



With starting a brand, there’s always adversity you face in the beginning. What difficulties have you faced so far?

“Production delays are the worst. 80% of the problems that set sail encounters is from the production of our shirts.” 



There are a lot of brands out right now. How do you look to set yourself apart from them?

“We’re not that different. I think the brand is pretty much diverse because we don’t constrict our market to a certain types of people, we wanna be the brand that everyone will wear that they would look cool or proud when they're wearing our brand.” 



Your latest collection, what inspired this concept?

“The latest collection is a mixture of grungy, traditional art and photography. It inspires from band merch, tour shirts, photography, and death metal aesthetics.” 



What could we be expecting from SET SAIL as the rest of the year rolls out?

“Expect a lot of shirts ahaha. Jk. We’re releasing shorts, tie dye shirts, windbreakers and hoodies this year.” 



As a company, where do you see SET SAIL going?

“Set sail is currently sailing as of now. We’re sailing smooth and we’ll never stop sailing.
We will get better in producing high quality and authentic products that everyone would wear and enjoy”



What you’ve learned over the years with SET SAIL?

“A lot but committing to this brand is a lot of work. So I guess my passion and my commitment to this brand is what I’ve learned along the way and  I’ve also learned and got better in designing because of set sail.” 



When it’s all said and done how would you like to be remembered?

“I want people to remember the brand’s legacy.”

PUFF: FRIENDSHIP OVER BUSINESS

“Ako si Aldrin "Pogi" Millar ng PUFF clothing. Hahahaha! Nagsimula ang PUFF noong 2012, isang clothing na talagang trip-trip lang. Kinausap lang ako ni Franco Gayon na magbuo ng brand. Dahil nung time na yun wala masyadong smokewear, at dahil gamay na nya yung pagdedesign sa mga local at international brands, di na ko nagdalawang isip na ituloy yung offer nya. Una ang binebentahan ko lang mga tropa at schoolmates, akala ko hanggang ganun nga lang eh. Kasi wala talaga kong ideya na aabot sa ganito 'tong brand na 'to. Hahahaha!” 



How was life growing up?

“Lumaki akong mataba. HAHAHAHA! Lumaki ako na hindi marangya ang pamumuhay ng pamilya namin. Maraming struggles pero nalalampasan naman. Swerte ko din na kinalakihan ko ang pagkahilig sa Musika at Sining ng pamilya ko, dun ako natuto at nagkaroon ng hilig sa mga ginagawa ko ngayon.” 


When did you first begin to witness you had creative talents?

“Naramdaman ko na lang na oks pala konsepto ko kahit di ako marunong magdrawing, nung naaappreciate na 'to ng ibang tao. Na kahit yung mga mensahe ng bawat likha namin ay nagegets na din nila. Kaya di nababasag yung tandem namin ni Franco dahil lahat ng design na naiisip ko, 
sya ang nagfifinalize para mailapat sa damit.” 


How did the name PUFF come about?

“Nung una wala akong maisip na pangalan ng brand talaga. Basta ang focus ko nun ay smokewear yung brand na itataguyod ko. Stoned, Stoner, High, etc. kahit alin dun sobrang common ng dating. And then nung pinakita sakin ng designer ko (Franco Gayon) yung unang design namin. Dragon na sabog eh. Unang pumasok sa isip ko yung kanta nila Peter, Paul and Mary na "Puff, The Magic Dragon". Ayun! PUFF!! Tapos yung unang design ay "Puff the Chronic Dragon" hahahaha!”


Why did you decide to choose making clothes your medium of choice?

“Dahil dito ko mas naeexpress yung passion ko sa music at art. Hindi kasi basta pamorma lang ang mga likhang nilalabas namin.” 


With starting a brand, there’s always adversity you face in the beginning. What difficulties have you faced so far?

“Madami masyado eh. Hahaha! Pero siguro noong nagsisimula ako, yung kailangang magpakilala sa target market. Sobrang hirap nun. Kasi nung panahon na yun kailangan mong pumunta sa mga events at makiusap sa mga productions para makapaglatag. Madalas dumadayo ako sa malalayo tapos pamasahe lang dala ko, kailangan makabenta ako para makakain ako at makauwi ako sa Laguna. Haha! Walang kwenta pa ang Facebook at Instagram noon, samantalang ngayon magbabayad ka lang. Isang boost post lang sandamakmak na tao na ang makakakita ng ads mo. Pero ayoko pa din gawin yun. Hahahaha!” 


There are a lot of brands out right now. How do you look to set yourself apart from them?

“Siguro yung pagtaliwas ko sa trend. Na hindi ko kailangang makisabay sa uso para makabenta. At yung pakikitungo ko sa bawat tao na bumibili. Yung merong koneksyon sa kanila, ituring silang kaibigan at hindi lang basta mamimili. Customers? Wala ako nun, tropa marami! Haha! Kaya madami na ding naging loyal sa brand ko, mga sumusuporta simula umpisa hanggang ngayon. Solid eh!” 


Your latest collection/recent, what inspired this concept?

“All-Seeing High at Lipad Kalawakan 2.0”

Ian Tayao wearing All-Seeing High

Ron Henley wearing Lipad Kalawakan 2.0

“Yung All-Seeing High kasi kinuha ko yun sa paniniwala ko noon pa. Na ang bawat isa ay pantay-pantay, walang mataas o mababa, hindi rin basehan ang paniniwala. Kahit sino pa ang kaharap mo, dapat mabuti pa rin ang pakikitungo. 2014 ko pa naisip yun, pero halos 3 years ko pinag-isipan kung paano mailalabas ng maganda at tatatak sa isip ng mga tao ang mensahe. Lipad Kalawakan 2.0 naman, pinahiga ko lang yung unang version ng Lipad Kalawakan. Hahahahaha! Pero binalik ko lang talaga yung konseptong astronaut, kasi dun kami nakilala. Kagaya ng unang Lipad Kalawakan, glow in the dark din ang print para cool. Hahaha! Ang pinakasolid lang sa dalawang designs na 'to, almost 2 hours lang tinagal at nasold-out na after ko ipost sa social media.”



What could we be expecting from PUFF as the rest of the year rolls out?

“Secret! Hahaha! Basta katulad ng dati, biglaan lang at paunahan din. Haha! Hint lang, ibabalik ko yung mga luma na paborito ng karamihan.”


What you’ve learned over the years with Puff?

“SOBRANG DAMI! And until now, natututo pa rin ako. Malaking parte ang PUFF sa pagkatao ko. Fortunately, nakakabuti naman sakin. Hahahaha!” 


When it’s all said and done how would you like to be remembered?

“Gusto ko maalala ng mga tao yung pagiging unique ng PUFF at mainspire sila na kaya natin makamit o maexperience yung mga magagandang bagay na di natin ineexpect sa buhay natin. 
Hanggang ngayon, parang panaginip pa rin lahat eh. Haha!”