The Philippine eagle has landed center stage at Britain’s Top Designer 2017 showcase. John Herrera, the creative genius behind the “agila” design, topped five other designers in the competition which “aims to find the best emerging designer in the UK.”
Apparently, John’s collection is in collaboration with Epson Philippines and Southeast Asia, which shows a big step towards digital sublimation printing.
John revealed six pieces that impressed the judges of the competition.
“This partnership with Epson is very exciting. There are so many things you can do with printing compared to just buying fabric. Before, all collections by designers were done painstakingly by hand. Many of the outfits such as 3D items that are worn by the models can only be attached by hand, so what was presented on the runway cannot be worn again and again. With digital printing, the actual clothes in the collection can really be worn in real life,”, said John Herrera.
“The collection will be impossible to do without the Epson digital textile printer. I would have to paint the designs myself if there was no Epson printer, and with only a month to prepare, it could not have been done,” he added.
Britain’s Top Designer is an annual fashion event hosted by Fashions Finest. It coincides with the London Fashion Week.
Wow, awesome!
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