“Michael Cinco” a memorable fashion event at Dubai Fashion Week Autumn Winter 2010

“Michael Cinco”
a memorable fashion event at
Dubai Fashion Week Autumn Winter 2010

Michael Cinco, one of the region’s finest fashion designers, had demonstrated at the Dubai Fashion Week to the public, his latest Autumn Winter Collection for year 2010 on April 6th 2010 at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers – Godolphin Ballroom.

Using the rich overtures of the Japan’s colour palette, Michael had presented the ‘THE IMPALPABLE DREAM OF MADAME BUTTERFLY’ through his select collection at the Dubai Fashion Week Summer 2010. Inspired by the colourful life of Madame Butterfly, Cinco showcased a unique blend of imagery, sound and fashion of the bygone Empire of the Sun, the celebrations and ceremonies of the old nobilities, its culture and arts.

Style is an expression of individualism mixed with charisma according to Michael Cinco. “The purpose of participating in this event was to bring to fashion lovers a composite of styles with all its splendour and glory embedded in imagination and affluence. On a broader note, in this larger-than-life event, the vision was to provide all fashion lovers a repertoire of the finest fashion styles for this autumn/winter 2010”.

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Background of Michael Cinco:
Born in the south of Samar, Philippines in 1971, the picturesque place that provided Michael Cinco with a lush setting where his imagination would run in wild abandon. As a child Michael was very fond of watching old Hollywood movies in black and white and envisioned those fabulous heroines painted in his mind with a myriad of colours, dressing up the glamorous women with his imaginary creations in their severe chignons and deadly stilettos, conjuring up grand entrances. He grew up watching beautiful classy women as he went chasing that dream and finding it.

By year 1988, Michael was a state scholar taking up Fine Arts in a reputed university in the Philippines. He took up fashion courses in 1991 and started to design hotel and office uniforms in a Japanese firm by the year 1992.

Michael was persuaded by a friend to work in Dubai. Moving to the Middle East was a big leap for him; however he took the plunge because he believed that this region is reckoned to be the haven of haute couture.

In 1997, Michael moved to Dubai. His first job was very challenging…he was about to change the image of a slightly staid big fashion house. ” I was so scared and don’t know what to do but eventually had the courage to reinvent the image of the house and I think the Dubai fashionistas eventually saw the catcher of an edgy, new young designer.” Michael says. Soon the fashionable woman of Dubai has been choking on their Carpaccio as he began to inject a new vigour into couture.

Michael left Dubai for London and Paris to study special fashion courses in prestigious Central Saint Martin’s School of Art in 2002 to honed and broaden his craft.

By the year 2003, Michael went back to Dubai to open his own couture house with a business partner. He is now the creative director of Michael Cinco Haute Couture that caters mainly on fabulous wedding gowns and unique evening dresses.

He wowed audiences abroad as he joined the Miami Fashion Week last year and his couture dresses has been worn by prominent divas and celebrities. His controversial dress in Emmy Awards last year made a stir on the red carpet as it was worn by famous Filipino actress Angel Locsin when she was nominated for best actress category.

In search for inspiration Michael states ” I travel a lot…my visual research ranges over many cultures and periods. Every item that interests me is collected in my mind to be used as possible future stimuli…i believe all artists are eclectic “borrowers” throwing wide their nets in search for inspirations.