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The Stars Align for a Glamorous Evening at the 1st Fashion Week Asia Gala

A fitting finale to five days of Asian creativity, the Fashion Week Asia Gala brings the region’s fashion and creative communities together for one last celebration.

By Anya Oxyn and Moira Del Rosario 3 hours ago

Five days of runway shows and conversations about the future of Asian fashion called for a grand finale. And what better way to close the inaugural Fashion Week Asia than in the company of the industry’s finest?

Held at the Marriott Grand Ballroom, the Gala welcomed personalities from Philippine entertainment, fashion, and society, all dressed in their finest attire. The guest list was an occasion in itself, with familiar faces making their way through the festivities. It was a fitting conclusion to the event’s first edition and an opportunity for the fashion community to strengthen its connections. With these relationships in place, Fashion Week Asia looks ahead to its next chapter and the creative collaborations that may follow.

AGC Power Holdings founder and CEO of Archie G. Carrasco

Co-Founder and Co-Chair of Fashion Week Asia Apples Aberin

Ezri Mitra, Tasha Mitra & Julia Mitra of DNA

Santino Rosales & Ashley Subijano Montenegro

Tootsy Angara, Small Laude & Karen Davila

Photographed by ED SIMON, TJ PARK, and BRYAN BACTAD with Creative Direction by GEE PLAMENCO JR. and Art Direction by RAKI LUCAS

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the Fashion Week Asia Gala?

The Fashion Week Asia Gala was the grand finale of the event’s inaugural edition, held at the Marriott Grand Ballroom, bringing together personalities from Philippine entertainment, fashion, and society to close five days of runway shows and forums.

Where was the first Fashion Week Asia Gala held?

The inaugural Fashion Week Asia Gala was held at the Marriott Grand Ballroom, serving as the closing celebration after five days of runway presentations and conversations about the future of Asian fashion.

What was the purpose of the Fashion Week Asia Gala?

Beyond celebration, the Fashion Week Asia Gala served as an opportunity for the fashion community to strengthen connections, with the event’s organizers looking ahead to future creative collaborations following its first edition.

Who attended the first Fashion Week Asia Gala?

The gala welcomed personalities from Philippine entertainment, fashion, and society, with the guest list itself considered a highlight of the evening as familiar faces from across the industry gathered for the celebration.

How did the Fashion Week Asia Gala conclude the event’s first edition?

The gala marked a fitting conclusion to Fashion Week Asia’s inaugural edition, closing five days of runway shows and forum discussions while setting the stage for future creative collaborations within the region’s fashion community.

Anya Oxyn

Senior Fashion Writer

Formerly a stylist who immersed herself intimately within the Philippine fashion circuit for over three years, Anya has refined her transformative, hands-on experience into an insightful voice for MEGA Asia as a Senior Fashion Writer.

Her editorial pursuit possesses three facets: her time as an essayist during her education at Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, her extensive experience in digital media and strategic storytelling, and her belief that fashion has a beating heart deeply intertwined with art, culture, society, and humanity itself that is worth uncovering.

Anya’s versatile pen spans a dynamic range of subjects, including emerging local designers, global luxury houses, beauty trends, film and television fashion analysis, cultural op-eds, major events, and beyond.

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