Ready To Wear 2024 Collection (Featured above: Kabunian Earrings, Bulul Ring)
alaala noun
(Tagalog) memory, recollection, souvenir
The central theme of this collection is a reconnection to my Filipino heritage. I was adopted from Manila when I was 9 months old and grew up here in the US. Since I can remember I’ve felt a dissonance between the way I’m perceived visually by others and the way I feel inside as an adopted Asian American raised in a white family. I experienced a lot of ignorance growing up due to my ethnicity that manifested in racial harassment and bullying. Through all of this I didn’t have a cultural connection to feel pride in myself to help me through it. I didn’t live in a community with others who looked like me. Growing up between cultures shaped so much of who I am today. This collection contains motifs that are culturally and historically significant in the Philippines. These include ceremonial flowers, pre colonial protective weapons, as well as funerary adornment used to anoint loved ones after they passed. It’s a love letter to a part of my history that’s been lost to time, using symbols of resilience and adoration to create jewelry that celebrates what it means to feel a connection to something in your heart without ever having lived it.
Full collection available in shop
Ready To Wear 2024 Collection (featured above: Lunar Cascade Earrings)
alaala noun
(Tagalog) memory, recollection, souvenir
The central theme of this collection is a reconnection to my Filipino heritage. I was adopted from Manila when I was 9 months old and grew up here in the US. Since I can remember I’ve felt a dissonance between the way I’m perceived visually by others and the way I feel inside as an adopted Asian American raised in a white family. I experienced a lot of ignorance growing up due to my ethnicity that manifested in racial harassment and bullying. Through all of this I didn’t have a cultural connection to feel pride in myself to help me through it. I didn’t live in a community with others who looked like me. Growing up between cultures shaped so much of who I am today. This collection contains motifs that are culturally and historically significant in the Philippines. These include ceremonial flowers, pre colonial protective weapons, as well as funerary adornment used to anoint loved ones after they passed. It’s a love letter to a part of my history that’s been lost to time, using symbols of resilience and adoration to create jewelry that celebrates what it means to feel a connection to something in your heart without ever having lived it.
Full collection available in shop
Ready To Wear 2024 Collection (Featured above: Solar Flare Earrings, Liddum Earrings, Motherland Brooch)
alaala noun
(Tagalog) memory, recollection, souvenir
The central theme of this collection is a reconnection to my Filipino heritage. I was adopted from Manila when I was 9 months old and grew up here in the US. Since I can remember I’ve felt a dissonance between the way I’m perceived visually by others and the way I feel inside as an adopted Asian American raised in a white family. I experienced a lot of ignorance growing up due to my ethnicity that manifested in racial harassment and bullying. Through all of this I didn’t have a cultural connection to feel pride in myself to help me through it. I didn’t live in a community with others who looked like me. Growing up between cultures shaped so much of who I am today. This collection contains motifs that are culturally and historically significant in the Philippines. These include ceremonial flowers, pre colonial protective weapons, as well as funerary adornment used to anoint loved ones after they passed. It’s a love letter to a part of my history that’s been lost to time, using symbols of resilience and adoration to create jewelry that celebrates what it means to feel a connection to something in your heart without ever having lived it.
Full collection available in shop
Carnival Regalia
Body harness, necklace, and forearm cuffs for Trinidad + Tobago Carnival 2019
☆ PASSION REGALIA ☆
Bespoke Sacred Heart pendant, palm stigmata with blood drop fringe, feet stigmata, and black diamond crown of thorns.
Light Siam, Siam, Garnet, and black diamond Swarovski and Preciosa crystal with gold trim and 24k gold plate.
“Tusk Earring”
sterling silver
“Scroll Earrings”
18k yellow gold
“Scroll Earrings”
18k yellow gold
“Trillion Garnet Earrings”
sterling silver, rhodolite garnet, garnet
“Orion Lapel Pin”
18k gold, sterling silver, tourmaline
“Orion Lapel Pin”
18k gold, sterling silver, tourmaline
24k Gold Stetson (study in chasing)
1" x 1" x 3/4"
"14, 14 Karat, Carrots"
(Left) 14k white gold, 14k yellow gold accents (right) 14k yellow gold
“18, 18 Karat Carrots"
18k yellow gold
"14, 14 Karat, Carrots"
(top) 14k yellow gold (bottom) 14k white gold, 14k yellow gold accents
![Assortment of silver jewelry [left to right: pendant, necklace, asymmetrical earring triplet, pendant] sterling silver](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9427933e2d09b0a9b92f93/1521213713756-8I0TIHFTVCFO2ZMIJ1LN/18320619_1862274987370345_8797994737617377141_o.jpg)
Assortment of silver jewelry [left to right: pendant, necklace, asymmetrical earring triplet, pendant]
sterling silver
"Study of Brown Skin"
Brooch | Copper
AHS Hotel Ring (commissioned for Lady Gaga in collaboration with Saks Fifth Avenue)
sterling silver
“Cuff”
sterling silver
“Cuff”
sterling silver
☆ PASSION REGALIA ☆
Bespoke Sacred Heart pendant, palm stigmata with blood drop fringe, feet stigmata, and crown of thorns.
Light Siam, Siam, Garnet, and black diamond Swarovski and Preciosa crystal with gold trim and 24k gold plate.
