May2016
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buzz
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he’samillinerwhosehatsand
headpiecessell inLondon,New
York,Paris,Tokyo,HongKongand
Manila, andhavebeenwornby
celebritiessuchasLadyGagaand
LeightonMeester.They’vealsobeen
featured in
Vogue
and
Harper’sBazaar.
NowMichDulcehasbeennamedone
ofUKdepartmentstoreSelfridges’
BrightNewThings for2016,which
recognizesexcitingdesignerswhouse
sustainablematerialsandprocesses.
“It’sanhonor,”saysMich,who
workswithFilipinocommunities
andcraftsmen. “It’s important forme
touseFilipinomaterials, andIrun
aminimum-wastepolicy. It’swhatI
want todo, andwhatIwantmybrand
tobe.”
Describingherselfas“nota touristy
kindofgirl”whochecksout theart
sceneofanareafirst, shewants to
“learnaboutaplaceand feelwhat the
locals feel”.HereMichpointsus toher
favoritespots.
NewYork
“TheDeepEndClub is
astore,but it functions
more likeaclubhouse
wherecreativesgather;
it’swhereImeta lotof
my friends. It’salways
going tobesignificant
tomebecauseIdidmy
firstNewYorkpop-up
there.MusicianAdam
GreenandIalsomet
becauseof thatstore;
wedidacollaboration
and launched it there.”
Manila
“TodayxFuture in
CubaoandsaGuijo
Cafe+Bar inMakati
arebothhole-in-the-
wallplaceswhere
peoplecangather inan
intimatesetting— it’sa
close-knitcommunity
ofmusicians, artists
and fashionpeople.For
yearsI’vebeengoing
tosaGuijo toseemy
friends.”
SanVicente,Palawan
“Idon’t takemany
vacations,butwhen
Ido, Iwant togoan
island, sitby thebeach
andrelax.Palawan
hasalwaysbeen that
destination forme,
whereIcan justchill
outandhavenoone
else there.”
LosAngeles
“I’m intorockabilly
andswingdancing,
andIwas looking
for thatscene.Joe’s
inBurbankwas the
solution to that. Imet
somanypeople, and
Igot toexploreLindy
hopand
’
50sdancing
inLA. Ialsogo to
theRoseBowlFlea
Market [above] for
vintage.”
CheckoutmoreofMichDulce’s favoritespots
at
waytogo.cebupacificair.com
Mich’s favoritehangouts
TheParis-baseddesigner
revealswhatshe loves
abouther favoritecities
MichDulce
TRAVELERSWELOVE
INTERVIEWBY
CHARMAINEBAYLON;
PHOTOBY
JIMCOLICO (SANVICENTE);DEXFERNANDEZ/GARA-
PATAMAN (TODAYXFUTURE); COURTESYOFTHEDEEPENDCLUB (THEDEEPENDCLUB)
