Monday, May 9, 2011

Letter from a Reader: Bride to Wed in RTW Gown Because of Missing Designer

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Dear Fashion PULIS, 

I've been reading your blog ever since the “fashion scam" story. I always read about the designers you feature in your blog whether it is something positive or negative. I would like to request you to publish this story of my closest friend. This friend of mine has saved for almost 10 years just for her dream wedding. Sadly she was betrayed by this designer whom she trusted to provide the gowns on her special wedding.

I will try my best to provide a detailed timeline for you and your readers to have a better picture of the story. Allow me also to post some of the emails of my friend.

December 2010
My close friend got engaged. She and her fiancé set the wedding date on May 15, 2011.

January 2011
They started booking all the wedding suppliers and started scouting for possible designer. Many designers they contacted turned them down because they say they can no longer accommodate them since their wedding date is too near.

February 2011
Through a common friend’s referral they met up with male designer A. Before the initial meeting, my friend tried searching for reviews about his work on various wedding sites. Instead of finding reviews, she found photos of him with celebrities and even came across articles about him winning a certain design competition. These bits of information made her confident that he has a name to protect so most likely she will not have any problems with him. When they met up with him, his initial quote was 120,000 Php for the gowns of the bride, the mothers and the female entourage members but since they were referred by a common friend, he offered to give them a 50% discount. They gave him 30,000 Php as an initial payment for the 60,000 Php agreed package price. He asked for an additional down payment of 10,000 Php and another 6,000 Php for the tuxedo of the groom that cost 12,000 Php. All the measurements were then taken at the groom's place and they set the first fitting on March 15. He told them not to worry and even assured them that it only takes approximately 5 days to complete a tuxedo so there is nothing to worry about.

March 2011
Before the March 15 scheduled first fitting, my friend followed up through text messages, calls and Facebook messages but received no answer from him.

April 1, 2011
With less than 2 months before the wedding date, my friend kept asking when they will get fit the gowns. A answered confidently saying "May 15 pa naman ang wedding mo." When she asked him if she can at least see the lining of the dress, he answered, "Hindi naman ganun kadali gumawa ng gown, and to be honest pang lima bride na kita." Since my friend has been bugging him almost every day, he promised that the gowns will be ready for fitting after holy week. When the family members of the groom found out about this, they were planning to pull out the unfinished gowns and file a legal case. They need the gowns as evidence since A was not able to provide a written contract and sketches which he promised to send through email.

April 26, 2011. The Monday after Holy Week.
They were able to talk to the designer. Again the he rescheduled the first fitting to May 5 considering the wedding date is on May 15. He said he wasn’t able to work during the Holy Week because he was out of town.

Here are the email updates of my friend as the wedding day approaches (in Filipino):

May 1, 2011
Kaloka ang designer ko. May 15 yung wedding ko at May 5 ang fitting ko? Sya rin ang gagawa ng entourage gowns, suit ni husband to be, pati shoes ko. Yung second week of march na napagusapan namin, nauwi na sa May 5. Mali lang talaga ako kasi pumayag ako ng verbal agreement since mababa lang ang singil nya.

Kung maibabalik ko lang, sana naging mapanuri ako, naging mas metikulosa at demanding kung kinakailangan. Masyado ako naging lenient sa designer nay iyan. Natiis kong maghintay sa kanya ng dalawang oras. Ang martir ko grabe! I thought kasi na kapag pinagbigyan ko yung isang tao, ibabalik rin nya sakin yung kabutihan ko at hindi nya ko i-stress.

Ayoko na lang masyado isipin. Akala ng mga tao di ako na-stress. Pero minsan inaatake ako ng lungkot, naiiyak na lang ako bigla.

May 5, 2011
Sa mga nag-aabang sa nangyari sa aking first ever wedding gown fitting, Mineet namin ako ng designer last night. This time, hindi na nya kami pinaghintay ng 2 hours kasi sinabi ko na kailangan ko pang bumalik sa office ng 10pm.

As expected, hindi pa tapos ang lahat ng gowns, yun sa akin lang ang medyo tapos na. Ok yung fit nya sa katawan (buti na lang), yung bandang taas na lang ang maluwag saka yung sleeves pero mukhang madali namang ayusin, wala pa syang mga beadings. Delivery is this coming Saturday night daw. Hopefully totoo nga. In general, ok naman yung mga damit pero di ko pa ma-appreciate kasi wala pang beadings.

Yung kay mother in law, masikip at hindi masara ang zipper. Sinukat nya kaninang umaga ng 6am kasi may pasok pa sa office pero na-late ng konti si A, 7am na sya dumating. Buti naabutan pa nya sa bahay yung mother in law ko. Sandali lang yung fitting kanina, umalis na rin sya kaagad kasi pupunta pa raw
sya ng marikina for my shoes. Yung shoes ko, di pa rin tapos. Sabi niya nagkamali raw ng gawa, nabaliktad daw yung telang ginamit.

Yung tuxedo ni husband to be, hindi pa rin tapos. Sa May 8 pa raw. Nung kausap ko sya last March, sabi nya 5 days lang daw magagawa na yung tuxedo. Anong petsa na ngayon, hindi pa rin tapos? Sana by Sunday matapos na lahat. Sabi pa nya, black yung natahing pants at gray naman yung sa coat, ang galing di ba? Sabi ko dapat terno yung kulay ng coat at pants. Papalitan na lang daw niya.

Yung ibang gowns ng entourage member, saka yung sa mom ko, bukas pa ng umaga ang fitting. Super lagare pero that's his fault. Overbooking siya!

Hindi na ko masyado nagrereact pag may mga kinukwento sya. I want him to think and feel na hindi ako ganoong kabait para unawain sya palagi. Pero di ko rin naman sya maaway kasi nasa kanya pa ang lahat ng gowns. Sana naman maging maganda yung kalabasan ng mga gowns.

Sa lahat ng mga nagpray para sa amin, maraming maraming salamat! Akala ko talaga mag RTW na ako, pero thank God, mukhang aabot yung gown ko.

May 7, 2011
I really feel down right now. Nadeliver na nya yung gown ko just now. When I looked closer, ang dumi! Sabi niya before tahiin, nilabhan na daw yun, pero marumi talaga. May mga marks na parang mancha, basta yung parang lumang luma na yung tela. Di ko napansin nung nagfitting kasi nagmamadali kami at saka hindi ganun kaliwanag ang lighting.

May 8, 2011
We have decided to buy RTW gowns na lang today, mahirap umasa! Pinipilit namin syang tanungin kung anong address nya at pupuntahan namin sya pero ayaw niyang ibigay. Itetext na lang daw nya yung address. Ano bang difference ng ibigay nyya habang magkausap kami sa fone versus thru text? Nagmamakaawa na ako talaga na sabihin nya yung address, pero ayaw nya talaga.

Pinuntahan ng brother ni husband to be yung shop niya sa Q.C. na malapit sa isang T.V station pero closed na! We already knew about that at sabi nung guard na marami nga daw nagpupunta dun na naghahanap sa kanya. Meron pa nga raw doon isang girl na pumunta ng araw na ng kasal nya, wala pa siyang gown. I am wondering kung yung sinabi ng isang designer sa akin na makakadeliver naman si A, late nga lang. Ang ibigsabihin ba ng late ay after the wedding?

I hope magkaka peace of mind na kami pag may nabili na kaming gowns. Ibebenta ko na lang yung mga gown kung idedeliver nya. Next time na namin iisipin kung anong gagawin sa kanya. Waka kasi kaming written contract, nagtiwala kami agad sa kanya at mali talaga kami dun!

Thank you for posting this long story. More power to Fashion PULIS.

Yours truly,
V.J.P.

152 comments:

  1. OH-EM-GAW!!!
    now I know him na...nalala ko nung nagbukas sila ng shop originally friend ko ang business partner nya (2009)...then i left the country...nakachat ko yung friend ko before mag december last year and nangumusta about sa shop nila ni A. And she told me that she quit their business at solo na lang si A-AW...pagkakasabi pa ng friend ko "iniwan ko na si bakla kasi hindi focus walang nangyayari"

    so yun na...
    i ddnt know him personally but i saw his craft... baguhan pa lang ako nun but Im proud that my works are so clean! ako pa mismo nagtatahi at nagbebeading! GAWsh...

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  2. Grabe, sad naman nito... Clues, please?

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  3. i really feel sorry for your horrible experience,haay , i am livid , i dont know who the designer is but i am sure GAY designer ito, na nalululong sa lalaki o drugs , 98% ng gays ganyan, regardless whether designer, hairdresser, basta sa pera ubos ubos sa lalaki , you should name the designer to protect others, assuming this story is accurate ,then there is no libel, you are just stating FACTS, btw, i am not discriminating gays, coz i am one, hahaha

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  4. That is so sad.. I feel sorry for the brides na pina-asa nya. Sobrang selfish this designer as in..

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  5. Well, kasalanan mo din yan kc masyado kng ambisyosa na mag pagawa sa isng bakalng deisgner na poket gumawa ng mga gown ng mga artista. Wla kc sa kasiktan yan ng deisgner, nsa tao yan, kung marunong talaga gumawa at marunong tumupad s usapan, nakakinis yun taong nalalate, wla ka din magagwa kc pinoy. este half pinay ang kausap mo. lagi yan filipino time. ibig sabhn, pag ang supan 10, 12 pa yan siispot.. kya ndi yan mabubuhay mag business abroad kpag ganayn yun ugali. Sana, bumili k nlng sa simula pln ng RTW n gown, maganda na, mura pa, tutal 1 beses m lng anman susutin at ndi k nmn, sikat n tao para mag suot n bongacious na gown.. bkit ka gagstos ng napakalaki sa gown mo at sa mga abay, kung 1 beses lng susuotin. be practical. karamihan nga sa ibng bansa, mayayman pa sila kaysa sa mga pinoy eh, simple at elegant lng ang gown.. Bilhan m nlngs a zara ng tux yun mapapngasawa mo, affordable na maganda pa.. idemanda mo yan designer na yan, si pwehhh din ba yan? if sya, nakakainis na talaga ang bakalng yan... ubos na ang pera kc nga social climber at may binubuhay na fafa.. alam mo anamn ang mga beki, laging wlng pera dahil andun sa mga fafa nila. wag mgtiwala sa bakla pag dating s negoio.. ganyan din yun experienced namin s punyetang baklng c edward teng, ndi na deliver yun gown s araw ng kasal.

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  6. hay not him again.. he gives hardworking designers a bad name... good luck to the bride... no bride / human being deserves to be treated like that.

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  7. I feel so bad for the bride. Why don't these designers understand that by doing what they're doing, they are ruining the bride's wedding day, a day she's probably been dreaming of since she was 6 years old! And it's not just about the money, it's also about the severe emotional stress the designer is causing, having the bride go through all that a few days from one of the most important days of her life? Nakakagalit! Sobra!... And the bride should know, just because they don't have a written contract, doesn't mean she doesn't have a case. The delivered wedding gown alone is proof enough. Then there are texts pa, fittings, etc to prove that "A" agreed to make the gowns for her wedding. So it won't really hurt her case as much as she thinks that there's no written contract.

    I really wish that FP (with the bride's consent, of course) will reveal the designer's name, so that future brides and clients will be warned of his behavior. Para naman wala nang ibang maloko si "A".

    By the way, is "A" the last name of the first name?

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  8. Si P na naman ba ito? hay naku ha. nakaka-inis na sya. sarap duraan.. PWE!!!

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  9. I know this designer. Member ako ng online community and if I'm right, this story was posted din.

    Andyan na yung clue sa article so I'll just zip it. :)

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  10. This is terrible! I feel for those brides. I am not familiar with the QC area much more, the shop near that tv station. can we have more clues?

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  11. "...shop nya sa Q.C. na malapit sa isang T.V station" I know this designer, he is so madaldal, puro bola, promises and excuses. He stressed us out so much!

    The event we we're going to was out of town, he delivered the dresses (note : unfinished, my mom had to sew my sister's dress pa) right before we left for the airport. My dress was ok, my other sister's was recycled (he got parts from an old dress he made), my brother's suit was ok...results were, well, mediocre...Parang RTW from a department store na maganda lang ang fit... Compared to his award winning creations that he kept showing us.

    Beware!!! We paid 15k for each... We ended up with him since like VJ's friend, other designers turned us down cos of time constraints. It was our fault too, I must admit. But he should've just turned us down too kung hindi nya talaga kaya.

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  12. Seriously! these designers!! I also marched down the aisle in an RTW! Buti nalang!sinagip ako ni Designer Vonticar! Regardless kung sino man sila! When you get a job! You have to finish it dahil binabayaran naman sila dun! Que horror ang wedding gown drama ko! Nagmukhang apron ang gown ko nung na i deliver sa akin. Sana sa mga ganung tao, hindi nalang sila gumagawa ng wedding gown, uniform nalang. Mag ingat sa referrals. better talga to research research research you only get wed once!

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  13. Only one A comes to my mind when I read this. He's one of the instructors at my school but I haven't met him yet. During his stay at the contest, lots of people say that he's a bratzilla in the making because of his tantrums and I'm-better-than-you attitude. Please enlighten me if I'm wrong.

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  14. Thats what clients get when getting a so called "designer". I know the popular ones are expensive but thats why they are successful. They know what they are doing and women would pay for quality and good service. P60,000 pesos for that number of people and you expect a wow factor? Sounds like you got your money's worth.

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  15. If you went into a department store could you buy all these clothes for the price you paid? I dont think so..so why are you surprised? You pay peanuts..you get monkeys!

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  16. I agree with the last blog. Why were you not suspicious right from the start when the price was slashed by half? I think you wanted bargain basement pricing and you got nothing less than you should have expected.

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  17. Why do you think the top Designers are expensive? You are paying for quality and expertise and the satisfaction that all will go well.
    I have no sympathy for you.
    You are typical of the type who want everything for nothing.

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  18. ohmygod horror to! i cant imagine how stressful it must have been for the bride and everyone else involved! who is this designer?? people need to know about this bago may mabiktima ulet!!

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  19. I had my wedding done by a leading Makati Designer.He had so many excellent staff who guaranteed everything went perfectly. I was happy to pay what I did when I saw how well he ran his business.I had no worries leading up to my wedding because I employed a professional.

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  20. P60,000 for everything? Including a tuxedo?
    How come you didnt smell a rat..thats ridiculious!

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  21. I know this is water under the bridge but Red Flag #1 came when the designer gave a 50% discount just because of a referral of a mutual friend. I am in business too and never give discounts as much as that! I'd rather give a freebie rather than a discount since I price my services/items correctly. Dun pa lang, dapat nagduda na sya.
    And yes, a customer should always demand for a written agreement the same way that any self-respecting supplier should always insist that everything is put on paper.
    I hope that the bride makes sure that she makes this designer pay for all the stress and trouble she's been through.
    So, FP, sino itich????

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  22. I wish you would come out and say who this "Designer" is. Your comments are very damming to the industry and quite silly considering the price you paid.
    Is your "Designer" acredited or a member of any of the Fashion Councils?

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  23. Hey I want a new Mercedes..maybe you can get me a perfect one for P50,000?


    hahaha...you fool

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  24. Mas mahal pa yata mag rent ng gown at entourage sa price na binayad mo. Dapat nag rent ka nalang sa budget mo!

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  25. I wonder how much you paid for your reception? Or did you just cook everything yourself?

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  26. Foodcourt na reception sa Megamall! and honeymoon sa Manila Bay

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  27. hmm initials nya ba same as the name of a global news network?

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  28. That's too sad. :( I wonder who this designer is.

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  29. Look for the designer's name that begins with a letter "A" here: http://philippinefashionicons.blogspot.com/

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  30. Hindi ito si P. Sabi nga ni Fashion PULIS, the designer is "A". Ano vah!

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  31. hahahhahahah! this story is way crazy! as crazy as the designer and the bride itself! imagine 60k for a wedding gown and the entoruage kasma pa si groom? wow! ano yun? puro lining lang ang gagamiting gownns nyo? sorry darling pero masyado ka nadala sa pictures and his award! hahhahahah! i know you want the best for your wedding nagkataon lang nga na nagpunta ka sa isnag designer na fly by night! hahahahah! and you have save 10 years for your wedding tapos binudget mo ang sarili mo ng let us say 10k for your wedding gown? hahaha! sana nag DIVI ka na lang! malamang natapos pa mag damit nyo, yun lang ang ichu!

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  32. Hindi si "P" yan pero may "P" din sa pangalan ng designer na ito. =)

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  33. just bec. he gave 50% discount e, ANGEL na, dat was sent from heaven, ESTE from lala-land....i think he's in dubai now,right?!?...

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  34. wag niyo naman laitin yung bride. Si designer naman yung nag offer nung discount. Pag kayo ba inofferan ng discount, hindi niyo tatanggapin.

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  35. For those who are blaming the bride to be on her current predicament- are you guys for real? This could've happened to anyone. Picture this: you're someone who does not know a thing about wedding suppliers (understandably) and in your course of looking for a wedding gown supplier, is referred to someone by a friend, and this someone happened to have some "favorable" news/reviews backing his name. If you were given a 50% discount- would you actually decline??? OF COURSE NOT. You would think that you got away with a good deal, and if the clothes are given/delivered on time, you would be singing a different tune, exclaiming how good a deal you got and how lucky you were, etc. etc. So please, stop acting so self-righteous 'coz you would have also accepted the deal if you were in her place.

    Her only mistake was to not have a signed agreement which she he has acknowledged already. But as some of the posters already mentioned, she can still file legal action against the designer using text messages, etc. as evidence.

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  36. Ang dami namang A sa list ng Philippine Fashion Icons blogspot. Kung may "P", eh di yung surname nya, brand ng Ketchup?

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  37. May P, so surname nya brand ng Ketchup?

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  38. hay naku neng sana sa Divisoria kna lang nagpaggawa ng gown mo with that budget. at least dun siguradong magagawa ang gown mo. My cousin who married 2 years ago had her gown and the entourage made sa divisoria. kahit siya nahirapan sa paghahanap sa mga magazine at internet ng inspiration for her gown at pagpunta dun for the fittings at least nagawa ng bongga at maayos yung gown niya pati sa entourage.

    ang ganda pa ng kinalabasan, di mo ma eexpect na dun pinagawa yung mga gowns.

    affordable pa, pulido ang pagkakagawa! kahit gawang Divisoria, hindi nman sila nangarag sa kakaporoblema kung matatapos o hindi yung mga gown.

    yun nga lang hassle sa fittings, pero at least bongga ang kinalabasan!

    kung wala nman budget, wag maging social climber na gusto sa isang DESIGNER tlga ipapagawa yung gown pra lang maipagyabang sa mga bisita.

    yung mga RTW gowns nga dun sa divisoria mas bongga pa sa gawa ni A at pweh!

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  39. Anonymous said...
    Hindi si "P" yan pero may "P" din sa pangalan ng designer na ito. =)
    May 9, 2011 12:12 PM

    CORRECT!

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  40. I think the previous posters are missing the point of this story. Makes me think that A may stand for Anonymous...lol. The point is, regardless of how much she paid, she did not receive anything of much worth. To say that she wants everything from nothing is just wrong. When is 60k nothing? Are people back home so rich that 60k is now considered peanuts? Sige nga, if its peanuts maybe you can donate 60k to the bride to compensate for the stress she went through.All she wanted was what was agreed upon by her and the designer which she did not get. If the designer thought that was too little money for the amount he had to make, he should not have given her that price. I feel for teh bride and shame on you who attack her for sharing her story

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  41. To Anonymous (May 9, 2011 12:12 PM post) - Eeek! And daming "A" designers with "P' sa philippinefashionicons.blogspot.com! I'm not familiar with the QC area so I'm clueless.

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  42. kala ko pa naman he's such an ANGEL!!

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  43. If I have this right, based on ushi and anon 12:12 comments and upon confirming the designer's address with some google research, then you can guess the designer, too!
    Thankfully it wasn't another designer A (who someone in twitter guessed to be), cos I know him personally and I don't think he works this way. Anon 9:56, this isn't him, if you're referring to A who won in a (local) tv reality series on fashion design. He is down-to-earth and in my own opinion, is very professional.

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  44. I am bothered by the comments here. Bakit sinisisi ng sobra yung bride? Yes, she should have been suspicious with the price of the gowns, pero the fact is, yung designer ang nagpresyo at sya ang nanloko. Let's keep our perspective here.

    To the bride, you can sue the designer for nonperformance of the contract and for moral damages (all the stress, anxiety, sleepless nights, etc. he caused you). While a written document evidencing a contract is always preferable for evidentiary purposes, your contract was already perfected when you engaged his services and he agreed to deliver the gowns. (O free legal advice na yan.) Sue his ass off.

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  45. in this case, the designer is such a PIG! oh my GAWd.

    there you go. hope you can read between the lines. :D

    ssh

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  46. This is sad. In my opinion, the price should be a non-issue. The fact that the designer accepted the job, he has the obligation to give what he promised to do. Moreover, a written agreement is not needed. The law recognizes oral contracts, thus, absence of a written agreement is also not an issue. Trust is the important part here. Hindi porke "bargain" or "discounted" ang isang item one should expect for a substandard work.

    Im preparing for my big day, too. Nakakatakot yung scenario na ganito.

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  47. Designers like him should be listed in a "fashion black book" sort of thing that restricts them from doing more damages to clients. I agree to most of the readers that as a client, you should also be keen with details - a 50% discount just because you're a referral is a little suspicious. As customers, dapat nagiisip din tayo - a dream wedding gown will not be available in a snap. Tapos kasama pa yung entourage and the groom's tux?!? So isa yan sa mga dapat inuuna natin ayusin. I hope all is well for the bride to be. Definitely a case should be filed against the designer.

    To anonymous May 9 6:04 AM who said "alam mo naman ang mga beki, laging wlng pera dahil andun sa mga fafa nila. wag mgtiwala sa bakla pag dating s negosyo" - i'd beg to disagree, my gay business partner has a bf but he is very professional. He pays his bills on time, and has more than enough money for himself, his family and his lover. Darling, gays may give their all when it comes to love but NOT ALL of them are fools. I guess it's not right to say bad things about them - tao lang sila at nagkakamali din. Anyone can go crazy when their in love, regardless of the sexual preference. I'm not super close to my gay business partner as I don't want the business to be affected, but I can definitely say na MAPAPAGKATIWALAAN siya.

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  48. sobra naman kayo, a designer can make a 60k package kung di siya mukhang pera at maayos kausap. mine was 40k and everything was simple, nice, and on time, maaga pa nga. di nga lang ganon ka-high profile but stable career for the past 2 decades.

    wag niyong husgahan yung customer; it was the designer who's clearly at fault here. he was the one who offered the 50% discount if i understood it correctly, kaya di siya dapat mag-complain. in the first place, he shouldn't have committed if he knew he won't be able to deliver with that package amount and timetable.

    ang mahirap kasi sa mga designers na nagkaka-"pangalan", nagdi-diva=divahan.

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  49. Nakakagigil ang ibang nagco-comment dito about sa "misfortune" ni bride! Hello, people! Konting sympathy naman. Oo, nagkamali siya when she trusted the designer. Pero kung ikaw yung nasa sitwasyon niya at sobrang excited ka about your wedding at feeling mo eh sobra kang sinuswerte at binibiyayaan nung time na yun, wont u accept d designers offer? YES, madaming pagkakamali si bride, okay? But, hey, why are people being nasty? People nga ba or iisang tao lang yang mga nagco-comment ng hindi maganda?

    Well, maybe u are the designer and u are lurking around dis blog to see kung may lalabas na post about you. O siguro mga friends ito nung designer. Wake up, wag nang i-defend ang baluktot!!!

    I surely love weddings and what happened to the bride is very unfortunate.

    Don't worry dear bride... KARMA does the dirty work!!!

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  50. Grabe naman, ang mean naman ng ibang tao. While I agree that the bride probably should have done more research and should’ve known something was fishy when she was offered a 50% discount, I think she suffered enough na without us having to call her “ambisyosa”, a “fool”, and joking about her cooking her own reception or having it at the Megamall food court. May mga nagsabi pang sana nagrent na lang siya ng wedding dress. Come on, guys, if you were in her place, papayag ba kayong rental ang wedding gown ninyo? Even if they'll only wear it once, if a bride had a choice, syempre hindi siya magrerent. At kahit sinasabi ninyong maliit ang budget niya, for some people, ang laki-laki na nun, kaya wag naman sobrang mean. Sa tingin ko naman, pinagbayaran na niya ang lapse of judgment niya ng sobra-sobra, wag na natin dagdagan pa. We should focus our attentions on the designer na lang.

    And, I’m sorry. To me, ‘yung consecutive Anonymous commenters that are criticizing the bride all seem to be the same person. Sunod-sunod ang comments at pareho ang tone.

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  51. I'd have to agree with Anon 12:05PM. These days, 60K wedding gown pa lang yun.

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  52. for everyone else who have been calling the bride stupid for paying only P60k for the whole entourage, kindly read the story that the designer offered the 50%off from the original price of the gown and the whole entourage.. the point here is, the designer wasn't able to fulfill his obligations to the bride...don't put the blame to the bride...yan ang hirap sa pinoy eh, kng cnu na ang na-stress zia pa ang lumalabas na may kasalanan.. just my two cents...

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  53. guys, let's all stick to the issue...the issue here is the designer not the bride...why do people keep on fixating on the price of the whole entourage and the gown? regardless of the price, the designer should fulfill his obligations to the bride...kindly read the story that the designer offered the 50% off from the original price...

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  54. i wonder why you don't want to mention the name of the designer. Para sa akin, P60,000 is already expensive... Good designers ranges from P15k-30k lang... Ano naman kung sa food court ng Megamall ang reception at sa Manila Bay ang honeymoon? Sana wag mangyari sa inyo ang nangyari sa bride na to.

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  55. How dare you people belittle the bride and the groom. So what if that's their bugdet? Masama ba yun??

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  56. May 9, 2011 1:40 PM thanks :) got it na

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  57. Wait guys, so is it designer A? I tried to google A's name + quezon city and voila, his shop in QC came up. But I'm not sure if he is the person in the issue. Hopefully yun nga para I don't have to move HEAVEN and earth para malaman ang name.

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  58. i used to be part of the online groups for bride's-to-be...and yun pala ang isa sa mga topic dun...buti hindi ako sa kanya nagpagawa ng gown dahil di ko din naman sya knows before =)

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  59. presyo plng hatlatang bogus na... 60k, wedding own and etc... tapos, baklush pa ang kausap,, haaay, kawawa naman, un kasal in 5days na..

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  60. yung designer A na sinasabi nila na related sa Heaven, hindi siguro siya, although my mga issues din siya before pero matagal na siya sa Dubai mga 2 years na yata, itong case na ito ngayon lang.

    i feel sorry for the bride,ipa laundry mo nalang at bumili ka mga ready made patching na lace baka ma agapan pa ang problema.

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  61. i didnt get a big time designer for my gown, mainly because they're super expensive.i spent a good chunk of our wedding budget on the venue and food. my gown was made by a regular sastre who used to sew for big designers. i only paid 40k for the labor and this includes the entourage and my mom's and inlaws' clothes. i personally bought the cloth and materials. my dress was copied from a US bridal magazine. it was gorgeous and no one believes na pinatahi ko lang. si manang sastre has a lot of big time customers cause she really does a superb job. kuha niya lahat ang gusto ko.

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    1. Hi! Is it ok to get the contact details of your sastre? Thank u!

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  62. If you are saying the designer was negligent and unprofessional then name him..dont sound off with anonymous accusations here if you are not prepared to stand behind your complaints in an appropriate forum.
    All this diatribe helps no one. If the designer is at fault other potential customers should be warned. or is it not as serious as you claim?

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  63. Agree w' Anonymous on May 9, 2011 12:39 PM

    It's not the bride's fault. Ginanon na nga sya ni balahurang designer A sya pa sisihin nyo! Sino ba ayaw maka-tipid, ha?! In these day and age, saving a huge amount of money is a big deal.

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  64. Both the designer and the clients fault. Why on earth would you do the gown,the tuxedo,the entourage and Mothers of the couple at P60 thousand? Don't you have any respect on your craft? And of course the bride. Katangahan.

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  65. I THINK THE DESIGNER IS ALSO LEAVING COMMENTS HERE. lol

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  66. Guys I don't think it was 60t for everything. Read this carefully: "After agreeing on the price, they gave him 30,000 Php as an initial payment. He asked for another 10,000 Php for the initial payment, plus another 6,000 Php as the 50% down payment for the tuxedo of the groom to be." It means they gave a down of 40t for the package of the gown worth 60t. Apart from that, they also gave 6t as part of the 50% down of the tux that cost 12t. So the gowns and the tux included cost them 72t. Read between the lines.

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  67. it was more of the designer's fault. kita nya ngang nagtitipid si bride-to-be ginanon nya pa. di na naawa. oo dapat nag duda na si bride sa ganong klaseng presyo for the whole entourage pero you can't blame her kung na-overwhelm sya sa sobrang mura kaya kinagat nya. but...

    follow mic on twitter for clues. give-away na give-away na. a lil googling and voila!

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  68. i know this designer! naku beware of him talaga. oh wait, is he still here in ph?

    may nagbigay ng link sa taas. A's name is included in that list. dahil madaming A dun, check nyo na lang tweet ni FP for clues *wink*.

    FP, kelan na lalabas ang result ng lc and vida/kanebo contest? :D

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  69. Funny naman nung comments na sunod-sunod and bashing the bride. Siguro IKAW si DESIGNER no? hahaha

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  70. Promise ko this week. Daming entries almost 400 for each contest. I have to manually cut them one by one. Wala pa akong assistant. Please be patient guys. Love you all.

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  71. Professional DesignerMay 9, 2011 at 5:11 PM

    I am a Professional Fashion Designer.
    All the comments posted here are damaging to the reputation of our industry, and yet I note that very few have come out from behind the veil of anonomimity to cast their accusations .
    In all industries there are good and bad. The Philippnes Fashion Industry has several professional groups that stringently control the standards and behaviour of its' members. If this designer is a member of a professional organisation then a complaint should be made to the organisation to which he/she is a member. Then it would be dealt with appropriately. However I seriously doubt, given the claims made here, that this person is an acredited member of a professional group.
    In all my years as a Designer I have not heard of such complaints made of our members.This sounds more like a case of "yes I am a qualified electrician/ plumber/ computer technician". How often have we heard that one in our country. I would never recommend anyone using a "professional person" who is not affiliated to an accredited organisation. I would like to point out that it would be extremely difficult to run a business , pay rent, pay wages and social security, maintain equipment, use quality materials and provide full service to the client if I charged the prices mentioned here. Some earlier comments are correct in that you only get what you pay for, and a realistic starting price could have been ascertained by shopping around and comparing services, materials, and design.

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  72. Dear Professional Desginer,
    Don't you know designer A? Sikat ka ya yan. I am sure he is a member of a professional designer organization.

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  73. Heller! The gowns cost 120k! Kaya naging 60k kasi referral sila hindi dahil yun lang ang budget nila. Wala namang sinabing pag hindi sila binigyan ng discount e hindi na nila kukunin si designer e. Masyado nyong minamaliit si bride. Ke mayaman ka o mahirap pag inofferan ka ng 50% di mu ba tatanggapin? I bet ang priority nila e makahanap ng designer na gagawa ng gowns on such short notice hindi yung mura. When the designer offered a large discount that's what sealed the deal hindi na sila nghanap ng ibang designers diba.

    Which means na dapat ang kalalabasan parin ng gowns e mukhang 120k. Sounds fishy nga at dapat naging suspicious sila. Pero hindi ibig sabihin nun walang pambayad si bride noh. And anyway, kahit 60k yan o 120k o 500k, pag sinabi mung gagawin mu dapat gawin mu.

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  74. I don't think it's the PIG. I think it's the ANGEL. His shop is almost the same address as the big TV station's.

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  75. Professional DesignerMay 9, 2011 at 5:37 PM

    Maybe a member in his barangay:) Anyway, take care guys and watch the language:)

    Drop by Greenbelt 5

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  76. Dear Professional Fashion Designer,

    How rich of you to call out other people for not coming out "behind the veil of anonymity" when you yourself chose to leave a comment anonymously.

    KC

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  77. Anonymous said...
    Wait guys, so is it designer A? I tried to google A's name + quezon city and voila, his shop in QC came up. But I'm not sure if he is the person in the issue. Hopefully yun nga para I don't have to move HEAVEN and earth para malaman ang name.
    May 9, 2011 3:01 PM

    *** hindi siya yan...
    A friend of mine told me that this whole of fame-r designer nasuntok minsan ng groom ng bride kasi di pa araw na mismo ng kasal at minuto na land di pa dumating ang gown ng bride. Paano sya nasuntok? Paalis na si groom at nakasalubong nya sa elevator si designer na ito dala ang gown ng bride...at nang makita sya ng groom sasikmuraan sya ng bongga...napaluhod pa nga sa floor sa bonggang sakit! Ugali na daw tlga ng designer na ito ang praning ng mga bride! My friend's source about this is A-awoo's "manang"...

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  78. Whatever Professional Designer!!! I am well aware of the recent "fashion scam." Anong excuse mo for that??? It's damaging as well, ryt??? but it happened? And d persona is part of your inner circle...

    And pls. bakit hindi mo pangalanan ang sarili mo para may credibility naman ang mga sinasabi mo kesa nag-pot ka lang under d name of "Professional Designer"

    Eat that!

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  79. Guys, enough with the bride. It's not her fault. The only thing we can fault her for is not being suspicious with the price. And even if she did question the price, what would probably have happened was that the designer would've charged her more, promised higher quality and still defaulted.

    For the people making fun of the bride's budget, it was never mentioned in the story that she couldn't pay full price. It's not like she haggled with the designer, it was the designer who offered. And if 60K really was her budget, that's still no reason to make fun of her. Not all of us can afford 6-figure budgets.

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  80. And for those calling her "ambisyosa" & "social climber", how can you say that based on what was said? How do you know she didn't approach by lesser-known designers who knew better than to accept her as a client with her tight lead time? It was said that she was desperate already to find someone to do her gown, and I think that was why she chose A, because he was the only one who said yes to her.

    I think the bride has gone through enough already without having anonymous commenters judging her and kicking her while she's down. Let her be and wish her a happy marriage. Let's focus our energies on the designer na lang.

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  81. Let this experience again be a lesson to all brides to be who will search for designers in the net or any media based on publicity because there are so many HYPED designers in our country who just either won a contest by default or just happens to be close to the fashion press. There are several associations of designers in the country. Most of them claims exclusive and prestigious members BUT in every rule there will always be an exception. Just because a designer is inside this circle does not necessarily follows that he or she can deliver, because for all you know he/she may just be too busy socializing, partying to get publicity and maybe too lazy to wakeup the following day to attend to your orders! Only in the Philippines can a less or no talent at all designer can enter the mainstream thru sheer connections to the press or just by paying a publicist. Choose a designer based on their credibility and reputation and NOT by visibility. Ask for referrals from friends or relatives or from weddings you attended. Check out their past works and always demand for a fixed timetable. Go to someone with an established dress shop and check if he or she have an effective staff. WARNING: Some BIG names in the industry have been tainted. DO NOT give full payments or you might end up being cheated!

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  82. it's sad but its true. most designers here in the philippines don't deliver on time. even those that are said to be the on top. even the ones working overseas

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  83. from what i've heard kaya ayaw sabihin ni designer kung san address nya kasi kung san san lang daw umuuwi yun, kung san abutan ng gabi dun na sya

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  84. ang galing ng google. sa list ng mga designers tatlo lang ang may na first letter ng name at P sa surname. I-google mo kung sino sa kanila ang may shop sa qc at sino sa kanila ang nanalo ng award before. you get your answer. thanks google. :-)

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  85. We seriously should not bash the bride! The point here is, her wedding gown designer was unable to deliver. Kesyo 60K yan or what, at least tell your client if you cannot make the deadline diba? Don't go MIA. After all, wasn't he supposed to be a professional?

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  86. Dear manesh Professional Designer said... wrong spelling ka ng Pilipinas. it should be spelled as PHILIPPINES

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  87. while i agree that the bride should have demanded a written contract, we must realize that there was a verbal agreement between two parties that clearly reflects a trade between services and payment. suppose totoo lahat ung allegation, excuse ba na dahil 60k lang ung pinagagreehan nilang budget, ok lang na marumi at late ung gown? na hindi matapos ung damit ng entourage? na tagu-taguan sila ng designer? i think, no.

    hindi naman kasi lahat ng tao knows how much or could even afford the services of (so called) designers. while i agree na they could have opted to avail alternate options (renting, rtw)kung gusto nilang makasave,i think this is not the point here. they talked to a designer and the designer gave them a seemingly good bargain - he named his price. syempre si bride, feeling niya jackpot siya. come on, she was overwhelmed, obviously.

    i think we should consider here the point that there is clear deception on the part of the designer. nagpaasa siya na sa amount na 60k, kaya ung damit ng entourage. nagpaasa siya na kaya niya mabeat ung deadline. kahit na premier of baguhan siya, DESIGNER pa rin ang claim niya. he is still part of the FASHION industry niyo.

    now whether the malice was intended or not, only the designer could answer. regardless, this should serve as a lesson to all.

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  88. Sabi na ngaba eh, wag magtiwala sa mga baklush na designers, bogus kausap pag dtaing sa business at sa pera... dapat kc, kaliwaan, wlng down down, kc bad reputation na nag mga itey na mga bekidolls.

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  89. May 9, 2011 12:13 PM 's answer was a dead giveaway

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  90. ang masasabi ko lng ay BABOY sya, bwahhahahha. read between the lines..

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  91. Anonymous said...
    in this case, the designer is such a PIG! oh my GAWd.

    there you go. hope you can read between the lines. :D

    ssh
    May 9, 2011 1:40 PM

    TRUE

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  92. Hi VJ, Please tell your friend that she can still file a lawsuit against Designer A. Just get a good lawyer, and at the very least she can file a suit for damages. She has enough basis anyway. An oral contract is still a contract.

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  93. Anonymous said...
    May P, so surname nya brand ng Ketchup?
    May 9, 2011 12:47 PM

    NOT KETCHUP BUT BABOY...

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  94. Anonymous said...
    How dare you people belittle the bride and the groom. So what if that's their bugdet? Masama ba yun??
    May 9, 2011 2:50 PM

    MALI ATA ANG INGLES MO TEH..

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  95. Anonymous said...
    kala ko pa naman he's such an ANGEL!!
    May 9, 2011 1:21 PM

    ANGEL IN DISGUISE... PARA LNG PA-GIRL NA MAY LAWIT, BWAHAHAHA..

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  96. TO Professional Designer said...

    TEH, BAKIT NDI MO SYA KILALA KUNG PROFESIONAL DESIGNER KA.. MEJO SIKAT KYA YAN, MADURUGA LNG ANG BEKI NA ITEY. ANG CLUE NGA, A ANG START NG NAME NYA..

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  97. hhmm.. nde ako familiar sa mga fashion designer na ito at inde ko talaga kilala ito kasi isang dugyuting mamayan lang ako pero dahil sa twitter ni boss mike at pag goo-google google ko eh nakilala ko tong is A na ito.. mukhang pigangpiga nga sia hehe.. :)

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  98. stop bashing the bride to be.. sheesh. her story was shared... What if this happened to you? yes 60K is hard to believe for the whole entourage but whatever.. she doesn't deserve that kind of treatment from the so called designer ... he made her piga yata in a different way.... if you can't handle the order .. don't accept it. =)

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  99. hello Hindi ba ang A na designer ay winner ng Mega magazine competition .multiple awarded Pa

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  100. Anonymous said...
    hello Hindi ba ang A na designer ay winner ng Mega magazine competition .multiple awarded Pa
    May 9, 2011 10:06 PM

    TRULALA.. KALURKEY ITECH.

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  101. Anonymous said...
    stop bashing the bride to be.. sheesh. her story was shared... What if this happened to you? yes 60K is hard to believe for the whole entourage but whatever.. she doesn't deserve that kind of treatment from the so called designer ... he made her piga yata in a different way.... if you can't handle the order .. don't accept it. =)
    May 9, 2011 10:05 PM

    Trulala, kawawa naman si bride to be, na baboy ang gown..dahil sa isang beking designer..

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  102. PIGANG PIGA ITEY NA BEKI, KAYA NDI MAHANAP.. BWAHHAHAH...

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  103. VISIT FP TWITTER, BIGAY NA BIGAY NG BONGANG BONGGA ANG CLUE KUNG CNO ITEY NA MANDURUGANG BABOY NA BEKI.

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  104. pigangpiga itey na beki, kc nsa fafabells ang kanyang datung, hahaha.. nakaklerkey ang mga beki na itey pag dating sa business.. mag sama sila ni pweh...

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  105. definitely the involved designer is leaving some nasty comments here. bad taste.

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  106. yung pigang piga na designer, nag bababsa din sya at may mag commnets sya against duns a bride to be... hoy beki, isoli mo na ang pera sa mga ginoyo mo.

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  107. Anonymous said...
    If you went into a department store could you buy all these clothes for the price you paid? I dont think so..so why are you surprised? You pay peanuts..you get monkeys!
    May 9, 2011 10:26 AM

    Manesh, mukhang mali ang grammar mo ah.. Polish your english teh. ikaw ata si pigangpiga ah, defensive ka teh kay designer eh.. soli mo nlng yun pera ni bride to be para parehas kyong may peace of mind..

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  108. bagay na bagay ang surname ni A sa pagiging baboy. bad bad bad

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  109. Anonymous said...

    Anonymous said...
    How dare you people belittle the bride
    and the groom. So what if that's their
    bugdet? Masama ba yun??
    May 9, 2011 2:50 PM

    MALI ATA ANG INGLES MO TEH..
    May 9, 2011 9:49 PM

    Actually, 2:50 PM's English is quite fine. Why not just stick to commenting on the topic, 9:49 PM, instead of attacking the commenters.

    Designer, is that you?

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  110. Stop picking on the bride. Judging from the story, it's clear that the designer wouldn't have delivered what he promised, regardless of whether she paid 60K or 120K.

    To the bride: Lawyer up and build your case. Even without a contract, you have witnesses, text messages, perhaps even receipts. You could file a civil case for damages, a criminal case for estafa, or, at the very least, report the designer to the professional organization he belongs to, if any. Good luck.

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  111. The designer mentioned is a big winner of a well known design competition in the phils....even the late Joe Salazar was awed with his entry that time...he is a legitimate member of the council of designers in phils....he even nurtured the talents of younger designers, but again his design and professionalism is far different from his winning accolade....

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  112. yep, winner itey na beki...este baboy pala na feeling girl, ndi naman girl.. kahit anong gawin mo, baklush ka manesh, ndi ka magiging girlaloo.

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  113. I'm not blaming the bride because i myself don't know the going rate for gowns, etc. yes you can say there's google but the point is the designer doesn't have one thing that many times is lacking now: Palabra de Honor or Word of Honor! it's just that simple! if you're professional in whatever field you are in, that's a REQUIREMENT!

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  114. nagtatago na itey na baklush na angel daw in disguise na gus2 maging girl, pero ndi pepede kc nga baboy sya...

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  115. I read the comment of "The Profesional Fashion Designer" & I can't help but comment. Your industry is a small one and it would be impossible for you not to know this designer with the intials AP. The fashion industry in Manila is being run by people who are not very well educated and who just happen to rise from the ranks based on their experience. ANd if you Professional Fashion Designer havent read this whole Fashion Pulis blog yet from the beg, pls do so and you will find out that there is one designer, a big name in the industry with long hair who does not pay his obligations. There are fashion show directors who harrass models in exchange for projects. There is a fashion show director who has no delicadeza, makakuha lang ng pera. and so on. So , pls Professional Fashion Designer, wag mag bulag bulagan.

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  116. Anonymous said...
    I'm not blaming the bride because i myself don't know the going rate for gowns, etc. yes you can say there's google but the point is the designer doesn't have one thing that many times is lacking now: Palabra de Honor or Word of Honor! it's just that simple! if you're professional in whatever field you are in, that's a REQUIREMENT!
    May 10, 2011 12:17 AM

    Trulalala. yan ang kulang sa mga beking designers sa pinas na mga social climber na wla namn mga pera talaga tulad ni pwehh.. na talag namang wlang mga word of honor ang mga yan, kya hindi ginagalang eh.. Try to have a word of honor, kahit bakla ka, makakakuha ka ng respeto sa kapwa mo.

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  117. 同性戀人不應該被信任,因為他們大多數沒有一個字的榮譽。

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  118. Let me translate that comment for you:
    "Gays (Homosexuals) should not be trusted because most of them are not honorable."

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  119. FP, I feel like agreeing with that chinese character, but let's be specific naman, GAYS in the Fashion Industry lang.

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  120. designer is responsible if he underpriced, and then he committed to do it.

    suggestion to designer if he is lurking here, if you were uninspired to work on the gown because walang ROI, pwede niya naman balikan ang bride to be and admit that you will have to cut corners with the budget because...textile costs this much, etc.

    nothing wrong in admitting a mistake, and suggest damage control. for example, maybe mag-divisoria na lang ang entourage so you could focus on the bride's wedding gown. or you could do the less demanding abay gowns and suggest that bride can wear RTW.

    kaya naman naglulupasay si bridezilla kasi you pushed the timeline too far.

    if you can't honor your word, try negotiating with diplomacy and tact : )

    if bride is lurking here, would you have accepted other propositions knowing that you hired designer under a tight timeline?

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  121. @ to the bride , I think your shortcoming ( not FAULT ) was you did not realized that the 60 K was too good to be true, REGARDLESS, me fault ang designer, coz niloko ka, MY take, I will sue THE GAY designer BUT REMEMBER , if you sue him, the MAIN GOAL is to make his life miserable and a living hell, NOT FOR you to get your money back, coz walang pera ang mga beki na yan, I did the same thing ( business naman ito ), ano ang outcome ? the girl lost her job and was sued by her employer, her life now ?? worst than hell hahaha, i`m sure sinumpa nya ako, who cares, ako ang tama, i spend money sa lawyer but i have the pleasure of having the last laugh , the lesson ?? wag magpapaloko! bongga ang blog mo FP, may chinese comment pa. well agree naman ako dun pero NOT ALL gays are like that, mga 5 % are honorable and upright , kasama AKO sa 5% bwahahahaha

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  122. My parents taught me that in life you must have DIGNITY and WORD OF HONOR! so, no matter who you are (rich, middle class or poor), your gender preferences is ( be it straight, gays, bi-sexual, closet queen, paminta, lesbians, transgender or transexual) your color, your religion or even your race, you'll gain respect of the whole UNIVERSE!

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  123. Anonymous said...
    @ to the bride , I think your shortcoming ( not FAULT ) was you did not realized that the 60 K was too good to be true, REGARDLESS, me fault ang designer, coz niloko ka, MY take, I will sue THE GAY designer BUT REMEMBER , if you sue him, the MAIN GOAL is to make his life miserable and a living hell, NOT FOR you to get your money back, coz walang pera ang mga beki na yan, I did the same thing ( business naman ito ), ano ang outcome ? the girl lost her job and was sued by her employer, her life now ?? worst than hell hahaha, i`m sure sinumpa nya ako, who cares, ako ang tama, i spend money sa lawyer but i have the pleasure of having the last laugh , the lesson ?? wag magpapaloko! bongga ang blog mo FP, may chinese comment pa. well agree naman ako dun pero NOT ALL gays are like that, mga 5 % are honorable and upright , kasama AKO sa 5% bwahahahaha
    May 10, 2011 1:49 AM

    Trulala.. agree ako sa comment mo, ang mga beki wlng pera..karamihan ng designers na beki wlng pera dahil nsa mga fafabells nila at mga social climber... dapat nga idemanda nya para maging miserable for life ang buhay nitong baboy na designer na to.

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  124. ano ba ang ratio ng gay designers sa straight designers? the reason you are sure that designer is gay is because of the high probability. it's a no brainer! This has nothing to do with gender orientation. so re-think your generalization. eh kung si Ate Delia ako, sastre sa kapitbahay, at hindi ko rin natapos ang gown. ano naman ang hatol nyo?

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  125. Anonymous said...
    ano ba ang ratio ng gay designers sa straight designers? the reason you are sure that designer is gay is because of the high probability. it's a no brainer! This has nothing to do with gender orientation. so re-think your generalization. eh kung si Ate Delia ako, sastre sa kapitbahay, at hindi ko rin natapos ang gown. ano naman ang hatol nyo?
    May 10, 2011 2:12 AM

    Wala ka din word of honor, kung ikaw halimbawa si ate delia at ndi mo natapos yun gown.. dapat mo matapos yun dahil yun ang usapan nyo. kya nga business deal dba, binayaran ka, tuparin mo ang na pag usapan nyo teh.

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  126. @ anonymous-- u forgot one big thing-- ang GAY designer lulong sa lalaki- yan ang difference sa straight designer, gets mo na ? siguro naman di ko na need elaborate na sa mundo ng gay / st8 men relationship eh puro pera ang umaandar

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  127. Anonymous said...
    @ anonymous-- u forgot one big thing-- ang GAY designer lulong sa lalaki- yan ang difference sa straight designer, gets mo na ? siguro naman di ko na need elaborate na sa mundo ng gay / st8 men relationship eh puro pera ang umaandar
    May 10, 2011 2:51 AM

    Trulala teh!!! pera pera lng yan teh

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  128. I am so bothered by the comments here. I find most so matapobre! P60K is cheap??? There are many designers who offer complete package for 40k to 50k already. And it wasn't the bride who asked for the discount, it was the designer who offered.

    But regardless of the amount, kesyo isang milyon pa yan or 60k, that wasn't what was agreed upon. The result was truly disappointing, and that was what the bride was complaining.

    I'm bothered because people here are blaming the bride for dreaming high. Is it a crime to want a noted (if you can call him that) designer to create your gown? So what if the bride refused to go practical and just buy RTW from the start? Porket ba di sya kilala dapat RTW or di kilalang designer lang ang patulan nya? So ibig nyong sabihin kasalanan ng bride yun for daring to dream big?

    Grabe, sobrang matapobre nyo naman.

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  129. I feel bad about the bride :( Why is she being questioned here? Are you guys married na and went through the toughness of planning everything on a VERY VERY tight schedule? I beg to disagree to some of the comments, 60k is definitely NOT nothing. More or less in the amount of 72k (based from a previous comment as well), the price is just right for a designer who, I don't think is that much SIKAT compared to other newbies who are already so well-known for their craft.

    My point is just let's be fair to the bride, despite of her efforts to follow-up, it will still boil down to the factor that the designer was, is and i believe will still be a no-show. The responsibility of accepting a client on a very tight schedule was a decision of the designer and not the bride. yes she booked a designer on a very tight schedule, but its not like there's only 1week left to do everything. The time constraint was not a hindrance to ANYONE who already committed their services.

    I feel sad lang na people look down on the bride as if sya pa yung may kasalanan. Its her wedding, she should be thinking of beautiful things and its not katangahan to want something you thought you can never have when it presented itself to you. Syempre the bride probably felt excited about it and she trusted the designer based on the credentials this designer have in the industry. Parang a few readers forgot the issue is the panloloko sa kapwa and not the gender and definitely NOT the bride for assumingly to be not thinking.

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  130. I was the bride-to-be, naging BRIDEZELLA na ako!


    Thinking Out Loud

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  131. Bakit naman nagiging racists na ang mga remarks dito. Nilalahat nyo ang gay designers. Madaming gay designers na matino. Mas madaming matino kesa sa mga gago. Meron din naman mga straight designers na gago. So ano ibibintang nyo sa kanila? Marami talaga nanlalamang sa kapwa, mapa-gay man or straight. So I think it's unfair to discriminate na the gay designers lang ang nang 1-2-3....

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  132. talk about being honorable. bakla lang ba ang di honorable. ilang mga straight na lalaki at babae ang manggagancho at mandurugas? ilang mga lalaki ang nag aasawa at di naman mabuhay ang pamilya nila? sige point your fingers sa mga gays sa fashion industry. that'a an honorable thing to do.

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  133. omygowd! im friend with this designer! :(

    super talented talaga siya but i dont know what went wrong. hes very kind and generous also. but my heart goes to the bride. im sure any bride wud be willing to pay high basta perfect ang wedding gown. :(

    if ure a friend in fb with A, you will see the actual post of the bride (if we are talking about the same bride!lol!) on his wall.

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  134. @ anonymous may 9, 2011 2:13
    I have to agree with u... for sure its one and the same person..and we all know who he is.. I guess??? ;-) silly him! its what you call "diversion".. LOL

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  135. sinu kaya yan na designer..........

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  136. i feeell so sad for the bride,, nabiktima sya ng may pagkababoy na designer na yan

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  137. wow naging usapang gay lifestyle na... bakla ako and i design wedding gowns...unfortunately i made one bride very upset so far and its my fault. pero the reason was not my so called "lifestyle" i have a boyfriend but hes not the reason why i fu#*@% its because i made bad judgement in hiring people... pero it was never an option na di magpakita or pagtaguan ang bride... kailangan harapin ang problem dahil mas nakakalma ang bride pag alam nila na ginagawa mo lahat to fix the problem... to the designer... ate alam ng lahat sa industry natin na kayang gumawa ng isang magandang wedding gown kahit na 15k lang ang budget... hindi rtw to ha...baka nalulunod ka sa pangan mo mare umahon ka at tumungtong sa lupa sayang ang talent.

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  138. Similar to my horror story. Ganito din ginawa sa'kin ni Pweh!

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  139. Would like to comment on several issues:

    (1) regardless kung 60k yan o 30k o 120k, ang usapan ay usapan. si designer Pig ang nag-offer ng presyo na ito, hindi naman hiningi ni bride. If he thought na masyadong maliit ito for his "name" (na haller??? sinetch ba sya??? di naman sya ganun ka big name) and services, why offer it? He ought to be sued. My Gawd, the stress! I can just imagine. Kawawa naman yung bride!!!

    (2) sana wag naman apihin si bride. kasalanan nya siguro na hindi sya nagresearch ng nega feedbacks tungkol kay designer A, pero why should we crucify her? kahit magkano pa yung budget nya, hindi napupulot ang pera. pinaghihirapan yan.
    FYI lang, nung kinasal ako 3 yrs ago, I had my gown made at a very respectable shop in Makati (very old, established shop --definitely not so known sa mga kabataan now), plus gowns of my mom, my mother-in-law, matron of honor, 3 bridesmaids and 3 secondary sponsors to the tune of ONLY 25k. promise. the designer was able to work around it because i did not have astronomical aspirations about my gown vis a vis my budget. at that time, gowns were being quoted by big name bridal designers at a minimum of 30k na, for the bridal gown alone. my gown was simple lang. as in very minimal ek-ek. she gave me options for the gown and told me EXACTLY what i was going to get for my budget. no beadwork, just embellishments. mid-price range cloth --which was fine with me dahil mas concerned ako sa budget. basta maayos ang service at usapan. we agreed. she delivered. on time. so naniniwala ako na kung matino ang usapan nyo, kahit magkano pa yan, kung matinong kausap si designer A, wala syang karapatang paasahin si bride sa gown na hindi magagawa on time.

    (3)i don't think na lahat ng gay designers ay katulad ni designer A. let's not generalize.

    just my two cents.

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  140. Wala naman masama mag stereotype na ganun ang mga beki, kaso lng sa pag sterotype, may kulang eh, kaso walang mali doon... Yan na kc ang naitanim sa mga tao, na ang karamihan ng mga beking designer ay manduruga.

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  141. Isang PIGsa itong designer nato kahintulad ni Pue-ki. Dafat e blacklist tong vekibel nato.and to all upcoming wedding bride to be - dfat research research ka and ask for advise kesyo ganito ganyan wag mag feeling feelingan na carry nya or something ganunn kc may mga brides na ayaw ipasabi pra suspense daw heller.

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  142. i was the one who posted about beki designer na ubos ubos ang pera sa lalaki, sinabi ko naman 95% lang, di naman 100%, unfortunate but true, binasa ko nga ulit post ko, sino ba itech, paki name ,

    @ to the unfortunate bride, dapat name the designer, dun ka na lang bumawi , pak , kung ako yan , naku report ko pa sa imbestigador hahaha

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  143. I'm confused! Si Angel and Si Pig parehong may napanalunan and parehong QC ang shop. Sino sa kanilang dalawa?

    Mahirap talaga magtiwala basta basta sa 'designer' porque famous and may napanalunan. We also had a bad experience sa isang 'winner' ng International contest. Hindi kasi porque magaling kang mag design honest ka na at matinong kausap HAHAHAHA. Nagutom ako sa kakabasa ng comments, kakain muna akong chicken =)

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  144. Anonymous said...
    i was the one who posted about beki designer na ubos ubos ang pera sa lalaki, sinabi ko naman 95% lang, di naman 100%, unfortunate but true, binasa ko nga ulit post ko, sino ba itech, paki name ,

    ISA SYANG PIGangPIGa.. ayan na ang clue.

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  145. wow Anonymous May 9, 2011 4:00 AM, May 11, 2011 10:28 AM!

    San naman galing yang percentage mo? Nag survey ka? May study ka? You can't put a percentage/ numerical value without a study with significant findings. Convenience sampling made in your head doesn't count as research. OK? OK.

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  146. If there's such thing as a bridezilla a.k.a. monster bride, this one's a grinch designer!

    I don't think people should be judgemental with becky designers. Look around the fashion industry, they dominate the scene. And with all due respect to them most of them are really good naman. Making an assumption or generalizing things from an isolated case like this is not good specially to those who really do their job to a T.

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  147. girl, baka naman nag survey sya, kya may percentage ang beki na itey, dee vahh?? bongga sya manesh??

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  148. for whatever dress or clothing, basta pag local designers i still prefer a female designer over a gay one. they're better in both aesthetic and business sides. that's just my opinion.

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  149. Anonymous said...
    for whatever dress or clothing, basta pag local designers i still prefer a female designer over a gay one. they're better in both aesthetic and business sides. that's just my opinion.
    May 12, 2011 9:57 AM

    May point ka jan sis!
    Pero, mas magaling pa din ang mga beki na designers, mas creative. kaya lng, madayang kausap pag dating sa pera!

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