The renowned designer is set to unveil his biggest menswear collection at his solo show for BYS Fashion Week 2024 Rajo Laurel may be a household name in the world of fashion but it may come as a surprise to many by revealing that the show he is mounting at this year’s BYS Fashion Week is one that is filled with firsts. It has been six years since Laurel has done a show like this. “My last show of this scale was around 2018.
When I say scale, it’s just the massive amount of numbers that you have to create in order to do the story. Normally, when we do shows in recent years, it’s just about 12 exits or 12 pieces. The storyline is quite concise and short.
But here, it’s a full show, so you average around 45 to 50 numbers, ensembles you create,” he says. “It has a breadth of work involved, so in terms of the scale, this has been quite exciting, because I haven’t done it in years. Naninibago ako, there’s this sense of like tentativeness to the whole process, which makes it quite interesting as a creative.
” Laurel also shares his gratitude and excitement towards the show. “I’m very grateful to be asked to be part of this. I feel like I’m the oldest in the lineup , so to be asked to be part of that.
.. the designers (I’m with) are so young, and so incredible, and amazing, so I’m excited to be part and parcel of this lineup.
” But more than the “massive” number of pieces he has had to create, it’s his chosen theme that also makes this a show full o.
