MANILA, Philippines — Miss Universe 2022 R'Bonney Gabriel modelled for Vogue Philippines a Filipiniana top that she reconstructed from an old blazer of hers.
In a post on Instagram, the Filipino-American beauty queen shared video clips of how she made the black Filipiniana top.
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"At the time I was making this, I had the intentions of creating new designs in a more environmentally conscious way," R'Bonney wrote in the caption, noting that around 92 million tons of textile waste go into landfills each year. "As a designer, I must continue to provide examples of solutions to this problem."
For the Vogue Philippines shoot, R'Bonney wore the reconstructed Filipiniana over a white tank from New York-based vintage and multi-label streetwear boutique SEE/KNOW paired with ripped jeans designed by Junya Watanabe from Artifact Vintage.