MANILA, Philippines — It was a night of culture and couture at “TernoCon 2024” in Museo del Galeón at the SM Mall of Asia.
“TernoCon 2024: Kasarinlan, Kultura, Kasuotan” was held on June 10, a fashionable prelude to the 126th Philippine Independence Day. This project is part of the #LoveLocal campaign of Bench and the Cultural Center of the Philippines.
The incomparable Cary Santiago of Cebu City presented a collection entitled “Ikonograpiya” — a celebration of popular Philippine iconography such as the jeepney, sampaguita, anahaw leaf, Philippine Eagle, carabao, and mangoes rendered in the primary colors of the Philippine Flag.
Miss Universe Philippines 2023 and Miss Universe 2023 Top 10 Michelle Marquez Dee served as Santiago’s finale model. — Video by C. Mendez Legaspi; video editing by Martin Ramos