MANILA, Philippines - Anthony Tentativa, a Filipino fashion designer, bested more than 1,000 other contestants in the recent De-Mode contest held in France, according to a report on abs-cbnnews.com.
Aside from French designers, fashion designers from Spain, Italy, the United Kingdom and the Czech Republic also participated in the contest.
Even fashion designer Max Chaoul noticed and praised Tentativa’s talents.
“We were among the eight finalists and we were surprised when they announced that we won. We really did not expect it,” Tentativa said.
Tentativa, who is from Samar, used to work as a clerk at the Philippine National Bank in Paris before becoming a designer.
He now owns a boutique and has a growing clientele.