Canada fashion gala features Philippine and Aboriginal designs

by Rhia Alcantara, ABS-CBN News

WINNIPEG — It was the first of its kind fashion gala show celebrating both Filipino and Aboriginal culture.

“My very first intention is to promote the Filipino designers locally, so we have Ken from Aldo’s formal, and Victoria San Gabriel Filipino designer who’s a first-generation Canadian,” said Dante Aviso, a community leader. “And we have aboriginal designers from Winnipeg and also in Vancouver.”