ECDYSIS: the process of shedding the old skin or casting off the outer cuticle” can be related to our own alter egos being built under the pressure of perfection. They are created either to compress a whole lot of you or to magnify what you lack. My thesis collection focuses on how we can adapt to all kinds of situations under pressure and how we do it.

Title: Ecdysis

Techniques: Heat Transfer Prints

Materials: Cotton Twill, Geena Silk, Hard Tulle, Heat Transfer Paper, Aluminum Wire

Designer: Sophia Tempongko (sophilodoxia@gmail.com)

Model: Lance Sytat

Photography: Mico Cruz

Editing: Mico Cruz