Fashion watch Inside: Ivar Aseron, Jojie Lloren, Joel Escober, Jerome Lorico and Dennis Lustico

Jojie Lloren

This outfit was inspired by… bird wings.

2011 was all about… serious work.

Worst trend of 2011… overly-designed heels — the type that overpowers the woman wearing them that she                   might as well not be wearing anything else.

In 2012, I will be working with… more diligence.

In the coming year, everyone should  invest in… friendships.

Joel Escober

This outfit was inspired by… Big Bird from Sesame Street at a Studio 54 party.

2011 was all about… my personal awakening!

Worst trend of 2011… was the Kardashians!

In 2012, I will be working with… my new business, new people, new doors.

In the coming year, everyone should invest in… good friends, good books, and a good vacation!

Ivar Aseron

This outfit was inspired by… the collection I call “Foliage.” The digital print was from a photo I took of the canopy in a man-made forest in Bohol.

2011 was all about… colors.

Worst trend of 2011… is plagiarism.

In 2012, I will be working with… prints.

In the coming year, everyone should invest in… stylish sturdy luggage because everyone should be traveling before the world ends in December 2012!

Dennis Lustico

This outfit was inspired by… the barrio dance. Back when I was growing up in Samar, I loved fiestas. I would sit in a corner of a dance hall and spend time watching people and observing what they were wearing.

2011 was all about… ease, individuality and sophistication.

The worst trend of 2011… is over-towering heels that make walking awkward.

In 2012, I will be working with… new experiments and  new studies.

In the coming year, everyone should invest in… boyfriends — and clothes with good quality.

Jerome Lorico

This outfit was inspired by… Ernest Hemingway’s classic novel The Old Man and the Sea.

2011 was all about… explorations.

Worst trend of 2011… every trend has a purpose to let everything move forward.

In 2012, I will be working with… the world and my own world.

In the coming year, everyone  should invest in… a classic yet modern attitude.