MANILA, Philippines - Happiness comes to those who give their best. Take it from Happy Andrada, a young Filipino fashion designer who joyfully makes every design her masterpiece. Fresh from her achievements as Animax’s featured designer in Singapore’s Toy, Games & Comic Convention; the country’s representative for Korea’s International Fashion Art Event; Japan’s Fashion Design Competition; awardee of Go Negosyo’s Inspiring Young Filipino Entrepreneur, Happy won Swatch’s My Rabbit Story contest recently.
Happy and three cutting-edge artists were tapped by Animax, a Singapore-based youth channel, to design exclusive limited-edition tote bags. Happy’s tote bag adopted the witty wordplay of her own name. “I’m Happy, You’re Happy, We’re All Happy.” For the background, Happy used the star because it symbolizes the pinnacle of success. It is such her personal favorite, a total of 11 stars are even tattooed on her arm. Meanwhile, the other artists added their own style to the tote bags.
Cutout, a magazine publisher from Malaysia, created a unique fantasy setting in the world of anime. eeShaun, Singaore’s top illustrator, executed a cute drawing of the anime character Spooky Kitaro. Camilla d’Errico, an artist from the US, used Kuro, one of the main characters from her famous comic book Tampopo.
Happy beams with pride for being chosen by Korea Fashion & Culture Association as the sole representative of the Philippines in the International Fashion Art Biennale held in Seoul, South Korea. The event commemorated the 60th anniversary of the Korean War and highlighted Korea ‘s revitalized national identity and its place in the global culture scene by gathering international fashion and art talents from 16 countries at the prestigious Seoul Arts Center. With the event’s theme “War and Peace,” Happy promoted Filipino creativity with her military-inspired designs. The four-piece collection focused on elaborate detailing, intriguing mix of materials, and knack for texture and cut.
Happy also participated as one of the finalists in the Japan Fashion Design Competition held in Tokyo, Japan. Her entry “The Global Trotter” was an avant-garde outfit made from indigenous materials that incorporated the use of pockets for detail, designed for the woman on the go.
For all her efforts and hard work, Happy has won awards recently. Happy and her sister Viva were awarded by Go Negosyo as Inspiring Young Filipino Entrepreneurs for their business F*ART Fashion Art. Happy also won the grand prize in the contest of Swatch “My Rabbit Story” contest. Her entry “Hop, Hop, Happy” was a four-piece avant-garde, fashion-forward cocktail wear creation inspired by the Swatch Chinese New Year Watch.
Happy is a part of The Philippine Fashion Week Holiday 2011, ongoing until May 15 at the SMX Convention center. Happy displays her unique debutante and bridal collection, plus her many other creative designs and offers made to order outfits for any occasion at her store F*ART Fashion Art located at 24 J. Erestain cor. K-1st, Kamuning, Quezon City. Visit F*ART website at www.happyfart.com or call 412-7311 and 0917-5242779.