Robin Tomas' work featured on 5th Avenue window in New York

MANILA, Philippines - New York-based Filipino fashion designer Robin Tomas is being featured in the windows of the Philippine Center along famed 5th Avenue in Manhattan. His creation, a fully hand-beaded bodice in ivory and duchesse satin ball skirt, was the finale piece of his 50-piece premiere collection show held in Manila in 2009.  

To mark the event, a cocktail reception was held last April 16 at the Center’s gallery hall, where several other pieces from his collection were put on display inside the Center’s main gallery overlooking 5th avenue. Various guests from the New York fashion industry — fellow designers, models, New York press, Filipino community, Philippine press, and other various guests from various New York industries joined the designer in celebrating his pieces on display.  

Tomas is a graduate of Parsons School of Design, and interned for Anna Sui and Valentino in New York. After that, he worked for various major US retail brands such as Gap, Tommy Hilfiger and J. Crew 

In 2009, Tomas launched his first solo collection of evening wear during Philippine Fashion Week. In 2010, he won the Supima design competition in New York for the best reinvention of the T-shirt, and his design will be produced and sold in all Bloomingdales stores in the US. 

Tomas is the second Filipino designer to be featured as part of the “Best of the Philippines on Fifth Avenue” project of the Philippine consulate general. New York features Filipino artists and artisans who have received global acclaim for the excellence of their craft — to showcase the amazing pool of creativity and talent that the Philippines has to offer. 

Tomas’s work will be on display throughout the month of April. 

For more information on Robin Tomas, visit www.robintomas.com.