Forum Member Feature: PINOYBLAZE

POSTED BY , 30 July 2007

Hey, what can I say? He rocks! He has posted more than 200 times so far on the forum and has an average of 15.11 posts per day. Thanks for being such an awesome presence ... we really appreciate it!

A little about PINOYBLAZE ... crafty fashionista

Date of Birth: March 15
Biography: I'm Filipino and hail from the Bay Area. DIY is a revolution
Location: The Bay
Interests: Drawing, painting, filmmaking, singing (not professionally of course)
Daily Gig: School and volunteer/outreach work
Favorite Clothing Style: Casual/Urban/Geeky la la everything I currently wear ... O_o

And some of the awesome projects he has posted:

So for a more urban look, I made a hoodie blazer out of an old pajama hoodie; it's cuffs and a blazer I got at the Goodwill. I used to wear both at the same time but could never survive the heat exhaustion it usually inflicted (argh, not breathable), so I decided to put it together. Check it out .

A shot of the hood on.

I cut out the hood, leaving about an inch on the neck line, as well as the sleeves of the hoodie.
Used safety pins to keep the hood on, and also if I ever want to take it off I have that option.

I glued the cuffs on using fabric glue.

Anyway the project was really easy :P Anyone could do it!!! Yay to male-friendly DIY fashion!!! <3

In the spirit of reconstruction and the need to address issues in our communities, my group, Community of Advocate Teens Today, or CATT, did a recycled fashion show a couple of months ago. Everything was either donated or bought as thrift. I was one of the lead designers, taking inspiration from Generation-Tee by Megan Nicolay as well as other sources to make fashion with a message. Here are some of them; tell me what you guys think :P

Above is the whole pack of them :P

Above are four of my models

The infamous garbage bag dress and Rodney King riots top. Says Love sees no color, sold to help rebuild L.A.

Pardon me being lazy n not turning the photo. The common hoodie. This one focuses on male-involvement programs that help lower the youth-pregnancy rate.