Mich Dulce
Mich Dulce | |
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Riotgrrl, indie pop | |
| Occupation(s) | Milliner, Corsetiere, Fashion Designer, Vocalist, Activist |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Website | www |
Mich Dulce (born Michelle Dianne Lopez Dulce on May 8, 1981) is a
She graduated from the Poveda Learning Center in
She returned to the Philippines to pursue further studies in design at the University of the Philippines and the Philippine International School of Fashion. In 2004 she went to the United States to study Merchandise planning at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York.
In 2005 she opened Store for All Seasons with Cecile Zamora.
In 2006, Dulce was one of the 14 housemates of ABS-CBN's Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition. She left the house after suffering asthma brought on by anxiety attacks and was treated at the Philippine Heart Center. She was evicted after she opted not to return to the BB House within the requisite 24 hours, on medical advice.[2]
In 2009 the Mich Dulce label was first sold globally, with stockists in Manila, London, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Beginning in 2010, she focused on her career as a milliner and corsetiere, gaining popularity for her bespoke period style corsets that can take off up to 6 inches on the waist.[3]
In March 2017, Dulce founded Grrrl Gang Manila, a feminist collective that aims to create safe spaces for women both online and offline.
Notable clients and commissions
Celebrity Mich Dulce millinery wearers are American Pop star Lady Gaga, Vogue Nippon Editor and fashion icon Anna Dello Russo, socialite Paris Hilton, British singers Paloma Faith and Shingai Shoniwa.
Mich Dulce millinery has been featured on the American show Gossip Girl on Leighton Meester> as well as on other cast members on the same show. The Carrie Diaries also featured Mich Dulce millinery in the pilot episode.[citation needed]
British music icon
Fashion Awards
In 2002, Mich was a finalist for the Paris Young Designer's Competition and 1st runner up in the MEGA Young Designer's Competition. In 2004 she was nominated for Revolutionary Designer of the Year at the MTV Style Awards, and in 2007 she won the Fashion Designer of the Year Award for Streetwear at the MEGA Fashion Awards.
In February 2010, Dulce won the prestigious British Council International Young Creative Entrepreneur (IYCE) International Young Design Entrepreneur of the Year (IYDEY) award for Fashion at London Fashion Week.[4]
Filmography
Television
- Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition(2006)
- John en Shirley (2006–2007)
- The Wedding (2009)
Discography
Us-2 Evil-0
- Dirty Debutantes (2011), EMI Records
References
- ^ http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=553484&publicationSubCategoryId=90 [dead link]
- ^ Philippine Daily Inquirer, Mar 4 2006
- ^ "Archived copy". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 2011-12-30. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "The Winner of the International Young Fashion Entrepreneur". Archived from the original on 2010-03-15. Retrieved 2010-03-04.
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