Bissau Palace Hotel with Our Cynthia Mini Abaca Tote Bag

Bissau Palace Hotel with Our Cynthia Mini Abaca Tote Bag

Jan 18, 2025 | Blog, Journal

I know what you may be thinking – its Winter time in India and here I am with an armload of the new Tala abaca macrame collection in tow. But there’s nothing like a trip to beautiful India to try out our new products and how they pan out for holiday...

Our Cynthia Mini at Caza Iyang

Jun 14, 2024 | Blog, Journal

What I love the most about designing is taking our new pieces out for a spin – or a weekend drive out of town, that is. We not only support local, we travel local too. There are amazing places in and around Panay just waiting to be discovered. Our Cynthia Mini...
Meet our Mari

Meet our Mari

Apr 25, 2024 | Blog, Journal

Our Mari bucket bag – with the lady we named it after. The youngest of us three girls, (we are all named Audrey by the way,) Joy Audrey Mari is bubbly, spirited, and just like her name – she is always the life of any party. Posting this now because it will...
Mamerta

Mamerta

Aug 18, 2022 | Blog

It has been two weeks since my grandmother’s passing. She was the great “Mamerta” in my many stories and collections. She remains one of my best inspirations. All those childhood summers I spent at her home in the province allowed me to see nature in...
Abaca – A handmade gift from the islands

Abaca – A handmade gift from the islands

Feb 4, 2022 | Blog

The Philippines is home to indigenous crafts that have been passed down from generation to generation. More so in the provinces and little islands dotting the archipelago. Away from the hustle and bustle of skyscrapers and city lights – many patient hands create...

The Audrey Albason Bride

Aug 1, 2018 | Blog

The AUDREY ALBASON bride is a picture of perfection, in a dress that feels like second skin. Soft silk and satin and tulle – she is both a fairytale and a tempest. She is her own woman – light and fire and everything in between. We aim to reveal her,...

Iloilo Fashion Designer’s Council

Jul 21, 2018 | Blog

It was a privilege to join the Iloilo Fashion Designer’s Council in a fashion show held at the historic, newly renovated Molo Mansion in Iloilo. We presented an extended interpretation of our “Gugma” collection in a 15-piece display of our signature...
An Ode to Audrey: Reliving the Backstage Pass

An Ode to Audrey: Reliving the Backstage Pass

Apr 5, 2017 | Blog

The day greeted me with an early faux pas after I sat in the front seat of the uber taxi and was mistaken for a party animal who was suffering from a severe hangover by the driver. To validate his presumptions, I offered to pay him in cash after giving him a lecture...