In Focus: Best advice from Francis Libiran

Fashion designer Francis Libiran shares the best advice he received from a mentor and the best advice he can give to aspiring fashion designers.

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00:00I remember talking to a senior designer before, and he told me, Francis, if you want to make

00:18a mark in what you're doing, you need to create that signature Francis Liberan look.

00:23It could be a style, it could be an identity.

00:27You need to put identity in what you're doing, and it has to be you.

00:31When somebody wears your gown, it doesn't have the name tag outside.

00:36So it's a compliment when somebody tells it, it's a Francis Liberan gown.

00:40Best advice I could give is study.

00:43Study making clothes.

00:45It's not just being a good designer.

00:48You need to understand the construction of creating something.

00:54Another one is the business side.

00:57Know the business, because at the end of the day, it's all about creating and making money

01:02out from your talent.