Aired (November 02, 2024) Kapuso Global Fashion Icon Heart Evangelista aims to bring the underrated fashion industry in the Philippines into the spotlight!
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00:00Paris is my happy place, but of course, there's no place like home.
00:27When I was in the Philippines, of course, I had a lot of things to bring home.
00:30The first thing I brought home was pancit canton, chicharon, corned beef, laurel leaves, and corned beef.
00:42Welcome to my tree house here in Paris.
00:44And now, we're going to go upstairs.
00:46I tried to bring all of the special pieces from my house, my home in the Philippines.
00:52These are all works that I've done.
00:54Over here, we have all of these cute artworks from a Parisian artist.
00:59My husband, he was the one who put this here.
01:02This is where I pack, I put all of my Filipino designers.
01:05I like to bring a mix of Filipino designers, and I left it here.
01:09The designers here in the Philippines, they don't just give you a chance.
01:15So I tried to bring as much as I can to Paris, and to the Lestina store,
01:19so that if I have a moment that suddenly opens up for me,
01:24my first priority is to wear Filipino designers.
01:27I remember it was Michael Ava, and then the one, Ivar,
01:33Men's Fashion Week, that's why I go to him.
01:36You can wear anything.
01:38And when I wore Ivar's clothes, there were so many.
01:42That's when you know, the unsung heroes of Fashion Week, the photographers.
01:46And if you're wearing a Filipino designer, can you imagine the mileage they will get?
01:59Sometimes, I was invited to UP to talk in their fashion school class.
02:04One of them, Ron, designed a hat that was very eccentric, quirky.
02:12I brought him there because it was my way of reminding myself again,
02:18to stay authentically yourself.
02:20It was my way of manifesting Ron's dream.
02:23In a sense, it was taking him with me to the fashion capital, which is Paris.
02:28And then I just have endless, like, amobots, as you can see.
02:32It's in a really, really nice, safe area, so this is the number one reason why I got it.
02:37And, you know, it just fits perfectly for what I do.
02:41All of my winter clothes are here, so I don't need to overweight.
02:44And then over here, I have more bags.
02:50The apartment at the time that I was going to Paris, I didn't have a sponsorship for the hotels.
02:56So it was a huge saving for my team.
02:59I made sure that it was a two-bedroom.
03:01Before my walk-in, it was also my team's room.
03:04Then, at least we have a place to go to where we can make more memories.
03:09That's why I decided to invest in an apartment there.
03:12Speaking as a former single girl, it's always important that you have your own.
03:19I'm thankful that I have a good life and everything,
03:23but it's not the same story for a lot of women out there.
03:28That's what my dad and my mom taught me,
03:30that you really need to find your own place,
03:34so that no matter what happens, you'll have a place to go to.
03:37If you really persevere, you'll get it.
03:39So that no matter what happens, no one can separate you.
03:43You have your own place.
03:45I'm just so grateful.
03:47Anything is possible. This can actually be your situation.
03:51Cheers to today.
03:53This is where you will find me most of the time, conceptualizing my reels.
03:57Because I'm not famous there.
03:59When the Korean star comes, I'm already famous.
04:04If they want to do other clients, what's the problem?
04:07Tell me, because I can't do that.
04:11I can't react.
04:13This is the worst of all.
04:18Don't forget that you're being blessed because you're a good person.
04:22Don't ever, ever reassess what kind of person you are,
04:28because you're a good person.
04:33You're a good person.