Full Name Michael Cinco Nationality Filipino | Occupation Fashion designer Name Michael Cinco | |
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Labels Michael Cinco Haute Couture Profiles | ||
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Michael Cinco (born August 8, 1971 in Samar, Philippines) is a Filipino fashion designer. He launched his eponymous fashion line in Dubai in 2003.
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- 2013 singapore fashion week michael cinco
- Michael cinco full show haute couture fashion forward dubai fall winter 2017 2018
- Early life and education
- Career
- Notable clients
- Recognition
- References
Michael cinco full show haute couture fashion forward dubai fall winter 2017 2018
Early life and education
Cinco was born on August 27, 1971 in the island of Samar in the southern Philippines. His provincial upbringing made him fantasize the glamour of dressing up Marlene Dietrich, Grace Kelly, Joan Crawford and Audrey Hepburn, later saying "I pictured those fabulous heroines and imagined dressing them up in my creations. I chased after those visions...”
Cinco studied Fine Arts at the prestigious University of the Philippines Diliman for two years eventually transferring at Slims Fashion and Arts School in Manila. He then took up supplementary courses at Central Saint Martins in London.
Career
In 1997, Cinco moved to Dubai, eventually establishing his fashion line in 2003. “Moving to the Middle East was a big leap for me, the region is a haven of haute couture,” he recalls. “In my first job in Dubai, I reinvented the image of a slightly staid fashion house, and succeeded in injecting new fashion nuances. Now, it’s great to know that the elite fashionistas of Dubai eventually recognized my passion for fashion.”
In 2002, Michael went to Paris and then London where he trained at Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design. The next year, he returned to Dubai and established his eponymous label, Michael Cinco.
Cinco state, “A Michael Cinco woman is moneyed. She may not be born into royalty but she better be married into one. My clothes appear seamless. They look heavy and yet they float. They look expensive simply because they are”.
The designer regularly finds inspiration in architectural features. For his 2017 Haute Couture collection, he dedicated his Fall/Winter 2017 couture collection to the Palace of Versailles, referencing its baroque panelling and intricately painted ceilings.
Notable clients
Cinco’s clients include international celebrities like Beyonce, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Carrie Underwood, Kylie Minogue, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Ellie Goulding, Nicole Scherzinger, Fergie Ferguson, Dita Von Teese, Brandy Norwood, Ashanti, Chris Brown, Tyra Banks and Naomi Campbell, among others.
Jennifer Lopez is a frequent wearer of Michael Cinco gowns, from her stage performances to red carpet appearances.
Sofia Vergara wore a black Michael Cinco gown at the Golden Globes 2013, where she was voted Best Dressed by several television shows and magazines in the US. The same year British pop star Paloma Faith wore his couture dress at the Met Gala in New York.
Cinco also designed several costumes for Mila Kunis for the sci-fi blockbuster movie Jupiter Ascending (2015).
Cinco dressed fellow Filipino and Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach at the 2016 Miss Universe pageant held in Manila on January 30, 2017.
At the 2017 Cannes Film Festival in France, Bollywood superstar Aishwarya Rai wore a blue gown designed by Cinco.
Cinco designed the wedding gown of Austrian singer and Swarovski empire heiress Victoria Swarovski when she wed Werner Murz in June 2017 in Italy. The gown valued at over US$1 million and weighing 46 kilograms has an eight meter long train adorned by 500,000 of Swarovski's family-owned crystals. The bride also wore another Cinco creation, in red, at the wedding party.