Acclaimed Fashion Designers Rave About Vivo V11

Aside from the usual fashion designers’ tools such as needles, threads, fabrics, as well as an artistic flair for style and an eye for detail, a fashion designer must also be equipped with a smartphone that embodies their creative personality and aesthetic while being able to capture every detail of their collection. Their hard work and passion embody their creations, and it is essential that they are complemented by a game-changing breakthrough that is not just sleek in design, but is also functional.

During last week’s glamorous MEGA Fashion Week, it was discovered that three of the featured prominent designers are raving about one phone: Vivo’s latest revolutionary flagship phone, the V11. Impressed by the global brand’s newest offer, here’s what they have to say about Vivo’s innovative specs that supplement their impeccable talent:

                                                          Neric Beltran


Prominent designer Neric Beltran praises the Vivo V11’s powerful Artificial Intelligence (AI) camera at the MEGA Fashion Week.

Notable designer Neric Beltran commends the Vivo V11’s modern specs. “What I love about the phone is it has dual pixel sensor that captures crispier images of the stuff that I need for my designs. My clothes are statement pieces. They’re very ornate,” he says.

Known in the fashion industry as a craftsman of edgy and avant-garde designs for celebrities both on TV and magazines, Mr. Beltran is a detail-oriented creator. He frequently features elaborate and refined cuts, as seen in his current collection. His symmetrical embellishments exude an idyllic yet modern look.

This is the primary reason why he loves V11’s AI Camera so much, as it bears an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Camera that helps him pursue a perfect shot of his elaborate designs with a range of powerful photography features. It is equipped with a 25MP Front Camera and 12MP with Dual Pixel Sensors (24 million photosensitive units) + 5MP) Dual Rear Camera for superior photo quality.

                                               Jerome Salaya Ang


Talented local fashion designer Jerome Salaya Ang discusses the Vivo V11’s stylish design and functional specs at the MEGA Fashion Week.

Distinguished designer Jerome Salaya Ang affirms his admiration for the V11. “I am a designer, and if an inspiration suddenly hits me, I have to be ready to take pictures. So what’s more important is your phone, the camera, it has to be very clear. So that’s why I choose Vivo,” he states.

Jerome Salaya Ang is famous for his fabulous lace and tulle wedding gowns, as well as glass bead roping embroidery. His captivating collection is always evolving with a combination of various textures and volumes such as metallic pleats and cosmic bohemian looks. His respect for opulent femininity and charm comes with unexpected twists that are ultramodern and yet thrillingly luxurious.

The V11 is a perfect smartphone for Mr. Salaya Ang’s needs. Its AI camera boosts photosensitivity both in backlight and low light situations. Just focus and snap, and the V11 will ensure that pictures will turn out clear and bright for the world to fully appreciate the craftsmanship behind every gown.

                                                         Avel Bacudio


Renowned designer Avel Bacudio poses with the state-of-the-art Vivo V11 at the MEGA Fashion Week.

Esteemed designer Avel Bacudio relates with Vivo V11’s finesse and practicality. “Vivo suits me more as an artist because all the details, even if you zoom in, will still be there. It’s clearer and the colors are more captured, and especially since I’m an artist, colors are important to me,” he declares. 

Multi-awarded designer and artist Avel Bacudio is a force in the fashion industry. Known as a design chameleon, Bacudio has utilized digital prints, architectural lines, and ready-to-wear garments that have reflected his unapologetic fashion-forward style. His pristine cuts and complimentary silhouettes have effortlessly established current trends on the global stage.

Mr. Bacudio likes the V11 AI camera as it captures high-resolution photos that can withstand any situation. It has an AI Low Light Mode that makes it easier to take clear, bright photographs in dark environments with a simple point and shoot. The algorithm instantly captures up to six images and intelligently combines them to produce more details and reducing noise in low light conditions.

Clearly, you can use V11 in your artistic endeavors. This smartphone is the perfect tool to express your creative skills through your preferred art form. Its futuristic and accessible features provide the best smartphone experience.

Equip yourself with V11 now! You can pre-order the Vivo V11 in two ways: On ground and online. It is available in all participating Vivo concept and multi-brand stores. It will come with exciting freebies—a gift set (bluetooth speaker and earpiece with selfie stick), as well as 6 months extended warranty. Fans may also pre-order the Vivo V11 on shopping websites such as Lazada, Shopee, Argomall, and Akulaku. Freebies such 10,000 mAh game power bank, a gift set (bluetooth speaker and earpiece with selfie stick), as well as 6 months extended warranty will be included. #

Epson’s in Style!

Big surprise, you say?

Well, style trends come and go, but this revolution is so far-reaching, it’s set to rock the foundations of the fashion world for good.

The game-changing development that is shaking up the industry is digital textile printing. Digital textile printing is pushing the boundaries and opening up new possibilities in the fashion world for apparel, accessories and furnishing. With this, designers are given free rein to pursue their creative vision, and are limited only by their imagination in their design, and to translate their ideas to fabric.

This process unleashes design creativity, enables savvy brands to boost their image and helps retailers to meet their customers’ expectations, bringing the latest fashionwear designs from catwalk to the stores in a shorter time. And digital textile printing delivers the distinctive personal styles that today’s individualistic customers want.

Limited only by the imagination 

In the traditional industry model, designs are printed on fabric using silk-screen printing – a costly and labour-intensive process that can take weeks to produce a single order.  Designers are heavily constrained in their ability to translate ideas into finished fabric, since the process requires the design to be engraved on mesh screens by highly skilled craftsmen, and then demands large minimum yardages before a rotary or flatbed printing job can get under way.

In contrast, digital textile printing allows for fabric to be printed in remarkably small runs. And designs need not be just the stripes, dots or flowers we’re used to seeing, repeated across the garment in a limited number of colours.  Textile designers today have absolutely no barriers to their creativity. Already using digital photography and technology such as Photoshop in the creative process, designers are working with source materials like original photography, copyrighted images and paintings, or even creating new designs to produce unique, breathtaking designs that can even be considered works of art.

And there are no constraints on colors – screen-printed textiles typically average six to eight colors at most. With digital textile printing, there is literally no limit to the number of colours that can be used. The digital process is also giving designers the freedom to work with a wider range of fabrics, from the polyester family, as well as cotton blends, lycra, silk, nylon and other materials.

Recent season’s runway shows and major store displays demonstrate how high-end brands have embraced digital printing technology.  For example, Helmut Lang’s designers have used their own photographs of unlikely-sounding inspirations like subway walls and peeling paint, to create unique, abstract designs for the brand’s collection of tops and dresses.

Apart from its enthusiastic take-up by the major fashion brands, digital textile printing is also enabling new designers to spread their wings and bring their ideas to market. The technology provides an exciting opportunity for talented designers in our region and around the world to showcase their creativity – and printing technology leader Epson is offering them significant support.

Epson in style

Renowned fashion designer Kansai Yamamoto has collaborated with Epson on many instances to showcase his creations combining traditional Japanese designs and ultra-modern styles. Commenting on his spectacular “HELLO ISTANBUL” fashion show in 2014, he said, "Recently, a number of new technologies have presented valid alternatives to the traditional Japanese crafts of dyeing, weaving and sewing. I would include Epson's textile printing in the top class of these technologies.” 

 “Hello Istanbul” fashion show by Kansai Yamamoto


Working to exacting standards, Epson spent four weeks reproducing the designs with specialist Genesta inks on the Monna Lisa textile printing system developed by Epson-owned Robustelli of Italy, and on Epson's SureColor SC-F7170 series and SurePress FP-30160 textile printers.

Last year, Epson staged its second Digital Couture event in advance of Fashion Week in New York City, showcasing collections from 11 North and Latin American designers created using Epson’s state-of-the-art SureColor F-Series dye-sublimation printing solutions. In Taiwan last November, Epson collaborated with designer Isabelle Wen to launch her new collection of couture clothing, with a segment of it printed by Epson’s digital textile printers powered by its PrecisionCore technology.




The 2nd Digital Couture Event, New York City

Within Southeast Asia, we have internationally acclaimed designer AvelBacudio from Philippines, who has collaborated with Epson on a collection that pays homage to the beauty of the Philippines last year. He says of printing with digital printers, “Digital prints really make a difference; I am no longer constrained by physical limitations. I can do a lot to express myself in new ways.”


Unleashing the possibilities in production

Improvements in quality have been key to today’s widespread adoption of digital textile printing technology by the fashion industry. Incremental improvements in printers and inks have led to the longer-lasting, crisper prints we see today. From a production point of view, digital textile printing is often cheaper than screen printing – and it definitely facilitates faster turn-round, whether to enable stores to delight their customers with short run designs that are less tied to the traditional seasons, or to fulfil a one-off commission from a celebrity with an impossible deadline.

For the manufacturer, digital textile printing brings greater business opportunity and agility, in enabling production across segments to meet the market demands – from apparel, furnishing and accessories, to providing a sample print preview to a brand before going mass production. A manufacturer can now produce everyday wearables alongside high end fashion in customised quantities; from interior furnishings such as curtains and sofa covers, to accessories such as tote bags and shoes. Production possibilities are only limited by the designers’ imagination.

Epson is committed to strengthening its presence in textile printing and aims to provide products and services that surprise and delight customers in this market. Their advanced dye sublimation technology is helping designers create their own textile patterns in the exact design they want, when they need it, and in just the quantity required. Their new range of industrial textile printers offers maximum versatility for customised products on-demand – from stunning fashion items to creative interior décor.

From the producer’s point of view, affordability is crucial; the Epson digital textile printer’s low cost of ownership and optimised performance put advanced production technology within the reach of visionary designers, helping them bring their designs to commercial reality in a constantly changing fashion world.