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“How’s everything been going?”
“Been pretty good! Just BUSY busy.”

If you’ve seen me in the past several months, I’ve been busy busy because The Icon Collection for @dspraofficial comes out TOMORROW. I’ve been designing, producing, shooting, and preparing for the drop, and it’s finally almost here. 

I created The Icon Collection around two icons of Filipino culture: the Philippine Eagle and the Sampaguita flower — symbols that represent the strength and beauty displayed by all Filipinos. Despite imperialism and colonization, natural disasters, and poverty, we’re still the kindest, happiest, and most welcoming group of people in the world. We have a vibrant and ever-evolving culture, we connect with other people, and we bring warmth and joy wherever we go. 

This collection celebrates all of that. 
- The DSPRA NT Jerseys celebrate how people of all cultures across the globe connect over a simple sport. 
- The Eagle Tees celebrate the strength, resilience, and power of diaspora communities. 
- The Sampaguita Baby Tee celebrates the beauty of diaspora communities.
- The Passport Tee celebrates immigrants, people of color, the process of finding home, and my family’s love of travel. 
- The Bandana Scarves celebrate how Filipinos and other communities from all over the world have connected and evolved together here in the States.
- The Twin Blooms Hat celebrates the dual identities of all those who belong to a diaspora.

I centered the photoshoot around connection and joy. Almost all my favorite shows are friend group sitcoms, so this shoot pays homage to the connection and joy we love to see in those shows (and in real life). 

Thank you to:
- @_xoshyanne, @elvisamin, @a13xtran, @billy_onair, @thejaywayyyy, @hollygotgrace, and @rendabelradian for modeling
- @jj_delrosario for shooting this lookbook
- @easyloverbk for opening their space for this shoot 
- & to everyone in my family and community who inspired me to create this collection (and also has stayed patient with me as I reply belatedly to their texts and DMs lol)

Hope to see you all at shop-dspra.com tomorrow morning 🌐⏳

The Icon Collection for @dspraofficial drops tomorrow @ 10AM. I’ve been designing, pr
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