PJ Arañador's River!
A daring elemental fashion spectacle that preserves a cultural wealth

Text and photos by Ronelo S. Ladiao

River… smoothing cascading as it flows, murmuring beyond memory and filling one's journey into the bliss of elemental fashion. In celebration of the Second Iloilo Jetski   Competition , the JCIP Metro Iloilo Dinagyang presented River, a summer 2005 swimwear fashion show that featured clothes and accessories by NIKE Sports Center , Ichi Pichi and Salakayan Development Foundation, Inc. last Wednesday, March 9, 2005 at exactly 5:30 in the afternoon at SM City Activity Center.

ELEMENTAL FASHION TEAM. (L-R) RJ Delloso, PJ Arañador, MIDJ prexy Christina Gemora and Sandra Larsson.

This exceptional fashion event was organized to preserve the Iloilo River as one of the cultural and environmental gem of Iloilo City beyond the flickering fad of contemporary vogue. In fact, the fashion show was conceptualized by international Ilonggo lifestyle designer PJ Arañador and in-demand fashion event director Bombette Marin to fuse elemental forces with the latest impression fashion .

Anna Grace Areño stirred ripples of charm.	Ms. CPU & Ms. Dinagyang 2005 Shamie Marie de la Cruz glitter in bliss.	Sandra Larsson unviels her radiant beauty with this classy swimwear.	Celestial Sharyl Daine Areño floats in heaven with this sassy attire.

The Sun represented by the color of yellow clothes symbolizes the eternal energy, shimmering, alive in vibrancy, binding with contrast, giving life to greeneries and reflecting the beauty of the river. Blue apparels replicate ‘Water' as cooling tears from heaven, showering the symphony of nature   and refreshing the   womb of the Earth through the veins of the river. Pink and red attires harmonized the vibrant horizon of the ‘Earth', transforming the unique layers of the earth. Black and gray outfits symbolize the warmness of ‘Stones' as the bed of the river where cooling ripples of water run in endless flow and finally the ‘Sky' is seen in white colored wardrobes that ceaselessly roof the river from the translucent mystic of heaven that coincide to the beat of the drums. The fashion parade unveiled daring poses and catwalk mannequins such as Sandra Larsson, Sheryl Daine Areño , Anna Grace Areño , Kristin Kae Alonsay , Pealy Ann Venus, Cheryl Marie Canto, Mylene and   Ms. Dinagyang 2005 Shamie Marie Dela Cruz. The audience was sensually mesmerized by fashion hunks such as Jason Cirillio , Melvin Botavara , Jovan Atienza , Aman Garganera , Jonathan Ozbot , Mark Anthony Rivera, RJ   plus certified twin models Jayson Lirazan and Jaysoni Lirazan . The 30-minute fashion parade of daringly hot swimwear attires and fashion models celestially transformed the stage into a shimmering and glittering evening while the spectators were caught in trance-inspired beat of the show.

Shimmering Jaysoni Lirazan flicker in this classy NIKE body fit costume.

Project manager and MIDJ president JC Christina Gemora hosted the fashion spectacle while media people flocked to take a glimpse of the unique event. Of course, the ever-dynamic members of Metro Iloilo Dinagyang Jaycees headed by JC Jeremia Octaviano , JC Ted Aldwin Ong , JC Leeza Abanilla , JC Troy Camarista ,   JC Sen. Ruby Pornan , JC Jess Dimafiles , JC Don Sarabia and many others showed their support.

Overall, the River swimwear fashion show was definitely successful and will forever be part of Metro Iloilo's flourishing fashion scene.

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