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Podcast: MeSearch: Featuring Filipino Perspectives
Episode: Can I Be Radical And Fashionable? (Ft. Caroline Mangosing & Sydney Cohen)
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MESEARCH speaks to returning guest, Caroline Mangosing, the CEO and founder of VINTA Gallery and welcomes VINTA's Global Operations Manager, Sydney Cohen. VINTA Gallery offers a collection of "rebellious" Filipiniana clothing. In this episode, Caroline and Sydney reflect on a moment in which one of their original garments, stirred a bit of controversy on the Internet.
They designed a terno inspired by a sheer Swarovski crystal dress notably worn by Rihanna. The VINTA terno was modeled in a VINTA Gallery Instagram reel by Sydney herself. Reviews were mostly positive, with some critique and discussion...