by Vladimir Estocado, FPPI Unknowingly, Fashion Forte’s birth was way back 45 years ago at the now Manila Sofitel Hotel. Its brainchild was no less than one of the most iconic Philippine Fashion Designer Mamarachi Nardie Presa, whose popularity rose in the 1980s when his bamboo design won an international contest. Nardie Presa graduated from … Continue reading The Fashion Forte, hurdling the challenges to remain on top this 2023