By Elgin Zulueta
“Passion…Revealed” is a celebration of America’s ingenious endowment where fashion, music, dance and visual arts come together in a night of pure nostalgia. Fashion Designers will deliver opulent, colorful, and diverse collections. Musicians will create that magical and hypnotique ambiance that has the power to move, electrifies and make everyone feel the thrill. Visual artists will stimulate and satisfy our hunger for the arts. Dancers will showcase cutting edge mix of ballet and contemporary dance. We will transform the audience into a world of art by combining the best upcoming new talents in runway, dance, live music and visual arts.
Style is ageless. This is where artists and photographers in visual arts collaborate for one great show. “Passion Movers” who will exhibit a mastery of their crafts and pride for being who they are.
Imagine a world of fashion where inspiration is rooted in the melting pot of the world, United States of America and infused with influences from around the globe. Up and coming fashion designers whose unparalleled passion for their crafts have earned them international recognition.
It will be a night of the most enjoyable music and dances from seasoned musicians and dancers thriving in Hollywood. Listen to the groove spinning of master DJ’s that have rocked famous clubs and lounges in California and enjoy symphony music as it promises a night to remember bound together by their love for their craft.
Nothing less than the best can house this spectacular event and its honored guests. Vibiana, with its soaring gilded ceilings and deeply burnished dark wood floors, stands as a magnificent monument centrally located in Downtown LA’s main street. Vibiana elevates all those who enter its historic halls. The Spanish Baroque architectural masterpiece, the gold embellished barrel ceilings and celestial windows is a “secular heaven” having “thrown open its massive double doors” to any and all that wish to celebrate life within its grand walls.
Featured Fashion Designer : Alexis Monsanto
It’s always fashionable to know people who are passionate about their craft. Alexis Monsanto did not just do what was expected of him. He did something that made a difference – a big impact that benefited Filipinos - with his recent journey to the Oscars. He had the good fortune to dress up Kimberly Rivers Roberts of the docu-film, “Trouble the Waters”, an Academy Awards contender for Best Documentary Feature Film. He was featured in TFC’s “Balitang America”, “TV Patrol”, and on NBC’s “My First Time: Nomination”.
Alexis “Bong” Monsanto hails from Cebu and at the age of 23 produced his first runway show in Manila. With his strong desire and determination to succeed, he went to America to further pursue his passion for fashion design. His style is of elegance and sophistication, flattering and accentuating the natural curves of a woman’s body. “Elegance is a state that exists between a woman and her garment. No matter how beautiful the design or how attractive the woman, if there is no spiritual affinity between the two, then there is no elegance.”, he explains.
He is often asked about the secret behind the success of his couture, to which he would reply, “There is no secret. I drape the material directly on the body, following the contours of the body, cutting while observing the fabric to present itself.”
When not designing, he indulges in the arts as he loves the Opera, Symphony, and Broadway musicals. He gets his inspiration from Salvador Dali and Pablo Picasso and looks up to the works of Valentino and Ungaro, both known for elegant styling and design.
He is the distinguished designer and product development guru for Rah-Koon, The Evans Group, the Menswear division of MASQ, and is the designer and founder of Alexis Monsanto Los Angeles in West Hollywood and Beverly Hills.
Alexis Bong Monsanto is someone who has reached success internationally through sheer determination and commitment to his passion, the ripple effect of which reflects favorably on Filipinos.
Passion...Revealed will benefit both HOPE4Children, Inc. (Helping Others through Education) and FASGI (Filipino American Service Group, Inc.)
This one-of-a-kind evening is made possible with the support of the following: Law Offices of Edelberg and Espina, Pixi & Pop Beauty Company UK, Sills Models, Seafood City, Asian Journal, Balita Media, Bakitwhy.com, FilipinoVillage.com, Thirteen Minutes Magazine, M7 Magazine, Haliya Wines, VuQo Premium Vodka, Shoes for the Stars, Red Glass Photography, TDRZ Productions, Moneygram International, Airtel Plaza, Nuevo School of Contemporary Dance, and American Culinary Education. This is also being supported by Filipino American Business Association of Glendale (FABAG) and International Society of Young Fillipino Accountants (ISYFA).
Tickets are available for $100 and $50. The VIP ticket ($100) includes an access to the VIP Reception (hosted bar and passed Hors d' oeuvre), gift bag, a seat in the VIP Reception during the show and access to after show party. General Admission Ticket- $50, includes access to the show and after show party (with limited hosted bar)
Get your tickets now at www.brownpapertickets.com or call 3mcplus at 888.665.6598 or email at passion@3mcplus.com. You may also visit the website at www.passionrevealed.com.
