Harvesting Style: The Season’s Fashion Grows from the Ground Up

Soil to stitch

Like the slow, deliberate motions of farmers, the garments of the season take shape—each fold and stitch reflecting the natural grace that comes from close connection with the land.

Subtle shades of olives mix in a delicate dance of contrast and harmony.

These colors, so deeply tied to the cycle of growth and renewal, become the foundation for this season’s fashion.

Fabric mimics the varied textures of the earth. These garments are to be experienced—felt with every movement, just as the harvest is felt with each careful step taken on the soil.

Beyond them, where the light met the horizon and cloth draped over bone, the world stirred in another way.

Woven by nature, worn with grace

Yet even in the busyness of the harvest, there is grace.

The flowing silhouettes and the soft draping of fabrics mirror the swaying of tall grass in the breeze.

The act of harvesting is an intimate one. In the same way, clothes draw from this, understanding that every stitch and every cut must be planted with care.

The soft dawn light bathes everything in a gentle glow, much like the fabrics of the season, which seem to glow with an inner warmth.

The colors of the earth are rich and full.

Textures become deeper, heavier, and more substantial—echoing the natural beauty of the very fields that have yielded their bounty.

The day wears on. The fields slowly empty as the fruits of the earth are gathered.

Fashion, too, moves forward, evolving with each new season. A new dawn. A new beginning.

Photography Charisma Lico

Creative Direction Patrick Ty

Fashion Eldzs Mejia

Grooming Nix Soriano

Hair Patty Cristobal

Models Philippe Magalona and Hash Taha (PMAP)

Retouching Summer Untalan

Project manager Jazmin Orbe

Fashion assistants Carl Alberto, Miggs Leguera, and Corven Uy

On location PioneerX Studios

Dayne Aduna

Associate Editor

Dayne Aduna is an Associate Editor at VMAN Southeast Asia, specializing in fashion, grooming, film, television, and contemporary pop culture. With a strong editorial focus on menswear, his work explores how style intersects with shifting cultural movements across Southeast Asia and beyond.

His expertise spans fashion journalism, celebrity profiling, grooming and skincare trends, fragrance, runway reporting, and cultural commentary, with a particular eye for emerging creatives and youth-driven style.

Dayne has written extensively on fashion houses, seasonal trends, designer collections, and the evolving image of the modern Southeast Asian man, bringing both editorial depth and cultural relevance to his coverage.

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