The Cultural Blueprint Behind Construction Layers
The brand displays pristine white garments with intricate button detailing and layered headscarves, to blueprint a celebration of Filipino craftsmanship and culture
Design as cultural dialogue
Construction Layers‘ shared vision goes beyond mere clothing production, as they engage in rigorous ideation processes and relentless prototyping to breathe life into each piece. Their creations transcend the conventional boundaries of structural design, incorporating deep emotional resonance and storytelling into every stitch and fold.
The brand’s journey reflects a profound understanding that fashion serves as a medium for cultural expression and personal narrative. Each piece functions as a time capsule, with every designer’s thoughts, emotions, and creative explorations during specific moments in their journey being preserved. This temporal aspect of their work adds layers of meaning to their designs and makes each piece a tangible reflection of their creative evolution and the cultural zeitgeist that influenced their creation.
Rather than iterating on past successes, CP Garcia and Kendrick Cay seek to disrupt and recontextualize traditional ideas into meaningful dialogue with contemporary aesthetics and needs.
Technical execution
The ensemble features pristine white garments that serve as blank canvases for button detailing and layering techniques, evident in their sophisticated interpretation of headscarves. This aesthetic choice is far from arbitrary—it represents a deliberate blueprint for celebrating and elevating Filipino artisanal traditions within a modern context.
Through their work, Construction Layers speaks to a deeper understanding of clothing as a medium for storytelling, where each piece carries multiple layers of meaning—from the technical expertise evident in its construction to the cultural narratives woven into its design.
This story appears in the pages of VMAN SEA 01: now available for purchase!
Photography BJ Pascual
Creative direction Vince Uy
Fashion Andre Chang
Grooming Thazzia Falek
Grooming assistants George Dillinger, Vincci Tardes, and Jhessie Recto
Hair Patty Cristobal
Nails Luz Fortuno (Triple Luck Brow and Nail Salon)
Retouching Summer Untalan
Models Diego Morissens (Luminary) and Eugene Reggio (Mercator)
Production Jones Palteng
Fashion assistant Kurt Abonal
On location PioneerX Studios
