10th year Red Charity Gala with Rajo Laurel

Tessa Prieto-Valdes and Kaye Tinga with Rajo Laurel

The Red Charity Gala, the country’s most awaited annual fashion affair for a cause, celebrates a milestone this year, its 10^th anniversary on October 27, 2018, at the Grand Ballroom of the Marriot Hotel Manila.

The inimitable Rajo Laurel will be the designer in focus.

Society figures Tessa Prieto–Valdes and Kaye Tinga, Red Charity Gala’s founders, have been unwavering and tirelessly committed to championing the best in Filipino creative talents in fashion while supporting the Philippine Red Cross and the Assumption High School Batch 1981 Foundation since they held the first event in 2009.

This year, the Red Charity Gala is partnering with BENCH and Marriott Manila, as main presenter and co-presenter, respectively, for what may yet be its most unforgettable night yet.

For his special collection, Rajo, a creative and entrepreneurial powerhouse who is marking his 25^th year in the fashion industry, will pay homage to Philippine history and culture, its roots and origins, through the persona of his modern muse—the intelligent and quietly powerful Filipino woman.

Trained in the New York Fashion Institute of Technology and the Central Saint Martin’s in London, Rajo has received several local and international awards for fashion design and entrepreneurship, his creations infused with elegance, romance and luxury - modern yet feminine, a blend of hard and soft elements. Rajo’s works are always new, organic, sensual and almost pieces of art.

He joins fellow Filipino designers and past honorees:

• Dennis Lustico
• Furne One
• Michael Cinco
• Cary Santiago
• Ezra Santos
• Jojie Lloren
• Lesley Mobo
• Chito Vijandre
• Joey Samson

This year, the Red Charity Gala 2018 will have a new beneficiary, the MINT School of Fashion, an innovative partnership with Meridian International College to provide scholarships to aspiring and deserving students of fashion.

On its 10^th year, the Red Charity Gala, Manila’s premier fashion and philanthropic event, is bigger than ever—with an all-new and grander venue, more generous sponsors and a new beneficiary. It also remains committed to bringing Philippine fashion and Filipino creativity to the world stage while touching the lives of others in a meaningful and profound way.

The Red Charity Gala 2018 is presented by Bench, in cooperation with:

• Marriott Manila
• Globe Platinum
• Jewelmer
• SunLife Financial
• Ulthera
• Fuentes Manila
• Remy Martin
• Robert Blancaflor
• Royal Gem
• Tresemme
• Adworks Manila
• Crimson Hotel Filinvest City
• Crimson Resort & Spa Boracay
• The Discovery Leisure Company, Inc.,
• The Manila Hotel
• W/17
• Lifestyle Asia
• Philippine Daily Inquirer
• Philippine Star

For inquiries, contact Maggie Gineta at 0917-8325570.