Three Filipinos, including Manila-based fashion retailer Mark “Jappy” Gonzalez, were listed by the prestigious online fashion publication Business of Fashion (BOF) in their annual BOG500 list, an award given to the biggest players in the global fashion industry.
Joining Gonzales are acclaimed fashion personalities Bryan Grey “Bryanboy” Yambao and Stephen Gan.
Gonzales is the first locally based Filipino to be included in the list.
He is the founder of H&F Retail Concepts, which introduced brands like Lanvin, Acne, Margiela, and more to the Philippine fashion market.
Photo credit: Bryanboy Yambao/Instagram
Yambao was already part of the list since 2014 because of his fashion blog that became a style-power platform for the celebrities and the elites.
His video “Leave Marc Jacob Alone” garnered the attention of fashion enthusiasts, including Marc Jacob himself, and has since become a part of the VIP in fashion weeks.
Photo credit: V Magazine
Gan has been part of the BOF500 list since 2012 and was dubbed as “one of the most influential figures in the fashion media”.
He is the editor-in-chief of VMagazine and VMan and the creative director of Harper’s Bazaar and the CR Fashion Book.
Source: ABS-CBN
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