I think one of the reasons why Pitoy Moreno continues to be quite respected in local fashion-dom is because of his ability to infuse the identity of the Filipino into the clothes that he makes. Except for the Philippines logo in the C2 shirts designed by Rhett Eala, most local designers would be at a loss on how to their national colors in their designs.
Well, I guess, Pitoy could do that since he lived in a more genteel era where ready to wear was not common, but I guess, even if he were active nowadays, he would've championed Philippine design and given it a more vigorous identifying pattern that would set it apart from, let's say, Japanese fashion. His contribution to Philippine fashion design is already set in stone and I'm sure, future nationalistic fashion designers would find a treasure of ideas to redux and deconstruct, in the Pitoy Moreno vault of ideas.
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