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MICHELLE C. RAMOS
Brief Profile
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As a young child,
Michelle C. Ramos made her aunt’s atelier her playground where her mother would assist in attending to
her aunt’s growing clientele. Her aunt is Vida Doria-Legaspi, 1971 Bb. Pilipinas-Universe who owns the
chain of Vida Doria Boutiques - the longest running chain of boutiques turning 34 years this year 2005.
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After finishing a
Management degree from San Sebastian College Recoletos in Manila, Michelle this time worked for her aunt
in supervising the stores but she would always be in the working area where the cutters and the seamstresses
were, not only because she grew up knowing them but more on the fascination with what they do, watching them
as if they were painters working on Mona Lisas. She even learned the art of "beadworks" which they taught her
very willingly. Here she discovered the artist inside her developing intensely.
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So what happened?
Her aunt transferred her to the quality control department where she could mingle with her "teachers"
anytime she wanted. The Vida Doria Boutiques, known for clothes of utmost quality and ageless, classic
designs, was instrumental in Michelle’s aim of not just coming up with a finished dress (or gown for
that matter), but something that has passed strict quality control. |
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Working for her
aunt easily led Michelle C. Ramos to a fashion design job in the Middle East – the City of Manama in
Bahrain, where she specialized in gowns for the country’s elite and expat group. She worked there for
almost five years until it was time to get married.
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But as the saying
goes: "Once a designer, always a designer". Friends and friends of friends would still go to her for
their formal dresses and wedding gowns. Its time to start designing again, full time!
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