Oj Hofer goes minimalist–because ‘woman is enough’
Cebu fashion designer and Buddhism convert Oj Hofer has a unique routine. After starting the day in silence, he continues his meditation with his calligraphy practice.
Cebu fashion designer and Buddhism convert Oj Hofer has a unique routine. After starting the day in silence, he continues his meditation with his calligraphy practice.
A scroll painted with an “enso,” a circle of black ink around a pure white center, is flanked by two parallel mirrors at a corner of the gallery.
Cebuano designer Julius “Oj” Hofer found meaning in his work when he started to engage in calligraphy, tai chi, Ikebana and meditation. “My designs did away with the flourishes. They’re softer and more fluid. The sparklers are in my mind,” he says.
A weeklong fiesta of romantic serenades, hip-hop, ballet, chamber music, world-class singers, themed dinners, historical tours and shopping awaits the global leaders and delegates attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) leaders’ summit and related events being held here next week.
Why not? Maria clara is the theme of Face-Off 2014, the annual fashion show of Inquirer Lifestyle, staged this year with Hana Shampoo and Champion Infinity.
Masters and Millennials. Three, four generations of Filipino fashion designers face off in the biggest edition yet of Inquirer Lifestyle’s Face-Off fashion series, to tackle one Filipino costume: the maria clara.
To have a dress made so exquisite and beautiful, and to wear it only once, only to stash it in a box thereafter, is unacceptable to designer Oj Hofer.
Cebu is constantly on my mind. First off, the Cobra Ironman 70.3 triathlon will be held there next week, and I am registered to join the race. It’s been a year since the last Ironman, when I participated as part of Timex Team Valdes. It’s different this year as I am doing all three legs and not just the bike leg.
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