Pelicia, Alaire

Pelicia, Alaire
@odiyosmiyo

Ginu Ku explores my journey of self deification from being shaped by religion to becoming my own god through fashion. This collection transforms Catholic aesthetics into wearable symbols of empowerment and self-realization. Inspired by Kapampangan traditions and saint vestments, Ginu Ku reinterprets holiness as self acceptance. It reflects my shift from devotion to self-worship, turning religious ritual into personal expression. The collection merges sacred and modern elements to show my transformation from believer to self defined being. By revisiting the Catholic rituals I grew up with, Ginu Ku turns faith into fashion and spirituality into self lcreation. It honors my roots in religion while challenging its idea of perfection through embracing imperfection. Ginu Ku symbolizes my liberation from imposed beliefs, dressing my evolution from faith to freedom. Through saint inspired silhouettes and sacred detailing, the collection embodies my journey to inner divinity. A visual confession of my agnostic awakening, Ginu Ku makes the divine personal, imperfect, and human.

Through this collection, I translate my spiritual transformation into garments that merge devotion and defiance. Each piece serves as a visual dialogue between my religious upbringing and my pursuit of individuality. By reimagining sacred aesthetics through avant-garde design, I reclaim divinity as something personal rather than imposed. Ginu Ku becomes not only a reflection of faith but also a manifestation of self-empowerment and acceptance.

Ginu Ku helped me understand that my identity as a designer is deeply rooted in personal storytelling, spirituality, and cultural memory, using fashion as a tool for self-definition rather than mere aesthetics. The most challenging yet transformative part was translating my journey from religious devotion to self-deification into wearable forms without losing emotional depth or respect for my roots. My initial vision began as a direct reinterpretation of Catholic symbols, but it evolved into a more introspective narrative where saint vestments and Kapampangan traditions became metaphors for self-acceptance and empowerment. Feedback and experimentation pushed me to embrace imperfection, allowing the collection to feel more human and honest rather than idealized. Through this process, Ginu Ku became a visual confession of my agnostic awakening, affirming my evolution from imposed belief to self-defined divinity.