It was an unexpected call I got from one of Davao’s talented fashion designer, Dionesio Joao Ador Tarepe, who I haven’t seen for a long time. Joao invited me last March 27, for the opening of a new fashion house called “Tenue de Soiree” located at Door 1, North Zen Hotel, Sobrecarey Street, Davao City. Tenue de Soiree, which is French for formal wear, is owned and run by the balikbayan of an international fashion designer named Sherwin Darrel Magtulis. Joao is Tenue de Soiree’s Creative Director.
