Mich Dulce (born Michelle Dianne Lopez Dulce on May 8, 1981) is a

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fashion designer Fashion is a form of self-expression and autonomy at a particular period and place and in a specific context, of clothing, footwear, lifestyle, accessories, makeup, hairstyle, and body posture. The term implies a look defined by the fashion in ...

, milliner, corsetiere, feminist activist,

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, artist and

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of bands Death By Tampon, Us-2 Evil-0 and The Male Gaze. __NOTOC__ She graduated from the Poveda Learning Center in

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(now St. Pedro Poveda College), and attended the

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where she earned a college degree in Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies: Management and Communications Track. She worked with professional designers like Jessica Ogden, Marjan Pejoski and Cecile Zamora. After college she attended a series of short Courses at the

London College of Fashion The London College of Fashion is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London, in London, England. It offers undergraduate, postgraduate, short courses, study abroad courses and business-training in fashion, make-up, beauty-therap ...

and

Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design Central Saint Martins is a public tertiary art school in London, England. It is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London. It offers full-time courses at foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and a variety of shor ...

both in

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. She returned to the Philippines to pursue further studies in design at the

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and the Philippine International School of Fashion. In 2004 she went to the United States to study Merchandise planning at the

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. In 2005 she opened Store for All Seasons with Cecile Zamora. In 2006, Dulce was one of the 14 housemates of

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Pinoy Big Brother ''Pinoy Big Brother'', more popularly known by its abbreviated title ''PBB'', is the Philippine version of the '' Big Brother'' reality game show franchise. The word '' Pinoy'' in the title is a colloquial term for the Filipino people. Is a Phi ...

: Celebrity Edition. She left the house after suffering asthma brought on by anxiety attacks and was treated at the Philippine Heart Center. She was evicted after she opted not to return to the BB House within the requisite 24 hours, on medical advice. In 2009 the Mich Dulce label was first sold globally, with stockists in Manila, London, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Singapore. Beginning in 2010, she focused on her career as a milliner and corsetiere, gaining popularity for her bespoke period style corsets that can take off up to 6 inches on the waist. In March 2017, Dulce founded Grrrl Gang Manila, a feminist collective that aims to create safe spaces for women both online and offline.

Notable clients and commissions

Celebrity Mich Dulce millinery wearers are American Pop star

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, Vogue Nippon Editor and fashion icon

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, socialite

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, British singers

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and

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. Mich Dulce millinery has been featured on the American show

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> as well as on other cast members on the same show.

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also featured Mich Dulce millinery in the pilot episode. British music icon

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wears a bicorn by Mich Dulce as part of his stage costume with his band Adam Ant and The Good, The Mad, and The Lovely Posse. The hat is featured extensively in his new album ''

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'' and in much of the publicity around the mentioned album.

Fashion Awards

In 2002, Mich was a finalist for the Paris Young Designer's Competition and 1st runner up in the MEGA Young Designer's Competition. In 2004 she was nominated for Revolutionary Designer of the Year at the MTV Style Awards, and in 2007 she won the Fashion Designer of the Year Award for Streetwear at the MEGA Fashion Awards. In February 2010, Dulce won the prestigious British Council International Young Creative Entrepreneur (IYCE)

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(IYDEY) award for Fashion at

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Filmography

TV series

* Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition (2006] * John En Shirley (2006–2007) * The Wedding (2009)

Discography

Us-2 Evil-0

*Dirty Debutantes (2011), EMI Records

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dulce, Mich 1981 births Ateneo de Manila University alumni Alumni of the London College of Fashion Filipino fashion designers Filipino television actresses Living people Pinoy Big Brother contestants People from Quezon City Singers from Metro Manila Star Magic Alumni of Central Saint Martins Fashion Institute of Technology alumni 21st-century Filipino women singers Filipino women fashion designers