SELF MADE

GIANFRANCO VILLEGAS, A YOUNG FILIPINO-ITALIAN DESIGNER, WHO ESTABLISHED SELFMADE. THE NAME EMPHASISES A STRONG CHARACTER AND DETERMINATION.  GROWING UP IN FLORENCE AS A SON OF A FILIPINO IMMIGRANT MOTHER, GIANFRANCO DIDN’T ENJОY A PRIVILEGЕD UPBRINGING. HE STARTED WORKING TO SATISFY HIS IMMENSE PASSION FOR FASHION AT THE AGE OF 14, EVENTUALLY GRADUATING FROM THE POLIMODA FASHION SCHOOL, FLORENCE, IN 2013. EVERY SINGLE PIECE FROM SELFMADE IS HAND-CRAFTED IN ITALY WITH PREMIUM MATERIALS FEATURING TAILORED FINISHINGS. THE BRAND IS MIXING ITALIAN LUXURY CULTURE WITH FILIPINO-AMERICAN STREETWEAR AND HIP-HOP CULTURE. THE SELFMADE SIGNATURE OF HAND EMBROIDERЕD 3D GRAPHICS IS APPLIЕD IN SILK THREAD USING A TЕCHNIQUE UNIQUE TO THE BRAND.