For his holiday pop-up at Power Plant Mall, Dennis Lustico turns Filipino craft into a wardrobe meant to outlast every season.
Dennis Lustico spent the months before his second pop-up considering how cloth feels against the skin and how a garment can stay relevant even after a season ends. His answer arrives this October at the Power Plant Mall in a collection he calls Filipino Luxe, a contemporary, trans-seasonal wardrobe that carries local craft into a global conversation.
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A Look At The New Filipino Luxe Collection By Dennis Lustico
The Callado Kimona and the Maria Overlay, both best-sellers, are set to return alongside 15 new styles that together form a capsule wardrobe. He describes this new creative project as remarkably Asian in its coloration, embellishment, and detailing. “Filipino-ness is anchored on craftsmanship,” he states.
For the collection, local artisans wove, tucked, and dyed piña and binakol from Aklan, entirely by hand, made especially for Lustico. He pairs the pineapple weave with French and Italian textiles, Indian linen, and silk dupioni, with macramé adding another layer to a mosaic of textures. A corset piña callado shows his aesthetic most clearly, designed to showcase its qualities.
Those materials take shape in silhouettes that look easy and fit with precision. Silk blousons close at the waist with wooden rings wrapped in matching silk thread, wound by hand, while a light blue piña barong with intricate callado needlework becomes a shirt dress. Camisas de Chino, shift dresses, and tops carry beadwork that narrates local life through malunggay and kalabasa leaves, emblems, insignia, betel nuts, and the ornate windows of Filipino ancestral homes.
Although the collection arrives in time for the holidays, Lustico steps away from the usual colors of fall and chooses natural tones, mauve, light blue, denim blue, and ash gray.
“There are so many things happening in the world today that I felt more drawn to colors that are subdued and calm,” he remarks. The muted range keeps attention on texture, and it suits pieces he made to wear abroad or for any occasion all year round.
Dennis Lustico’s Design Philosophy
The clothes were designed as ready-to-wear, yet they hold on to the attributes of couture. Lustico regards that pursuit as a permanent condition of the work. “As a designer, you are always maturing in terms of your aesthetic and artistry,” he says. “You are constantly refining your craft and discovering what it means to create with restrained elegance.”
See more of the “Filipino Luxe” collection below.
Dennis Lustico’s holiday pop-up is located at the Powerplant Mall and will be open throughout the month of October. For updates, follow @dennis_lustico on Instagram.
Photography by Jo Ann Bitagcol, courtesy of Dennis Lustico
Shot on location at W/17 Home
Frequently Asked Questions
Dennis Lustico’s second Power Plant Mall pop-up will run throughout October 2026.
The collection features piña, binakol, French and Italian textiles, Indian linen, silk dupioni, and macramé.
Filipino Luxe is Dennis Lustico’s approach to ready-to-wear that centers Filipino craftsmanship, including piña, callado needlework, and detailed beadwork.
The collection introduces 15 new styles, including a piña callado corset, a light blue piña barong shirt dress, camisas de Chino, shift dresses, and tops.
The Callado Kimona and Maria Overlay, both previous best-sellers, return as part of the new collection.
