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Fashion and design enthusiasts recently had a glimpse of the amazing life and work of Salvacion Lim Higgins: National Artist for Design at SM Aura Premier, the first showcase in a mall celebrating the fashion designer’s visionary work from a career spanning over four decades.  Curated by son and artist Mark Lewis Higgins, the exhibition featured a breathtaking selection of gowns and archival photographs highlighting the preeminent designer’s creative genius and legacy. In June 2022, Salvacion Lim “Slim” Higgins was honored as a National Artist in the Design category. The Order of National Artists Award is the highest national recognition given to Filipino individuals who have made significant contributions to the development of Philippine arts and letters. She is the only Filipino designer with gowns in the archives of both the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. and in the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. The exhibition opening was graced by no less than Presidential...

 Mallgoers will have the rare opportunity to view the visionary work of National Artist Salvacion Lim “Slim” Higgins at the Upper Ground Level Atrium of SM Aura Premier from September 5 to 14.  National Artist for Design Salvacion Lim Higgins photographed in 1983, draping fabric on a dress form in front of a mirror. It is said she often worked this way. The exhibition, Salvacion Lim Higgins: National Artist for Design, celebrates the preeminent designer’s creative genius that has revolutionized – and continues to influence – Philippine fashion. “Observing her at work while I was growing up is what made me realize that Fashion is actually both an art and a craft. The art lies in the vision and the craft is in the application. The art, is in the dream – the craft, is in making it real,” says her son and artist Mark Lewis Higgins, who curates the show. “She would create these masterful confections of her imagination that would either defy gravity or succumb to it.” Pearl grey sil...