Local Dress Shop Owa Sylvia Announces Closure
It's your last chance to buy their signature dasters.
(SPOT.ph) If you spent a lot of time on Instagram during the pandemic, you likely encountered the cult-favorite brand Owa Sylvia and their PPE (personal protective equipment). You've probably also seen the brand's indoor dresses or dasters become absolute hits. Now, five years and 26 designs later, the brand is saying goodbye (and calling for last orders).
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Local IG-favorite brand Owa Sylvia is closing its doors
Martin Yambao, one of Owa Sylvia's grandchildren and a driving force behind the brand, announced the shop's closure on Instagram. Owa Sylvia, whose real name is Sylvia Borja and is affectionately called Owa by her apos, has been making dresses for over 50 years. To the IG generation, Owa Sylvia is known and loved for her chic indoor dresses or dasters (with pockets!), available in various silhouettes and colors. These pieces are all made in the brand's small factory in Marikina.
"So much of Owa's love went into each of these dresses and I know they'll forever live on with you," the Instagram post said. Martin also called the Owa Sylvia brand his life's work and his love letter, thanking customers for "giving [them] the privilege of dressing you."
When asked what’s the reason behind the closure, Yambao sent this message to Spot:
"Owa Sylvia was never meant to be a forever brand but it will always be my love letter to the woman who let me play in her factory when I was a little kid. With Owa Sylvia at 91 (88 when we started!), working on this project has brought us great gifts, a lot of joy, and a sense of togetherness that I don’t think I can really put into words," he said.
"If contentedness might be the rarest thing in the world, with this project I think we’ve come to finding something quite close to it––and from there, before 'life' eventually happened, we both decided that now would be a perfect time to put things to a close."
He adds: "Owa Sylvia continues to be in great health (thank god!) and I’m hoping to move on to newer things with her guidance."
Don't worry, you still have time left to order dasters before Owa Sylvia closes. The brand is still accepting orders for all colors in stock until February 5. You can do so via direct message on Instagram or through their website where their catalog of dresses is available.
"Until our next chapter?" the Instagram post concludes.
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