Twenty-one-year-old Angia Laurel is charismatic, daring, and different. For her, life is meant to be lived in colors, rhythms, and moments of her choosing.
On top of focusing on school-and graduating soonshe's been working on her own music, specifically her upcoming album with Tarsier Records.
What makes Laurel proud to be a Filipino is resilience, the ability to find something to be joyful about even in the most dire of circumstances. And, just like any other Filipino creative, she does just that by expressing her joie de vivre through dance, music, or the visual arts. In 2022, a teen magazine even recognized her skill in doing makeup. Here's how the young artist is taking the fashion and music industry by storm.
CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THE EXACT MOMENT YOU FIRST FELL IN LOVE WITH FASHION?
The first time I fell in love with fashion was when I was six years old and I started putting random things together from my parents' closet, which are still with me until this day. I have a lot of clothes that I inherited from my grandparents, parents, and aunts that I just put together with some of the newly thrifted pieces I acquired.
WHO IS YOUR STYLE INSPIRATION AND HOW DID THEY INFLUENCE YOUR CURRENT STYLE? HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR OWN STYLE NOW?
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