About the Designer 

Cinco was born on August 27, 1971 in the island of Samar in central Philippines. His provincial upbringing made him fantasize the glamour of dressing up Marlene Dietrich, Grace Kelly, Joan Crawford and Audrey Hepburn, later saying "I pictured those fabulous heroines and imagined dressing them up in my creations. I chased after those visions...

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Cinco studied Fine Arts at the prestigious University of the Philippines Diliman for two years[clarification needed] eventually transferring at Slims Fashion and Arts School in Manila.He then took up supplementary courses at Central Saint Martins in London.