Lalaine Espectato is a designer and artist from the Philippines who is a fine arts advertising graduate, but had an opportunity to engaged with the fashion industry as a fashion designerin the State of Kuwait for 14 years. As a freelance designer, she has done a number of commissioned works to paint portraits in various medium. One of her passions is developing functional artworks and decorative products from recycled and natural materials, incorporating these as inspiration for her concept in fashion design.