Designer Jhay Layson set to wow Wyoming with new collection

PHOTOGRAPHY (from left): Ken Villaflor Macuja (Madrid), Ahleks Fusilero (Manila), and Mark Neto Diaz (Manila).

FASHION AFFICIONADOS in Wyoming in USA have something to be excited about on Valentine’s weekend 2020.

Jhay Layson, the noted Filipino designer specializing in sartorial fashions, is going to America again, to showcase his beautiful gowns, dresses and suits.

The show, touted as a fashion show with a dance party, will be presented on the runway of Cheyenne's top hotel, the Little America Hotel on February 16, 2020, 4:00 pm, Sunday. (See poster below for show details.)

Jhay is considered as one of the Philippines’ most emerging fashion designers, with his creations having been worn by celebrities, models and other luminaries. But the young designer is ready to do more, create more, design more, and achieve greater heights in 2020.

"I am so grateful for being given this international exposure. God is so good", Jhay shares in a a recent interview.

HOLLYWWOD DEBUT; the Jhay Layson 2019 collections debuted in Burbank in North Hollywood in May 2019.

Jhay, always easy to get along with and ever easy to approach, has conquered – in the space of less than a year – what other designers can only dream of in a lifetime: to do a series of shows in Europe (last quarter of 2019), a photo shoot with an international photographer in Paris, and a touring show in America.

RED DRESSES ON THE RED CARPET in Norway: Jhay was one of the featured designers of the Norway edition of "Best of the Islands: Luxe Fashion", held October 2019 in Clarion Hotel in Kristiansand City.

Jhay Layson during the photo shoot of his sartorial collection in Rome, October 2019.

In his latest fashion incursion in Wyoming, Jhay says he was invited again by Gigi Hobson, co-founder of the “Best of the Islands” fashion show series, which has had two tours to day: Europe and America in 2019.

Mrs. Hobson has tapped Cheyenne-based event organizer Lance Loren to mount this one-of-a-kind production.

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Lance Loren mounts the Wyoming edition of the "Best of the Islands: Luxe Fashion", a fashion show series currently on world tour.

The state’s top beauty queen’s will model Jhay’s collection, including:

· Miss Wyoming 2019 Jordan Hardman

· Miss Wyoming 2017 Cheyenne Buyert

Upcoming model Lizzie Riley from Texas (Miss Fashion Week 2019 3rd runner up) is also going to be one of the models.

CELEBRITY MODELS (from left): Cheyenne Buyert, Jordan Hardman and Lizzie Riley.

The proceeds of the show shall benefit “Project V.E.T.S.”, an NGO that accepts donations of gently-used and new veterinary/medical equipment, technology and supplies (V.E.T.S.). Animal lovers in Wyoming can make a difference for animals in need by donating these items, as well as monetary gifts to help support the cost to ship these items around the world.

Executive producer Lance Loren is an animal-rights advocate. He chose Project V.E.T.S. as the beneficiary of this project.

Other proceeds of the show will also go to the Fil-Am Club of Cheyenne. For ticket inquiries: (512) 529-8351 (Lance Loren) | (512) 294-7045 (Gigi Hobson). Show tickets -- priced at $75 and $50.