THE PHOENIX RISES
Over the phone was a voice with a cheery tune to it, the type that is reassuring, calming my racing heart. I knew I was talking to an acclaimed desinger on the other end of the line. But more than the things I have known him for, I was able to talk to a humble man whose roots he never forgets. Around 10 years ago, Puey Quiñones left the Philippines after a fashion faux pas put his career in dire straits.
With just $200 in his pocket, he tried his luck on the other side of the world. In Los Angeles,
