I’m a 24-year-old starry-eyed creative from Manila. I’ve been working since I was 17, I founded Closet by Mika in 2017 as a quaint online thrift store, initially just to support myself in school as an Architecture Student at the University of Santo Tomas. In 2020, during the pandemic, I transformed the brand into a household brand name in the Philippines. I consider myself as a manic self-taught ingénue from learning the following skills:

Fashion Design, Copywriting, Website and SEO Proficiency (Shopify), Social Media Marketing and Handling (Instagram, TikTok), Video Editing (Premiere Pro), Photo Editing (Lightroom), Graphic Design (Photoshop) and even customer service! I learned it all. By 2023, I had 6 major international publications talking about my brand. It was incredible, I was only 23 and I was still a student.

This year, 2024, I launched Vintage Weekend, a vintage curated flea market event (that I also consider as the biggest party in Manila!) the first event was on January 21, 2024, it was an immense success. Over 1,000+ people came and flooded the streets, there was a literal line that spanned 4 blocks over. Two months later, Vogue featured my work on it as the sole event organizer, now my 7th major publication. I managed to pull off the marketing in 8 days through graphic posters, social media copywriting and marketing (Instagram and TikTok), video content creation, and Instagram Ads handling.

And to add one, i mean two more things: I wrote a production design guide book and I made my own short documentary film!

So that’s me, so far, I can’t wait to do more incredible things.

Contact me at: Instagram: @angelica_folio Email: icacdelacruz@gmail.com