Fashion designer Renee Salud’s upcoming runway show in New Jersey, Tataksaludnyc 2015, will feature and promote indigenous fabrics from his native country of the Philippines, reports The FilAm.

“My show will put the spotlight on these intricate masterpieces, which makes a fashion statement on the exotic, regional influences of indigenous tribes in the Philippines and their rich accessorizing,” said Salud, fashion designer, TV host, international pageant mentor, and events organizer. “With these fabrics, I want to continue to push for the boundaries of design, weaving, and embroidery.” Salud said he has been advocating for the use of Philippine fiber in high fashion. “I have been a staunch advocate of the use of fabrics such as piña, abaca, and the Magundanaons’ handwoven fabric, inaul, which have been ingrained in indigenous traditions dating back to the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines, have the strong potential to appeal to global markets,” he said.

Tataksaludnyc will also showcase new takes on the traditional Filipiniana terno gown in an effort to appeal to young Filipino Americans.

“It’s a new trend in fashion called fusion, where we combine both pop and classic designs,” he said. “I want young Filipino Americans to be proud of their own culture by not forgetting the Filipiniana style of clothing, which is simple yet functional.”

Go to The FilAm to read more on Salud – the treatment he faced for being gay, and how he started out in working as an inventory assistant at a department store – and find out the show’s time and location.