Ramon Valera
Illustration — Ramon O. Valera postage stamp Ramón Valera y Oswalds (August 31, 1912 – May 25, 1972) was a Filipino-American fashion designer who was bestowed with the National Artist of the Philippines honor in 2006. He is the first Filipino fashion designer to receive this distinction. In 2017, his work was displayed in an exhibit called Valera and the Modern: An Exhibit on the Life and Work of National Artist for Fashion Design, Ramon Valera which was curated by Gerry Torres at De La Salle-College of St.
Also recorded as Ramón Valera
Ramon Valera
Madctarroza · Public domain
- Born
- 1912 · Abra.
- Died
- 1972 · Abra.
- Nationality
- Philippines
- Occupation
- designer
- Fields
- fashion design
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
Illustration — Ramon O. Valera postage stamp Ramón Valera y Oswalds (August 31, 1912 – May 25, 1972) was a Filipino-American fashion designer who was bestowed with the National Artist of the Philippines honor in 2006. He is the first Filipino fashion designer to receive this distinction. In 2017, his work was displayed in an exhibit called Valera and the Modern: An Exhibit on the Life and Work of National Artist for Fashion Design, Ramon Valera which was curated by Gerry Torres at De La Salle-College of St.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Ramon Valera. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q52210576 · wikipedia · Ramón Valera
In this article
Recognition
Recognition
Benilde’s School of Design and Arts Gallery. Valera's gowns have been worn by notable Filipina women including Gloria Romero, Bárbara Pérez and Imelda Marcos. Valera was born on August 31, 1912, in Bangued, Abra, Philippine Islands to Melecio Valera and Maria del Pilar Oswalds, and finished his education in De La Salle. His siblings include of Carmen Valera-Arellano, Pilar Valera Feria and Lourdes Oswalds Valera. His half-siblings are Juanita Valera, Natividad Valera Siy and Emilio Valera. Valera's grandson Roberto Antonio "Onie" Valera revealed continuing Valera's legacy in interior design business, with his 'Vast Solutions', in Santa Rosa, Laguna. He was the first to introduce the one-piece terno that was fastened in the back with a zipper. He re-imagined the Maria Clara outfit by adding stiffened bell sleeves and making it into a wedding gown. He died on May 25, 1972.
In 2006, he was honored with the National Artist of the Philippines distinction. In 2007 he was named a Distinguished Lasallian by the De La Salle Alumni Association. A postage stamp was issued by the Philippine Postal Corporation on the occasion of his birth centenary in 2012.
Identity
Identity
Ramon Valera is recorded as designer.
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
The full dated record · 2 entries
1912
Ramon Valera born at Abra.
1972
Ramon Valera died at Abra.
Literature
Scholarly footprint
A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Secondary witnessreference work
Secondary witness
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 16 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Modern design
3,254 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Ralph W. TylerDesigner
- Ralph Waddell DouglassDesigner
- Ramdane TouhamiDesigner
- Ramón GielingDesigner
- Rane VaskivuoriDesigner
- Ranen Ayan DuttDesigner
- Range MurataDesigner
- Rashin KheiriyehDesigner
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Ramon Valera?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.