Noel Crisostomo: A new minimalism

MANILA, Philippines - Noel Crisostomo is concerned with edges: the crisped lines on a sleeveless tuxedo suit, the straight-edged hem of a leather shirt, the fine crop on a pair of trousers.

Here, he dealt with a singular palette of black, white and some silver, a toned-down homage to Michael Fassbender paying tribute to Peter O’Toole (it gets pretty meta once you’ve seen Prometheus).

Crisostomo successfully melds elements of the past — the dapper tuxedo — with shades of the future: the pale metal hues, the protonate elements of earthy leather juxtaposed against starched lines. A vision of past and future come together.