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We captured the moth's story, and this article captured ours. A massive thank you Sesebelen Studios for this insightful feature on LEPIDOPTERA. 🦋

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Becoming: Lei Abanto’s LEPIDOPTERA | Sesebelen Studios Designer Lei Abanto’s LEPIDOPTERA redefines transformation in fashion—a meditation on growth, imperfection, and the art of becoming.

Every look carries a chapter of me.

Photographer: Sese Belen,
Assisted by Gwen Roxas, .co
Production Assistant: Kath Leoncio

In frame: Wyn,
Styling & Creative Direction by: Lei Abanto,
Accessories by: Lance Perez,

Captured at Enderun Studios,

I have lived in the shadow of overthinking, yet found light in letting go.

To transform is to unravel and begin again.

Photographer: Sese Belen,
Assisted by Gwen Roxas, .co
Production Assistant: Kath Leoncio,

In frame: Wyn,
Styling & Creative Direction by: Lei Abanto,
Accessories by: Lance Perez,

Captured at Enderun Studios,

Inspired by the moth, transformed by its journey. What began as design became catharsis — an ode to surrender.

Photographer: Sese Belen,
Assisted by Gwen Roxas, .co
Production Assistant: Kath Leoncio

In frame: Wyn,
Styling & Creative Direction by: Lei Abanto,
Accessories by: Lance Perez,

Captured at Enderun Studios,

The moth does not ask for permission to become — it simply unfolds.

Photographer: Fitzgerald Belen,
Assisted by Gwen Roxas, .co
Production Assistant: Kath Leoncio,

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Styling by:
Accessories by:

Captured at Enderun Studios,