Miss Universe 2022 R’Bonney Gabriel goes thrift shopping in Cubao, finds unique pieces for upcycling
- Miss Universe 2022 R’Bonney Gabriel spent an entire day thrift shopping at ukay-ukay stores in Cubao, Quezon City for her South Africa trip and fashion projects
- “I ended up paying ₱5,000 for seven jackets and a baby blue rare vest. Cubao was a success!” she shared in her vlog
- R’Bonney plans to upcycle her thrifted finds, saying, “I am going to cut these open, deconstruct, and reconstruct and make a super bomb outfit”
- Fans praised her for promoting sustainability and creativity through secondhand fashion and upcycling
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Miss Universe 2022 R’Bonney Gabriel recently delighted fans by going on a full-day thrift shopping spree at several ukay-ukay stores in Cubao, Quezon City.
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In her latest YouTube vlog, R’Bonney shared her excitement about hunting for secondhand treasures to bring on her upcoming trip and to repurpose into fashion-forward pieces.
"I'm going to an ukay-ukay spot in Manila but this time I am going all day... I'm going to the thrift stores in Cubao now. I want to find clothes for my trip to South Africa," she said.
"I want clothes to upcycle, crochet... I also want any kind of clothes for my next collection."
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During her shopping adventure, the beauty queen explored numerous stores and found several eye-catching items at bargain prices.
"I bought a lot of jackets. So many unique colors. A lot colors it's like hard to find but I'm lucky!" she said.
"I ended up paying ₱5,000 for seven jackets and a baby blue rare vest. Cubao was a success!"
Once back home, R’Bonney proudly displayed her thrift haul on camera and reflected on her choices.
"These are all in great condition. Not all the styles are something I would actually wear. Maybe if you style it right... but I just love the colors," she explained.
She added that her next step would be to transform the items.
"What I do now is I'm gonna bring them to dry cleaner to get cleaned before I end up tearing these apart and using this beautiful leather," she said. "I am going to cut these open, deconstruct, and reconstruct and make a super bomb outfit."
R’Bonney Nola Gabriel (born March 20, 1994) is an American fashion designer, model, and beauty queen who gained international acclaim after being crowned Miss Universe 2022. Born in Houston, Texas, to a Filipino father and an American mother, Gabriel spent much of her childhood between Texas and the Philippines. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fashion Design with a minor in fibers from the University of North Texas in 2018.
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