Andie Remulla isn’t afraid to dial up the funk
Upon entering Cutie Pie—a rustic, artisanal pizzeria in Karrivin Plaza—Andie Remulla’s art instantly catches the eye. Set against the restaurant’s ambient design, the immense frames of her underwater photography serve as the interior’s focal points. One can imagine themselves huddled around her images, high on the buzz of Makati’s bustling industry, anchored only by the grave precision of Remulla’s regard for nature.
It is often an unnerving experience to encounter the artist after having basked in their art, but meeting Remulla was as pleasant and calming as the effect of her work. There is a duality that presents itself when you meet her: a profound capacity for discernment alongside a cool, laid-back personality.
Everything about her is intentional yet relaxed—from her wavy-print pants to her silver jewelry. And while her entire ensemble is a vision, I find myself most drawn to the way she wears her hair. Jet-black along her sides in what I’m tempted to call an overgrown mullet.
Andie Remulla’s style evolution
You would never know it by meeting her now, but Remulla wasn’t always a bold dresser. When asked about her fashion sense, she foregrounds her journey of having to get to know herself first. Hers is a narrative that proves a person is not born acquainted with themselves; it’s a process that develops over time.
Remulla’s journey into experimental clothing began in art school, where she knew she wanted to be an artist and not much else. “Being an artist is different from knowing your subject matter,” she explains.
And perhaps that’s the quote that could perfectly encapsulate her experience of clothes. It began with this vague inclination toward creativity but not quite a distinct mode of expression.
Initially, she opted for comfort, dressing in mostly athleisure. Now that she has further explored her taste and established her interest in blackwater photography, she sees clothes as a “way to express [her] inner world.”
In fashionable company
For Remulla, exploring style is an intimate endeavor. Similar to her approach to art, fashion is an immersion into the vast unknown. She maintains a thoughtfulness and criticality in inspecting the clothes that will inevitably become her lifelong companions.
Which is perhaps why it is important to Remulla that her sense of fashion is not insular. In fact, it’s a joint expedition grounded in mutual curiosity. Fashion was a journey she and her boyfriend happily embarked upon together. As they played around with vintage pieces and just tried things on, they both discovered Remulla’s capacity for funkier choices.
“He was the first person, the first guy I ever met that dressed incredibly flamboyantly and just kind of carried it,” she says, almost gushingly. “And it matched his personality and everything.”
What does it mean to shop intentionally?
The act of shopping is the act of gazing into a future self. You have to imagine yourself repeatedly wearing the clothes, which is a skill that can only be acquired through experience. Luckily, Remulla’s expertise stems from a background as an art director, where she sharpened her ability to surface with various opinions.
She hones a holistic and rather kismet approach to purchasing clothes. She describes the particular sensation of knowing she needs to bring an item home with her as that moment “where you see a piece and you’re like, ‘This is exactly going to fit my vision and my closet, and it’s going to go with all my other clothes.’”
Each article, for Remulla, is in dialogue with another. But it’s also speaking to who she is as a person. As someone whose art fosters an interdisciplinary relationship with marine life and environmental studies, she is always considering sustainability.
“This is what I want to communicate,” she says. “It’s about shopping super intentionally. You can’t be getting a billion things because there’s so much waste… You know, plastic is a major issue, and I could talk about plastic forever, but there’s so much plastic in our clothes that just gets everywhere. It gets into your body,” she continues.
Remulla makes her point clear: Fashion is wellness. Fashion is principle.
The examined life
Courage and creativity are the fruits of self-discovery. It’s what emboldens you to show up to any table without filtering or toning down your look. “If I’m having a casual lunch out with the girls, I’ll be dressed the strangest, but that’s just normal for me at this point,” Remulla shares.
It’s a valuable skill to be able to take big swings in your choices of dress, not only because it’s a means of storytelling but also because it develops a comfortability with oneself that refuses anyone else’s standards—all the more that of consumerism.
When you know what you want and like what you like, you no longer need to participate in an endless cycle of more clothes. Instead, you possess a clarity within yourself that enables you to appreciate what you already have.
Remulla doesn’t just appreciate her clothes or accessories for what they look like, but how they feel. She is alert to evidence of something well-made. Take her Ray-Bans, for example, her favorite pair of gigantic green sunglasses—she was ultimately sold on the item because of how heavy it felt in her hands.
She taps into a more sensual and personal relationship with her clothing, transforming her body into a walking canvas. After all, Remulla’s fashion can never be divorced from her art. Just as every neuron in her body is activated when she dives into the ocean in search of a precise composition, so, too, does she coordinate her mind and body in choosing, say, a pair of pants.
This story was originally published in Inquirer RED 2026 Issue 3
Makeup by Sabrina Mauricio-Berbano.
On Andie: Hat from WithMySister, Top from Junya Watanabe, Skirt from Vault330, Glasses from Ray Bans and Nina Ricci, Boots thrifted from Shimokitazawa
When you know what you want and like what you like, you no longer need to participate in an endless cycle of more clothes. Instead, you possess a clarity within yourself that enables you to appreciate what you already have.
