10 Years of Style: Does it End Here?
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Photo by Romar Briones I just realized that 2022 marks the 10th year of me being a *young* fashion designer. Back in 2012, I entered the...


Benedix Ramos X Yna Mendez Couture
So if you think I only make wedding gowns and debut dresses, then you'll be surprised to know that Yna Mendez Couture already does...


Maybe It's Not Yet My Time
The dreamer, the passionate, the inspirational self that everyone knew is about to hide in a place where there is no further damage. She...


Ta-ta For Now, Modeling
You may have noticed that I post a lot of photoshoots. Most of them are xdeal collaborations with different photographers. This has just...


Sonder - 2019 Birthday Vlog
To sonder is to realize every person is living his own vivid life. This 2019, I promised myself to live my life the way I envisioned it....


#ModelWithAPurpose: Yes, I'm only 5"2
My audience noticed that I have been into modeling lately. Every Sunday, you would see in my Instagram stories that I am in a photoshoot....


One with the Muslima
You are reading it right! I am born Catholic and now I choose to take the Hijab Challenge as part of the World Hijab Day 2019. The...


Happy Love Month!
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. t does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking,...


Pag-Uli sa Sadiring Banwa: The Making of Magayon's Entourage Collection
I have been promoting the use of local textiles for clothing, and now it's time to promote the highest-quality handwoven textile that is...


Every Client Is A Lesson
I have only established my name as a couturier last year so my first few clients will always be memorable. Unlike the masters of our...

Magayon's Entourage | SS2019 Fashion Film
The legend of Prinsesa Magayon and Prinsipe ulap continues in a 7-piece collection made out of Albay's pride, Abaca Pinukpok: Magayon's...


Mutya ng Pilipinas 2018 Tourism International Aya Fernandez x Yna Mendez Couture
Destiny has brought two women of the same advocacy together as Mutya ng Pilipinas 2018 Tourism International walks for Yna Mendez...


Teaser: Magayon's Entourage Collection Runway Video
A glimpse of the wedding in a fashion show: Magayon's Entourage at Philippine Fashion Gala - Timeless help last November 18, 2018 at...


Discovering the Harsh World of the Fashion Industry
So now that the show has ended, everyone is already relaxed, and as I type this blog, I'm actually lying down because I'm sick. I need a...


The Most Challenging Collection I Made... And I Still Need Help
It's my second season with Philippine Fashion Gala. Even before the announcement of the second season, with my experience from the first,...


Teaser: Magayon's Entourage
This November, I will unveil a collection that is most personal to me: a collection made out of woven textile from my homeland, Albay,...


Meant to Be: My First Wedding Client Experience
This blog just can't wait to be written the next day. I swear I am still so ecstatic as I right this down. More than overwhelmed, I can...


The Making of Montañosa
Get to know the land that inspired me to create Montañosa collection. Here, I take you through her journey to creating the collection,...


#FAB - Bagong Pilipinas by PTV4
Yna Mendez Couture featured in #FAB by Bagong Pilipinas, PTV4 Models: Allynna Macalintal and Jae Leanne Cu MUA of Allynna - Dave Quiambao...


Giving Back: My UP Graduation 2018 Clientele
On my third year of doing grad dresses for students of UP, I had a total of seven clients. Four were undergrads, 2 took up their masters...
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