WANNA WEAR AN ARTWORK?

Words by Florence Pia G. Yu | Pictures Supplied

How to make lilies, dragonflies, dirty sneakers, a multi-colored guitar and anything imaginable in loud acrylic colors mix well with stuffs utterly antiseptic such as a stetoscope and a white gown? Welcome to the world of Dr. Nanette Nacorda-Catigbe.

It happens as Doc Nanette gets her hands full with makeovers on clothing and accessories when she's not attending to her patients. Guess where her hand-painted designs went? To the closets of trendy teens and yuppies, politicians and their wives and even former president Cory Aquino, no less.

She was an artist long before she became a doctor. This is why art doesn't get in the way of her medicine practice, or vice versa. READ FULL STORY