Patis Tesoro

Maria Beatriz “Patis” Pamintuan Tesoro is a Filipina artist, fashion designer, social activist, heritage conservationist, serial entrepreneur, and lifestyle icon. Known as the Grand Dame of Philippine Fashion, Patis got her start learning from her mother, a dressmaker, while growing up in Iloilo. She learned how to embroider in high school, and, after marrying into the Tesoro family (a family well-known as purveyors of fine Filipino handicrafts), she learned the business of making indigenous and traditional art sustainable from her mother-in-law. Patis devoted over thirty years of her life to preserving ethnic Filipino clothing, reviving the piña fabric industry, and ensuring its longevity and bringing Filipino craftsmanship and fashion to the world stage.