Avel Bacudio marks 20th anniversary

Holds gala fashions shows in San Francisco and Paris

In the middle of run-down buildings gray with smoke and masked with graffiti, survives a woman with impeccable taste and flair. Hair disheveled but sharply clothed, she sneaks a long tulle skirt under her neoprene, oversized trench coat. Beside her walks a man in a long coat that stops mid-thigh, his hands concealed by leather gloves and his hat askew.