“The spectacles of the week were Betsey Johnson and Helena Guerrero… Miss Guerrero, from Manila, said that clothes should be glamorous and gave a show with dresses shaped like fish or carnivorous orange plants.” - John Duka, The New York Times, November 3, 1981

“For Helena, however, such a low-key approach is not suitable.” - Thelma S. San Juan, The Times Journal, August 28, 1982

Helena is Back! by Gilda Cordero-Fernando,
Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 2006
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The Dream Catcher by Gilda Cordero-Fernando,
Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 2006
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“Provocateur, fashion icon, and visionary, Helena Carratala has always stood out like a wildflower in a garden of weeds.” - Rogue Magazine, August 2007

“Called Manila’s Fiorucci, it was part Kenzo, part Mugler, part Lacroix and entirely Helena.” - Don Escudero, “An Evening With Helena” Metro Magazine, May 2004