project runway philippines: aries lagat is the winner of project runway philippines

after weeks of anticipation, aries lagat of iligan city became the winner of the first season of project runway philippines. aries beat fellow designers philip tampus of cebu and veejay floresca of makati. the results were announced after the final runway show held during the philippine fashion week at sm mall of asia.

first up during the show was philip. philip's inspiration was her mother's love for crochet. he incorporated crochet like designs on his creations and his pieces were the most detail-intensive among the three creations. most of his creations are on the lighter shades of white, beige and browns.

second on the runway was veejay. veejay's collection was the simplest among the three collection. but veejay knows how to make his creations look elegant and sophisticated. his collection was well executed and he considered consumer preference and marketability of the pieces which is a plus. his collection was mainly on browns and grays.

last and definitely not the least was aries. aries' collection, which he titled as "more than a woman"; was the most polished among the three designers. it was very modern looking and was definitely sophisticated. it was on the darker side of gray and black but still on the neutral range.

guest judges during the final runway show were shoe designer cesar gaupo and famous accessories designer rafe totengco. the in house judges were designer rajo laurel, model apples aberin-sahdwani and host teresa herrera with jojie lloren.