etc announces casting for the 3rd season of project runway philippines

entertainment channel announces casting calls for the 3rd season of the reality show project runway philippines. the show is now looking for aspiring filipino designers that are willing to compete in a reality show and show the whole world the philippine type of fashion.

here is a snapshot from the channel's official website:

aspirants can send in their biodata and audition videos to:

Project Runway Philippines Season 3

Solar Entertainment, Corp.

10th floor, 100 Solar Century Tordesillas

cor. HV Dela Costa Sts.

Salcedo Village, Makati City 1227

walk in applicants can also go to the following venues:

aug 20 & 21 - pryce plaza hotel, carmen hill, cagayan de oro city

aug 27 & 28 - marco polo hotel, labug, cebu

sept 3 & 4 - hotel supreme, magsaysay ave., baguio city

sept 6 & 7 - jungle gym, kamagong st., san antonio village, makati city

don't forget your birth certificate, portfolio and 3 finished outfits from your designs.

so who will win this season and follow season 1's aries lagat and season 2's manny marquez in the winning circle?

source: http://www.etc.com.ph/projectrunway/

project runway philippines: episode 1 results

project runway philippines season 2 episode 1

the challenge: to create a dress that would explain who you are as a designer from the clothes you are wearing

top 3: patrick, russel and santi

winner: patrick - mainly due to the versatility andaesthetics but judges are concerned on the color since he used all black. he is granted immunity in the next challenge

bottom 3: richie, jas and hazel

booted out: hazel - mainly due to editing, there was too much going on in the dress

all in all, the first runway show was more impressive compared to last season. all were well executed and was really good. this proves that project runway philippines is really a show to watch out for!

picture is from the facebook account: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=296688&id=87931650598

project runway philippines: season 2 premieres on august 12 at etc!

the second season of the hit reality show project runway philippines will premiere on the entertainment channel (etc) on august 12, 2009 at 10pm. after aries lagat's win last year, 13 new designers are up to the challenge in the shows new season.

here is an excerpt from the shows website:

The Runway re-opens for the number one fashion reality competition!

Find out who's in and who's out in the 2nd season of Project Runway Philippines.

More innovative challenges, more exciting guests, and a more talented group of designers, are Season 2's cast of characters ready for reality TV? This season reveals their different sides and stories. Some start off as vulnerable and reserved, but they evolve under pressure and wind up being more creative than they give themselves credit for.

But as everyone knows, only one designer will be the winner of Project Runway Philippines. Who will it be? The answer will reveal itself as the new season starts on ETC this August.

Premieres August 12, Wed 10:00pm

the designers for this season are the following:

> cherry veric, 27 - the glam queen, an experienced formal wear designer from china and saudi arabia

> hans coquilla, 27 - the small wonder, a cebuano who dropped out of school to pursue his dream to become a fashione designer

> hazel sta. ana, 23 - tiny but feisty, a registered nurse from pasig but decided to pursue a career in fashion design

> jas cristobal, 35 - ms. congeniality, an accountant from valenzuela who jazzed up her office wardrobe and got her officemates ordering clothes from her

> manny marquez, 37 - the magician, an experienced designer from san pedro, laguna who has trained under legendary ben feralles

> meanne santos, 21 - the chic chick, the youngest among the 13 designers and hails from cavite, she has been designing for a local clothing company

> patrick galang, 25 - the prodigy, a former call center agent from san pedro laguna who decided to enter the fashion scene and has been making waves in the local magazine circuit

> pau geronimo, 23 - the drama queen, a clothing technology major of UP and hails from pasay, she considers herself a flexible designer

> randy leano, 32 - the diva, a physical education teacher in a local university from laoag, he started designing for costumes for their school plays

> richie bondoc, 29 - the preppy charmer, hails from pampanga and grew up with designing since his mother is a dressmaker. after his mother died of cancer, he took over their business

> russell villafuerte, 25 - fashion rebel, an interior designing major of UP and hails from antique

> santi obcena, 24 - the smooth talker, a former dancer from quezon city, he considers his creativity and understanding of movement as an advantage

> tracy dizon, 26 - spunky momma, a tv stylist and retail merchandiser from quezon city

website: http://www.etc.com.ph/projectRunwayph.php

facebook acct: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Project-Runway-Philippines/87931650598

project runway philippines: etc announces auditions in visayas and mindanao

entertainment central has announced another set of auditions for the second season of project runway philippines. after 3 audition venues in luzon, project runway will travel to cebu and davao to find qualified contestants for its second season. here is the article from the official site of the channel ( http://www.etc.com.ph/news1.php ):

PROJECT RUNWAY PHILIPPINES FLIES TO CEBU and DAVAO!
Get ready to be part of Project Runway Philippines history.

If you are a fashion designer in Cebu, Davao or near these areas, 21 years of age and above, and would like to try out for a chance to become the next top Filipino fashion designer, come see us at the following casting venues:

SM CITY CEBU ENTERTAINMENT PLAZA on February 61:00 pm - 6:00 pm
SM CITY DAVAO EVENT CENTER on February 81:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Pre-register by sending your resume and some sample images of your designs in jpeg format to: etc@solar-entertainment.com starting today until February 5, 2009.

For the casting, bring the following:
> 3 outfits that you personally designed
> Resume
> Portfolio (CD or hard copy)
> 3-minute video telling us why YOU deserve to be part of the MOST FASHIONABLE SHOW ON PHILIPPINE TV

* Please note that all resumes, portfolios and 3-minute videos submitted will no longer be returned

The future of fashion could be YOU.

Don’t forget to check the website regularly for updates on casting calls!

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.

project runway philippines: 13th look twist before the final runway show

just as the final 3 designers of the first season of project runway philippines is waiting for the final runway show, they are again up for a big surprise. after arriving at an sm mall, they were greeted by the host of the show tersa herrera and the in house designer of sm mall. they were informed that they need to create a 13th look for their collection and models will arrive soon so they can choose their models.

to their surprise, male and not female models arrived. they need to create a 13th look that is a male garment that would look cohesive with the rest of their collection. the order they choose was determined by darw lots. aris choose first, then veejay and philip was last.

another twist was also revealed. hey will finish the garment with the help of an assistant designer. during the reunion show, they were asked that if they were given a chance, with which designer would they want to work with again. veejay answered aris and jaz, aris replied that it would be mara and philip choose mara and lord. they got their wishes. the final pairings were veejay & jaz, aris & mara and philip & lord.

pictures of the final collections are already available in the net and here is a peek on the 13th look of the designers:

the leftmost garment is by aris, the middle one is by veejay and the last one is by philip. the winner will be announced during the last episode to be aired on november 12, 2008 at etc.

images are from http://gallery.clickthecity.com/thumbnails.php?album=1879&page=1

project runway philippines: season 2 auditions announced

after a successful first season, the entertainment channel (etc) announces the auditions for the upcoming second season of projec runway philippines. in its initial teasers, 3 audition dates and venues were announced, all of which are in metro manila. here is the list of the scheduled auditions and the corresponding venues:

november 22 - sm makati
december 7 - sm city north edsa the block
december 12 - sm megamall

if you are interested to join, here are the requirements:

- updated resume
- 3 best designs
- 3 minute video on why you want to join project runway philippines season 2

please watch etc for more details. the audition ads are shown regularly in the channel. also announced is that the finale will be shown as a two part season finale. part one will be on november 5 and part two on november 12.

project runway philippines: sneak peek at the final collections

here is a sneak peek at project runway philippines final runway show held during the philippine fashion week spring - summer 2009 collection last thursday. all pics were taken from clickthecity.com. you can proceed to this link for the complete picture set:
http://gallery.clickthecity.com/thumbnails.php?album=1879&page=1

1. aries lagat

2. veejay floresca

3. philip tampus

who do you think will win? watch project runway philippines this coming wednesday, 29-nov-08 at etc.

project runway philippines: philippine fashion week 2008 schedule

here is the schedule for philippine fashion week. final runway show for project runway philippines will be on october 23, 2008.

here is the complete schedule:

PHILIPPINE FASHION WEEK Spring Summer 2009 Show Schedule
October 22, 2008, Wednesday
THE OPENING NIGHT 5:30PMAT THE SMX CONVENTION CENTER FUNCTION ROOM 4-THE COLLECTION SHOW OF FREDERICK PERALTA7:30PM
AT THE SMX CONVENTION CENTER FUNCTION ROOM 4-THE PREMIER COLLECTION AFEATURING Jeffrey Rogador ,Jerome Lorico , Pia Gladys Perey and Ralph Ng9:30PMAT THE SMX CONVENTION CENTER FUNCTION ROOM 4-
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October 23, Thursday
THE PREMIER COLLECTION BFEATURING Edwin Tan, Pepsi Herrera, Raoul Ramirez and Tina Daniac5:30PMAT THE SMX CONVENTION CENTER FUNCTION ROOM 4-THE FINAL RUNWAY SHOW OF PROJECT RUNWAY PHILIPPINES7:30PMAT THE SMX CONVENTION CENTER FUNCTION ROOM 4-
THE COLLECTION SHOW OF ESITEN QUIJANO9:30PMAT THE SMX CONVENTION CENTER FUNCTION ROOM 4-
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October 24, Friday
THE COLLECTION SHOW OF JORGE PALMOS5:30PMAT THE SMX CONVENTION CENTER FUNCTION ROOM 4-
THE COLLECTION SHOW OF FOLDED & HUNG6:00PMAT THE SM MALL OF ASIA MAIN ATRIUM-HAMILO UNVEILS THE LUXE WEAR COLLECTION AFEATURING CHRIS DIAZ, EDGAR SAN DIEGO, HARLEY RUEDAS, JEROME SALAYA ANG, JOEL ESCOBER, JONITE MARTINEZ,JULIUS TAROG, LIZANNE CUA, MICH DULCE, RAMON FAVILA, RICKIE ABAD,ROEL ROSAL, ROLAND LIRIO, SIMON ARIEL VASQUEZ7:30PMAT THE SMX CONVENTION CENTER FUNCTION ROOM 4-THE MENSWEAR COLLECTION
FEATURING: BANG PINEDA, FREDERICK POLICARPIO, ODELON SIMPAO, YAKO REYES, LYLE IBANEZ, M BARRETTO, EDWIN TAN, JEROME LORICO, RALPH NG, AND RAOUL RAMIREZ
9:30PMAT THE SMX CONVENTION CENTER FUNCTION ROOM 4
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October 25, Saturday
THE NEW GENERATION COLLECTIONANTHONY RAMIREZ, ARNEL ZULIETA, CHARINA SARTE, GELA SALUD, GLEN HALAMANI, GRETA CASTRO, KAT CORPUZ, MARICAR KOBAYASHI, SANTI OBCENA, VANIA ROMOFF1:00PMAT THE SMX CONVENTION CENTER FUNCTION ROOM 4-
THE COLLECTION SHOW OF DIMPLES LA O¹2:30PMAT THE SMX CONVENTION CENTER FUNCTION ROOM 4-THE COLLECTION SHOW OF SASSA JIMENEZ4:00PMAT THE SMX CONVENTION CENTER FUNCTION ROOM 4-
THE COLLECTION SHOW OF ARNOLD GALANG5:30PMAT THE SMX CONVENTION CENTER FUNCTION ROOM 4-THE COLLECTION SHOW OF PENSHOPPE6:00PMAT THE SM MALL OF ASIA MAIN ATRIUM-
BDO UNVEILS THE LUXE WEAR COLLECTION BFEATURING BOYING EUSTAQUIO, CZARINA VILLA, DEXTER ALAZAS, EDGAR MADAMBA, EDWIN ALBA, EDWIN UY, ERIC DELOS SANTOS, FERDIE ABUEL, JAY SUSTIGUER, JOHN GUARNES, JOHN PARAS, MARC RANCY, RONALDO ARNALDO7:30PMAT THE SMX CONVENTION CENTER FUNCTION ROOM 4-THE COLLECTION SHOW OF RENEE SALUD9:30PMAT THE SMX CONVENTION CENTER FUNCTION ROOM 4-—
October 26, SundayTHE READY TO WEAR COLLECTIONFEATURING ADRIAN RIOS, DON PROTASIO, FININA TUGADE , GRETCHEN PICHAY, JANNO FARRALES, JONA BALLARAN, LOUIS CLAPAROLS, MARTIN BAUTISTA , NIKKO SONICO, PIER LIM, REIAN MATA1:00PM
AT THE SMX CONVENTION CENTER FUNCTION ROOM 4-
THE COLLECTION SHOW OF MICHELLE LIM2:30PMAT THE SMX CONVENTION CENTER FUNCTION ROOM 4-THE COLLECTION SHOW OF DITA SANDICO ONG4:00PMAT THE SMX CONVENTION CENTER FUNCTION ROOM 4-THE DESIGN FUSION COLLECTIONFEATURING ALODIA CECILLA, ANNA LEAH SALVADOR, CEIGE CAGALAWAN, DAX BAYANI, DIMPLE LIM, HAPPY ANDRADA, KENNETH CHUA, MANELLE CHAMIAN, RONAN OPINA, ZIGGY SAVELLA5:30PMAT THE SMX CONVENTION CENTER FUNCTION ROOM 4-THE COLLECTION SHOW OF BENCH6:00PMAT THE SM MALL OF ASIA MAIN ATRIUM-SM RESIDENCES UNVEILS VISIONS AND TRENDSFEATURING ANGELO ESTERA, BRIAN LEYVA, ENRICO CARADO, GARIMON ROFEROS, JEROME LORICO, KERMIT TESORO, NORMAN NORIEGA, PATRICK GALANG, PENCIL DIESTRA, REGINE DULAY7:30PMAT THE SMX CONVENTION CENTER FUNCTION ROOM 4-
THE GRAND ALLURE COLLECTIONFEATURING BUTZ FUENTES, CATHERINE CAVILTE, CLAIRE JARANTILLA, JAKI PENALOSA, LLOYD ARCEO, MICHAEL CINCO, NAT MANILAG, NICKY MARTINEZ, NOLIE VINEZA, OLIVER TOLENTINO, POPO GO, RICHARD PAPA,RUBYCASTRODES, RUSSEL TORRES6:30PMAT THE SMX CONVENTION CENTER FUNCTION ROOM 4
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October 27, Monday
THE COLLECTION SHOW OF BAYO6:00PMAT THE SM MALL OF ASIA MAIN ATRIUM-
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October 28, TuesdayTHE COLLECTION SHOW OF PLAINS & PRINTS6:00PMAT THE SM MALL OF ASIA MAIN ATRIUM-
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October 29, Wednesday
THE FORD MODELS¹ SUPERMODEL OF THE WORLD PHILIPPINES NATIONAL FINALS6:00PMAT THE SM MALL OF ASIA MAIN ATRIUM-

project runway philippines: eli gonzales is the fan favorite

after months of voting, the fans have decided. eli gonzales is the very first fan favorite of project runway philippines. the result was announced in the reunion show of the show. eli is a teacher who hails from san pedro, laguna. he has his moments in the show, famous for his tight fitting shirts, star tattoos and making fun while working. he had several fights in the show and has been the most outspoken and frank among the contestants.

next week's episode will be a recap of the season with the final runway show at the philippine fashion week probably airing 2 weeks from now. the final three designers are veejay, aris and philip. most of the eliminated designers choose philip as their winner during the reunion show.

image was taken from lord maturan's multiply site.

project runway philippines: mara reyes eliminated

in the last elimination episode, mara reyes was eliminated in the imelda marcos terno challenge in philippines' version of project runway philippines. the 21 year old fine arts student and visual artist from pasig city got the lowest score from the judges in the terno challenge. this challenge involves modernizing the terno and the designers even met imelda marcos for some advise on their design concepts. guest judge is imelda marcos' daughter, aimee marcos.

this is mara's 5th time in the bottom group (episode 1 - individuality as a designer, episode 6 - wedding challenge, episode 7 - beverly hills design challenge, episode 9 - cinderella ready to wear design challenge and episode 11 - terno challenge). mara has won 1 challenge, episode 10 - avante garde challenge.

the top three designers will design a collection for philippine fashion week, which are philip tampus, veejey floresca and aris lagat.

image is from the multiply account of lord maturan.

project runway philippines: eli gonzales eliminated

eli gonzales became the 9th designer eliminated from the first season of project runway philippines. eli, who hails from san pedro, laguna and worked as a fashion design professor in college of st benilde, was tagged by the judges as very inconsistent and was not able to impress the judges with his creation.

last night challenge was a group challenge. they were grouped into 2, with 3 designers each. one group had team leader jaz, veejay and aris. the other group included team leader ely, mara and philipp. the challenge was to design a collection that would be included in the 3oth anniversary collection of cinderella. the winning collection will be marketed by cinderella as a part of their anniversary collection. the twist is that the materials they would use will be from the existing clothes that are in a cinderella store.

jaz's team proved superior and eventually won the challenge. their collection was shown being displayed in a window display of cinderella. the other team was in the chopping block and eli got the boot.

eli previously won 2 challenges (the wedding dress challenge in episode 6 and pond's challenge in episode 8). this was his 5th appearance in the bottom group (13 legends challenge - episode 2, hip hop meets couture challenge - episode 3, open your eyes challenge - episode 5, beverly hills 6750 uniform challenge - episode 7 and cinderella design challenge - episode 9). he got the lowest score during the beverly hills 6750 challenge in episode 7 but he had immunity due to his win in episode 6 so the judges decided that challenge to ba a non-elimination challenge.

image taken from http://lordmaturan.multiply.com