Project Runway Philippines Season 3

Project Runway Philippines is on its 3rd season and just had its 9th episode. Gosh I really missed a lot of episodes because I don't really keep track with the schedule of the shows in ETC. Anyway...good thing I didn't miss this episode (I should really do some catching up).

The theme of the latest episode was "Waste Not, Want Not". The challenge for the designes was to rammage through a pile of discarded materials and come up with an avant garde outfit. I've got to hand it to the designers, they did their best with what their hands could get on and came up with jaw- dropping designs.

Cheetah Rivera was the winner of the challenge. When the model strutted down the catwalk I think I had the similar reaction with the judges. I was amazed and impressed with what she came up with. Tweetie de Leon commented that she was "floored". Rajo Laurel was equally impressed and told Cheetah her work was a winner.

 If could remember correctly, she used plastic bottles, I think, and melted them and used glue gun to achieve a glassy effect (I'm not too sure about this, I have to research about this soon)

My second favorite outfit from the episode was made by Amor Albano. He used paper (again, I'm not too sure about this because I forgot) and applied gradient effect- ish on the skirt. It's really amazing what the designers made with the limited and seemingly impossible materials to work with. 

As with every episode, Tweetie de Leon enumerates the prizes that the winning designer will receive. He or she will receive half a million pesos prize money, P120,000 worth of cash and beauty products from Pond’s; a fashion spread featuring their final collection in Mega Magazine; a brand new Intuos4 Wacom pen tablet and a full-4-year fashion design and technology scholarship from iAcademy; sewing machines worth P300,000 from Brother International; and an all-expense paid trip to Paris to experience Paris Fashion Week courtesy of L’Oreal Paris. I think the shows offers the sweetest prizes than any other reality- competition shows (that is, if you're an aspiring designer!). Honestly, the show inspired me to consider learning fashion design (Project Runway with Heidi Klum but it was Tim Gunn that ultimately inspired me. I love the way he coaches the designers and isn't apathetic or arrogant about it).

Some girls want to be models; Others want to be the genius behind what the models are wearing.

(Project Runway Philippines is on ETC every Sunday at 8pm (original telecast). Reruns on Monday at 3pm. Primetime telecast is on Saturday at 7pm)