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Tyra Banks is, I personally think, one of the best fab hags in the world!  Cycle 11 of America’s Next Top Model will have one transgender contestant (out of the 14)!

ANTM

A first in television history, 22-year old Isis will be teh first transgender contestant to appear on a reality-based model search on television.

There’s something different about this girl, watch her explain what it is:

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To Isis and our transgender friends in the Philippines, You go girls!  Represent!

ANTM Transgender Contestant Isis on US Weekly

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Madonna

You read that right, gay icon Madonna turns 50 today!

“Gay men are perfect for strong women”, Madonna says in a big interview to Sirius Satellite Radio’s OutQ channel.  “Homosexual men are not afraid of strong women, and they are always in touch with their emotions”, Madonna says, and continues “That’s why I prefer their company” (source)

Here’s a recap of Project Runway Philippines Episode 3. Enjoy!

Previous Episodes Recap
The show started with a recap of the first two episodes where Loida Hunter and Lorymer Villareal were eliminated.

The Challenge
Carla Sibal, Editor-in-Chief of Mega Magazine, is introduced. The winning design for this challenge will be featured in a fashion editorial in Mega Magazine.

Jojie Lloren introduced model, TV host, writer Sarah Meier.  The challenge is for the designers to design an outfit for Sarah Meier.

Sarah explained to the designers her own personal style. She wanted a fusion of music and fashion. She wanted a fusion of designs inspired by Motown, jazz and blues and high fashion. Sara wanted something like Erika Baduh meets Yves Saint Laurent.

Challenge Title: Design an outfit for Sarah Meier that has both hip-hop and couture sensibilities.
The winning design will be worn by Sarah in a fashion editorial in Mega Magazine. Only six designs will be chosen to be shown on the runway.

The designers were given 15 minutes to sketch.  Then one by one, they pitched their designs and concepts to Sarah.

During the consultation with Sarah, various design concepts were presented to her. Lord Maturan was pretty interesting (as he always is) during his presentation.  He told Sarah.

Lord: I just hope you’re digging it, coz I’m digging you.
Sarah: And honey, I am digging you too.
Lord: Coz if I were straight, I’d be like, so having a crush on you!

Sarah seemed satisfied when she heard the magic word from Ava: Sneakers!

It was quite interesting that Sarah actually told Mara (and sincerely at that) that they would get along (well) and that they could hang out even after the show.

Sarah picked the following designers (with the corresponding reasons):
Mara Reyes – Sarah tried to design a dress once and it looked exactly like Mara’s design.
Veejay Floresca – Sarah announced that she has already tried on one of his dresses before and she felt beautiful in it.
Lord Maturan – The designer said all the right words
Aries Lagat – Sarah has always been kinda schizophrenic not knowing if she’d wear pants or skirt.
Ava Paguyo - same as the previous designer.  Sarah’s unsure if she wanted a boy or a girl but wanted to do both
Charette Regala - a little bit out of realm, but want to see it happen

View the Sketches and Final Designs at the bottom of this post

Pick Me Up!
Like we mentioned in last week’s recap, this episode would be a team challenge.  The six chosen designers
Ava – Philipp
Veejay – Bo Parcon
Lord Maturan – Eli Gonzales
Mara Reyes – Jaz Cerezo
Charette Regala – Ivan Raborar
Aries Lagat – Winnie Chua

When it came down to Aries, he was stumped because even if he was left with one designer, he had difficulty “choosing” because he actually forgot Winnie’s name!

Thank You, Metro!
The designers then headed to Metro Gaisano where they were given 15 minutes to shop for their fabrics.  The budget for this challenge was not mentioned at anytime during the show.

6 Hours until end of Day 1
The teams started working on their dresses. Aries was worried about how Winnie was going to perform since she was not very strong in the sewing department.

Charette explained that she chose Ivan because they complemented each other.

Jaz thought Mara chose her because of her sewing skills and that her dress in the rpevious challenge had a serpentine cut which was similar to Mara’s current design.

Ava shared that she chose Philipp as a partner because she knew he was good in the craft, plus he won the last challenge. She said she picked the best.

4 Hours Until End of Day 1
Aries said that he found Winnie a bit slow but it was alright since he was able to monitor her progress.

Winnie commented that she felt that Aries was treating her like a househelp because he was giving her a

Ivan noticed that Bo always made some comments on everyone else. Case in point:

Bo Parcon: Ayoko talaga  ng mga sunog-sunog portion Read the rest of this entry »

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This is a recap of the second episode of Project Runway Philippines.  We will not be dishing out personal commentary on the designers and their garments, the hosts, judges, the easter eggs, the continuity issues, and the production value of the show.  (Uhm, we’ll try.)

The show started with a recap of key scenes from the pilot episode.  In the pocket interview cum confessional of Aries Lagat, he shared that he felt awful and sad due to Loida Hunter’s elimination.  He recounted that in his last interview, he said some  bad things about Loida and for wanting her out of the show.

Teresa Herrera appeared on the runway and welcomed the designers. The models were brought out and Teresa announced that the winning model will get a fashion spread in Mega Magazine. The designers were asked to pick their models.  Aries Lagat, winner of the previous challenge got first dibs at choosing a model and he traded his model for another one.  Teresa then picked the order of selection by drawing out buttons with names of the designers from the velvet bag (first time to be used in the show). Except for one designer (Ivan?) who picked the model abandoned by Aries, all the other designers stuck with their own models. (See Summary table towards end of this entry).
The Brief
Designers met with Jojie at SoFA and were introduced to not one, but 13 Read the rest of this entry »

While we’re patiently and excitedly awaiting for the next episode of project Runway Philippines (click here to view UPDATED PROJECT RUNWAY PHILIPPINES SCHEDULE OF AIRING), why don’t we do a quick rundown of words, statements, and lines from the pilot episode, which are quite memorable and may become eventual buzzwords and statements:

Teresa Herrera

• Ingat.
• In fashion, not everyone will make a good fit.

Jojie Lloren

• I will be your mentor, and also your tormentor.
• You know, I just can’t imagine that on a human figure.
• So it’s really a poncho.
• It’s like green pancakes.

Rajo Laurel

• I’d say, put it back on!
• The black and the orange actually reminds me a bit of Halloween.
• Nakakatakot!

Bo Parcon

• There’s one designer here, Ivan, nung nakita ko siya, personality itself it’s not fashionable.
• Fashion is my passion… This is me. They’re going to love me or hate me, so wala akong pakialam (I don’t care).

Eli Gonzales Read the rest of this entry »

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Since this is a franchise of a very famous and international reality TV series, we cannot help but compare the show to the original Project Runway series.  I am a fan of the US series and have watched all the seasons (1 to 4 and currently watching 5) of Project Runway (US) hosted by Heidi Klum and Mentored by Tim Gunn.  I have also watched the first seasons of both Project Catwalk (UK) — hosted by Elizabeth hurley and Mentored by Ben de Lisi — and Project Runway Canada, hosted by Iman and mentored by Brian Bailey.

Please bear in mind though that this will not be a review, but more of a recap of the whole first episode of Project Runway Philippines.  This blog is not in any way affiliated with the producers of the show, the contestants, or the airing networks (ETC and SBN21).

Let’s begin the show!

The show opened with a typical Project Runway OBB where the designers, host Teresa Herrera and mentor Jojie Lloren talk about the show and themselves. The designers then started arriving at Amorsolo Mansions, the official residences of the contestants.

Project Runway Philippines (Image via ETC)

Introductions were made, roommates were known, old friends were reunited.

Designers Contestants of Project Runway Philippines:
Bo Parcon
Eli Gonzales
Veejay Floresca
Aries Lagat
Lorymer Villareal
Lord Maturan
Loida Hunter
Jaz Cerezo
Mara Reyes
Philipp Tampus
Ava Paguyo
Ivan Raborar
Charette Regala
Winnie Chua

After the designers have settled in their official residences, they received the Project Runway welcome letter which asked them to leave all their belongings and head to their welcome celebration.  The designers then headed to the Liwasang Bonifacio (close to the Philippine Post Office and Intramuros) where Teresa and Jojie welcomed them. In similar fashion to other Project Runway shows, Project Runway Philippines welcomed the designers to the show with celebratory drinks. As if showing the world an identity for Project Runway Philippines, the drinks were… drumroll please… BUKO JUICE! While all the other seasons and shows I’ve seen had champagne, PR Philippines had Buko Juice! Toast, the tropical way!  There’s nothing wrong with fresh coconut juice (straight from the shell).  It can actually reflect the tropical climate of the country as well as the freshness and uniqueness of our designs. See? May relate!

After the welcome party, Read the rest of this entry »

Project Runway Philippines (Image via ETC)

The much-awaited Project Runway Philippines airs

every Wednesday at 10:00PM

on ETC (Entertainment Central on Cable TV and SBN 21 on UHF Free TV).

Here are the scheduled reruns:

Thursdays – 9:00 AM

Thursdays – 3:00 PM

Saturdays – 12:00 AM

Saturdays – 8:00 PM

Sundays – 2:30 PM

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“Ang haba ng hair mo!”  is a compliment I’ve been getting lately, thanks to my current love status.

“Naman!” is my constant reply.  Many people know the reason behind my current long black hair but only a handful know how I keep it all in and maintain its beauty! I use Pantene’s Hair Fall Control Shampoo and Conditioner!  Charotz!

Many of my friends have said that they’ve never seen me as happy as I am now, and I agree with them.  I feel so happy and beautiful.  So no matter what people say, I feel very beautiful like these ladies, too bad I didn’t make it to the list!(Charotz!):

On April 27, 2008, these shining women were revealed in The Buzz, followed by a press conference at the poolside of the Intercontinental Manila on April 28 where these celebrities shared their newest beauty discovery—the new Pantene Hair Fall Control shampoo. This year’s Pantene Most Beautiful women include Ruffa Gutierrez, Gretchen Barretto, Claudine Barretto and Judy Ann Santos. Pantene also launched the Pantene Council of Stylists, which comprises of the country’s most celebrated hair experts, to help women achieve the most beautiful hair.

Now even if I did not make it to that list, Read the rest of this entry »