I LOVE PROJECT RUNWAY! I watch it over and over again. When the Philippine version of the series hit the country, I was very pleased because a lot of young designers here who might not have the budget or the chance to showcase their talent will finally have the chance to do so. However, the first season was kind of a disappointment for me. I could already tell who was going to make it to the top three, with Veejay or Aries as my bets. Aries won 
Project Runway Philippines (source: Wikipedia)
When I saw the first episode of season 2, wowza! This batch is WAAAAAY better than the last one. In the first episode of the first season alone, you could already round up who might win, but this season it’s going to be a bit hard to choose AND eliminate.
My favorite this season is Russell Villafuerte aka The Fashion Rebel (daw) … so far. Who knows? It might change since the majority of them are good. I could remember in the American version my favorite was Korto, but in the final runway show, Leanne was the obvious winner.
The first challenge for the designers were to design a dress that best represents their design philosophy… using the clothes that they were wearing. I’ve yet to find a photo of Russell’s creation, but I immediately zoned in on him. He made a dress with this kind of Union Jack-esque design in the front. Very street fashion and sophisticated at the same time. Plus, it doesn’t hurt that every girl likes a bad boy… especially a bad boy who can sew her a killer dress! Hahaha.
Stay tuned!
