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Created by | Eli Holzman |
Written by | Jan Cabanos Anne Lozano (season 2) |
Directed by | Marie Jamora (season 1) Jay Ortega (season 2) Henri de Lorme (season 3) |
Presented by | Teresa Herrera (season 1-2) Tweetie de Leon-Gonzales (season 3-4) |
Starring | Jojie Lloren Apples Aberin Rajo Laurel |
Theme music composer | Diego Mapa |
Country of origin | Philippines |
Original language(s) | Mainly English, with Filipino |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 32 |
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Executive producer(s) | Wilson Tieng Peter Chanliong (for Solar Entertainment) Maricel Royo Marivic San Juan (for Unitel) Edel Pepito Anne Coronel (for ETC) |
Running time | approximately 45 minutes |
Production company(s) |
Solar Entertainment Corporation Unitel Productions (season 1) |
Distributor | FremantleMedia |
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Original network | ETC |
Original release | July 30, 2008 – present |
Project Runway Philippines is the Philippine adaptation of the American reality show Project Runway. This reality television series, which aims to find "the next big Filipino fashion designer," is produced by Solar Entertainment Corporation and Unitel Productions. It is shown on ETC. The series has an erratic airing schedule, as seasons 1 and 2 aired in 2008 and 2009, seson 3 in 2012, and season 4 in 2105. The show was hosted by model and actress Teresa Herrera during the first two seasons. She was replaced by Filipina fashion legend Tweetie de Leon. Fashion designer Jojie Lloren serves as mentor since the first season while Filipino top model and lifestyle feature writer Apples Aberin and fashion designer Rajo Laurel complete the judging panel. The series fourth season ended on September 20, 2015.
The first season of Project Runway Philippines premiered on July 30, 2008. The winner received P500,000 (roughly US$11,000) in cash, a start-up business package, an editorial spread in Mega magazine, and an opportunity to show their collection in Philippine Fashion Week. The final three designers, as revealed in the Finale episode, would get to design a clothing line to be sold exclusively in SM Makati and SM Ortigas, while the winner would display his collection in SM Makati. The Final Runway show was held on October 23, 2008, at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City, with New York-based handbag and accessories designer Rafé Totengco and notable shoe designer Cesar Gaupo as guest judges. Aries Lagat of Iligan City was declared the winner, beating Philipp Tampus of Lapu-Lapu City and Veejay Floresca of Makati City.