Milka
Quin Redoble (Pasig) is the runaway winner of Project Runway Philippines Season
3. She is triumphant over 4 other grand finalists – Cheetah Rivera (Manila),
Nel Claveria Jr. (Camarines Sur), and Amor Albano (Laoag City). Her local Philippine
banana plant inspired collection wins over the other finalists.
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Prior
to the selection of the grand finalists, Glenn Gonzales (26, Pangasinan) was
part of the top 5. There were supposedly only 3 grand finalists but the show
made an exemption this year and chose 4 designers to create a 12-piece collection
for the final runway. Hailing from the same province and town and attending the
same high school (he was a schoolmate, my younger brother’s batch, and one of
my classmate’s younger brother), I was rooting for him and was disappointed
that he was the only one eliminated while the other 4 became grand finalists.
Grand Finalists Collection
Talking
about the 4 grand finalists collection, I’m no clothing enthusiast but I’d
agree with most everyone’s thoughts about Cheetah’s collection. It was very
couture, high fashion, and explosive. Cheetah even remained standing with Milka
as the last 2 finalists left standing during the announcement. The judges, however,
thought that designers cannot merely drop bombs every time as what will be left
is only ashes and debris. Her theatrical and stylish style was not favored during
the deliberation although it was highly considered. These thoughts were
particularly coming from the guest judge, Lesley Mobo, a London based Pinoy
international designer.
Judges
The
resident judges include Rajo Laurel and Apples Aberin. Jojie Lloren is the show’s
mentor and Tweetie De Leon-Gonzales is this season’s host. Other guest judges
include Lesley Mobo, Lucy Torres-Gomez, Jacq Yuengtian, Leeroy New, Margarita
Fores, Sari Yap, Rhett Eala, Ruffa Gutierrez, Randy Ortiz, Rocio Olbes, Camille Co, and Inno Sotto. These are popular
personalities in the world of fashion, business, and entertainment. Names are
listed in order of appearance to the show with the last name as the first to
appear.
Going back to the
grand finalists’ collection, Amor’s was
the least favorite. Amor was the first to be asked to leave the runway. The
final runway collection she created were somewhat lacking but they’re great
party dresses nonetheless. She also had a good theme and the clothes reflected
them. Nel on the other hand was consistent with the theme of a bubble. The
clothes he designed were indeed bubbly and lively. The order by which the clothes
are presented was also well organized. But it still lacked what’s needed to win
the contest.
Why Milka Won
As
for the winner, Milka, I’m not really a fan of her collection. I was thinking
Cheetah’s execution of her savannah theme is more believable. Every piece of
her collection is more aesthetically appealing as well although some of them
are pretty scary to look at. But like I’ve mentioned, I have no fashion
authority to name a winner. J But on a marketing value, Nel’s and Amor’s (the first to be eliminated
during the grand finale) collection will definitely be purchased more among
these four designers.
Milka
is the first female winner of the show. Her advantage can be her experience and
maturity in the business. I’ve seen her portfolio online. She was already
designing and selling her clothes through Etsy as Milka Quin before marrying
and carrying the Redoble surname. She is 34 and is more mature as compared to
the other grand finalists. Nel is 30, Amor is 28, and Cheetah is the youngest
at 24.
If you’ve watched the show
from start to finish, the grand finalists are already excelling during separate
episodes and had won a challenge in one of such episodes. Milka won 3
challenges (episodes 1, 3, and 8) although Cheetah won 3 challenges too
(episode 9, 10, and 11). Amor won the challenges for episodes 6 and 7 while Nel
won episode 2’s challenge.
The
List of Contestants
All
of them have already proven their worth by being part of the grand finale at
least. Their names alone will echo in the world of fashion and they can gain
clients and followers. The same can also be said of the other finalists who
became part of the show. Speaking of which, the other contestants of Project
Runway Philippines Season 3 include the following:
MJ
Alminanza (24,
Zambales),
Jenno Gacasan (24, Cebu), Ionica Abrahan (21, Batangas), Lhenvil Paneda (21, La Union), Joseph Montelibano (35, Iloilo but living in New
York City), Enzo Libo-on (23, Bacolod City), Yves Camingue (25, Cebu City), Karla Galang (27, Quezon City), Fatima
Guerrero (21, Nueva Ecija), and Normannie Santos (28, Bulacan).
These individuals have
already made a name for themselves by landing on the show as one of the
contenders among thousands of hopefuls who wanted to join. Names are listed in
order of appearance on the show with the last name as the first to be eliminated.
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