MANILA, Philippines - Russell Villafuerte, Santi Obcena, and Manny Marquez are Project Runway Philippines’ Top 3 designers. As the fashion reality series draws to an exciting close, see who among them will be the next big name to watch out for in the Philippine fashion scene. The finale night will be on Dec. 2, 10 p.m. on etc.
Project Runway Philippines started with 13 aspiring fashion designers. After weeks of rigorous challenges, the batch is now whittled down to three — Russell from Antique, Santi from Quezon City, and Manny from San Pedro, Laguna. Taking with them their learnings from mentor Jojie Lloren, host Teresa Herrera, and judges Apples Aberin and Rajo Laurel, they’re more than all set to flaunt their final runway collection at the Philippine Fashion Week.
The winner of Project Runway Philippines Season Two will receive P500,000 in cash, an editorial spread in Preview Magazine, sewing machines from Brother International, a designer package from Mannequin Inc., and a summer scholarship package from School of Fashion and the Arts’ European Partner school, Istituto Marangoni.