I am honored and excited to be part of the panel of judges for Aliwan Fiesta Digital Queen 2021! Looking forward to meeting (and assessing) all the Twelve Finalists.
This is already my second consecutive year on the panel. I look forward to being a regular part of it once everything settles in the new normal.
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Today begins the three-week competition to find the first-ever Aliwan Fiesta Digital Queen 2020.
In tonight’s program at 7pm, it will be the Launch and Pride of Place where the Top 9 Finalists will present their city or province of origin and showcase the best in Tourism and or festivals celebrated.
Next week will be the Talent Competition where the candidates will proudly display their skills – be it in singing, dancing or otherwise.
Week after next will be the Modeling and Q&A where their elegance and ability to withstand grace under pressure will be judged.
And on October 3, the Awarding and Coronation Night will be aired – all virtual.
The weekly segments will be aired over DZRH News Television, as well as the FB pages of Aliwan Fiesta and its affiliate radio stations around the country.
Cebu leads the festival inspiration.
Iloilo won't just take things sitting down without parading their own.
How about going up north for some floral bliss?
Davao is also holding out their festive celebration.
If the ones above are not enough, then why not look at Aliwan Fiesta which consolidates all that the Philippines has to offer?
MPE2011 Athena Imperial's National Costume during ME2011 is also an excellent inspiration.
With more polish in construction, this headdress alone could be an attention-grabbing crown for Miss Philippines.
So with the wealth of inspiration, why are we always stuck with the same old styles and patterns? Could it be due to the constant association with the Filipina terno and Maria Clara? Or maybe because whoever is in-charge just doesn’t look hard enough for several other options that can be fed to the designer, be it here or in Colombia? Or is it also possible that the Madame’s contacts in Bogota are no longer willing to venture beyond their comfort zones to sketch and sew the costume of a candidate living halfway around the world?
The golden salakot can nicely frame our delegate complete with the pintado-inspired get-up that largely differs from what Maricar Balagtas wore back in 2004.
I’ve always said time and again that it is easier (and more convenient) to commission a local designer to come up with the National Costume (even the Evening Gowns) of Miss Philippines. Aside from the physical proximity to the wearer (for fitting purposes), it unleashes the pride of everyone involved and at a tag price that doesn’t even need too much bargaining.
So if the long gowns are non-negotiable for BPCI, then why not give the honor of patriotically designing the traditional attire for the Binibinis to one of our homegrown experts? I’m sure they’d be more than willing to do the job for free – if not a deep cut in what they usually charge.
So many possible sources of ideas for Ara's NC that it'd be a shame to overlook them.
Back to the festivals, I can pull in several options to make a costume that doesn’t only stand out visually, but also carries the true colors of the Filipinos. Mix-and-match, possibly. But I’d rather that we concentrate on one region at a time and move from there. 🙂
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