Bb Pilipinas reaches out to PH designers for national costume collaboration

NATIONAL costumes frozen adult.Miss Universe Philippines 2015 Pia Wurtzbach during the Bb Pilipinas national costume portion last February.File photo by Rob Reyes/ Rappler

MANILA,Philippines – Binibining Pilipinas Charities,Inc (BPCI) is calling all Filipino fashion designers to send in their creative sketches for national leather halloween costumes for women.

On Facebook,the pageant announced that the designs should be submitted on or before September 15.Designs will be judged by Bb Pilipinas chairperson Stella Marquez Araneta,Mrs.Conchitina Bernardo,ABS-CBN's Chit Guerrero,fashion designer Christian Espiritu and Philippine Daily Inquirer's Thelma San Juan.

The chosen designs will might be worn by the Bb Pilipinas beauty queens in their respective international competitions.
Last January,many criticised the pageant,especially Araneta,for Miss Universe Philippines 2014 Mary Jean Lastimosa's national costume designed by Colombian designer Alfredo Barraza.(READ: Stella Araneta defends MJ Lastimosa's national costume)

The school girl costumes for adults,a floral piece reportedly inspired by the Panagbenga Festival of Baguio,got negative reviews from social media users and many pageant fan.