1997: Year that the first Philippine Fashion Week was held. Its 13th season was held this year from May 26 to June 2 at the SMX Convention Center.

25: Number of shows in this year?s Philippine Fashion Week. The shows featured 112 designers.

1987: Year that the Professional Models Association of the Philippines (PMAP) was established.

P10,000: Price per individual course at the Fashion Institute of the Philippines. Other designer packages are also available, ranging from P18,000 to P30,000 per term.

2000: Year that La Salle College International (LCI-Manila) opened in the Philippines. It is a member of an international network of fashion schools located in 11 countries, which include Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, China and Canada. It offers courses in Fashion Design and Fashion Marketing.

9: Number of design short courses offered by The School of Fashion and the Arts in Makati. Courses include Fashion Illustration, Sewing & Clothing Construction, Pattern-making, Fashion Draping, Bag Design, Bag Construction, Shoe Design, Jewelry Design and Beading & Embellishment.

2: Number of seasons of ?Project Runway Philippines.?

$14,000: Price of the Manolo Blahnik alligator boots that topped the Forbes list of the world?s most expensive shoes in 2005.

$3,134: Price of Gucci ?Genius Jeans,? cited by Guinness World Records as the most expensive jeans in the world, when it debuted in Milan in October 1998.

$10,000: Price of Escada?s Couture Swarovski Crystal Jeans, which topped the Forbes list of the world?s most expensive jeans in 2005.

Compiled by Schatzi Quodala, Inquirer Research

Source: pmap.net.ph, fashioninstitutephil.com, lasallecollege.com.ph, sofamanila.com, etc.com.ph, forbes.com, Inquirer Archives