IT HAS BEEN 120 years since Lee manufactured its first pair of jeans?a great cause to celebrate. Where better to mark such a momentous event than the Main Atrium of the SM Mall of Asia?

Lee Makes History was the theme of the spectacle. Not only was the affair organized to celebrate the 120th anniversary but also to commemorate the winning of Michelle ?Zeay? de Jesus of the Lee Make History Picture Story Competition. She was given a check for $40,000 for her ?Love? entry, which won over 10,000 entries from the Asia Pacific.

The awarding signaled the start of the fashion show. Music and lights blared out from the stage while four models walked out wearing Lee denims, their bodies painted to make them look like sculptures.

Amazingly the floor below them started to rise to make four pedestals; one for each model.

The lights grew brighter as a male model in overalls and boots came strutting out from backstage. All male models, some only wearing jeans and boots, came soon after.

This portion of the show was to represent where Lee had begun: Jeans, denim jackets, and overalls.

One particular ?model? caused an uproar of cheers from the crowd: Robin ?Bad Boy? Padilla, decked out in denim jeans and jacket.

In the next portion, girls with pin-up hairstyles wore shorts and skirts. Plaid tops either tied or cut at the waist gave off a country feel.

The men wore saddle oxfords with shorts and plaid shirts over cotton ones. They sported combed back hair and glasses to give a retro vibe.

In the next portion, four dancers replaced the sculpturesque models on the pedestals.

Neon tights, leg warmers, fishnet stockings, headbands, and big bows accessorized the girls? outfits.

Models, male and female, wore loose shirts in blue, pink, and purple under blazers, vests, and hoodies.

Phil Younghusband walked down the runway wearing a military hoodie over a mesh shirt with acid washed jeans and metallic boots. This signaled the transition from the ?80s Flashdance look to the polar-opposite punk scene.

Military-inspired coats with gold chains and fringe epaulettes paired with dark denim jeans and distressed boots, leather and black lame slip on sleeves, studded biker masks, ripped denim vests, ripped leggings, and bondage bodices ?all in black?appeared on the runway.

To top the whole show, Padilla came back clad in a denim trench coat and jeans.

With all the models standing in the background, Padilla revealed his bare bod under his trench coat as confetti fell.

Everyone cheered the 120th anniversary of Lee.