The reality series “Fashion Star,” which debuts Tuesday night on NBC, features 14 fashion-designer hopefuls competing to launch their brands. Among the contestants is former sailor Ronnie Escalante. According to his bio on the show’s website: “Growing up in the Philippines, Ronnie Escalante spent most of his days on an agricultural province. At a young age, Escalante was surrounded by fashion, as his cousin worked as a ‘beader’ in a local fashion house. However, it was in grade school that his knack for fashion design flourished. Escalante would sketch clothing designs in the back of his school notebooks. At the…