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Project Runway: A Poly Blend Of Its Former Crêpe De Chine
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Project Runway Season A Million, Episode One
“If there’s one thing holding me back, it’s nothing right now.”
I can’t remember which designer spoke those garbles, but does it matter? It’s the perfect reality television competition Statement Of Self. It says, “I have no idea what I’m talking about, but words are important, too.” That overconfident and undereducated delusion is why I keep tuning into Project Runway season after season, crappy design after crappy design. Continue reading
by Project Runway All Stars Season 3, Episode 10: Are U.N. Or Are You Out?
Elena, Seth Aaron, and Korto are the final three designers. They are tasked with designing a six piece collection in four days. That’s…sixteen hours per look, if they don’t sleep a wink. And, the designers must somehow be inspired by their heritage, whether they like it or not. Elena is Ukrainian, Seth Aaron sounds remotely related to Spain, and Korto descends from Liberia. So, it’s off to the United Nations to learn a little something. Continue reading
by Project Runway All Stars Season 3, Episode 9: Fashion Cents
There are only four designers left on Project Runway All Stars – Christopher, Korto, Elena, and Seth Aaron. It’s time for ready-to-wear, and the challenge is to design an outfit for Milly’s collection that retails for under $400 using Milly designer Michelle Smith’s custom fabrics which are often gorgeous in a bizarre modern-vintage kind of way. She manufactures all of her clothes in the New York garment district, so good on her. Continue reading
by Project Runway All Stars Season 3, Episode 8: Nina’s Trending
So last week on Project Runway All Stars, we got rid of Irina, or Elena — I can never tell the two apart. And what kind of spectacular challenge will the remaining six designers face this week? Make an outfit for a fashion blogger in the next big trend for 2014. Hey! How come nobody is making me an outfit? Grumble, grumble, grumble. Continue reading
by Project Runway All Stars Season 3, Episode 7: As Sewn on TV
We’re down to six designers for “As Sewn on TV”—Christopher, Viktor, Seth Aaron, Irina, Korto, and Elena—and they’re headed to QVC by helicopter. Which is a weird way to travel to Pennsylvania, but hey. Why not? Once there, the designers learn that QVC puts on some sort of gala-red-carpet-something-or-other, and they must design a gown for Lisa Robertson (one of the QVC program hosts) to wear at the big event. Her only requirements are that she needs to sit, stand, and move in the dress. Which is not much to ask for, but I guess it needs to be spelled out or else who knows what she would get. Continue reading
by Project Runway All Stars Season 3, Episode 6: In Marge We Trust
Project Runway All Stars, Season 3, Episode 4: Keepin’ It Classy
Project Runway All Stars Season 3, Episode 3
The Project Runway All Stars designers meet at Jay-Z’s club which, despite Alyssa Milano’s statements to the contrary, is not New York City’s hottest night spot. They’re supposed to watch the bartender mix drinks and somehow that will inspire cocktail dress sketching. This is stupid because the designers are drunk-sketching things that are possibly in an alternate universe loosely related to their chosen liquids. Can we go to Mood, please? Continue reading
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