![]() ![]() ![]() When it returned to Bravo four years ago, Project Runway leapt out of the gate, finding great new judges in Elaine Welteroth and Brandon Maxwell, and interesting designers. Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn are long gone, self-evicted to their gloomy Amazon Prime Video show. Project Runway, too, is looking to redeem itself, making its way back to what made it a cultural icon instead of a commodity that was yanked from Bravo, drained of life on Lifetime, and then sold off as an asset. They’re charged in the first challenge with reinventing that garment. That emotion is sometimes complicated: After the designers see (reproduced versions of) the outfit that got them eliminated from the competition, season 7’s Mila Hermanovski describes it as “trauma lane.” “You are all like my children,” Nina Garcia says after a montage of her verbally eviscerating their work. Project Runway season 1 contestant Nora Pagel at Mood during season 20’s first challenge (Photo by Zach Dilgard/Bravo)Īmid all of this, there’s a sense of reunion, of homecoming, of trying again, and it’s warm and fuzzy and just a delight to watch. I don’t disagree, and I also include Bishme in that category. “I’m here amongst greatness,” Bishme says, reflecting on watching Kara Saun as a teenager. The range of contestants-designers from more-recent seasons include Hester Sunshine and Prajje Oscar Jean Baptiste-means that some of them know each other as peers and friends, while others are celebrities. I was delighted to see so many of these people from the past back on screen-Kara Saun from season 1, Kayne from season 3, Rami from season 4. Season-one’s Nora Pagel was, back in 2004, a 21-year-old mohawked designer whose experience consisted of interning at a fashion house, while today she’s creative director at the same place, spending her time not at a sewing machine but managing other designers.Īnna Zahou has moved away from her palette of black and white and is working with bright colors now, reflecting the glee that having a kid brought into her life. Others are so close to their eliminations that being asked to revisit and reimagine the outfits that ousted them is quite raw. Some designers have moved on in their careers so they’re disconnected from the kinds of things Project Runway demands of its designers, such as sewing. "For a year straight I never heard anything, and financially it's been a huge burden.The start of Project Runway season 20, Bravo’s first all-star version of its flagship fashion design competition, opens as a meditation on the passage of time: on aging on evolving creatively on stepping back into an uncomfortable, challenging space. He attributes the challenge to graduating from Louisiana State University instead of art schools such as Parsons or the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising. ![]() "I applied for everything," he shared about his struggle to find work in the industry. The other surprise of the night was Anthony Ryan's comment that if he didn't win, he'd be forced to give up his career in design. "He's a good friend, but he wouldn't have been able to give 100 percent," said Anthony Ryan, who picked Kayne instead. We had just (spent less than 48 hours) in Paris, slept on the plane, changed outfits and went straight to workroom."Īnd before the early-morning finale launch, Joshua was up until 1 a.m., competing against Uli in an impromptu extra challenge. "Basically, the challenges are back to back to back. "He was tired and I didn't blame him," said the new champ. Sour grapes? Not a chance, Anthony told The Clicker Friday morning. The finale's biggest shocker came from the most recently ousted Joshua McKinley, who refused to help his bestie when Anthony Ryan picked him first. They did have some help though: Each finalist was asked to select an eliminated designer to ease their workload. ![]()
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