Tag: Project Runway

  • Project Runway recap: Of caterpillars and decapitation

    The unconventional challenge has arrived! Tim Gunn issues a warning: judges do not like materials that correspond to fabrics. Hypothesis: some designer will choose a material that corresponds to fabric. I’m going to guess Casanova. Anybody that would volunteer a $1000 pair of pants for a Project Runway challenge would be opaque enough to choose…

  • Project Runway recap: Double Play

    This week’s challenge came with a caliber of reward not usually seen until a much later episode: the winner will have their look featured on a billboard in NYC. Big deal! Then, a few hours before sewing curfew Tim announces that not only will they have the runway show, the designers also get a photo…

  • Project Runway recap: Hello my name is

    Welcome to Season 8! What’s with the extended introductions? First Heidi and Tim talk about the designers, then we see them meeting each other in pairs and groups of 3. They all have to meet each other anyway so I would have preferred they did it all at once instead of showing 2 people meet…

  • Sampling from Celebrities

    A new online shopping site in beta, Seen On will provide temporary sample sales based on clothing that was aired on popular tv shows and movies. There are a number of sites that offer discounted designer clothing, but “bring[ing] you the brands from the hottest TV shows, movies and celebrities” is a new twist on…