Project Runway 20 - EPISODE 05: "Seeing Red"

Date for Entry: (Tuesday 11 July 2023)

Actual Date of Online Entry: (Wednesday 09 August 2023)

** Runway Ready **

THE EPISODE

    Tonight, the designers were taken into the runway arena for their challenge. At first, the lights were turned off. When they came on Christina was hiding behind a large bold of red fabric. We were told that the roll contained one hundred and ten yards of fabric. Christian said, “Create an outfit to stand out from the rest [of designers.]” Since Korto was the winner of the last challenge she was given the first pick for a model.

    The designers were asked to use only that fabric to create a look that is distinctively them and must be able to stand out. We were told that it was one hundred and ten yards in the bolt. I felt like I think I would have not liked this challenge. It took me some time after typing out the important words section for this chapter to see an idea coming to mind.

    Worries came from Kara when she had nothing to work with. She showed everyone her sketch on paper and it looked like a scary alien, lolz. She also had a short crisis when her model ended up being taller than expected and the skirt was too short. We were also told by Brittany and a challenge she faced sometime after her season eighteen experience. I hope she’s okay.

    During the working period too, I became a bit distant from liking some of Anna’s pieces from the past two episodes. I see that what she was doing was almost the exact dress. Many of the designers backstage commented their anger on that decision as the judges tried to elect a winning designer and the eliminated designer. I loved seeing Hester with her mannequin lying on the table as she tried to work on her garment. She had a big struggle to finish her piece in the last hurry to the end of time. Sadly, I felt heartbroken that she was the eliminated designer and Victor too was gone.

    The designers were also told about the ten thousand dollar prize for the winner at the end of the show. This prize was given to from Wells Fargo Cash Card. They were also treated to a special shopping gift sponsored by Christian the night before the runway presentations. There was also a new person I did not know named Lena Waithe. Very wonderful person. Ms. Garcia was shocked and mentioned the poor quality of the designs minimalist and drapes.

 

MY DESIGN

    For my design, I was very tempted to put a shade of orange. I had to hold back and try to stay true to the rules. The model’s hair was the first idea in my mind. Everything else came in part by part downwards. I decided that cutting patterns and shapes into the fabric would be a quick attraction and make the model feel comfortable in a way that the holes made the outfit breezy and not too heated.

    I had another idea to put a dark purple vest below the dress but I remained true to the rules. The eyes instead were coloured blue and the lips coloured dark purple for small variety. It makes me wonder what Bishme did to make the dark colour in the two faces he made on his design’s top.

    Brittany was the winner and she got ten thousand dollars from Wells Fargo Cash Card. The eliminated designer was Hester. I was sad to see her go too. This week a lot of people disagreed with the judges. I too shared the same feeling choices were very difficult to select.

 

SELECTIONS BY CATEGORIES

    The Designers in the HIGH scores category were Brittany, Anna, and Kara. Unfortunately,  all three designers in this category were given dislikes from me. For the Challenge Selection Brittany was selected. A winner for the Personal Selection had to come from the SAVED category. That winning designer’s place was a tie between Prajje & Korto.

    The Designers in the SAVED scores category were Prajje, Korto, Laurance, Kayne, and Bishme. All five designers in this category were awarded hearts. Challenge Selection was a tie between Korto and ‘Kayne’. The Personal Selection was also a tie between Laurance and Prajje.

    The Designers in the LOW scores category were Fabio, Hester, and Rami. Only Hester’s design was given a dislike. Fabio and Rami were both given hearts. Fabio was my winner of the Challenge Selection. Rami’s look was the winner of the Personal Selection.

 

LINK(S):

• Images of the Challenge's Designs.

Daryl Zion M. Ali