Project Runway 20 - EPISODE 09: "Below Decked Out"

Date for Entry: (Thursday 03 August 2023)

Actual Date of Online Entry: (Tuesday 22 August 2023)

** The Chief Stu **

THE EPISODE

Tonight, the designers were liming in the living room of the Indigo Hotel and a message from Christian asked them to come down to the Greenpoint Piers. Soon after he greeted them a ship came floating to them and we were surprised to members of the Below Deck cast. There were Captains (Lee, Jason & Sandy), Chief Stewards (Aesha, Daisy, & Courtney), Deckhands (Mzi & Gary), and Boat Engineer Collin (“Chen”).

Kara got MZI	Rami got COURTNEY	Prajje for CAP. SANDY	Anna got CAP. JASON
Bishme got AESHA	Korto got DAISEY	Brittany got COLLIN	Laurance got GARY

    Captain Lee and Captain Jason greeted the designers and gave us some useful tips for creating the uniforms. Everyone except for Christian was taken back to the workroom to collaborate and for the designers to have an idea of what their client was (Below Deck cast member). They met back Christian at Mood where each designer was given thirty minutes and four hundred dollars to shop for their materials.

    The designers were treated to drinks with the same cast members the night before the runway presentations the cast members were used as the models for this challenge. We also see Jack get close up to Anna. Brittany and Anna were both not in secure positions during the working period. It was nice to see that Brittany was able to do something nice for the challenge while mentioning her difficulty making men’s wear. Anna on the other hand was eliminated.

    A lot of points for Bishme being a helpful friend. The working period was over faster than expected. I loved Elaine’s hair work tonight. We were also happy to see that Nina was back after missing the past two episodes. There was a lot of black fabric used. We were also given a demonstration of the “twerk test” from Courtney. I couldn’t believe I actually saw that one. I hope that the new uniform made by the designers would be helpful to the crew.

 

MY DESIGN

    This week I was grateful that an Idea came swiftly after the second portion of the commercial of the episode. I saw Chief Steward Ms Aesha Scott in a different uniform. I realised that this was the idea for tonight’s design. I took the rest of the night after recording the episode to the drawing which took me one hour and forty-five minutes. The next evening after waking, it was coloured before house cleaning.

    The top was a green jacket with nothing below. I still incorporated the anchor on the right of it with a blue name tag to the top left and a middle levelled square pocket. Along the slanted centre were five buttons. Space ran out and I could not remember the colour of them that I saw. I thought that red would have been a good substitute since it matched the skirt. The shoulder area was left only for the epilates as requested by Captain Jason and Captain Lee.

    The skirt was the colour of the ocean. I chose both dark blue and turquoise. I chose to make large pockets in the shape of ships that would fit the radio/Walkie-talkies. Somehow, I ended up playing with buttons on the skirt too like Brittany. I loved that addition a lot. I thought that a belt might be nice but after completion, I thought that maybe suspenders below the jacket would be an easier way to hold the weight in the skirt.

    Green represented the land and the blue represented the land. I did not choose to change anything with the hair since that’s how I knew she kept her hair hanging. However, I changed her hair colour. I wondered what kind of accessories for the uniform would have been appropriate. I added starfish earrings and a purple dolphin necklace. I recall Captain Lee mentioning that the uniforms had to be white only or black only. I hope that this amazingly huge risk worked, lolz.

 

SELECTIONS BY CATEGORIES

Designers with HIGH scores tonight were Bishme, Rami & Brittany. Bishme and Rami were awarded hearts. Only Brittany was awarded a tick. There was a tie in the Personal Selections between Rami and Brittany. Bishme’s piece was chosen as the Challenge Selection.

Designers with SAVED scores were Laurance and Korto. Korto’s piece was awarded a heart and was chosen for the Challenge Selection. Laurance’s piece was awarded a tick and was chosen for the Personal Selection.

    Designers placed in the LOW scoring category were Kara, Anna & Prajje. Both Kara and Prajje were awarded hearts. Anna’s piece was awarded a tick. For the Personal Selection, only Anna’s piece was taken. Prajje and Kara’s pieces were tied for the Challenge Selection.

 

LINK(S):

• Images of the Challenge's Designs.

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