On the runway, Elaine Welteroth, Brandon Maxwell and Nina Garcia were joined by Steven Kolb, the CEO of the CFDA. SEE ‘Project Runway’ Villains: Designers We Loved to Hate They were also pushing the limit with the hand-stitched work on the dress as they went to dress the model minutes before the runway, but luckily it didn’t rip. Most of them were elated with the results, but Coral was worried that the red of the hat was too dark for the red of her dress and that they might clash. With five more hours to finish up their looks and prepping their models for the runway, the designers met up with their collab partners to see the accessories they finished for the look. Model fittings seemed promising for Octavio who was using a whole 20 yards of fabric, Kristina’s neon suit, and Aaron’s “surprising” swimsuit. That forced her to have to go the more time-consuming route of sewing by hand.ĭuring Christian’s walk-through, he was hopeful that Coral was headed in the right direction with her red fabric and that Katie was finally listening to her own voice by way of using the fabric she brought from home for this challenge. Happy with her choice of red fabric, Coral’s good spirits moved into broken territory when she went to sew the lace and kept breaking needles on the machine. Anna, safe with immunity, was more interested in the collaboration aspect of the challenge, so she and her partner conceptualized a halter gown that would strap into a choker necklace. SEE ‘Project Runway’ Winners List (Seasons 1 – 18)īack in the workroom, Aaron began his concept to have a dress that drops away to reveal a white bathing suit, a garment he was hoping would surprise the judges. After they spent their $400 at Mood, Christian also sent them to Hai Trim specialty shop with $250 more to pick up gems and other trimmings. At the same time he was pushing Coral toward more color, he was also questioning Kristina’s choice of neon green.
He warned Coral against using black again, pointing out that she’s always safe and so she needed to be bolder in her selections. Both Bones and Katie were inspired by instant connections with their partners, but no one was more connected than Zayden who matched his partner’s interest in representation of indigenous cultures in their designs, and Prajje who grew up on a farm just like his partner did.Īt Mood, Christian had a lot of opinions on the fabric choices of some of the designers.
On top of that, this week’s winner would win $25,000 (along with their partner) to kick-start their own businesses.įor the brainstorming sessions, the accessories designers joined the fray and shared their perspectives on their hats, bags, shoes, gloves and jewelry that would serve as the inspiration for the designs. The spirit of the challenge was to give back to the small businesses that struggled through the pandemic lockdown, and that created an emotional response in Shantall and the other designers, who were thankful that the show was interested in getting fashion back into business.
Christian explained that they had each grabbed an accessory from a NYC-based designer and that they’d need to collaborate with them to create a brand new look and accessory for the runway. The 11 designers remaining are: Octavio Aguilar, Bones Jones, Coral Castillo, Prajje Oscar Jean-Baptiste, Kristina Kharlashkina, Katie Kortman, Shantall Lacayo, Chasity Sereal, Aaron Michael Steach, Zayden Skipper, and Anna Zhou.īack in the work studio with Christian Siriano, the designers were concerned when he asked them to “grab a box from the accessory wall.” It could have been any disastrous clue to the next challenge, but they were relieved to discover they were accessories - not too daunting a foundation for their next challenge. SEE ‘Project Runway’ season 19 cast photos: Meet the 16 designers competing on Bravo