Project Runway Finally Get's It Right...
As someone who has been involved in the fashion industry for years (although, you'd think I'd dress better for someone who worked at a fashion magazine for 10+ years) I was happy to see that Bravo and Project Runway (a show I was involved with since it's infancy through the above-mentioned fashion mag.) finally got it right. After years of misfiring on their winners, I think they truly have selected a true future fashion superstar in Christian Siriano.
Now I'm not trying to knock the show, because I love it, and it easily is one of my favorite shows on television, but the simple fact is that they have yet to produce a fashion star. Jay McCarroll, while a inspired first winner has had a series of false starts in trying to get his business off the ground. It took him a full two years before actually ever showing a collection again. Jay even turned down the $100,000 winnings and the apprenticeship at Banana Republic. In fact Kara Saun (who already had her own business going in) and Austin Scarlett (who immediately got a job designing for Vera Wang and then his own collections) have been much more successful.
Chloe, the Season 2 winner decided to stay in Houston in her very successful boutique (that she already had before the show) as opposed to trying to make a larger name on a bigger stage. While Season 3 winner Jeffrey was already a well-established designer with a wide array of celebrity clientele. So alhough all the winners have had varying degrees of success they had yet to produce a fashion superstar... that is until this year when they selected the rising star and fashion design prodigy Christian Siriano. It's hard to believe that he is just 21 years old, but this kid delivers the goods. He has a very impressive overseas pedigree, having worked with some of the finest couture houses in the world. Now he clearly didn't deliver the most wearable (Jillians pieces could easily be on sale at Banana Republic) or the most classic (Rami's collection was impressive because he finally broke out of his draping mold) collections, what he did deliver was the most inspiring and fashion forward collection. Christian's collection was everything that is right in fashion. It delivered on every level. From the first piece that made it down the runway it was apparent that we were looking at the work of a true star.
Congrats to both Christian and Project Runway on a great season.
Now I'm not trying to knock the show, because I love it, and it easily is one of my favorite shows on television, but the simple fact is that they have yet to produce a fashion star. Jay McCarroll, while a inspired first winner has had a series of false starts in trying to get his business off the ground. It took him a full two years before actually ever showing a collection again. Jay even turned down the $100,000 winnings and the apprenticeship at Banana Republic. In fact Kara Saun (who already had her own business going in) and Austin Scarlett (who immediately got a job designing for Vera Wang and then his own collections) have been much more successful.
Chloe, the Season 2 winner decided to stay in Houston in her very successful boutique (that she already had before the show) as opposed to trying to make a larger name on a bigger stage. While Season 3 winner Jeffrey was already a well-established designer with a wide array of celebrity clientele. So alhough all the winners have had varying degrees of success they had yet to produce a fashion superstar... that is until this year when they selected the rising star and fashion design prodigy Christian Siriano. It's hard to believe that he is just 21 years old, but this kid delivers the goods. He has a very impressive overseas pedigree, having worked with some of the finest couture houses in the world. Now he clearly didn't deliver the most wearable (Jillians pieces could easily be on sale at Banana Republic) or the most classic (Rami's collection was impressive because he finally broke out of his draping mold) collections, what he did deliver was the most inspiring and fashion forward collection. Christian's collection was everything that is right in fashion. It delivered on every level. From the first piece that made it down the runway it was apparent that we were looking at the work of a true star.
Congrats to both Christian and Project Runway on a great season.
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