![]() ![]() ![]() “The proof is in the pudding and people are eating it by the slice.” “A lot of people are booking us for these kinds of fashion gigs because honey, we sell it,” she says. They really have a presence and an amazing ability to take the camera's attention.” “The film was the perfect stage for them to enhance their characters even more. “Bimini and Tayce are performers as well as being beautiful people,” says Quinn. “Gottmik and Symone – they are the supermodels of today.” It’s really important to our culture,” he says. The impact of the show on fashion is really, really strong. I know a million other designers, stylists and editors who are at the edge of their seats waiting to see what's going to come down the runway. In May, he cast two contestants, Gottmik and Symone, as the faces of the Baja East Autumn/Winter 2021 lookbook, which turned out to be the brand’s buzziest yet. By day's end, I find myself using a new choice adjective: stupid - as in, I'm stupid excited to watch what happens next.Scott Studenberg, creative director of LA luxury brand Baja East, has long been inspired by Drag Race. Citing the "stupid hot" weather of his hometown, Baton Rouge, he put his sheer fabrics and short hemlines into perspective. (He's a self-proclaimed "bin digger" at thrift stores.) And his way with words is as colorful as his creations. The color-blind cancer survivor has a special knack for cool-girl separates with a vintage feel. Hard as it is to imagine, a coat she made from a bed comforter is as chic as any quilted puffer I've ever seen. A little rough around the edges - in that scrappy kid-sister way - but I'm sold on her incredible eye for styling and range of Navajo prints. Really, Roberto, flip-flops?! That's not exactly putting your best foot forward. My only complaint: Valentín's choice of footwear. The guy looks like he's straight out of Mayberry, but his designs are ready for Rodeo Drive. It's a complete contrast to his highbrow Spanish Crusades - inspired collection. My fellow judges Seth Aaron Henderson and Brian Bolke, owner of Dallas' premier designer boutique Forty Five Ten, and I are immediately struck by Valentín's down-home Southern charm. While Dallas isn't exactly considered a fashion capital, there are some real gems at the Lone Star state's auditions. But fair warning to season nine's designers: Watch your backs! Whether or not she made the final cut, I'm not sure. When I ask her what kind of competitor she is, she firmly states, "I will do anything to anyone to win this competition," before storming out of the room, muttering curse words under her breath. What really blows me away, though, is her attitude. The feisty 34-year-old from Woodside, New York, has a solid collection of everyday clothes for working women. Busted.Īll is forgotten when Cecilia Motwani walks in the door. When we point it out, he begins stammering and blushing. In New York Gregory Taylor presents an adorable triple-collar button-down shirt to the judges panel (Seth Aaron Henderson, PR season three alum Laura Bennett, and me), but on closer inspection, it has a "dry clean only" tag on it that's obviously from a manufacturer. Nothing irks me more than when a contestant brings clothes that he or she didn't actually design - and it happens a lot. But hey, at least those designs have some originality. At this point, I feel like I've seen it all - from bras with bunny ears to skirts made of little more than Scotch tape. ![]() This is my third season casting Project Runway. ![]()
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