Now, Steven Kolb is so excited, he understands how this world has changed.Į.W.: The CFDA’s participation speaks to the legitimacy and the credibility that this new iteration of the show is going to bring. I couldn’t get their approval when I started. How is the new season addressing that?Ĭ.S.: The CFDA partnership is number one….You can’t show as a designer at fashion week without their approval, and you’re not going to get their approval unless they are involved. WWD: Speaking of fashion industry problems, it’s extremely hard for young designers, even the ones who won “Project Runway,” to make it. The show launched December 2004, the iPhone didn’t launch until 2007 - that’s how much and how quickly things have evolved.Į.W.: Let’s be honest, the fashion industry does have a pipeline problem, and this show has always given people hope for a chance at being part of the industry who might not have had it otherwise. It gave them an opportunity and platform. Nina Garcia: The show was the first to take a chance on new designers that had no access directly to the industry. Magazines used to be the only way in, but this is a powerful medium. The world was so different then, and it championed a larger access and audience into the industry. And I have such respect for the fact this show started when the fashion world was not entirely accepting of a mass look into the industry. K.K.: All the rules have gone out the window in the course of our adult lives, and it’s exciting because it does feel like there is this entrepreneurial courage to take a risk. But in our generation, television shows like this one and social media give us the opportunity to drive our own narrative. Before, if you weren’t the assistant of somebody, you maybe wouldn’t get the chance. So many people like myself and Christian have opportunities now because we are able to be seen more. WWD: Is “Project Runway” the new version of what designers used to mean when they said, “I grew up reading Vogue?” Is it inspiring the next generation of design talent?īrandon Maxwell: I think so. Amy Poehler played me on “Saturday Night Live.”…But memories…we had a real woman challenge with women who had just lost a lot of weight, and we had to take their clothes and fix them. I didn’t know what it was.Įlaine Welterorth: What would Christian Siriano be without “Project Runway?”Ĭ.S.: I of pop culture in a way. WWD: What are your favorite memories of the original “Project Runway?”Ĭhristian Siriano: You guys know I had never seen the show before I was on it, right? I was living in London, and then I moved to New York and my friend’s mom worked at Bravo and said you should audition for this show. WWD got an exclusive sit-down with Kloss, Siriano and the judges to talk about the new format and focus, and catering to the realities and challenges of today’s fashion industry. It’s the first time the CFDA has partnered with the show. The winning designer will receive the largest prize in the show’s history - $250,000 - a feature in Elle magazine and mentorship from the Council of Fashion Designers of America. Special guests will include Marni Senofonte, Kendall Jenner’s personal stylist as well as the stylist behind Beyoncé’s “Lemonade” and Super Bowl 50 looks actress and Siriano muse Danielle Brooks designer Dapper Dan, and rapper and songwriter Cardi B. The show will also give viewers a chance to vote on their favorite designs and buy them online. Challenges will embrace the evolution of the fashion industry in the digital age, and its new channels of distribution, including flash sales. The show will put a new emphasis on inclusion, featuring models of all races and sizes, including the first trans person. The 17 designers competing have a range of experience, and hail from all over the world, including one contestant who is a Syrian refugee, and others who are from India and Samoa. L'Agence, Cofounded by Denim Guru Jeff Rudes, Opens in Beverly Hills With Third U.S.
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