There was very little interpersonal drama and a lot of focus on the development of the clothes (fashion writers Tom + Lorenzo have written well on this all season), and by the time we got to the end, the finalists - Sebastian Grey, Garo Sparo and Hester Sunshine - all seemed perfectly qualified and on friendly terms. They would have been lucky to get him.Īt the same time that they brought on this really strong fashion mentor who is as current as current gets, the producers cast contestants who were, for the most part, pleasant. He kept making high-end fashion, but he also made shoes with Payless and a line for Lane Bryant, which kept his name in front of a general audience, not unlike the one he had on television.Īrts & Life How Christian Siriano Broke The Internet With His Inclusive Design At The OscarsĪfter that, it seemed like he was inescapable at any high-end celebrity event, and he made some of the most admired looks appearing anywhere - including Billy Porter's stunning velvet tuxedo gown for the Oscars, which may well be the red-carpet look of the year.Įven if he weren't a Runway alum, Siriano would have been a great candidate for this position based simply on the position he occupies in fashion right now.
He was criticized for careless comments about drag queens and transgender people when he was first famous.Īfter his victory, though, he vowed to get better, and then he worked and worked and worked.
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He could be impatient, full of himself and negative about work he didn't feel like doing for clients he didn't feel like serving. When Siriano won the fourth season of the show back in 2008, he was the show's youngest winner at only 22 - and it showed. Success doesn't flatter everyone, but it's flattered him. While entirely different from the rightly beloved Tim Gunn, he has proved to be a funny and smart and honest mentor, one who brings the right amount of reality-show zazz while also making all kinds of sense. She has a warm presence, friendly and supportive, and she seems very happy to be there.īut the big surprise, at least to me, has been Christian Siriano. Her winning line speaks to the potential that fashion has when its inclusive, and continues to broaden the conversation regarding what we consider to be beautiful both on and off the runway.Kloss is still getting her feet under her, but she has been just fine at this job - at least as good as Klum was when she was new to it. The market demands for creators like her, meaning those who cater to a vast section of the buying population commonly overlooked by the designer elite. Regardless of the critique coming from within and outside the show, Tipton's victory is a triumph to be noted. Within-show criticism doesn't help-prior to last week's finale, longtime Project Runway mentor Tim Gunn offered barbed comments about the contestants participating in season 14, a cycle that he found to be particularly "lackluster."
Tipton might have to face harsher criticism from members of the high fashion editorial set who aren't ready for a diversified catwalk where straight-bodied models don't rule. However, there is some tension in the fashion industry now as the new wave of body-positive rhetoric has begun to eclipse old schools of thought. Tipton's victory speaks to these changing tides: Plus-size women are not only participating in the conversation, they're shaping it too. The movement has faces, too: Ashley Graham, Tess Holliday and even Gigi Hadid have been vocal about the need for greater acceptance and inclusivity with regard to body representation on the runway and in print media. Meanwhile, retailers like Old Navy have had to answer to customers over issues regarding unfair pricing for plus-size clothing or, as was the case with the Marc Jacobs featured musician Beth Ditto in his spring 2016 collection, which didn't read as a gimmick as much as it did a natural progression for a designer who doesn't follow rules. High fashion designers have made use of plus-size models in recent seasons: Notably Rick Owens, whose diverse spring-summer 2014 collection featuring step team members was warmly received. The demand for plus-size representation in the mainstream has had results: In February, Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue debuted a swimwear ad featuring size-16 model Ashley Graham size-10 model Robyn Lawley became the magazine's first in-between size model to be featured in the Rookies section. Her win matters-not just in the context of television and runway fashion, but in terms of what it means for the body positivity movement, which has steadily become one of the causes in 2015 with the greatest popular momentum. 5, a designer who effectively made show history by presenting the first finale collection catered to plus-size figures. Project Runway crowned 24-year-old Ashley Nell Tipton as the season 14 winner on Nov.
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