Armed with a wide range of fashion world expertise, this new crew is dedicated to shaping the show's contestants (not just the eventual winner) for the long haul, and teaching them to create something more than just a garment - be that a legacy, an impact, a new perspective, or all three. Welteroth used her perch at Teen Vogue to ensure that "anyone who picked up the magazine would see themselves - on the masthead and in the stories." And Kloss's nonprofit, Kode With Klossy, works to diversify the next generation of coders to include a larger representation of young women. Making the Cut actually is the show that Heidi Klum and Ive wanted to do for years, but because of the success of Project Runway, no one would let us. Both he and Siriano have advocated for diversity on the runway, as seen in some of the most inclusive shows during New York Fashion Week. Contestants usually film for 18 hours a day, and the judging process can take up to seven hours. Bravo's 'Project Runway' is on its 19th season, but fans might not know everything about it. 'Project Runway' has been running for 18 seasons. "One thing that really bonds us together as judges is that we've all been really vocal in our own careers about issues that we want other young people who are looking at us to understand, to feel less alone in… we took that very seriously with this show," Maxwell says. 13 surprising things you probably didn't know about 'Project Runway'. So it’s going to be a great payoff after the episode,” he says.But varied experiences and backgrounds aren't all that make this foursome perfect for Runway’s reboot. “What you’re going to find out is that there’s a major Project Runway connection for one of the Housewives at their reunion, and it’s already happened. The winning look is so elegant it was refreshing to see.”Īnd while viewers will have to tune into Thursday evening’s themed Project Runway episode to see the Housewives-catered creations for themselves, Cohen shares a little future reunion teaser sure to appease Bravo superfans everywhere. It’s usually an entire glitter sequin parade, and I felt like they channeled a more elegant approach. The dresses “felt chic and modern, and that’s not always the case when the reunions happen. Siriano agrees that the designers did “an incredible job” with their pieces. were all pretty excited afterward about the experience.” Each week, a designer is eliminated from the competition after exhibiting their work in front of a judges' panel. Aspiring fashion designers compete for a chance to break into the industry in this reality competition. “Mainly, it was very successful and really exciting. Project Runway: With Nina Garcia, Tim Gunn, Heidi Klum, Michael Kors. They all killed the runway,” he says, before adding that the designers did their part as well by designing several killer outfits. I’m ultimately their biggest fan and their biggest cheerleader. Project Runway: With Nina Garcia, Tim Gunn, Heidi Klum, Michael Kors. I got there and I didn’t see any of them before the runway show, so the first time I saw all the Housewives was when they were coming down the runway. Nearly two decades and more than 10 Housewives franchises and spin-offs later, the reunion dress has become a powerful pop-culture symbol.Ĭohen is not only the Housewives whisper: He’s also the ladies’ biggest cheerleader. But in fact, the Radio Andy host tells Vanity Fair, this type of collaboration means more now than it would have in the early 2000s. The next generation of fashion designers is highlighted on this version of PROJECT RUNWAY that features 12 contestants who are all between the ages of 13. This Housewives and Project Runway crossover sounds like something Cohen himself-an executive producer of Project Runway’s first seasons-would have dreamed up years ago. Cohen, naturally, will help determine who aced the assignment. Walking the runway as patrons are The Real Housewives of Orange County’s Shannon Beador and Gina Kirschenheiter The Real Housewives of Potomac’s Gizelle Bryant, Karen Huger, and Wendy Osefo and The Real Housewives of New York City’s Luann de Lesseps and Leah McSweeney. In the fashion-design competition series’ January 6 episode, the remaining seven designers are challenged with designing for different Real Housewives icons-specifically, to conceptualize and execute a future reunion-special dress for different Bravolebrity clients. Andy Cohen is adding one more gig to his Bravo repertoire: Project Runway judge.
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