In last week’s episode, "Welcome to the Future," the "Project Runway" designers were tasked with coming up with a look that might fit the pages of Marie Claire magazine — celebrating its 20th anniversary — 20 years into the future.
Hawaii designer Kini Zamora expressed his excitement about going fabric shopping at Mood for the first time since the challenges began. His design for the one-day challenge was ambitious, comprising a blouse, skinny jeans and cape-style houndstooth jacket.
As I tried to imagine what we might see in the future, I think we will be doing more covering up with jackets. I have a pretty dim view of the future, with a breakdown of society made more violent by scarcity of basic resources such as water, so I imagine some cross between "Mad Max" and "Barbarella" with a mix of clothing that protects us from ever more lethal elements such as increased radiation, pollution and perhaps the stray bullet, combined with tech fabrics that might provide temperature control and basic computer functions.
Zamora’s design showed off his technical skills and how quickly he is able to work, and once again he ended up safely in the middle of the pack.
I loved Emily Payne’s hoodie ensemble that also had judge Zac Posen dancing in his seat, but Sandhya Garg emerged as the winner the second time for a gimmicky piece with elevated, jet-pack-like detail that looked more like a cheap, homemade Halloween costume than futuristic. Even so, the judges appreciated the originality and color.
Angela Sum was finally voted out for her ragged "stewardess" uniform.
Garg’s pieces may be entertaining the judges for now, but I don’t see her winning the competition because her taste level is so low and in the end, no woman wants to dress like a clown.
"Project Runway" airs at 7 p.m. Thursdays on Lifetime. If you miss it, look for a post-show recap at www.honolulupulse.com/fashiontribe.
