Project Catwalk UK

[i_<3_chanel]

i liked shakeel & gemma's outfits . . .
debi's was safe . . but not bad at all . .

 

[amchan]

i am so happy watching them being loyal in the "blame game" during the judgement, i remember the US project runway the contestants really pointed out who did a bad job and should go...stuff like that...

 

[shopsmuch]

...i think these designers on average have a lot more talent than the american ones. i wish we got this show over here.

 

[la_mie]

Thanks for pointing out that people had torrents of it up... I've been dying to watch this one because the designers seem much more experimental than in the american version and I'm dying to see Isabella Blow in action!

 

[Hard Core Dior]

KELLY OSBOURNE? Sweet jesus with lipstick.

 

[masquerade]

Well initially, it was about £50 now it's crept up to £100. The time limit is usually between 1-2 days, I think.

I was wondering whether the US and UK version would be sharing the same challenges! I think I may download the US version to compare - sounds like compusive viewing.....the UK version must seem v. amateurish to you.

hmm, im not too good on money conversions, but when i went to england over the summer, the pound was twice a dollar, so $100-200 vs $100-150 they get on runway.

i dont know about the other challenges for catwalk cuz i dont know what they are, but the last challenge for runway was to do a dress out of stuff bought only at the flower market, so pretty similar id say.

and definately download project runway, its awesome. first season is even better.

im downloading catwalk right now

 

[susie_bubble]

^Bearing in mind, fabric will be more expensive over here than it is in the US. Yeah, those conversions sound about right.

I think I will download that....

Yeah, there are torrents up on mininova for the UK version for everyone who wanna watches it.

 

[fashionistamaybe]

Susie Bubble is such a star!

Thank you Susie, so much for posting the pictures!
You were wondering about the fabric and the amount of money we had to complete the challenges. Well, we had to shop in Berwick Street, SoHo. The Cloth House - which is notoriously expensive, and Borovicks, which is expensive too - but Martin is such a nice man and so helpful. I think the cheapest price p/m is about £15 and silks go up to about £60 - £70 p/m.

It's really difficult to go shopping there, especially when you have a budget and an idea already of what you want to do.... and they don't have the fabric you really want.

The Barbour project was excellent, because the fabrics they sent over were really quite something. We were not restricted by a budget and could use as much fabric as we wanted; there were about 8 different tweeds, quilted fabric, waxed cotton, cotton shirtings, moleskin, poppers - the lot.

 

[MitzyKrutzpants]

Lesley, it's great to see you posting about! I enjoyed Project Catwalk, which I watched alongside Project Runway week by week and I was rooting for you since you were someone close to my age!

I thought your Barbour jacket was fabulous as was your design for the "frisky" challenge. Personally, I thought it was ridiculous how team challenges were run on Catwalk and Runway. They have some appointed person pick a few of the best proposals, get teams formed to create the designs, and then expect the team leader to face responsibility for any failure. So, basically, the team leader is being penalised and even eliminated for being the one of the best out of the proposals initially submitted to the person doing the choosing!

It was the same way in Runway 2's lingerie challenge, where Santino, Diana, Daniel V, and Daniel F were chosen as team leaders for having the best design proposals. Santino blamed the weakest member of his team for the overall failure of the design, only to have the judges rake him over hot coals for being "cowardly" and not wanting to take responsibility for his team! And judging from Julien's closing words in the latest episode, he clearly expects team leaders to be held accountable for the failure of a "line".

That's real life, I suppose. But in a competition, at such an early stage of the show, it rankes that Lesley, Christopher, and Marianne are forced to gamble on a 1/3 chance of being eliminated despite having the best proposals that Kelly Osborne liked while Matthew skated by without repercussions despite being the weakest link. It just doesn't feel right or fair to me!

 

[Ceptuouse]

Wow Lesley, welcome to tFS...
You were amazing and definitley my favourite You shouldnt have gone IMO

 

[BossKitty]

I wonder if meeting Patrick Cox was worth going out of the competition for . Although to be fair, I don't know if an additional 3 hours from you instead of Matthew could have put your dress above Matthew's. I suppose you admitted yourself that that wasn't the best decision.

To be honest, I didn't like any of the stuff this week, because I didn't like the theme at all.

 

[Venús As A Boy]

Oh cool, hi lesely! thank's for the input!

Those group challenges are so unfair! I was fuming... Matthew should have gone last week. I was shocked to hear he didn't add ease, I'm only doing a 1year city & guilds course in fashion design and I even know to add ease!

He would have been better as the designer, IMO. As he didn't have the sufficient skills to fulfill your vision. You would have almost been better off without him. It was the look of the draw that you got him.

But in saying all that, I'm rather looking forward to looking at him some more next week

 

[fashionistamaybe]

Group Challenges

Yes I had a bum draw, but that just about puts it all into perspective - it was a game, and I lost. I wasn't too sad about it though, life is a MUCH bigger picture and it was an experience that I enjoyed, very much.

 

[BossKitty]

I've been told that Matthew gets a lot more help with his garments, in terms of technical stuff, than is shown on the show. And I mean more by the other designers here.

 

[fashionistamaybe]

Lesley, it's great to see you posting about! I enjoyed Project Catwalk, which I watched alongside Project Runway week by week and I was rooting for you since you were someone close to my age!
That's real life, I suppose. But in a competition, at such an early stage of the show, it rankes that Lesley, Christopher, and Marianne are forced to gamble on a 1/3 chance of being eliminated despite having the best proposals that Kelly Osborne liked while Matthew skated by without repercussions despite being the weakest link. It just doesn't feel right or fair to me!

You're right, of course, but I was safe for the other challenges. Ben de Lisi, who's a very nice guy, loved all my creations. Elizabeth referred to my 'frisky' dress as the 'Valentino number' and the 'Barbour' was referred to as something that might come out of Alexander McQueen's studio.

I wanted to step up the next challenge and create something with my typical tongue in cheek humour, and Kelly Osborne's press release said 'if you thought that Kelly doesn't give a damn about what people think of her, you'd be right'..... clearly, I was led right up the garden path about that one!

 

[fashionistamaybe]

A big fat NO!

I wonder if meeting Patrick Cox was worth going out of the competition for . Although to be fair, I don't know if an additional 3 hours from you instead of Matthew could have put your dress above Matthew's. I suppose you admitted yourself that that wasn't the best decision.

To be honest, I didn't like any of the stuff this week, because I didn't like the theme at all.

I didn't even get to keep the shoes!

 

[fashionistamaybe]

oh how sweet!

Wow Lesley, welcome to tFS...
You were amazing and definitley my favourite You shouldnt have gone IMO

Thank you so much. It means a lot to me, thank you for saying so.

 

[MitzyKrutzpants]

And I mean more by the other designers here.

The Barbour episode hinted at this when they showed Ben sigh in exasperation and pick up a scissors after Matthew said that he didn't know what to do. I enjoyed looking at Matthew but I ended up wondering how much of his Barbour red coat was Ben's idea!

 

[Venús As A Boy]

The Barbour episode hinted at this when they showed Ben sigh in exasperation and pick up a scissors after Matthew said that he didn't know what to do. I enjoyed looking at Matthew but I ended up wondering how much of his Barbour red coat was Ben's idea!

I noticed that too! Ben's input is unfair at times... Like someone already pointed out; didn't he tell one of the girls to use the organza in a certain way, I kinda remember that. He basically "designed" the dress for her, his help or suggestions were a bit too helpful and "suggestive."


OH, Lesley... what was the white thing made from on the skirt of your garden party dress. that was brilliant...

 

[Tinuviel]

Welcome to TFS Lesley! Such a shame you had to go just cos of that one dress as your earlier designs were lovely. I thought it might've been Shakeel instead but that's the way the cookie crumbles I suppose. How are your kiddies btw? they looked adorable on the show. All the best to you in your life & career.