Adore me project runway all stars12/10/2023 ![]() ![]() The All-Stars put it all on the line for a chance at redemption in a high-stakes season full of surprises and a twist that changes the game. Fourteen of the most beloved designers from across 19 seasons are given one last shot to change their life forever with a career-defining win. "The Emmy Award-winning competition series that started it all returns to the workroom with mentor Christian Siriano along with judges Nina Garcia, Brandon Maxwell and Elaine Welteroth. This interview has been edited and condensed.Here is the official synopsis for the season: Tim Gunn will appear at the Massachusetts Conference for Women on December 9 and 10. I looked at Heidi and I said, “Where are you going to wear this, to Disney Comic Con? Don’t be ridiculous!” ![]() If you were, you’d see what I see.” Heidi has a way of shutting me up when I get a little hysterical, and the way to shut me up is to gesture to whatever garment I’m opposed to-in this case it was Ashley’s-and to declare that she’d wear it. I just said to them, “You’re not looking. I had a huge fight with judges during the presentation of the finale models. I’m happy for Ashley that she won, but that was not the case of the strongest designer winning. I know she won two challenges, but I don’t care. And, in my view, dreadful throughout most of the season. The trouble is those clothes were dreadful. The judges wanted to make a point in supporting a plus-size designer. I don’t believe the judges really looked at the finale collections carefully, because the strongest collection was Kelly’s. Let me put it this way: If it was premeditated, it was not premeditated by the producers. It’s probably quite unprofessional of me to say this, but I will say this to you, people believe that it was premeditated that Ashley, as a plus-size designer, would win. In fact, I’m always saying that my first impressions are usually the wrong impressions, and she certainly proved that to be the case.Īfter seeing all of her progress, it must’ve been hard to watch her lose. I was doubtful about her and she proved me wrong. I just became enraptured and I became a huge fan and I adore her. I loved her spirit, her tenacity, her go get ’em spirit. Nina Garcia kept saying, “I’m looking for something more sophisticated from her.” I would say to Nina, “What you’re looking for is not who Kelly is.” To bear witness to her incredible ascension on the show-I mean, she won four challenges!-that may be a record breaker. To be blunt, I was worried about her taste level, the quality of execution, and I just didn’t know how far she would go. What impressed you the most about her run on the show? Tim Gunn and Kelly Dempsey Photo by Barbara Nitke / Lifetime They weren’t the only ones bummed out-so was I! … People will want to hear about that and how is that different from how you innovate and create in your own studio when you don’t have the same kind of time constraints.”įans in Boston were pretty bummed out when she lost in the season 14 finale. I also said to Kelly, “The audience is surely going to want to hear about your experiences on Project Runway. Being a teacher for 29 years, each of my students possessed a different point of departure for their work, and certainly that’s true for Project Runway. We can’t offer up a prescription for how to do that because prescriptions don’t work. I told her that the audience is interested in hearing about her design process, creativity, and innovation, and how they can apply it to their own lives. What should fans expect from your discussion with designer Kelly? I’m a big fan and I’m happy it’s not filled with six feet of snow like it was last winter. Have you traveled to Boston a lot over the years? What are your thoughts on coming back to town? ![]() Here’s what else he had to say about this year’s Project Runway finale, what to expect from his Boston appearance, and more: ![]() Clearly Gunn isn’t afraid of speaking his mind when it comes to the decisions made on the long-running reality show. ![]()
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