February 16, 2005
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You can read Tim’s Take on Jay's, Kara's and Wendy’s Olympus Fashion Week collections after the two-hour finale. This week, we offer Tim’s Take on everything…
How do you feel now that Project Runway is coming to an end?
Project Runway was a fabulous experience. The opportunity to work with talented, committed designers who are on the threshold of exciting careers is what makes my life at Parsons so fulfilling. Project Runway was a similar experience, but with designers whose ages and experiences offer more diversity and, therefore, took us to a higher level. I truly believe that each designer (well, maybe there’s an exception here or there…) will continue their trajectory and find a serious landing place in the industry.
What was your favorite challenge?
No doubt about it, my favorite challenge was the first, the grocery store challenge. Our twelve designers were intent upon showing the world their very best work and wowing the audience with their concepts and technical skills, but when confronted with fruit and produce, meat and crayfish, cereal and shower curtains, they panicked. It was good to take the designers out of their comfort zones because they could all share the angst and hyper-anxiety of "what do we do now?" It made for an unencumbered and truly fresh start for the show. Furthermore, talk about "Make it work!"
What is the one thing that you wish the audience could have seen that didn’t make the final cut?
The absurdity and hilarity of Wendy trying to talk Austin, Jay, Kara Saun, and Robert into using the #&%$!* orthopedic shoe for the runway presentation of the USPS designs. In episode eight, I’m shown holding the shoe and admonishing Wendy for even thinking about using it for her look. That was after I walked into the room and found her trying to rally her peers to use the shoe, too. The darting glances and dropped jaws were hilarious to see, but Wendy’s campaign was irksome. "Just a minute," I declared. "It’s one thing to dress down your own look, but don’t try to do that to anyone else. It’s a fashion show, not a softball game!"
