Daniel Vosovic (season two finalist) designs regularly for Emma Stone Michael Costello (season eight, and a season one All Star finalist) designs for Beyoncé. Mila Hermanovski, also a finalist in season seven (and a season one All Star), had her own line for a while but has mainly worked as a designer for film she made costumes for Tron: Legacy and Star Trek: Into Darkness. Emilio Sosa, a season seven finalist in 2010 (who came back for All Stars season two), designs for theater and was nominated for a Tony for his costumes. Austin Scarlett, a popular season one contestant (and a finalist on All Stars season one), was hired as creative director for Amsale’s luxury gown collection from 2006-2009, and has his own bridal collection now. Chloe Dao, the winner of season two in 2005, was able to scale up her Houston boutique after her victory a decade later, her store is still successful and she’s still designing. But it has given many designers a leg up, or helped them establish themselves in various niches throughout the industry. Project Runway hasn’t launched many top, celebrated, legends-in-their-own-time designers. Just because it’s trickier doesn’t mean there’s no way to do it though. Fashion is an upscale endeavor, built on wealthier clients and critical cred American Idol winners can convert television exposure into album sales at $10 a pop, but the move from celebrity to income is a lot trickier for designers.
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The existence of All Stars underlines the fact that most Project Runway contestants – and yes, most Project Runway winners – haven’t reached that level, despite the show’s prize money (typically $100,000) and professional opportunities. He’s returned to Project Runway too – not as a contestant, but as the regular celebrity judge on the Junior spin-off show. His eponymous line launched in 2008 has made millions, and he dresses everyone from Sarah Jessica Parker to Victoria Beckham and Taylor Swift. So if season 12 did what it was supposed to and turned Dom into America’s next great American fashion designer, what is she doing on reality television?Īlas, the truth is that Project Runway has only really fulfilled its remit once: Christian Siriano, the winner of season four way back in 2007, has become a bona fide fashion superstar. Project Runway is supposed to be a launching pad for the “next great American fashion designer”, as one of the show’s taglines insists. As a fan of Dom and her designs, I’m pleased – but her inclusion, and the regular return of former winners to the All Stars lineup, raises some questions. L ifetime has announced that season five of Project Runway All Stars will debut on 11 February, featuring, most notably, 2013 season 12 winner Dom Streater.
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