Project Runway Season 19: After Thoughts
Watching the Final Episode of Project Runway left me feeling with hope. Hope that fashion is something that can be define and redefine again and again regardless of the hands behind that change and regardless of the message that the designer is trying to make. I think understanding this is so important for the future designers to come. It is so easy to feel intimated by what has been done before and more than one designer has probably asked him or herself "How can I compete with that?" "Can I really top that?" "What other ways can my culture be interpreted in fashion?" Project Runway season 17 crowned Jhoan Sebastian as its winner and his collection, inspired by his Colombian culture, seemed to be the best way to represent his heritage. And yet, season 19 crowned another Colombian designer, Shantall Lacayo, who was able to reintroduce the Colombian culture in a brand new way. This opened up my eyes to realize that creativity and imagination can really tak...