The whole scene was both uncomfortable and truly disorienting. I had whiplash from trying to figure out what was happening and whose side I should be on. Prajje called her fake, which prompted her to yell at Kenneth again. “Apparently, I can only design for white people,” Meg told her model, who gave her immediate shade: “just don’t yell at me like that, yeah,” he said, apparently thinking that models are allowed to talk on Project Runway.

It’s not like he was asking to switch the day of the runway show. But for some reason, she also yelled at him: “I think it’s fucking bullshit that you’re doing this now,” she said. The season began with two rocky episodes, including the wreck that was episode two, when Meg quit.Īfter making a big show of being an ally to people of color earlier in the streetwear challenge, she agreed to swap models with Kenneth, so he could design for an Asian man. Meg Ferguson on Project Runway 19 (Photo by Greg Endries/Bravo) How does Katie remain in the competition after being repeatedly in the bottom, including for a pattern-making challenge that spoke directly to her skill-set? And how exactly was Sabrina’s work worse than Octavio’s ruffled mess? Why did Katie design a skirt when Johnny and Tara literally said that it’d only be seen from the waist up?Īnd I won’t even get into just not understanding how the designers made such bland clothes for Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinksi and how those two and the judges liked some of the least-colorful looks and how they applied criteria with stunning inconsistency, like having an issue with the neckline on one dress but not another.

How does he stay in the competition after that? How does Bones not just win Project Runway 19 on the spot after creating three looks, including one for himself, all of which the judges loved? The first episode was a mess, with Darren somehow not being eliminated despite not actually making his own garment: Bones Jones made a dress in 30 minutes for Darren, and the judges loved it, and Darren almost took credit for it! (He said he made “almost all of it,” when he’d done almost none of it.) There’s a lot to like this season, but what isn’t working is less obvious.Īt first I thought it might be the contestants, who might not be up to the challenge because of their skillsets, or who are just not as sharp as they would have been, because like all of us they’ve been dealing with more than a year of pandemic fatigue and ongoing trauma. There’s nothing missing without a host.Ĭhristian Siriano at Mood on Project Runway 19. They’re not perfectly smooth, as it sometimes feels like they’re being read a script into their earpiece and struggling to say the words and listen at the same time, but it works. Project Runway’s judges-Nina Garcia, Elaine Welteroth, and Brandon Maxwell-alternate taking a lead role during judging.

Sometimes he takes on some hosting duties, like introducing a challenge, though the Beijing Olympics episode had guest judges Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski introduce the challenge. Season 19 had a rough start with the Meg nonsense, but quickly recovered, though it still feels to me like something is missing, or off slightly.Ĭhristian Siriano continues in his role as hilariously beleaguered mentor, pleading with the contestants to use some color, or change up their same-old approach, or just be true to themselves. Project Runway no longer has a host, but Karlie Kloss’s absence has been barely noticeable this season, and wasn’t even mentioned on screen.

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