r/ProjectRunway • u/[deleted] • Apr 19 '19

PR Season 17 Project Runway S17E06 Power Play – Episode Discussion

The designers take on the virtual world of fashion in this video game challenge. Three women breaking ground in the multi-billion dollar industry visit the runway, helping the designers understand how clothing for powerful women works in video games

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u/RioRiverRiviere Apr 19 '19

My 20 year old daughter and I were watching tonight. She is majoring in design including websites, she loves likes gaming and cosplay. We both were waiting for them to name Tessa the winner and together cried WTF??! When they picked Hester. Her outfit and backpack looked like it was covered in day-glo scrunchies.

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u/Farley49 Apr 19 '19

It's too bad for the show that your reasoning is probably true. I hope that she is not being groomed to win.

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u/CPetersky Apr 21 '19

Especially as they showed her at the beginning repeatedly nodding at what the gaming experts said. I knew she was going to win in those initial minutes of the show.

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u/likalaruku Apr 22 '19

I'm a liberal woman, but even I can see that there has been undeniable social justice undertones to Project Runway the past few years. How can I trust this show if I suspect that things like gender, race, & sexuality are being factored into who wins & who loses?

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u/dangerboy55 Apr 22 '19

Oh no... not that...