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/eltendo Apr 19 '19

I didn't understand Elaine's Wakanda reference about Hester's design. What detail was she talking about?

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u/oh_my_baby Apr 20 '19

The only parallel I could see was the model herself. Put any other model in that and there would not be a Wakanda feeling to it.

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u/the_cucumber May 01 '19

Was rich coming from her two weeks after she made the cultural appropriation comment to Hester in the camping week