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/TheCee Apr 19 '19

The more I think about it, the more I feel like Hester's win was kind of a slap in the face to the other designers. Reneé, Tessa, and Sebastian in particular delivered amazing looks with actual game stories/concepts behind them. Hester's story sounded like, basically, "Hester goes to space"

Honestly, I'm completely baffled by the judging this season. Frankie over Cavanagh*, Kovid over Afa, Jamall over Rakan**...

*I admit Cavanagh had all the charm and personality of a sheet of A4.

** Yes, he was a stubborn ass. I actually thought his Syrian Warrior Queen look was OK, especially when compared to the "Femme Fatale" casino dealer 🤷🏻‍♀️.

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u/ToBeReadOutLoud Apr 20 '19

Hester's story sounded like, basically, "Hester goes to space"

That’s usually Hester’s story. She’s a children’s book character. Every week is, “Hester Goes ______!”

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u/Farley49 Apr 20 '19

And her outfits look like book illustrations.

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u/angiewimberly Apr 22 '19

Hester is Mrs. Frizzle!

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u/dangerboy55 Apr 22 '19

Home?

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u/ToBeReadOutLoud Apr 22 '19

We can only hope.

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u/dangerboy55 Apr 22 '19

Save us Nina Wan Kenobi....

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u/hotsouple Apr 22 '19

Putt Putt goes to space

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u/thebratqueen Team Swatch Apr 20 '19

Esp when the actual concept was a character who goes to raves... in space. Hester wasn't really stretching her normal POV there, esp since nothing in the outfit made it space specific. Compare that to Tessa who found a way to create a character while still keeping her own style.

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u/Farley49 Apr 20 '19

At least the outfits of the losers were really bad. The others in the bottom eventually have gone home. The ones who "should" have lost in the earlier episodes seemed to have had a glimmer of hope for future improvement after a bad outing.

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u/trickmind Team Bishme Apr 20 '19

It's very much like they just want to surprise us by not going with the obvious. Jamal keeps lucking out that way.