Project Runway, Fashion, and Plus Sizes

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

I am currently watching the first episode of this season's Project Runway and one of the contestants is a plus-sized plus size designer. I hope she makes it far in the competition and we get to possibly see a plus size challenge.

[padremama 101]

I am currently watching the first episode of this season's Project Runway and one of the contestants is a plus-sized plus size designer. I hope she makes it far in the competition and we get to possibly see a plus size challenge.

I am currently watching the first episode of this season's Project Runway and one of the contestants is a plus-sized plus size designer. I hope she makes it far in the competition and we get to possibly see a plus size challenge.

I saw it too. She was pretty good.

[gowalking 10,790]

They've done 'real women' challenges before and there's always one or two designers that get all bent out of shape because these women have curves. I for one am convinced the fashion industry is fine with taking our money but really hates fat women. We've had a thread recently about plus sized clothes...and how awful the styles are.

[MarciaN 391]

I also am amazed that they just adjust ALL the dimensions the same. It is always amazing to me how huge the neck openings always are!

[Miss Mac 6,262]

Necks were always my problem, too. I have narrow shoulders and always had to wear camisoles under my tops to keep from exposing myself.

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

Can I just say I LOVED the skirt she made: print, length, etc.

I carry most of my weight in my hips, butt, and legs and so have a relatively smaller waist. Even at my largest I felt good wearing longer print skirts. I had to find a seamstress to make me skirts because off the rack skirts NEVER hang right.

I look forward to seeing what she comes up with next.

I DID NOT like the idea of a 3 minute foot race up the stairs in Madison Square Garden. It seemed to me like they deliberately chose that to set her up to fail. So glad it didn't work.

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

[ladivaluz806 87]

^{It was my absolute FAVE, shes very creative and has an amazing eye for style geared toward plus size women Cant wait to see whats next!}

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

I didn't like the tent/cape this week. Glad she had immunity.

There were some really bad designs but I thought the whole greeting card idea was pretty limiting.

Next week is teams. I hate teams. It's when the bad behavior usually really comes out.

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

There is going to be s plus-sized collection on Project Runway's New York Fashion Week finale!

Ashley made it to the finals!

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

Is anyone else watching the Project Runway finale? It's great to finally see a plus-sized collection on the runway for the show.

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

I actually purchased from Ashley back in 2013. She makes decent stuff and has had an online business for several years. I watch PR on Friday mornings On Demand. I'm happy to see Ashley make it but my issues with sizing in the Fashion world could are larger than these forums would allow. I've always been a fashion gal and while I'm excited to see plus sized fashion getting more exposure, PR is little more than a game show to me. I don't take them seriously.

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

If you watch it on Friday morning, I won't tell you who won.

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

I already know and I'm not surprised. That person has been doing a lot of press lately Much more than usual.

[WLSResources/ClothingExch 3,444]

I actually purchased from Ashley back in 2013. She makes decent stuff and has had an online business for several years. I watch PR on Friday mornings On Demand. I'm happy to see Ashley make it but my issues with sizing in the Fashion world could are larger than these forums would allow. I've always been a fashion gal and while I'm excited to see plus sized fashion getting more exposure, PR is little more than a game show to me. I don't take them seriously.

I've never watched the show and would like to have seen the plus-size entries.

All of the "reality" shows are elaborate, drawn-out game shows. I'm including the competitions in various fields and the others, such as "Dancing with Who?" Worst are the shopping-for-a-wife or -husband shows. Equally bad are the weight-loss shows. Yes, people lose weight, but are required to humiliate themselves in the process. I don't even know about the controversy surrounding them, the claims of the producers or what really happens to the contestants once the game is over. Everyone wants to be a celeb.

The genre caught on, brings in phenomenal ad revenue and costs tons less to produce than "scripted" programming.

(The only one I like and watch occasionally is "The Great British Baking Show" on public TV. The competitors are citizen bakers rather than professionals. Maybe I like it because I'm not a baker and find the principles, along with the assignments, interesting. The people who do the judging aren't snarky and snide for ratings.)

Edited November 22, 2015 by WLSResources/ClothingExch