#292 – Project Project Runway – Challenge 12

Challenge 12: We’re in a New York State of Mind

Challenge: Design an outfit inspired by a New York City landmark.

Feel free to show what accessories you would use from Piperlime.com

Time: You have 30 hours to create your design

My inspiration was the Guggenheim Museum. (Thanks Matt for the suggestion.)

Photo from the Guggenheim

I wanted to mimic the lines & the distinctive shape of the building in my design. So, what I went with was a modified bandage dress with alternating stripes of silver & gauzy. The sliver fabric is attached to the gauze in a way that it stands up a little at the edges for some dimension. This may be a pretty literal representation of my inspiration but I think it makes for an interesting, modern cocktail dress.

Now in the real world, the dress would be lined with a flesh colored liner so the gauze strips didn’t turn into a wardrobe malfunction but I didn’t have the right color fabric on hand.

Sadly, my fellow designer, Susi, had a death in her family & has spent the last couple of days flying from place to place with a toddler so she may not have been feeling very inspired by NYC this week.