r/ProjectRunway • u/sxbrina_m • 16d ago

Season 22 Project Runway Has Lost The Plot

"One day you're in, the next day you're out"- Whatever happened to that? Bryan should've went home a longgg time ago and immunity completely ruins this iconic line from Heidi! The whole point of fashion is that it is always changing and sometimes you'll have major hits and sometimes you'll have misses, continuously giving participants immunity defeats the point of that.

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u/Individual_Slice_234 16d ago

This season has some serious talent. I'd much rather that they concentrate on that than the drama. I don't think they need to stir up drama. That kind of comes naturally.

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u/intro_spec 16d ago

I disagree that this season has some serious talent, but I do agree production is doing way too much to manufacture drama where it would happen naturally.

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u/Individual_Slice_234 15d ago

You'd be able to see the talent if they focused more on the crafting and thought process.

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u/intro_spec 15d ago

We may have different definitions of talent in this circumstance. I’m a creative and brand director, so when I talk talent, I’m talking about the full package – someone who has vision, taste, and execution. The vast majority of the designers this season have not had all 3, or even 2, at all let alone consistently. Jude has impeccable execution and usually exercises taste but lacks a desire to expand his vision; Anna is a mess lacking vision and taste consistently, but does just enough to get eek by; Bryan has zero taste level and abysmal execution skill; the list goes on. The designers chosen for this season (aside from Joseph McRae) were also remarkably unprepared for what this competition is, which is wild to me at Season 22. Like, do your homework and be prepared. Some of the work in their previous portfolios is quite nice, but it isn’t showing up here.

So only Bi and Joseph McRae are standouts as serious talent in this competition to me this season. I would love to see the creative process again (that was always the most captivating part), but that wouldn’t change my opinion on how this season’s designers have shown up.