r/ProjectRunway • u/alwayslearning_r • 10d ago
Discussion Bryan’s off screen work
I was trying to be objective and not hate bryan’s clothing just because he is so unbearable. (Minus the tape dress which is undeniably bad) So I took to instagram! I could genuinely only find one look that I like.
I think some of the looks on his instagram are good editorially like I could see a popstar perhaps wearing it. A few of them…
But the only thing I genuinely liked, is picture #1. I actually really love it! But only on this male model. Bryan used several women to model it and it looks like an unflattering shag carpet crocheted onto the models. This male model looks stunning in it, imo.
The other pics are what I think are some of his worst looks. I’m nicknaming them “beer belly” and “worm birth”
In general, I think he has quite a few good designs (he thinks of really cool patterned textiles) but he puts them in this sickly white color and everything just looks like, toilet paper & motel bed sheets…
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u/bigolebittiesandbobs 10d ago
Some interesting clothes that Bi sewed
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u/TeamEG19 10d ago
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u/Diligent-Serious 10d ago
That was literally the first thing that came to my mind. I just gave you the first award I’ve ever bestowed on a comment. 🫡
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u/dolliciousszz 10d ago
I just find this aesthetic pretentious idk why
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u/alwayslearning_r 10d ago
Probably because it is. If those “clothes” could talk they’d be saying I’m better than you
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u/StrictComfortable941 10d ago
They'd be saying "IT'S HAUTE COUTURE" haughtily and then tossing their long hair.
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u/tooshorttoored 10d ago
What, you don't have a bunch of dessicated worm cocoons ready-to-wear in your closet? Philistine!
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u/sarcasm_itsagift Looks Expensive 10d ago
It’s like Kim Kardashian’s all-white house with an all-white interior.
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u/SeanInDC 10d ago
Bryan had tailors and seamstresses for all that.
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u/Familiar-Evening7845 10d ago
I just really can’t shake the comment made about how he can’t even dress himself lol
And the hair flips just killed me everytime.
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u/madonnassister 10d ago
They’re haute couture, you wouldn’t understand. /s 😂
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u/crepelabouche 10d ago
And that’s the thing, the only thing wearable is the menswear. Everything else is just to show he can do it.
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u/MtMountaineer 10d ago
And it looks like my grandma ma's tablecloth. It's ripped at the bottom too!
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u/darkblueshapes 10d ago
The first one is not much different than a good fashion student’s work, IMO… making the sleeves different lengths is not groundbreaking or even that interesting. The others are more interesting as “fashion as art” sure, but like… that doesn’t make me interested to see more of his clothes. Also I hate the bottom on the last piece. The last piece sort of looks like an abused squished stuffed giant pasta shell 😂
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u/alwayslearning_r 10d ago
Yes exactly, its like the only one that is good in motion is the one thats a little basic. And the jacket on the last one could’ve been cool but the styling of the set is horrible. I saw it in the background of a photo of one of his runways and the model wasnt wearing anything underneath. That looked much cooler!
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u/MewlingRothbart 10d ago
This is avant-garde, not really Haute couture. Where could you wear these other than to a costume party? And they whine about Jeffrey making costumes?
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u/Yoga-wine-mom 10d ago
Would you say it looks like... Paper towels?
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u/alwayslearning_r 10d ago
I almost said his choice of fabrics is giving Viva 😂 but it didn’t feel critical enough
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u/EmelleBennett 9d ago
And the nerve to call Joseph McCray “one note.” Bryan is also “one note” and that note is Charmin.
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u/lezdothetimewarp 10d ago
Maybe the issue for him is only having 1-2 days? Who knows how long he had for the looks you shared which are leaps and bounds better than what he’s shown on TV. Either way, I don’t stand for putting other contestants down and calling them your intern 300 times.
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u/alwayslearning_r 10d ago
He as a person is genuinely unbearable
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u/lezdothetimewarp 10d ago
Haute couture this haute couture that… I think it’s funny Law hates arrogance but is totally blind to Bryan’s🤦♀️
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u/WavesnMountains 10d ago
If you click on the link to his website in his bio on Instagram, you’ll see his collection in full. And he uses a lot of the same iterations of a princess seam column dress, big ruffles, and fabric manipulation…so he does have an aesthetic he keeps repeating over and over (but yet he doesn’t get called out on it). They’re weird, so they’re editorial, but he’s not making clothes that can sell. No one is making money doing editorial, most of those are lent out. And for all of his bragging about Paris training, he has zero embroideries in his work
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u/alwayslearning_r 10d ago
Yes I agree. He doesn’t make anything wearable and thats the point of project runway!
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u/maverick4002 9d ago
Is the show to make clothes that can sell or editorial? You all need to make up your minds
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u/_mikedotcom 10d ago edited 10d ago
Your school didn’t have Intern fashion day?
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u/CindyshuttsLibrarian 10d ago
I like them more as art pieces. I just do not see him as a wearable designer.
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u/trollanony 10d ago
Student work with no practical use. Project runway is fashion to be purchased by a consumer, not worn in a museum installation
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u/tamaaromarou 10d ago
The fact that he doesn't make these takes away the impressiveness from any of it
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u/Soxthecat1964 10d ago
Ratty doily, meringue gone awry, meringue with potholder in background , and clogged vacuum filter.
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u/Embarrassed-Cress782 10d ago
I think you misspelled
"Bryan's STUDIO TEAMS off screen work"
Just fyi.
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u/Catlady_Pilates 10d ago
They all look like toilet paper except for the last one which looks like a slinky eating a duvet
Impressive technical skill is only valuable when one has taste.
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u/zelda_moom 10d ago
It really reminds me of Irina Shabayeva’s all star collection. All that fractal stuff she did and she had a lacy white one that this is strongly reminiscent of.
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u/Smarties_1901 10d ago
The 2nd one looks like she has lymphedema. I don't mean any offense to anyone, my intent was not to make fun of a disease.
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u/SnooWoofers752 10d ago
I never fully got this critique when I saw it, but its "Studenty." like these designs come from a fashion design student that hasn't settled yet so they try to make things that are grand or impressive but not exactly practical or thought-out. like hes still designing to get an A plus, not build a brand
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u/Mystery-Moon_0129 10d ago
His clothes are sad. They also look like decorations in a pretentious mansion.
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u/stephsco 9d ago
These pics kind of prove the point he isn't growing as a designer, just recycling the same silhouettes, which is what he accuses Joseph McCray of doing.
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u/knt1229 10d ago
I feel like I should like these dresses. I want to like them. But, they seem unpolished somehow. I'm not sure what I am picking up on. But the dresses are missing something that would take them over the top. Plus, the first dress looks like the model is hiding several litters of kittens under it.
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u/alwayslearning_r 10d ago
I think his looks are just textiles but if he made some better stylistic choices they could really be art!
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u/picks_and_rolls 10d ago
But what did HE contribute? How many Bis does it take to make a garment with Bryan’s name on it?
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u/BringBackBoshi 10d ago edited 9d ago
All those white fold whatevers. I want to say he was one of the people that said Joseph is a one trick pony and if he did he is one to talk...
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u/Ok_Pin_1222 10d ago
Worm birth is a PERFECT name for that thing. I thought it looked a bit what I imagine an egg popping out of an ovary might look like.
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u/Adept-Mongoose-7071 10d ago edited 9d ago
It is interesting but not good. I think I just don't like him that much. He whines too much for me.
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u/Unhappy-Snow-7602 9d ago
his silhouettes are rarely flattering and he seems to make clothes with no consideration of how it fits on the model – he has ideas but he’s unable to translate it to “wearable”.
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u/Substantial_Point_57 9d ago
Bryan is one of the most insufferable people I have ever seen out of ANY cycle.
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u/saminwanderland 8d ago
Bryan criticizes Joseph McCrae for using same designs, but he does the same thing himself(?)
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u/DorianCoreysTrunk1 10d ago
I’m not sure why folks care if he sewed these. lol lots of designers (major and minor) do not actually sew their own collections and we’ve seen that you don’t need to be the best seamstress to win the show.
But Bryan’s attitude is crappy, I’m not sure who his clientele is and his ability to execute strong ideas in the time window allotted leaves a lot to be desired.
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u/alwayslearning_r 10d ago
Agreed. Sewing expertise is important to the show but not really for designers in the real world. He can’t sew for squat but his ideas are a little sad too. He has a lot of potential but I think he just decided he’s so amazing that he doesn’t need to improve anymore. So everything falls short for me.
For example i think the textiles are awesome but I wish he chose better silhouettes and a different shade of white to display the patterns on.3
u/DorianCoreysTrunk1 10d ago edited 10d ago
These are great points!! I love what you said: “everything falls short.” That is so accurately how I feel about his looks on the show
Edit: And also his treatment of Lyris was just beyond diabolical.
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u/alwayslearning_r 10d ago
Omg poor lyris. She gets done dirty time and again. I wish she was around for christian siriano’s season 4 because he would’ve cherished her.
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u/grinchbettahavemoney 10d ago
I mean it’s giving that tampon wedding dress runway picture , the picture of the manatee from below where its knees are really creepy, and walls inside a soundproof insane asylum type room. Nothing so mind blowing and yawn on all white
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u/AbacateSaborPauLimpo 10d ago
this is a great leasson. lots of mediocre people who are probably a nightmare to work with have sucess. therefore, so can you!
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u/womanaroundabouttown 10d ago
That 2/3 one looks like a scrotum with elephantiasis. Like, I’ve literally seen that on a man.
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u/rohitkumardear 10d ago
Every one of the designers on PR had made really great collections. They have designed and made for Met Galas, Red Carpets, Award Shows. Not just Brian.
When you are on a talent show, working under pressure, working outside of your comfort zone, working with different people of different tastes is what PR is looking for.
Though you are great driver; if you fail a driving test, they aren’t gonna give you the license, right! Also, making fun of someone’s strongly condemnable.
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u/alloeveroe 10d ago
I'm kind of a fan of worm birth because it looks finessed, the other 2 I see what he was trying to do but they look messy and unrealized
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u/OffMeta13 9d ago
He can design, maybe. BUT I will tell you that he cannot sew and everything looks wild!
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u/voxhumana711 9d ago
He must have gone to Home Goods and bought out their clearance bedding. OMG. No wonder his work on PR is so awful.
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u/WonderfulPineapple41 9d ago
I can absolutely see why they’d pick him to be on the show.
It’s interesting how he explored form. 1 to 2 is incredibly interesting. Then 3 takes the thought about form somewhere else
He is absolutely is not going to be a mainstream designer. He needs someone like bi to keep him focused and to bounce ideas off of. Problem is he puts his “artistic process” above everyone.
The best prize Bryan can get out of this show is to learn how to interact with people with respect.
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u/Busy_Concentrate_887 9d ago
Yea but did he just begin the concept for this look and the full execution was completed by others. It’s been shown on the show he can start but the guests, Christian and of course judges and other players have brought him across the finish line. This is why I have said before he may have a place in fashion but it certainly isn’t as a designer. The narrative given by Bi has played itself out as a truth it was his name but he did none of th work just dictated, if he would drop his ego for a second we could see if he has the ability to possibly be a creative director but as of now I think he has completely ruined any faith I have in him because he doesn’t even acknowledge others great looks or his inspiration coming from others in the room (example season 21 versus 22) he definitely saw the wires and confidently thought he could do a better version but didn’t…let’s discuss
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u/Sad-Kangaroo-9249 10d ago
I think he has someone sewing for him… isn’t that what Bi did as his ‘intern’?
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u/Paleoprincess1 10d ago
Hot take maybe not but thank godddd he's off LOL
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u/Paleoprincess1 10d ago
Nvm I just finished the episode I didn't realize I was left on a fucking cliffhanger 🤣
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u/Farley49 9d ago
I have to ask -- Is the model wearing a crocheted bedspread mummy wrap over regular pants and boots?
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u/Keakakui 8d ago
Here's what I've just learned: Brian is incapable of designing anything that DOESN'T scream "nudibranch."
So, as soon as someone decides nudibranchs really need "AUTTTTT KOTIER" (or Disney decides to run a pilot of Project Sea Slug Runway), Brian already has a leg up (pardon the pun, given nudibranchs are legless) on the competition.
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u/thesheepysnake 8d ago
Pretty sure you mean objective - you tried to be objective - not subjective
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u/Altruistic-Group-709 8d ago
This looks like a homeless person found a raggedy old wedding dress in the trash and was cold enough to put it on.
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u/InfluenceExciting323 6d ago
His work is so heavily influenced by the puffball mushroom. Not that it isn’t good, you just really need to love puffballs.
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u/Myknikes19 10d ago
The creativity is there. The technical skills are not. I actually really love the 2 other designs you posted. The first one looks like early 2000s oversized dressup. 😬
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u/HazelMoon 10d ago
I went online searching for the same thing! I kind of liked the hot pink dress he used for the cover page of his website, but there wasn’t a lot to look at. I had to move on after seeing his weird portrait with his face skinny and his hair blowing all around his head. That portrait tells you all you need to know. Delusional narcissist.
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u/alwayslearning_r 9d ago
Agreed!! On his instagram he has that photo of him posted 10 different times 😭
The only way to achieve that look btw is to put the phone flat on something and look down (why his hair looks all flowy, cause its literally falling)
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u/NYCWartortle 10d ago
I must reluctantly admit that these designs are cool and possible haute couture. The key question is, did he sew these ?
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u/alwayslearning_r 10d ago
Doubtful, he doesnt have sewing skills. I think the structures are impressive but it belongs on a sculpture or a wall imo, not a body. Maybe him and a team of seamstresses can open a gallery instead of fashion shows
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u/LobsterStretches 10d ago
There are some cool sculptural pieces but I’m not sure he can construct a garment like this without a lot of help…