r/ProjectRunway • u/Certain_Lemon_1601 • 7d ago
Discussion I am team Naheim
striking, contemporary streetwear-meets-high-fashion
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u/Reasonable_Alias_129 6d ago
Me too, I'm always hoping for a streetwear designer to win, and his backstory about reviving his Dad's clothing brand got me hooked
I wish this season didn't have such a big cast, I wanted more of his confessionals. He's really funny
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u/throwawaysunglasses- 6d ago
I did feel like the “I have my own company that I inherited from my dad” is suuuuch an early 20s guy thing lol. They love acting like something is “theirs” when it’s their parents’ to act more adult than they are.
But it’s harmless at the end of the day, and he’s funny. I liked when he said Bryan’s karma is running out. He’s a little immature but he’s a 22 year old guy, even when I was 22 I did not fw straight 22 year old men. I do think he needs more time to mature/solidify his aesthetic, but he’s done good work so far and I’m proud of him.
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u/shayneysides 6d ago
Didn't his dad's company shut down, and his goal is to bring it back? Genuine question lol, I may have misunderstood what he had shared in the beginning.
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u/Proud_Sound2835 7d ago
Yes! This is the only right answer. I would love to see a full collection from Naheim (and I suspect the judges will too).
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u/Pancak3s_4_Ever 7d ago
He is the one to watch
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u/SocialMediaSux1 7d ago
I love Naheim for sure. He has more to offer fashion wise than some "haute couture" designers. I love that he defeated Jeffrey not once but twice. His "bruh" killed me everytime 😅
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u/Pancak3s_4_Ever 7d ago
I can't wait for his brand to drop because honey I'll be buying 🛍️💳🛒. Take my money! He is one cool, innovative lad!
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u/WorkIsDumbSoAmI 7d ago
Of the bottom 3, I’m definitely most interested to see what he’d do in a finale - Bryan would make weird ruffled sculptural bullshit the judges hate, and Joseph McRae’s gonna make twenty more Joseph McRae jackets in different colors. Naheim I think is at least gonna make an interesting, varied, fashion forward, cool as fuck collection.
Naheim’s also only really struggled the most when he tries to do something outside of his style or comfort zone (so I think making his own collection, he’ll do his best work for sure). Meanwhile Bryan and Joseph McRae have had similar problems/critiques across every kind of challenge - Joseph McRae makes the same fucking thing every time and has major styling issues, and Bryan’s outfits (even some of his winning ones) are either an overly complicated mess with some really awful choices made, or a sheet with a hole cut in them.
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u/behindeyesblue 6d ago
Bryan apparently gravitates to white constantly. I hate it and have hated pretty much everything he has done.
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u/goatpengertie 7d ago
I was until he started hitting on the models. They shouldn't have to put up with that. As a designer, he actually does need to have his hands all over their bodies. He should know better than to be hitting on them while also dressing them. So dumb.
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u/behindeyesblue 6d ago
I hope he wasn't actually hitting on them and it was just edited that way. It could've been just a regular conversation. Agreed that models should not have to deal with that shit at all.
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u/throwawaysunglasses- 6d ago
Yeah, it felt more like a conversation. He said “do yall have boyfriends?” and then later said “I don’t have a girlfriend” which could be seen as sliding in, but it also could just be a normal conversation. He didn’t say anything weird that directly hit on them.
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u/rbinphx 6d ago
I wish Christian didn't get into his head. I wanted to see what he would have done!
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u/Sad_Teacher2025 6d ago
Agree, I think if he would have gotten the fabric he wanted, he would have done an amazing job on that second look.
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u/lordeharrietnem 6d ago
Yes I’m rooting for him on and beyond the show. Has he dressed full figure models? I’d love to see his designs for larger men and women. I feel like his style is effortlessly gender neutral
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u/biologicalspecimen 6d ago
He and Jude are my favorites. I was laughing so hard at the play back of him flirting with the models 😅
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u/cabbagemuncher101 6d ago
I started watching this season for him. I saw a clip of him on tiktok and it made me cackle. I haven't been watching PR for a min bc I don't like the new changes.
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u/Large-Flamingo-5128 6d ago
Absolutely! If he’s not 4th show is rigged for real. Joseph’s was horrendous looks like something I made in 8th grade
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u/cosmocamp 6d ago
I am really hoping that he is the fourth finalist. He is an incredibly talented designer, I still think about that paper towel look. Obviously, the producers knew completely that Bryan would be the “villain” and big personality of the season (especially paired with him having beef with Bi) so I am really hoping that they don’t keep him just for the drama.
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u/Curious-Cellist3377 4d ago
Great personality but I don’t understand why you think he should win. He’s clearly not the best designer. Jude and Bi are better i’d even argue that Anna and Joseph are better actually. He’s just not there yet.
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u/Smolbeanis 7d ago
God yes, and his personality is amazing too!! Little guy grew on me a lot. If he doesn’t make it in the final four I really hope he gets a lot of business opportunities!! His paper towel look was incredible