Tim Gunn reveals some of the shady things in the Project Runway contestants' contracts

[silverstarry]

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Although it was widely reported at the time that Jay McCarroll, the first winner of Project Runway, turned down the $100,000 grand prize, he said he wasn't allowed to get into the specifics of why, saying only that the prize came with too many contractual obligations. In this recent interview, former Project Runway mentor Tim Gunn reveals that the

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[xbriyeon]

I have adored this man ever since I saw him criticize the lack of effort put into plus size clothing! To have him trying to champion his mentees is lovely. Fuck Weinstein and the producers of Project Runway

[genbu_no_miko24]

Lol Tim not bowing down to Anna Wintour always cracks me up. It’s the main reason he’s been disinvited to the MET Gala lol.

[silverstarry]

A few months ago I read a book that briefly talked about fit models (actual human beings who are like live mannequins) for jeans. They spend all this time making sure the pattern for the new jeans fits the model well, is flattering, has the correct proportions, etc. before finalizing it for production. But then for all the larger sizes, they just add more fabric which is why they are often unflattering and ill-fitting.

[xbriyeon]

EXACTLY!!!!! You can't just blow up the proportions if they're not proportionate to the larger person's size. But that's exactly what they do because who cares about fat fashion? It's not like majority of the world ISN't 6foot tall skinny white models........ oh wait

[silverstarry]

Once when I was buying jeans, I unfolded two sizes, put one on top of the other, and held them both up to compare them. The ONLY difference was that the larger size was two inches longer at the hem. The waist was the same, the rise was the same, the width of the legs was the same, etc. The fashion industry truly doesn’t care about anyone who is over a size 0.

[complisult]

Or they do the thing where they add inches to the waist but nowhere else. I can’t tell you how many jeans I have that fit in the waist, or are even too loose, but are cutting off my thigh circulation. Shorts too.

[silverstarry]

My problem used to be that if the jeans fit my ass, the waist was so big that you could store a Subway 12" sub in the waistband. Heh, now that I'm older, I don't have that particular problem anymore but I swear, it's always one thing or another. If they fit in one place, they don't fit somewhere else! Some issues are more fixable than others (with the waist problem I had when I was younger, I could put on a belt) but there are others where it's like nope, you are seriously restricting my mobility with these fucked up jeans! When I encounter jeans with weird proportions like that, I always wonder who can actually wear these?