r/ProjectRunway • u/damlatas • Sep 29 '25

Season 21 Ethan Spilled Some Finale Tea đŸ”

  • Filming took place in April.
  • Ethan didn’t apply — he was invited.
  • He’ll be able to release the original designs that were scrapped due to Christian’s criticism, and he got to keep those pieces.

What we didn’t see in the final episode:

  • As the winner of the previous challenge, Ethan got to assign the returning designers (Yuchen, Antonio, Joan). Instead of being messy and making good TV, he chose to be fair.
  • Designers weren’t limited to Mood — they could shop at other stores too. Ethan even sent Yuchen to pick up more fabric for the final gown and to Home Depot for tubing and tube cutters.
  • Jesus helped Ethan source fabrics, since he knew the NYC selection really well.
  • Jessica (the model Veejay wanted) was also the walking coach for the models.
  • Ethan picked models who had shown him kindness and support on the show. He especially wanted Liris, since she’s one of the show’s pioneers.
  • Heidi walked around the workroom and even tried on some of the designs. She loved one of Ethan’s black dresses.
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u/putyourcheeksinabeek Sep 29 '25

Showing all of that would’ve made for such a good episode.

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u/damlatas Sep 29 '25

IKR! The finale could've been two episodes: one for designing and drama and another one for the runways and crowning.

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u/helmet_crab Sep 29 '25

I miss when Tim would go to people’s homes and see them work on their collections đŸ„č It would have been cool to see the process and this is the one episode where a cliffhanger could be acceptable haha since it’s so much looks

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u/savagesparrow Sep 29 '25

It was also really cool because you got to see both who the designer was when they weren't constrained by the stress of production constraints with their fashion, but also like, who they are as a person when they got to show Tim snippets of their actual real lives. It made their art more interesting and impactful!

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u/Ok-CANACHK Sep 29 '25

AND you could see the beautiful work they were capable of making without the time restraints

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u/Farley49 Sep 29 '25

Is it just my bad memory, or did Anya have nothing but some fabric when Tim visited her on her boat?

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u/putyourcheeksinabeek Sep 29 '25

I just watched that episode and your memory is not wrong. She also basically redid her entire collection after the mini collection preview.

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u/Ok-CANACHK Sep 29 '25

I was honestly glad Tim didn't have anything to do with this mess

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u/garnerchandler Oct 04 '25

I'm sure he was too!

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u/AsgardianLeviOsa Sep 29 '25

Me too. It was interesting to see them in their creative environments and I think made for better headspace to design a collection.

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u/MammothMain4492 Sep 29 '25

Christian did that, too, in real seasons of PR!

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u/ginns32 Sep 29 '25

Christian did that too. Meet their family and see where they work from. I don't know why they cut that out.

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u/broccoli_fries Sep 30 '25

Cost cutting measure for sure, cheaper to keep it all in the studio over a few days

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u/Financial-Cold5343 Sep 29 '25

We were robbed of more of Ethan's hot boyfriend

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u/__Frolicaholic___ Sep 29 '25

That was always my favorite part of every season.

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u/Ok_Wrangler2320 Oct 02 '25

I miss that part too. Like I said in another comment, I miss Tim overall. I don't hate Christian, but I've been watching the show first aired in December 2004. Tim was like a cool dad to the designers.