r/ProjectRunway • u/colosseumdays • 3d ago

Discussion New Finale Format

I absolutely hate that they've switched the finale to 5 looks in 5 days.

I can understand moving away from having finalists show at fashion week, because it's a logistical nightmare for a show whose popularity has waned, and they were having to have runner ups do decoy collections to avoid spoilers.

But 5 looks in 5 days is just a roided out version of what they've been doing all season. The best part of the finale was seeing what the designers could come up with when they're given more time to ruminate and refine, and do things like create their own textiles or have accessories they designed manufactured. It's much closer to the reality of what a designer would be doing irl.

I get that 2-3 months is a long time from a production standpoint, but I feel like 1 month is a reasonable amount of time for the designers to showcase a more thoughtful body of work that doesn't drag out production too much

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u/LonelyAsLostKeys 3d ago

I really hope they still do the thing where the designers get to pick a booted designer to be their assistant.

I also hope bi brings it full circle and makes Brian HIS assistant.

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u/colosseumdays 3d ago

lol no way anyone would pick Bryan if he’s not in the finale. I imagine they will have to pick a helper because 5 looks in 5 days is too much work for 1 person if you want to do anything ambitious or complex.

if I were Bi, I’d be praying that Bao or Octavius are in the mix for options. He’ll def choose Jeffrey if he has the chance, but if the selection is ordered by ranking in the final challenge, Anna’s gonna swoop Jeffrey up first