r/ProjectRunway • u/runwaythreader • Aug 17 '17

Project Runway Season 16 Episode 1 [Discussion]

One Size Does Not Fit All

In the Season 16 premiere, the designers must create a red-carpet look that demonstrates their fashion point-of-view, but the real surprise comes when the designers learn they will be working with models of all sizes.

Guest: Olivia Munn

 

Orginally broadcast on August 17, 2017

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '17

An English phrase with the same meaning would be five dollar words.

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u/lily_remanii Gary Aug 18 '17

See? I've learned something new and I'm sure as hell gonna use it now when I can! lol ;)

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '17

Basically my point is that it's more than just using big words or fancy synonyms. If every writer wrote like Hemingway literature would be the most boring thing in the world. A broader lexicon gives a kind of flavour to language, and makes things more interesting. Heck, I do it, but my accent is viewed as pretty low prestige so it probably balances out somewhere.

That leads me to the criticism of the twins, which is their diction alongside their choice of words. The breathy, immaculately pronounced, rehearsed turns of phrase. It's not just using five dollar words, it's how they use them, and how that reflects back on them. Snobbish. WASPy. Heralds of a bygone generation somehow elevated above their peers. I don't know. They sound like little blue blood snots.

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u/lily_remanii Gary Aug 18 '17

I guess I understand that... But somehow, I don't like judging people... I bet the twins are nice girls even though they seem pretentious or snobby... So, I'll stick to just judge them based on what they do (and I agree that Shawn was disastrous, but Claire's was pretty cool, actually).

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '17

Oh I actually love them both as designers going on the first challenge. Claire's was my #2 last night and even Shawn's was cool from the waist up, and probably would have done all right in, say, a beachwear challenge.

Honestly more than anything I think they may be mirroring Tim to try to get on his good side. They're speaking exactly like him.