PRJNCT: Challenge 1

Welcome to the first round of competition in this season of Project Runway: JNCT!

Because the contestants live so far apart, they did not gather at a runway to choose their models.
However, they did head to the nearest modeling agency (Target) to choose their models.

They were then contacted by me and told this week's challenge:

"Create an avant-garde look that singer/songwriter/producer/actress Björk Guðmundsdóttir can wear in her next tour."

When it comes to fashion, Björk is either known as bold and daring, or simply a fashion disaster.

It was up to the contestants to create a look that Björk would want to wear in her next tour.
This was an open materials challenge: the contestants could use whatever material they wanted, but were encouraged to be creative. Creativity in choosing design materials would be included in judging.

And there was a catch! The designers had to choose a Björk song as inspiration for the costume.

Before the designers got to work, Polt Gunn gave them some fashion advice.

"Designers, may I ask you all to gather round? As most of you already know, I'm Polt Gunn, and all through this season, I'll be offering advice and suggestions to you to aid you in your creativeness and designing...ness. Let me remind you that Bjork is all about new, and out there and pushing the envelope. Even though she's from the cold cold island country of Iceland, she still wants to heat things up with her fashions! Although, I'd stay away from anything resembling dead waterfowl. Seriously.

So I've taken up enough of your time, I'll let you get back to work. Design your little hearts out, kids! Oh, and despite any resemblence, I am in no way related to Tim Gunn...although I'd still like to have an Andre that I could ask about sometime....."

Josh quickly pulled out his Björk CD collection to find a song that inspired him.

And then he joined Enrico in NYC to watch Björk's Voltaic tour!

While Enrico and Josh were doing research, Daisy and Chris began sketching.

Tam understood the importance of a good hairdo and got practicing on a willing participant.

And one contestant used his model as personal cat scratcher.

After designs were sketched, hair designs were completed, advice was recieved and cats were scratched, the models walked the runway for the first time.

Model: Chlamydia
Song Choice: "Isobel"
Materials: Skirt - Rice paper base, real leaves, artificial leaves, artificial grass, artificial hydrangea
Bodice - artificial grass, rice paper
Sleeves - rice paper
Status: Winner

Model: Tandi Dupree

Song Choice: "Birthday"
Materials: Dress - wrapping paper, wrapping tissue
Sash/trim - ribbon
Hairpiece - candles
Status: Safe

Model: Bambi DuJour
Song Choice: "Cocoon"
Materials: Dress - t-shirt, rope, red thread, tin foil, glitter
'Wings' - white fabric and Sharpies ink
Status: Bottom 2

Model: Stevie
Song Choice: "Earth Intruders"
Materials: Hat - scouring pad, Tic-Tacs
Bracelets - foil
Top - plastic wrap, Tic-Tacs
Skirt - foil, cupcake wrapper
Leggings - plastic wrap
Shoes - foil, plastic wrap, cardboard, Tic-Tacs
Handbag - foil, plastic wrap
Status: Safe

Model: Xylophone
Song Choice: "Eat the Menu"
Materials: Top and belt - fast food ketchup packets (ketchup removed)
Pants - fruit roll-ups
Skirt - satin fabric and popcorn
Shoes - cardboard and black masking tape
Hair accessories - Christmas ribbon
Status: Safe

Model: Lola LaRue
Song Choice: "Like Someone in Love"
Materials: Dress - Feathers
Belt - Satin Ribbon
Hairpiece - Feathers
Status: Safe

Model: Malaria
Song Choice: "It's In Our Hands"
Materials: Skirt - construction paper, glue, tape
Bodice - hockey tape, construction paper, tape
Gloves - hockey tape
Combat Boots - construction paper, hockey tape
Hair and Mask - construction paper
"Hand" Bag - construction paper, glue, glitter
Status: Top 2

Model: Cecy Elegans
Song Choice: "Delicious Demon"
Materials: Bodice - Twizzler's Pull-n-Peel
Skirt - cupcake wrappers
Demon horn crown - glitter pipe cleaners
Cape - glitter pipe cleaners, Twizzler's Pull-n-Peel
Belt - glitter pipe cleaners
Status: Safe

Model: Clifford
Song Choice: "Oceania"
Materials: Top of dress: Loofah
Bottom of dress: Bath band
Train: Loofah
Status: Safe

Model: Avalon
Song Choice: "I See Who You Are"
Materials: Dress - red and brown felt, brown felt, lace, yellow and blue feathers, pom-poms, googly eyes
Hair - white wire tie, decorative butterfly
Shoes - thin ribbon
Necklace - small string of pearls
Bracelet - black pipe cleaner, glitz button
Status: Eliminated


Model: Tawna
Song Choice: "Waterfall"
Materials: Outfit - tissue paper, Saran wrap, glitter, Mod Podge
Status: Safe

And that's it! What a long runway show!

I'll have results up as soon as last season's contestants send in their votes!
As always, non-judges can feel free to leave comments in the comment section!