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...than a tube of paint. But somehow, this gimmicky, bitchy, wonderful reality show pulled it off, by challenging a set of aspiring fashion designers to do things like make a garment out of products from a grocery store (the corn-husk dress won). Unlike so many reality game shows, Runway actually cast intelligent, interesting creative people interested in doing good work in their field rather than media whores out to become future Style channel hosts. If you missed the first season, the second is just getting started. As model/host Heidi Klum would say, this show...
...Project Runway (Bravo...
...People Tree: Founder Safia Minney, one of ethical fashion's pioneers, got her start 15 years ago in Japan, where the casual-wear line is designed. She's once again breaking new ground with a fair-trade runway show to be held alongside the WTO conference this week, highlighting the viability of producing flattering, affordable clothes without resorting to sweatshop wages...
...shopping cable masses. The first season drew 1.3 million viewers an episode on average, a 229% ratings increase for Bravo in the time period. More than 2 million watched the finale. That's not nearly as many as watch American Idol or The Apprentice, but here's what makes Runway better. The contestants are experienced and mature (in Season 2, they range in age from 22 to 51, so they have their own sense of self and aesthetics, unlike the eager-to-please singbots that roll down the Idol assembly line). Runway, which gives the winner $100,000 seed money...
...Gunn says their extroversion is a job requirement, not an act. "I think a big personality allows one to stand up to the slings and arrows that this industry dishes out," he says. "It's not a particularly kind and nurturing place." Neither is reality TV. But as Runway proves, every once in a while, like the fashion world, it can produce a thing of beauty...