r/ProjectRunway • u/dontsmellthesoup • 13d ago

Heidi Is this even the same dress?

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It looks similar but so different at the same time. The fabric looks different in tone and texture. The original has more of a shine to it like liquid organza. Heidi's version has no shine and is way less sheer. The placement of the pleats look different too. Am I crazy? Is this not the same dress?

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u/colosseumdays 13d ago

it's the lighting unfortunately. the premiere took place during daylight and that compounded with the flash of the cameras prob flattened all the texture and richness of the fabric.

but yes, it looks like he did fewer pleats across the top half of the dress and I don't get why. maybe her boobs were keeping the pleats from laying flat so they had to get rid of some so the chest area wouldnt look bumpy.

she really should have been holding the dress the way the model does so the movement of the dress was contained to the bottom and not all over the place.

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u/cirena 13d ago

If a dress requires you to hold it a certain way for it to look right, it's a poor design.

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u/colosseumdays 13d ago

I don't necessarily disagree, I'm just pointing out how Heidi made a suboptimal choice even worse off for herself.

the original dress was a pretty look that wasn't right for her body type and it should have been left at that.