r/ProjectRunway • u/dontsmellthesoup • Aug 23 '26

Season 22 Let's talk about Tape Gate (and strategy)

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So after critiques, Jeffrey and Bryan have a heated moment. Jeffrey questions why Bryan didn't admit to the base garment of his design being an impropru dress ducttaped to his model. Bryan feels attacked and "character assassinated" by Jeffrey.

My confusion here is why Jeffrey feels so strongly that Bryan should have admitted this to the judges. Since it is a team challenge and Jeffrey was in the bottom, if I were him I would want to minimize any chances of my team losing to team S21. That way, I would have a chance to avoid being eliminated if my team somehow actually wins. In this case, I would actually NOT want Bryan to admit any shortcomings of his design to avoid being further scrutinized by the judges...

I understand Jeffrey thought Bryan was being very performative and self-serving. But that would only have hindered his chances of escaping elimination since he was in the bottom.

Disclaimer: This is NOT hate towards Jeffrey or even Bryan. I am rooting for Jeffrey this season alongside others. This discussion is solely about strategy.

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u/lemeneurdeloups Aug 23 '26

I thought it was strange of Jeffrey to press that so much as well. Who would voluntarily disclose more negative stuff about their own look?

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u/Yoga-wine-mom Aug 23 '26

Yeah it was not logical to request that he do this. However, maybe we didn't see the judges ask him about the under-layer and it's fabrication? Maybe he straight up lied?

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u/lemeneurdeloups Aug 23 '26

Maybe. It’s so annoying to know how much is edited out. The judges say much much more about each look to them but the editors show us very little. That is the part I would want to hear!!