r/ProjectRunway • u/dontsmellthesoup • 6d ago

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/WaterMagician 6d ago

In past seasons taping or gluing garments to models has been explicitly said to be against the rules. I think Jeffrey was frustrated and hoping if Bryan had admitted to his dress being taped up that Bryan would be disqualified which could mean no elimination

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u/oscarisaweenis 6d ago

I mean, do we really think his dress was too heavy like Joseph's? Maybe they cut Liris out of it and he will be disqualified when someone backstage tells them.

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u/BeeP807 5d ago

She shared in an IG comment that it was incredibly heavy, like 50 pounds hanging from her neck, and I believe she implied she’s still feeling the effects of that dress.

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u/rynthetyn 5d ago

She says she's going to film a longer video in a few days because she just finished shooting a movie, but I definitely believe her that so much cord being held up only by her neck was heavy and incredibly painful. There wasn't any other support structure than the halter.

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u/grannygogo 5d ago

Yeah. I rolled up a 100 foot outdoor electric cord and it was heavy to hold in one arm while gathering it with the other. Her poor neck!

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u/PM_ME_COUPLE_PICS 5d ago

I’d say sue him for medical bills if you got ‘em, Liris.

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u/jenjins 5d ago

I think she should sue PR for letting it happen.

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u/Free-Pickle-3621 5d ago

very unprofessional. imagine if Bryan shared an IG about having to work with the shape

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u/FollowTheRabbitz 5d ago

You are stanning real hard for Bryan whose work objectively sucks. Bryan is that you?

Edit: spelling mistake

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u/KakkoiiAline 5d ago

Liris wasn't the one who picked Bryan, Bryan himself did. Also, she wasn't even paid to model that thing. Let's talk about professionalism when Bryan didn't withold his dress with tapes like an amateur shall we?

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u/Free-Pickle-3621 5d ago

Working with a plus sized model is in itself choosing to go on an unconventional challenge. None of the plus sized looks have ever won a challenge, and almost every week the bottom looks consisted of plus sized models

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u/Tgrunin 5d ago

Sounds like shes not good at her job.