PROJECT RUNWAY.....BEHIND THE SCENES of "Project Runway" TUXEDO Challenge: Photos!

Helpers in Style--Voted-off Designers from Season 18 "Project Runway" get to come back as "Helpers", for the "Tuxedo" Design Challenge--Season 18 "Project Runway" Bravo TV "Tuxedo" Design Challenge, Brooklyn NY

In Episode 9 of Season 18 "Project Runway" on Bravo TV, the designers got the task of "re-inventing" the classic "Le Smoking"--or Tuxedo Look. This look has been an icon of FASHION since THE MASTER Yves Saint Laurent created "Le Smoking", a chic take on the Tuxedo Suit, for women, put into Fashion History by those iconic Helmut Newton photos:

Le Smoking Tuxedo--by Yves Saint Laurent

When the Challenge was announced, voted-off designers were brought back, much to the delight of the remaining designers, to help them with their designs...

Before and After--Voted-off designers Tyler, Jenn, Melanie, Veronica, Alan, Chelsey, Shavi, and Asma, before their Tuxedo Style Looks (top photo) and After (lower) Season 18 "Project Runway" Bravo TV "Tuxedo" Design Challenge, Brooklyn NY

Karlie Kloss and Christian Siriano announcing the Tuxedo Challenge, and the picking of the "Helpers"--Season 18 "Project Runway" Bravo TV "Tuxedo" Design Challenge, Brooklyn NY

Last Looks Backstage Pics:

Tuxedo "Last Looks"--Backstage before the RUNWAY...models in their looks designed by Season 18 "Project Runway" designers (L to R) Geoffrey Mac, Delvin McCray, Victoria Cocieru, Nancy Volpe-Beringer, Brittany Allen, Sergio Guadarrama, and Marquise Foster --Season 18 "Project Runway" Bravo TV "Tuxedo" Design Challenge, Brooklyn NY

Tuxedo Looks--Designs from (L top R) Sergio Guadarrama on model Severine; Geoffrey Mac on Tyce; Victoria Cocieru on Thijin--Season 18 "Project Runway" Bravo TV "Tuxedo" Design Challenge, Brooklyn NY

Le Boys--Male Models in designs from Season 18 "Project Runway" designers (L to R) Marquise Foster, Geoffrey Mac, and Brittany Allen--Season 18 "Project Runway" Bravo TV "Tuxedo" Design Challenge, Brooklyn NY

Fancy Threes--Models (L to R) Thijin, DD and Tyce in designs from "Project Runway" designers (L to R) Victoria Cocieru, Nancy Volpe-Beringer, and Geoffrey Mac--Season 18 "Project Runway" Bravo TV "Tuxedo" Design Challenge, Brooklyn NY

Runway View--Model Thijin on the runway in a design by Victoria Cocieru, with judges and designers looking on--Season 18 "Project Runway" Bravo TV "Tuxedo" Design Challenge, Brooklyn NY

The TOP Looks:

Tux Lux--Designs from (L to R) Victoria Cocieru on model Thijin; Marquise Foster on model Taurean; Sergio Guadarrama on model Severine; Geoffrey Mac on model Tyce--Season 18 "Project Runway" Bravo TV "Tuxedo" Design Challenge, Brooklyn NY

Winning Look--"Streetwear"-inspired design from Marquise Foster on model Taurean--Season 18 "Project Runway" Bravo TV "Tuxedo" Design Challenge, Brooklyn NY

Saint Laurent-inspired--Design from Victoria Cocieru on model Thijin--Season 18 "Project Runway" Bravo TV "Tuxedo" Design Challenge, Brooklyn NY

Tux Jumpsuit--Design by Geoffrey Mac on model Tyce--Season 18 "Project Runway" Bravo TV "Tuxedo" Design Challenge, Brooklyn NY

A Backwards Tuxedo Gown--Design by Sergio Guadarrama on model Severine--Season 18 "Project Runway" Bravo TV "Tuxedo" Design Challenge, Brooklyn NY

Low Tuxes--

Designs from (L to R) Brittany Allen; Delvin McCray on model Stephanie; and Nancy Volpe-Beringer on model DD--Season 18 "Project Runway" Bravo TV "Tuxedo" Design Challenge, Brooklyn NY

Green Tux Look--Design from Delvin McCray on model Stephanie Rosa--Season 18 "Project Runway" Bravo TV "Tuxedo" Design Challenge, Brooklyn NY

Jacquard Ensemble--Design from Nancy Volpe-Beringer on model DD Smith--Season 18 "Project Runway" Bravo TV "Tuxedo" Design Challenge, Brooklyn NY

Losing Look--Design from Brittany Allen--Season 18 "Project Runway" Bravo TV "Tuxedo" Design Challenge, Brooklyn NY

Lastly...

We had a very special visit from last season's WINNER, Jhoan Sebastian Grey on the set of the Tuxedo Challenge--Season 18 "Project Runway" Bravo TV "Tuxedo" Design Challenge, Brooklyn NY