PROJECT RUNWAY.....Season 19 Project Runway: Episode 12 Coco Rocha Photoshoot: Photo Recap!

Coco Love--Nick Verreos with Supermodel and Super Muse--Episode 12 Coco Rocha Editorial Photoshoot Challenge Season 19 Bravo's Project Runway

For the 12th episode of Season 19 Bravo's "Project Runway", a very special guest was invited to be the Design--and Photo Muse--for the remaining designers: The fabulous Supermodel Coco Rocha! The challenge was an Editorial Photoshoot Challenge, so who better than to exemplify this than Designer and "Project Runway" Mentor Christian Siriano's friend and Runway Show "Closer", Miss Coco Rocha!

Christian and Coco--Designer and "Project Runway" Mentor Christian Siriano and Coco Rocha

Coco is known as a Catwalk Diva, of course, but she is also known for her incredible editorial photoshoots where she contorts herself into Couture-level body poses (just like she does on the runway!)--just the perfect canvas for this week's challenge.

Here's my Photo Recap of the episode:

After they found out what the Challenge was: To create an original Editorial Look for Coco Rocha to be photographed for a Fashion Shoot...the designers got to chose A PROP for their individual photo shoots. Our wonderful props and the art department had set up a ladder, fans, dumpster bucket, "crime" tape, fake plants, pallets, chair, portable street delineators...you name it, it was there:

Props--Episode 12 Coco Rocha Editorial Photoshoot Challenge Season 19 Bravo's Project Runway

Workroom Photos:

After a day of creating their Coco Rocha looks, I took some photos of the Designs-in-Progress before tomorrow's big photoshoot:

Sequins and Organza--Black and red design from Chasity Sereal--Episode 12 Coco Rocha Editorial Photoshoot Challenge Season 19 Bravo's Project Runway

Exaggerated Shape--Design-in-progress from Kristina Kharlashkina--Episode 12 Coco Rocha Editorial Photoshoot Challenge Season 19 Bravo's Project Runway

Fabric Manipulation--Red gown from Shantall Lacayo--Episode 12 Coco Rocha Editorial Photoshoot Challenge Season 19 Bravo's Project Runway

Navy Column--Indigo blue shift dress and denim "overcoat" from Bones Jones--Episode 12 Coco Rocha Editorial Photoshoot Challenge Season 19 Bravo's Project Runway

Lace and Boning--Details of design-in-progress from Coral Castillo--Episode 12 Coco Rocha Editorial Photoshoot Challenge Season 19 Bravo's Project Runway

Coco's "Dressing Room" and table for Photoshoot supplies (in case they were needed)--Episode 12 Coco Rocha Editorial Photoshoot Challenge Season 19 Bravo's Project Runway

We filmed the episode on what was probably THE HOTTEST DAY in Brooklyn/NY this past Summer--in fact, it was one of the highest temperatures recorded! And not only was it hot...if you have spent time in Brooklyn/NYC during the Summer months...you also know it was HUMID and VERY NASTY! Oh, and did I mention the actual photoshoot was shot on a non-air-conditioned warehouse? Yep. And as Consulting Producers, David and I were sweating right along with everyone else. It must be said, Coco was INCREDIBLE! Never complained, always professional: A class act!

David was a fabulous "photoshoot helper" helping Coco and the designs look their best--especially the ones with dramatic back capes or trains, as we tried to do a "backstage"/behind the scenes photoshoot ourselves...

Coco X Coral--Coco Rocha in a yellow gown from Coral Castillo--Episode 12 Coco Rocha Editorial Photoshoot Challenge Season 19 Bravo's Project Runway

Coco X Shantall--Coco Rocha in a red gown from Shantall Lacayo--Episode 12 Coco Rocha Editorial Photoshoot Challenge Season 19 Bravo's Project Runway

Coco X Chasity--Coco Rocha in one-shoulder gown from Chasity Sereal--Episode 12 Coco Rocha Editorial Photoshoot Challenge Season 19 Bravo's Project Runway

Coco X Kristina--Coco Rocha in a blue and green outfit from Kristian Kharlashkina--Episode 12 Coco Rocha Editorial Photoshoot Challenge Season 19 Bravo's Project Runway

Coco X Bones--Coco Rocha in navy blue column dress and headdress from Bones Jones--Episode 12 Coco Rocha Editorial Photoshoot Challenge Season 19 Bravo's Project Runway

Following the photoshoot, we put the designs on dress forms and brought them back to the "Project Runway" Workroom, to wait until we had to subsequently bring them out to the "Runway" stage for the Judging--Episode 12 Coco Rocha Editorial Photoshoot Challenge Season 19 Bravo's Project Runway

The Final Photos from the Shoot/Challenge:

The Winning Look/Photo: Coco Rocha in design from Shantall Lacayo--Episode 12 Coco Rocha Editorial Photoshoot Challenge Season 19 Bravo's Project Runway