PROJECT RUNWAY....."Vessel NYC" Avant-garde Episode Part Three: Fashion Photoshoot at the Top of The Vessel !!

Avant-Garde Divas--Models Yuen Sze Jia and Thijin Bol in designs from Season 18 "Project Runway" designers Sergio Guadarrama (left and center) and Geoffrey Mac (right)--Season 18 "Project Runway" Avant-garde Episode, The Vessel Hudson Yards NYC

In Part Three of my "Project Runway" BLOG on filming the fabulously EPIC "Avant-garde" Episode at The Vessel Hudson Yards...it's time for the FASHIONS and photos I captured while waiting...and waiting...and waiting....for the filming top start. We were up pon the top of The Vessel for what seemed like several hours, waiting for production, cameras, the judges....everyone to be ready on their marks.

Geisha Ready--Model Yuen Sze Jia strikes a pose in Season 18 "Project Runway" Top Six Designer Sergio Guadarrama Avant-garde gown while waiting to go up to the top of The Vessel--Season 18 "Project Runway" Avant-garde Episode, The Vessel Hudson Yards NYC

The models had gotten up to the top a while back and so, I--along with my better half, David Paul)-- were up there with them as part of our Consulting Producer jobs to make sure nothing happened to the clothing. Unbeknownst to the viewers, we were also joined up at the top by a small crew of sewers/helpers. Since we had some time to spend, I decided to do some impromptu photoshoots, naturally...

Butterfly Pink--Model Severine Keimig in Avant-garde design (in pink) from Season 18 "Project Runway" Top Six Designer Brittany Allen, at the bottom of The Vessel--Season 18 "Project Runway" Avant-garde Episode, The Vessel Hudson Yards NYC

Model Holding Area--Models at the top of The Vessel--(L to R) Tyce Green, Luz Lopez, Jessica Millin, Emmy Pena, and Severine Keimig--Season 18 "Project Runway" Avant-garde Episode, The Vessel Hudson Yards NYC

Butterfly Pose--Model in Ashley Longshore-inspired design from Season 18 "Project Runway" Top Six Designer Brittany Allen, at The Vessel--Season 18 "Project Runway" Avant-garde Episode, The Vessel Hudson Yards NYC

Shredded Fashion Cat--Model in design from Season 18 "Project Runway" Top Six Designer Nancy Volpe-Beringer from the Animal print/"Cats" Movie Episode--Season 18 "Project Runway" Avant-garde Episode, The Vessel Hudson Yards NYC

Wrapped Up--Model DD Smith in a blanket we provided....and part of Season 18 "Project Runway" Top Six Designer Nancy Volpe-Beringer's Avant-garde design (horsehair peeking out around DD's head!)--Season 18 "Project Runway" Avant-garde Episode, The Vessel Hudson Yards NYC

Future Queen--Model Thijin Bol in glazed organza-and-latex design from Season 18 "Project Runway" Top Six Designer Geoffrey Mac at the top of The Vessel--Season 18 "Project Runway" Avant-garde Episode, The Vessel Hudson Yards NYC

Onna-Bugeisha Met Gala--Model Yuen Sze Jia in design from Season 18 "Project Runway" Top Six Designer Sergio Guadarrama at the top of The Vessel--Season 18 "Project Runway" Avant-garde Episode, The Vessel Hudson Yards NYC

What Floor Ladies?--Models heading up to the top of The Vessel--Season 18 "Project Runway" Avant-garde Episode, The Vessel Hudson Yards NYC

Trio Posing--Models Luz Lopez, Jasmine Staten, and Yuen Sze Jia in designs from Season 18 "Project Runway" Designer Sergio Guadarrama--Season 18 "Project Runway" Avant-garde Episode, The Vessel Hudson Yards NYC

Last but not least...

Nick Workin'--Snapshots my huney David Paul got of me, while I was trying to "wrangle" the fashion troops to begin the filming; here in the back as model Thijin Bol twrils in Geoffrey Mac's design---Season 18 "Project Runway" Avant-garde Episode, The Vessel Hudson Yards NYC

 Designs from (L to R) Nancy Volpe-Beringer, Geoffrey Mac, and Sergio Guadarrama--Season 18 "Project Runway" Avant-garde Episode 

Designs from (L to R) Marquise Foster, Victoria Cocieru, and Brittany Allen--Season 18 "Project Runway" Avant-garde Episode