PROJECT RUNWAY.....Creating Prototypes Ahead of "Project Runway" Season 22 for Viva Paper Towel Challenge

 Viva Paper Towel Prototypes - Created by Consulting Producers Nick Verreos and David Paul - for Research on the Season 22 "Project Runway" Viva Paper Towel Challenge Episode

A little Behind The Scenes...of working as Consulting Producers for "Project Runway": Before Season 22 "Project Runway" filming even began, we got a call from our Show Runner/Executive Producer, telling us about the possible collaboration with Viva Paper Towels in creating designs for the show. Naturally, we were intrigued, to say the least. In order to first find out if, indeed, Viva Paper Towels could be used by our designers/contestants to create runway-worthy designs, as Consulting Producers, we had to first find out for ourselves! 

Step 1: Shopping - At Target Los Angeles, getting Viva Paper Towels

So...we were tasked by executives of the TV Show (our bosses) to create prototypes using Viva paper Towels, to see A) if the paper towels could be used like cloth; B) that we could sew on the paper towels; C) that they could be dyed; D) and, eventually, could "Fashion"-worthy looks be created. And eventually, the answers to all of these were a definitive YES!

Step 2: Draping - Nick Verreos draping a Viva Paper Towel design prototype

David and I quickly got to work, first heading out to one of our local Targets to purchase a bunch of Viva paper Towels; we didn't know how many rolls we would need, so we got A LOT! (Alas, we didn't need that many!) Then, I began to drape a design while David was testing dyes to see how the dyes would take, etc. The dyeing part was tricky, and we explain all this in our PODCAST HERE or scroll to the end of this blog.... 

Step 3: Create Paper Towel Details - David made cone-like shapes using the Viva Paper Towel

David's "cone"-shaped detail skirt, using Viva paper Towels (with muslin backing)

Finished Viva Paper Towel Design Prototypes - (L to R) Crop Top with Swarovski crystal-trimmed "fringe"; Draped One Shoulder Top with inner Bustier and Cone-detailed Skirt

Model Test - Testing the prototypes on a live model to see if the Viva Paper Towel designs could be worn and moved in, like they would be done for the "Project Runway" show

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