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NEWS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2008
RUNWAY (CONTINUED FROM 1A)
Committee spent about 30 hours folding more than 2,000 cranes to line the runway and hang from the ceiling.
The cranes were part of the Asian theme for the night.
Competitors presented their designs by category. After every challenge, the contestants had the opportunity to talk about their inspiration and receive feedback from the judges.
Throughout the program, SUA showed video of the contestants
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working on their garments at home or in the studio at the Art and Design building.
See a slideshow of winner Bonnie Croisant's journey to the Project Runway finale at Kansan.com/videos
While the judges deliberated, the models presented the garments
ite Project Runway Challenge was to what his plans for the night were.
His answers were peppered with jokes about the questioners' outfits and fashion sense in the state of
"It's the best time for young people to show their work."
from the preliminary challenge, the designers created the multicolored garments using paper bags.
The night began with a question-and-answer session with Siriano.
CHRISTIAN SIRIANO
Winner of Bravo TV's
"Project Runway" season four
Kansas.
The audience asked him questions ranging from what his favor-
Siriano said his advice for aspiring student designers was to intern with a professional designer for at least a year. He said social networking Web sites such
sites such as Facebook and MySpace made it easier for them to promote their work.
"It's the best time for young people to show their work," Siriano said.
Edited by Brenna Hawley
Christian Siriano, winner of the fourth season of "Project Runway," congratulates Boni Crosier, Humboldt senior, after she won the Student Union Activities Project Runway competition on Tuesday night. Crosier was also a finalist in the competition last year. Watch her road to the finale during the past few months at www.kanon.com/video.
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Far Left: Christian Siriano, season-four winner of Bravo's "Project Runway," speaks to the audience on Tuesday night at the KU Project Runway competition. Vouchers, which provided students with advanced seating, were gone by Monday, making students wait in a long line to see Siriano.
Middle Left: Emma Burgess-Olson, Lawrence Jennifer, gets her hair done by Nicole May of Salon Lura Tuesday night before the SUA-sponsored Project Runway competition. May said she was attempting to make a romantic up-do to match the design aesthetic of the evening gown that Burgess-Olson was wearing.
Near Left: Marley Cunningham,
Baldwin senior, walks down the runway
Tuesday night in a gown designed by the
partner team of Josiah Earle, Topea senior,
and Lauren Tulli, Plano, Texas, junior. The
evening gown was KU-themed and had to
include crimson and blue in the design.
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