Runway Monday All Stars: Unconventional Challenge

Lifetime’s Project Runway All Stars season kicked off last week with the unconventional materials challenge. Almost-winning and/or talented designers from previous seasons were sent to find materials from a 99 Cent store to be used in a look that played off a design from one of their (non-show) collections.

By popular demand–or at least Marika’s–I’ve agreed to play along once more, but this time with a twist.

To begin with, the look at left is one I created for Summer in February 2009: her red carpet Oscar gown. This remains one of my favorite looks for her. The silhouette is sleek, and the lace with its flesh-colored lining is sexy without being too revealing.

I wanted to use the color palette of metallic blues and grays and the floral motif in a younger look–perhaps something for a teen celebrity walking the red carpet at the premiere of an exciting movie. When I went discount store shopping, I found a hair accessory and some accent beads that I thought could provide a translation of Summer’s look.

To model my design: Monster High’s own Draculaura. How does she look?

Waving to the crowd like a red carpet champ.

I used the beads to embellish her hair accessory and as her earrings.

A newborn super model emerges from the petals of her dress.

Draculaura loves her rhinestone belt.

The entire outfit makes her want to jump with joy!

Or she can stride confidently in her Mattel Stardoll multi-buckled strap sandals.

Forget sparkly vampires and Gaga’s millions of little monsters. We look forward to seeing Draculaura again on the runway soon!

Thanks to Michael, Katie, and a young lady in Florida for making fashion fun for me again. And Lindsey and Rhonda for the Stardoll shoes.