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On the most recent episode of Lifetime’s Project Runway, the designers were divided into teams for a three-part challenge. They had to design their own textiles, come up with a theme for a runway show featuring five looks, and create a video to provide a backdrop while their designs were modeled. They also got to meet Betsey Johnson, whose light spirit and sense of fun were apparently lost on all of them. But this blog is about Becks, not those in-fighting, bullying crybabies.

So: Design my own textile… Why do I feel that I’ve done this before? Here, or maybe here, or perhaps here? I’m always game to do it again, however, even though I don’t have all that technological assistance the show’s designers get. I just have paint and unbleached muslin to create something for my theme, which is “Garden Party.”

My first look, modeled by Cassidy, uses my fabric as the yoke of her baby doll dress.

I made her a simple necklace.

The button on the back of the yoke repeats her shoe color.

My second model, Morgan, wears pants made from my fabric, along with a print shirt.

Her gold necklace belonged to my mother.

Her gold belt is paired with gold shoes.

The side panels of DJ’s tea-length dress use my fabric.

You might recognize the necklace from last year’s final collection.

Mattel’s teal belt is paired with platform heels to give her legs more length with the mid-calf hemline.

Simone’s long-waisted bodice is separated from her dress’s floor-length skirt with a band of multicolored stones.

I love these colors with her eyes and hair.

The dress is simple enough for a casual outdoor setting, but a bit more formal for an evening event.

Esperanza models my final look, separates made completely from the textile I designed.

The top has a single button at the collar and dolman sleeves that can be pushed above the elbow or dropped to three-quarter length.

The short, round skirt is as playful as the look from head–with her bright hat–to toe, with her high-heeled Mary Jane shoes.

The full collection.

ETA 2022: The video I made as part of the challenge was deleted by the site host, and I no longer have my own copy.

See you next time on the runway!

Previously this season:
9:6 The Art of the Matter
9:5 Off to the Track
9:4 All About Nina
9:3 Go Big Or Go Home
9:2 My Pet Project
9:1 Come As You Are