We adored the whimsical designs by Kit Pistol of Project Runway Season's Four. Even more so, we dug her own post-fem, nerd-spunky style. Those high-waisted suspenders and Cinderella head scarves she wore to the workroom were missed almost as much as her work for the competition when she was sent home.
The project that auf'd her really got us thinking: a sweeping, avant- garde, seamy-on-purpose hoop-skirted dress that featured layers and layers of pastel aprons. According to Kit, who was asked to design two pieces based on her model's short, curly hairstyle, the concept she sought to illustrate was "nesting."
Tim Gunn, Grandfather of Reasonable Fashion, was less than convinced of the aesthetic connection between the dress and Kit's idea. After the En Garde! episode he wrote on his Bravo! PR blog:
Frankly, the only nest-like aspect to her avant-garde design that I could discern was the circular shape of the skirt, but that’s a stretch. I was struck by how much the corset top, voluminous Southern-belle skirt, and apron overlay made me think of a poor man’s Marie Antoinette dressed for her le petit hameau.
Could Kit have meant to express "nesting" in the homemaking sense? Think so. We read the over-the-top premise of the dress coupled with the modest, sweet fabric and apron scheme as a homage to the fanciful image of a sweet, enterprising, leave-the-lamplight-burning-late kind of woman. Tim himself makes a case for this interpretation with his note of the Southern-belle skirt and traditional corset top.
Either way, we congratulate you, Kit, for your thought-provoking fashion choices, both on the mannequin and on your own cute bod.
We'd love to fork over sixty bucks at Fred Segal for your signature patent-leather hairbow, but we found an, um, poor man's plastic version at Claire's for $3.50.
xo,
Sugar
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