By CJ Bomb
And so here we are, people. It’s a new year but we have one last hurrah: Project Runway in its All-Star (hopefully not) faded glory. This season filmed before Georgina Chapman’s husband, Jabba the Hutt, AKA Harvey Weinstein, began to get everything that’s coming to him and hopefully more. So let’s just take a seat and focus on the business at hand, shall we?
First of all HAPPY NEW YEAR! Did you guys know this show is a worldwide phenomenon? Always trying to keep things fresh, the producers have chosen people who have already been on this show. A LOT, including not one but THREE past All-Stars winners, AND winners of some of the international franchises. Way to think outside of the box producers. Some people I am happy to see…. some not so much.
On the American side we have Anya Ayoung Chee, who won season nine barely knowing how to sew, let alone making patterns. Anthony Ryan, who won All-Stars season 2 basically admits he’s here for the money. He is hilarious so I’m ok with this one. Irina Shabayeva, whose designs I loved and personality I HATED, won season 6 when PR headed to Lifetime and things started their long, slow painful slide downhill. Dmitry Sholokhov, who won season 10 and season four of All-Stars is back and I guess I’m ok with it? Seth Aaron Henderson, who won season 7 and All-Stars season 3….. has been designing iPad covers? (seriously on his bio). I never got Seth Aaron, who dresses like a punk mortician and acts like a manic goofball. I don’t dislike him…. I just really haven’t been wondering what he has been up to… which is apparently designing iPad covers. Michelle Lesniak, winner of season 11 I’m actually happy to see. She made my favorite sweater of all time on this show and I’ve always liked her vibe. I’m noticing that a lot of these USA winners are actually originally from elsewhere….. leading to the……
INTERNATIONAL THEME! Here come the winners from around the globe. Christina Exie won in Australia and I’m digging her edgy vibe. Django Steenbakker is from the Netherlands and if I ever start a punk band that will be the name of it. He is direct because he is Dutch. Jasper Garvida won in UK and is just as cute as a button. He dressed Katy Perry and was SUPER excited about it. Cynthia Hayashi won in Brazil and is just happy to be here folks. Sunny Fong won in Canada and I’m just going to assume he’s nice cause he’s Canadian. Evan Biddell is also from Canada but he seems a bit more feisty. He’s certainly flustered when he sees who he is up against on the USA side.
Alyssa looks like she is in great shape, but her stylist stills seems to hate her. Those boobs need support. Period. Oh to be the best of the best means you get to work with….. JCPenney!! Well if that isn’t high fashion, what is? Oh and they are providing accessories as well. Great. And producing a winning look. For each winning look. Each Week. Fabulous. Considering this has been tried before and some faithful readers here actually went into the store to check it out and reported back how cheaply made and executed the designs were produced, I don’t have high hopes. I know I’m going to sound like an elitist snob when I say this, but NO ASPIRING DESIGNER ON EARTH would choose JCPenney if they had a choice. Not one. But this is Lifetime… so this is what we can expect. I never thought the word Barneys were going to fall from Alyssa’s lips so I really don’t know why I’m annoyed. Maybe for the designers. Whoever wins each week also gets 5K. That’s good.
They are standing on Governors island in front of Lady Liberty and the challenge is to come up with a “high fashion” design showing who you are and where you came from. They have $200 and one day. Lyft gets promo’ed. One fucking day. Again, don’t know why I’m surprised and/or disappointed. Sigh.
Dmitry is going to make a traditional outfit from Belarus and elevate and modernize it. Star-struck Evan tells Dmitry he’s going to to do a mountie costume, I mean outfit. Irina is From the Republic of Georgia so she thinks of wine? And is doing a petal coat? I guess I’m from Connecticut and I also think of wine a lot, so ok. Anthony is partially Native American (according to his grandmother) so he’s going to use color and prints. Every ACTUAL Native American who has ever been on this show just felt nauseous without knowing why. I don’t think think this will end well. Anya points out that Trinidad and Tobago is a melting pot and she will be also using vibrant colors, but for the RIGHT reasons, not some sort of bizzarro cultural appropriation. She’s going to do a modernized sari. Cynthia is looking for lace to do a version of technique from Portugal that came to Brazil and was passed down through generations.
Off to the studio they head and in one minute, Lyft, Brother and JCPenney all get their promos again. Anya hasn’t sewn since season nine. She has developed techniques where “she doesn’t have to”. This show cannot move back to Bravo soon enough. Irina looks at her the way a shark looks at a tasty, helpless baby grouper. Anthony’s head isn’t fully in the game as his grandmother passed away three days before he arrived. Oh Jeez. Irina is cutting leaves and contemplating what kind of shop she’s going to open when she wins. Sunny is admiring Evan’s work and being generally nice and Canadian.
Anne Fulenwider walks in and just gets down to it. Anya has half of Mood on one dress. Anne is worried about the movement of the garment. Django thinks its simple. It’s giving me a headache. Anya wisely starts to edit. Anne points out Cynthia has nothing on her form and that what she needs to step it up timing wise. Seth says Spain and Scotland are his inspiration. Anne is getting school marm. Disney Princess is NEVER a good critique comment so Jasper also wisely decides to edit. Anne tells Django after he describes his Vermeer inspired look that subtle isn’t always good on runway. He tells her european subtle is different from American subtle. She is not impressed by this statement.
Anne loves Irina’s petal wine coat but warns her not to veer into costume territory. She’s also giving that advice to Dmitry even though she also loves his modern take on a traditional dress. With the cut-outs this could be really cool. Sunny is doing east meets west and she tells him to pick up the pace. Christina is doing a softer top after Anne’s critique, and Michelle is worried about her bottom now that Anne has pointed out how plain it is. She tells Evan not to be so literal with his mountie outfit. Anthony is explaining his Texas Cherokee heritage outfit to Anne. She’s down with the top but not loving the royal blue underneath. Anne tells them they are all doing a great job and she’s sending someone in to inspire them. The founder of 23andMe comes in? And gives them all kits? And makes them do them then and there? I’m seriously counting the minutes until the shift back to Bravo. Turns out Dmitry is part Native American. Huh.
The models come in. Evan can’t button his jacket. Cynthia is happy with her look. Seth Aaron points out it’s technical flaws and the minute he starts a sentence with “Being an All-Star Winner…..” I scream at the TV STFU iPad designer!!!! My kids tell me to calm down. Anthony knows he’s in trouble. He’s trying to cover flaws. That always works on this show. Makeup and hair promo time ensues. Cynthia screws up her zipper and everyone tries to help. Some people love Irina’s look, some do not. Chick Fil-A and rooster sounds were mentioned and made. Jasper’s is pretty.
The Runway
Alyssa’s stylist really does still hate her. She’s wearing a sequined jumpsuit she is too short for and has side flow hair. She’s tiny and yet still looks dumpy. Champion of the world…yadda yadda yadda…. Seriously, that is being said every two minutes. There’s Georgina pre-glass castle shattering, Isaac, awesome as always and Debra Messing. Okay. I’m good with this one. She’s always wonderful. She comes out resplendent in red and makes Alyssa look like a toddler playing dress up.
Anya pulls it together the way she always does and does a pretty flowy maxi dress. The fabrics work well together but it’s not exactly earth shattering. Imagine what she could do if she knew how to actually sew. Evan’s model looks like a Ivana Trump in 1984 dominatrix nutcracker outfit and I’m kind of digging it. Maybe cause I’m a child of the 80’s? Jasper’s looks a Laura Ashley tea dress circa 1987 since we are referencing the 80’s. How is this east meets west? Oh Seth Aaron. Highland Rape has already been done much better by Alexander McQueen. Blade Runner meets Highlander wannabe. Django knows he has a winning look, he just hopes these idiot American judges will understand it. Oh Anthony, it was nice to see you, albeit briefly. This is bad. Like the contestant that got chosen for their wacky personality bad. I like Christina’s funky office manager and Michelle’s grown up 90’s baby doll dress. Love the sleeve and the back. Sunny’s will look great in JCPenney’s. That isn’t a compliment. At least Irina did something funky and different? Everyone else’s is tame, or worse, tame thinking it’s cool. Cynthia’s is ok. Dmitry? Dmitry took something traditional and made it modern and cool. Love the velvet and the cutouts. I pick Irina and Dmitry for the top two and Anthony to go home. Everyone else was meh.
Judging
Evan’s mountie outfit is loved by Georgina but she tells him he might want to exhibit a wee bit more restraint in the future. Isaac loves the silhouette but thinks the gold buttons make it costumey. Debra only noticed the unevenness of the jacket, but Alyssa loves the balance of proportion. Debra thought Anya’s dress was too simple. Isaac thinks it needed more drama. Alyssa points out as an All-Star if you are going to draping, it better be some kick ass draping. Georgina loves the colors and cutouts of Dmitry’s dress. Isaac adores it, loves the fabric and the length. Alyssa was shocked it was Dmitry as he normally does incredible structure. Irina’s coat is Debra’s favorite piece of the day. Georgina loves it but thinks the fabric is a bit heavy. Isaac noes NOT love it and thinks the treatment of the fabric cheapened it, Alyssa disagrees and thinks it was a wow moment on the runway. I don’t understand why Cynthia is there, they seem to just be bored by it. Anthony is trying his best to sell this but no one is having it. Georgina is confused by the multiple directions. Alyssa claims she gets what he is trying to do (huh??) but it didn’t work. Isaac thinks there is a lack of precision and it feels as though he’s not here. Anthony bursts into tears and explains about his loss. It was heartbreaking to watch.
Dmitry for the win!! Well done sir. And suck it Seth Aaron. In a massive twist NO ONE GOES HOME. I do this recap for the love of my fearless leader TT and you guys, but doing the beginning of this with some many contestants is HARD. AND NOW TWO MORE ARE COMING IN????? WHAT THE FUCKITY FUCK???? A Woman from Australia and Sean “Fringe” Kelly. Damnit producers… trying to milk this cow as long as they can. Oh well. Condolences to Anthony and let’s hope for a more interesting week next time. I wish everyone a new year filled with peace, love and kindness and lots and lots of laughter. Xoxo CJ
Thank you for the recap. If I recall correctly, many thought Anya should not have won her season. She knows how to put fabric together but is out of her league when compared to the other designers this season.
I’m looking forward to this season because they are all All Stars so the competition should be tough,
It’s nice they let Anthony stay this week but I predict he and Anya will be on the bottom each week,
You are right about Anya. They literally gave her the win. She in no way out designed her competition. I was shocked, disappointed and disillusioned.
Thanks CJ for the spot on recap….with so many players it’s a good thing they have their names under each individual!
I was shocked when I saw JCP and I can’t even imagine how the winning garment is going to look.
I’ll keep watching, for now, but I’m hoping the new version on Bravo gives me more when it returns.
Health, peace and happiness.
It was rather disappointing that no one went home.
That said,I have taken to begging for gifts. First was my imaginary gay husband who I literally DEMANDED a cordless animal Dyson that I have not been able to use because KARMA. And then I PLEADED to CJ to Please for the love of GOD I WILL DO ANYTHING FOR WHATEVER SHE IS CANNING. I get it. I should be buying her shit.
But she cooks as good as my big sis and that is a huge compliment.
She also knows everything about fashion. So one day I am going to make her take me shopping. She will then understand why fat people do not dress well. But I think she could help me out a bit.
I don’t remember any of these people. I really do not have a favorite look. I just want to practice child’s pose in a sauna at the hugely expensive health club as soon as I can get up off my ass and get there.
CJ- Thank you for the recap! I like Anya but I’m worried she won’t bring them something new. I love Dimitri. He has confidence, but not in a cocky way. I think if Irina would have done her look for an svante garde challenge I think all the judges would have raved about it. I’m just thankful there aren’t twins that fudge the rules on this season.
Another great recap. I love your fashion knowledge combined with your voice and a smidge of snarkiness — perfect. I agree with just about everything you said EXCEPT that I like Irina and I ADORE Seth Aaron. My tailoring savant, all self taught. I was amazed at his perfect fit every week especially his first season when they played that stupid model switching crap. Anya … a joke. That was the only season they gave the designers a shite ton of money and more time. So Anya could get enough looks. She totally ripped off Kimberley’s showpiece dress (the one with the narrow strap down the center back — Kimberley’s was sparkly, Anya’s was printed) and NO ONE, not even Kimberley called her out. I was REALLY PISSED because the same judges who ripped Uli for doing resort shit BEAUTIFULLY praised the fuckall out of Anya. I do like Irina (Meana Irina) who was not that mean and remained friends with Carol Hannah and Logan. They got ripped off that season, didn’t even get to stand by their collections during fashion week and that L.A. season shite. Dmitri being part “Native American” makes sense if you ascribe to the the latest genetic that the same genome group is shared by “Native Americans,” Siberian’s and East Asians. It is clearer and more accurate if you call “native Americans” American Indians or Tribal Americans, because they MIGRATED. Belarus is relatively near Siberia. Dmitri deserved the win, but I don’t even want to know how JCP I’ll handle the cutout. So glad Anthony Ryan did not go home. Anya needs to go first.
I like Anya (and I have a cell phone, though it is off and in my bag 90% of the time. )
Interesting that the mentor had Anya simplify and she removed some fabrics and a judge said she should have used more fabrics!
Alyssa sure wants her gone and she may go early.
I recognize most of them and wasn’t missing therm much.
I am thankful for the quick review because I recently got a much better DVR but have to reprogram for shows as they start.
If you missed the first episode, it reruns next week before the new episode, but I watched tonight on demand.
It seems to me that the VAST MAJORITY of the time, the recommendations that Ms. Fulenwider makes are the exact opposite of what the judges like. If she were “mentoring” me, I’d do the exact opposite of what she says.
It was that way with Tim Gunn too. I ALWAYS agreed with Tim. Especially when Gretchen won and when Nell won.
I totally did not know this was back on, and that Lifetime was getting one more out of them. I will definitely watch.
But I’m going to feel sorry for Georgina a lot. That we’re seeing her “pre-glass castle shattering”. Perfect way to describe it FYI.
I agree that is the perfect phrasing for Georgina’s Weinstein wake-up. I thought this season was filmed after the Time’s Up and I thought she had recovered quite nicely. But not. I remember thinking Weinstein must be a VERY CHARMING man for her to marry that beast. Sure, he has money, but when you look like Georgina, you could find a man with money AND looks. And I do not buy into the gossip that celebs were pressured to wear Marchessa dresses. Celeb stylists clamour for those dresses.
My best friends cousin worked for Marchesa for a while. Sadly, even those they are a talented duo (Georgina and Keren) it’s actually true.
Boo hoo. Do you think that still is the case or just in the beginning? i remember Rachel Zoe “dibbsing” that pewter lace dress for Anne Hathaway and then not getting it or hearing back from Marchesa. Because Sandra Bullock got it; Zoe didn’t know until the Oscar broadcast what happened. Very unprofessional. (And I kept mentally drawing on another sleeve, alternating with mentally cutting off the one. I really do not like asymetrical sleeves.)
They filmed this over two years ago. I don’t know know why they wanted so long to air it. Maybe “me too” or “times up”.
How is this season from before the Harvey thing? Georgina left Harvey in October 2017… 15 months ago. Yes, I understand that tv shows are filmed in advance but a delay like that seems extreme.
I thought dimitiri’s was gorgeous and I wanted to see how JCP ruined it, but i cant even find it on their site.
I just looked at JCP and they have a note saying that this season was filmed before they discontinued their Project Runway Collection. And they won’t be selling any designs from the show.
It’s very odd that they didn’t edit that out of the episode. It’s kind of embarrassing.
CJ — Thank you for the recap — I always look forward to your PR recaps, I find them to be informative, insightful and just plain fun.
When watching the runway, I did assume Dimitri would win because I thought (despite the cut-outs) the dress looked easiest to mass produce, especially compared to the “mountie” jacket and pants. I did a google search and it looks like JCPenny may have dropped their collaboration with PR All Stars after production but before airtime.(?) Maybe the lag between filming and release, the distancing from Weinstein, or just Penney’s poor sales, are the reason for the change. I wonder if the designers are disappointed?
I did like Cynthia’s look I thought it was ambitious but expected her to be safe. I liked Michelle’s look too, I really liked Michelle’s work her season — interesting she is here though since she was sent home on an All Star season.
I love Alyssa Milano and just don’t get her styling — is it in her contract that Georgina must look better than Alyssa? It is the only reason I can think that she is styled as she is, she seems lovely so it is hard to think her stylist could dislike her this much. I don’t know.
Thanks again for the great recap, I am looking forward to next week.
Alp, you hit on something that troubles me about this season. If the winning designs are going to JCP, doesn’t that hinder the creative risks designers may otherwise take? I thought Dmitri was smart to recognize that and come up with a dress that could easily fit into JCP than, say Irina’s Chick Filet mascot coat.It was a pretty dress, but not particularly fresh. The judges acted as if cutouts in velvet was so radical. I thought it was so 90’s. And did Dmitri get fillers or something? His face looks different. Maybe it was the lighting.
Michelle’s was cool and fun. Seth’s look was too dark on tv for me to appreciate his exquisite tailoring. Anthony is out of his league, as is Anya. Excited to see more from the designers we don’t know, and not happy that fringe boy is back. I did love his water color dress for the avant garde challenge, though, so we’ll see.
CJ has the best PR recaps, hands down.
So I asked JCP on facebook and they said they are no longer working with PR and will not be making any of the designs like they said on the show. But the designers definitely thought they would so it could still influence their work.
Seriously? They can’t even keep JCP on as a client? What’s next KMart?
i wonder if that will change with the switch to Bravo.
However that rift occurred reneging on the promise to the contestants is not a good look for PR or JCP.
Dimitri’s new face distracted me. He’s definitely filled out in the face, not sure if it is weight gain or cosmetic procedures. Maybe his nose is different as well. He was also slender if not a bit gaunt. Maybe it is weight gain. Definitely a favorite of mine.
Good lord, anya? SHE DOESN’T SEW. Get rid of her. I loved Irina’s design in her first appearance on Runway, but that pink thing was chickeny. Seth Aaron is just weird. The others are eh. Michelle tries too hard to be odd. All in all, I watch all PR shows. And please, someone buy Alyssa a better bra. And a decent stylist.
I thought the same thing….Michelle is trying way too hard.
I cannot with Alyssa Milano. How can she host a show about design and fashion and have no sense of either one. They definitely have some heavy hitters this season. It will be interesting to see how they evolved. Loved Dmitri’s dress. He is one of my all-time favs. I am rooting for Anya too. I know she is out of her league but I love her mixed ethnic/cultural vibe and she is so cute. I loved her and Uli’s mixing of prints as it is something I struggle with. Thanks CJ for the recaps.
Totally agree with you.
I refuse to watch a show with that dumbo as host. Didn’t this take time away from her other job as totally uneducated political reporter?
I also can’t watch or support Georgina pretending she had no idea what her husband’s sexual proclivities were.
I read some interesting pieces in Vogue that changed my mind on Georgina who I knew NOTHING about when the shit hit the fan. It’s easy to judge with no information
Perhaps this will soften you toward her a bit.
Georgina Chapman on Life After Harvey Weinstein – Vogue
https://www.vogue.com/article/georgina-chapman-life-after-harvey-weinstein
May 10, 2018 – On the day in late February when I arrive at Georgina Chapman’s town house in the West Village to interview her, it’s unseasonably hot, nearly …
Anna Wintour’s June Editor’s Letter: Georgina Chapman … – Vogue
https://www.vogue.com/article/anna-wintour-editors-letter-vogue-june-2018
May 10, 2018 – says Chapman. … Before Georgina Chapman chose to break her silence to Vogue writer Jonathan Van Meter, she spent a lot of time soul-searching, wondering whether she should do so or not. Just after the very serious allegations of harassment, abuse, and assault against her husband …
I’ve recorded this week’s program, well, actually my DVR has a long memory, and saw Project Runway and
snapped on. OK, so I was set to watch with my morning cuppa, and then Alyssa appeared. I cannot
stand that woman, there is something sickening about her. I disliked her long before she became one of
those celebrities that thought their political views influenced we great unwashed.
Now, after reading the re-cap, I will watch and just fast forward through Alyssa and the commercials. CJ made the show sound interesting, and it’s Friday and I’ve nothing to do except wash my hair til tonight.
Thanks for the re-cap.
Oh agreed! Stop with the celebrity political views. NOBODY cares!
Obviously someone does if people comment on it. Besides they have never done politics on the show.
I always thought Anya was so pretty.
No idea this was filmed in 2017. Maybe this is the season Wendy Williams is a judge. We keep saying to the screen, “Who?” When Georgina was on. She’s been invisible for a year.
I liked Dimitri’s. Glad he won.
I pretty much remember all of the USA people.
I saw previews and yes, Wendy Williams is a judge. She looks likes she’s having fun in the preview.
What on earth qualifies WW to be a judge?
same thing that qualifies Alyssa to host…
Sigh. Nothing.
She spoke about it a long time ago. I figured I must have missed her episode as I never saw her. Boy, this season really was on the shelf for a while.
Looks very interesting, thanks for the recap CJ.
Boy, that mentor is coming in strong. Don’t know how I feel about her.
I’ve not gotten through an all stars in a while, so this should be good. I’m prepared to watch the whole season.
After alp and another commenter remarked on being unable to find the winning dress on JCP, I did some researching. That deal was made when Haaaaaarvey (as Jack Gleason pronounced the name) was still CEO. I think that, maybe more than the Bravo thing, is what killed that deal. There ARE some PR things on the JCP site and they are HIDEOUS and look cheap.
I was surprised to see this on my DVR this morning! Thank you for the recap CJ, you have some pinpoint accuracy when it comes to these designers, your recap reminded me of a lot of things I’ve forgotten!
Since no one was illiminated this week I’ll pause my opinions re the designers but I will say I wouldn’t trust Ms. Fulenwider’s critiques. Is she a production plant?
Poor Allysa! Wow, how can she not look in the mirror and see how bad she looks! She is petite woman with all the curves and whistles and needs to be dressed accordingly. She looked absolutely dumpy/frumpy next to Debra Messing, not nice…on the one hand I feel sorry for her, on the other? I’ll be watching her judging closer, maybe her fashion sense really sucks…
Just watched and read the recap. Part of me thought why didn’t Lifetime edit out the comments about JCP producing the winning looks? By the time this aired, lifetime HAD to have known that would no longer happen. I bet Lifetime kept it in as a big F you to JCP PR though- Weinstein or not, JCP should have fulfilled that promise to the designers.
I really liked Anya her season. But how serious of a designer is she if between then and now she hasn’t attempted to develop and grow and LEARN HOW TO SEW?!?
Thank you CJ for the recap!
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I watched this on demand, for some reason my DVR did not record it. As such I had to sit through all the commercials 🙁 On Demand does not allow you to skip them.
I remember all the designers. Michelle’s glasses make her look weird (IMHO) they kind of distort her face. I liked her on the show before, but she is always such a big shit talker about her competitors.
I do not dislike Anya personally, but as I commented above, she was GIVEN the win. During her season when Tim visited her 3 weeks B4 the runway show, she did not have a single thing even started. Then she shows up and wins? Did not sit right with me.She was a model prior to the show and has continued modeling and hosting since.I agree she is out of her depth here.
Anthony Ryan’s look was awful but I disagree he cannot design. I remember his season, he took a lot of risks and came in around 6th place. When he won his All Stars season he had won the most challenges ever on the show. I think he is still grieving, we will see if he can clear his head.
I also like Seth Aaron. He had a shop in LA on Melrose for a long time and works with several stylists. Too bad we cant get Christian Siriano back, but he is much too busy being successful and fabulous.
Liked the European crew, including the Dutch guy (since I am mostly Dutch). I hope we see some interesting fashion.
But we ARE getting Christian back. Next month when PR returns to Bravo.
On the bright side, at least banana applique girl isn’t there. I don’t think I could do another season with her.
“Banana applique girl” giggle, she was the worst. I hadn’t discovered your site during that season, I’m going to have to go back and read from the archives!
I was reading something about PR and it mentioned Season 16 winner, Erin. I remember MOST of the contestants, but couldn’t remember a winner! When I looked her up I remembered why I didn’t remember. I did like some of her stuff. Really liked when Taim Gunn called out the mean “girls.”
We don’t speak of her. Ever.
I don’t understand how that sack with cutouts of Dimitri,s won. I have never been dan of his designs but this one was phoning it in.
I didn’t understand the no elimination, either. It means a double elimination later and that’s excruciating.
From this beginning I don’teven know if I will watch the whole season
I would like to think that they judged Anthony Ryan’s as the worst, but know that he is better than Anya and gave him a bye week because of the grief. But when they brought out two more contestants, I think it was more of their cutsie bullshit. I read something afterward that was written before and it said 14 contestants. I hate the little TWEESTS (as Heidi says). No one I know thinks it adds anything good to the show.
I read some interesting pieces in Vogue that changed my mind on Georgina who I knew NOTHING about when the shit hit the fan. It’s easy to judge with no information
Perhaps this will soften you toward her a bit.
Georgina Chapman on Life After Harvey Weinstein – Vogue
https://www.vogue.com/article/georgina-chapman-life-after-harvey-weinstein
May 10, 2018 – On the day in late February when I arrive at Georgina Chapman’s town house in the West Village to interview her, it’s unseasonably hot, nearly …
Anna Wintour’s June Editor’s Letter: Georgina Chapman … – Vogue
https://www.vogue.com/article/anna-wintour-editors-letter-vogue-june-2018
May 10, 2018 – says Chapman. … Before Georgina Chapman chose to break her silence to Vogue writer Jonathan Van Meter, she spent a lot of time soul-searching, wondering whether she should do so or not. Just after the very serious allegations of harassment, abuse, and assault against her husband …