His ultimate goal is to become a household name and to empower women everywhere. Alantude is a mix of clean lines and pops of color, just enough to draw the right amount of attention to his customer. His line is inspired by strong women with the most inspiration coming from his mother, the strongest woman he knows. When he is not busy in the studio, he is passionate about his faith and works as a youth minister. He now designs his line, Alantude, full-time out of a small studio in downtown Houston. Knowing he wanted to pursue a career in fashion, Gonzalez earned his Associate Degree at Houston Community College and then started working to make his dream become a reality. In high school, he started to develop an interest in fashion, and he designed his best friend's prom dress. His father was deported when Gonzalez was 15, leaving his mother a single parent of two in America. This is another garment that I honestly believe could have been excellent, had the designers been given more time.Īnd there you have it, folks! Don’t forget to check back in on Saturday afternoon/evening for the weekly fashion recap.Alan Gonzalez, 25 Twitter and Instagram: Houston Alan Gonzalez was born in Mexico and immigrated to Houston with his family when he was three years old. And the zippers in the skirt are a very cute touch. But I do admire her use of color – not just color, but three different and unusual colors that we don’t often see together. The hem is quite uneven, the belt area is puckering, and the little boob-shields are distracting and not particularly body-conscious. Execution: There are definitely some glaring construction issues. A good choice, considering this is a busy dress. Everything from the boob swatches to the color blocking feels a bit contrived and immature to me, but it’s definitely not hopeless. Overview: It feels very art-school to me, which is basically the worst insult Tim Gunn can hurl at any given designer. After kicking off the loser, the judges kept Casanova and Ivy on to torture them just a bit more, but eventually let them stay. There’s something very toga/diaper about it, and while the print of the bottom layer of the skirt is fabulous, the dirty, washed-out colors of the other fabrics are just ugly. But putting aside the question of taste, I hate the way that fabric is draped in the back. In the episode, it seemed as if Casanova knew that this dress would be quite revealing – at least, he refuted Tim’s comment about it possibly being vulgar, which is exactly what it turned out to be. Execution: If Casanova’s idea was to make a dress that no woman could possibly feel comfortable wearing in public, then he executed that terrible idea perfectly. Styling: Excellent hair and make-up – wild and natural, like the queen of the jungle this sexy woman must be. We’ve seen a lot of naked on the runway before, but outside of bathing suit, lingerie, and female wrestling costume challenges, this may be the most scantily clad model in Project Runway history. Judges’ Vote: 6th from the bottom – Heidi called this look “a hot mess.” Bad enough to be in the bottom of the barrel, but the first one of the pack to be told, “you’re in.” From the side view, we see that the bottom of the jacket/vest is also unfinished. The shoulders are frayed and unfinished, as is the neckline of both the dress and the jacket/vest. This outfit has a slanted hem that same hem is unfinished and stringy. But even if you’re going for a deconstructed look, you have to construct something. Heidi said it best when she questioned whether the unfinished look is actually what April was aiming for, or if she just can’t sew. I think the idea was lazy at best, and the execution was clearly a nightmare. Execution: I don’t support anyone who thinks they can just turn a jacket inside out, cut off the sleeves, and say they designed something. Also, the side pony is not the best hairstyle for a model with the biggest ears since Dumbo. Styling: The hair (and, to a lesser degree, the makeup) scream 1986. Overview: A near disaster, from styling to concept to implementation.
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