Siriano talks ‘Project Runaway’
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CHRISTIAN Siriano didn’t want the tuxedo gown he designed for Billy Porter at the Oscars to shock anyone. He simply wanted to make a bold statement about celebrating identity.
“You should be who you want to be on a red carpet, off a red carpet. Wear what you want to wear, no matter who you are, and I think that’s what that was all about,” Siriano said at a launch party ahead of the upcoming 17th season of “Project Runway,” which premieres next Thursday on Bravo. The velvet custom tuxedo look for Porter did cause a sensation on social media, but Siriano did not focus on any of the negative reaction, especially when he heard how it empowered school-age children in search of their identities.
“I was thinking about reading these emails from young kids being like, ‘I feel like I can wear what I want to wear to school now because of what Billy did.’ And that’s what it’s all about,” he said.
There are plenty of changes in store at “Project Runway.” Nina Garcia, who has been with the series for its entire run, returns as a judge. But Siriano, a winner from Season 4, will replace Tim Gunn as show mentor.
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