Adore me project runway inspired12/18/2023 ![]() But more often, I let them see my genuine emotions as we watch-the delight and the dismay–and I answer their questions with my own. Sometimes I find myself explaining phrases, or social dynamics. Watching the show with my kids-and watching one or other of the designers lose their cool every week-has launched a hundred discussions.Īnd so when they ask their many, many questions, I resist the impulse to get all preachy, strong as it is. They want answers, but they shut down fast when I get didactic on them. I don’t know about her theology, but she’s right about one thing: stress changes the way people act. ![]() Sarah’s argument boiled down to this: an experience like Project Runway shapes your inner being. (I’d add to my list: long walks, sleep deprivation, parenting toddlers.) The usual suspects here are prayer, meditation, solitude, fasting, and the like. During the Lenten season, many Christians undertake specific actions and activities for the purpose of cultivating spiritual development. Lent-the traditional season of self-examination and self-denial-is almost here. It took me a few minutes to figure out she was talking about the spiritual disciplines. And besides, isn’t it like what we talked about at church last Sunday? I have a kid who tends to be anxious, who gets cranky when he’s nervous about stuff. We talked about how people act when they’re stressed out, and how it takes a lot of practice and self-discipline to remain levelheaded, kind, and gracious under that kind of stress. They have a lot on the line, and it’s all on display on national tv. That’s what Project Runway feels like to these designers, I explained, with their tough challenges, tight deadlines, and clashing personalities. ![]() We talked about what it feels like when you don’t sleep well, when your brother messes with you, when you can’t make the long division work. We talked about mean people, and kind people, and people who are just plain crazy. The first time my child asked why a contestant was freaking out-and I mean epically freaking out-I paused the show. Every episode we have rich discussions about why she’s acting like that. That’s the big one: Why is she acting like that? This is the reason I’m still watching Project Runway with my kids, despite its drawbacks. Yes, but not in front of Grandma.)Īnd deeper ones: Why is she mean? Why is he mad? Why is she acting like that? There are surface-y ones: Why does she have so many tattoos? Why didn’t they bleep out that word? Am I allowed to say that word? Or that one? Or that one? ( Some people do. There are drawbacks to watching a reality show with your kids: the harsh critique, the language, the drama. Silas and Lucy just want to join in the fun. Sarah loves the fashion. Jack (age 12) is fascinated by the show’s social dynamics. I wasn’t sure Project Runway was a good idea.ĭespite my reservations, Sarah and I started watching season twelve together last week. The older two only learned the bad f-word recently. nevermind the dirty mirror and the clothes on the bed Making a dress form out of pink duct tape. The designers sketch their pieces, sew them up, dress their models, and send them down the runway. Every season a fresh group of designers compete every episode brings an unusual challenge (like make a dress out of a parachute). ![]() She described it as American Idol for fashion. After she brought us her third detailed dress design in an hour, my friend waited until she left the room and said, Tell me you’re watching Project Runway. The series has captured Sarah’s imagination. In Wish You Were Eyre, Megan goes to Fashion Week in Paris. In Pies and Prejudice, Megan starts a fashion blog. In Much Ado About Anne, 7th grade Megan stages her own runway show. One of the girls, Megan Wong, is an aspiring fashion designer. This is nothing new.īut her fascination kicked into high gear when she read The Mother Daughter Book Club series this winter. While we chatted in the kitchen, and Sarah kept bringing in fashion sketches to show me. She’s obsessed with design: she’s filled all the pages of her fashion sketchpad, she’s practicing the concepts in her fashion design workshop, she’s refashioning my cast-offs into original outfits. It started when my friend came over for coffee. ![]()
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