Results In - You Were the Judge Episode 10

Our polls for Episode 10 are closed. You agreed with the judges and felt that Kelly Dempsey deserved the win. Click here to see the results. You also agreed with the judges and felt that Swapnil should have been the out. Click here to see the results.

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BPR Interview with Swapnil Shinde

Project Runway Season 14 designer, Swapnil Shinde corresponded with us for an email interview.

A highlight:

BPR: Swapnil, although you always created excellent garments and the judges consistently scored you in "the top," you never won a challenge. Do you think that the judges held you to a higher standard? 

SS: I always gave more than a 100%. Whenever I was told that I was not giving my all I realized that maybe the judges expected more, and that's why they FELT I wasn't giving my all - but that doesn't mean that I wasn't giving my 200%. It was their opinion that I wasn't, but I truly gave it my all! The issue was that I never made muslin toiles. I always made the outfits in the main fabric and that's how I ended up saving a lot of time! More so I came all the way from India to the US, so I highly doubt that someone who had spent so much hard earned money would not take such a platform seriously! 

 BPR: Our readers were very surprised by your elimination. Were you surprised as well? Or were you expecting it? 

 SS: Honestly I wasn't surprised at my elimination because my client was not happy and what I sent down the runway was something that got finished in two hours! From the beginning I kept on telling my client that this is your challenge and I want you to be happy and my client eventually was the unhappiest, which is why I feel I deserved to go. But the fact remains that I made 3 looks for her, which speaks highly about me being proactive and not being lazy! Before this challenge there were 9 challenges I had my looks ready for critiquing and fittings. It was just one challenge that my outfit was not ready and that was because I was clueless as to what my client wanted and thus I needed some direction before finishing it, and I didn't have extra fabric either! Having said that this one experience has changed me as a person it's made me stronger!

Click here for the full interview.  

Thank you Swapnil!

Swapnil Shinde Spring 2016

Although Swapnil is not a finalist this season, he did create a breathtaking "decoy" collection.  

Click here to see all ten designs. 

 

Results In - You Were the Judge Episode 5

Our polls for Episode 5 are closed. You disagreed with the judges and felt that Swapnil Shinde deserved the win. Click here to see the results. You agreed with the judges and thought that Amanda should have been the out. Click here to see the results.

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Images courtesy of myLifetime.com.

Results In - You Were the Judge Episode 3

Our polls for Episode 3 are closed. You disagreed with the judges and felt that Swapnil Shinde deserved the win. Click here to see the results. You agreed with judges and thought that Hanmiao should have been out. Click here to see the results.

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Meet Swapnil Shinde

Swapnil Shinde is 34 and lives in Mumbai, India.

Click here to learn more about Swapnil.