"Project Runway Korea 2" - Final collection

"Project Runway Korea 2" - Clothes made out of sweaty threads and teary needles

"Progressive designs get applauded and stale designs get turned away." As host Lee So-ra appears on the runway saying the line which has now become the show's trademark, there is an outpouring of applause. The final collection of "Project Runway Korea 2" was shown on [Korean cable channel] OnStyle on April 2, the last day of Seoul Fashion Week. After fifteen contestants had gone through a fierce competition, three people remained as finalists and took turns presenting their collections on the runway; Jung Mi-young got her inspiration from actresses in Hollywood noir films of the 1940s and 1950s such as Rita Hayworth; Choi Hyung-wook got his idea from Charlie Chaplin film "Modern Times"; and Jung Go-woon conceived her designs from the wrinkles or style of clothes worn by Egyptian stone statues or people drawn in murals.

Jung Go-woon, a confident contestant as she won three challenges including the first mission, seemed moved after showing her collection, saying "I thought I had to win first place in the beginning but now I am happy just to have participated." Jung Mi-young, another three-time winner who was known for her calm attitude, also shed tears as she thanked her parents on the runway. Choi Hyung-wook, who won two consecutive missions about halfway into the show, remarked "When I was preparing the final collection, I was so busy that I couldn't even get several hours of sleep a week and carried a huge emotional burden. But I am satisfied that I came this far. I have achieved my first dream as a designer." This long night, the entire fashion collection which was made out of their sweat, tears and worries will be revealed through the evening broadcast on April 10. And the winner out the three will be decided on the episode airing on April 17.

Reporter : Choi Ji-Eun five@10asia.co.kr
Photographer : Chae ki-won ten@10asia.co.kr
Editor : Lynn Kim lynn2878@asiae.co.kr, Jang Kyung-Jin three@10asia.co.kr