PROJECT
RUNWAY
Snawl's
Season 8
Task #9
F In The Chat
If you don't already know, I'm a gamer, and have been since I was two. I love almost every genre, but my favourite has always been survival horror. So you can imagine my excitement when Silent Hill - one of my favourite horror IPs, announced a slew of new projects the other month. One of those projects is called "Silent Hill f" and it is the inspiration for your next task.
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Little is known about Silent Hill f. All we have to go on is a teaser trailer. That said teaser is what you will be using to design your outfit! Below is the trailer. You must watch it, and pick a point in the video (a specific moment or frame) and design an outfit inspired by it. This is similar to your Week 4 music video task, except you're all doing the same video. However, unlike Week 4, I would not advise going too ambiguous. I want to look at your outfit and see direct, obvious references to the moment of the video that inspires it. It shouldn't be an exact clone, but the inspiration should be easy to spot. When you submit your outfit, give me a timestamp from the video and it will be presented alongside your outfit.
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I know this is a bit of an artsy task, but keep in mind this is still Project Runway. I am still looking for something refined that could be sent down a runway. We're making clothing, not sculptures. It still has to be wearable.
*Disclaimer: The video features eerie imagery, but no jump-scares or loud noises
Panel
Heyyy so I made an error. I mistakenly posted the Panel paragraph from Week 3 to this week's panel. Only one person noticed and bothered to tell me, which has me convinced no one actually reads these. Y'all just wanna see some good outfits and you don't care about my incessant rambling, I get it. I promise I'm not upset, I swear!
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But if no one reads these then I can say whatever I want and face zero consequences, nice.
Hello this is Snawl and I just want to confess that I am extraordinarily racist. I also hate furries, vegans, Swedes, and I listen to Ben Shapiro while I jerk off. This game is completely & utterly rigged, you've all been duped for 8 seasons in a row. All of my critiques are just a mishmash of the same 2-3 points over & over. I am a fraud. I am perpetually drunk. I spend all my money on Scotch and Criterion blu-rays.
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Icearbr (Arber) joins us once again at panel.
It's time to see who beats the game, and who is officially out of respawns.
fupaqueen
(Elise)
Snawl: This is a show-stopping outfit. For you to conjure such an intricate and haunting image from something as listless and mundane as a window frame, and be able to translate it into an outfit so precisely is nothing short of amazing. At first this outfit strikes the eye as busy, and possibly over-cluttered. But the more I look at it, the more I realize there isn't a whole lot of items per se, they are just intricately layered in a manner that almost gives off cracked or shattered glass. My favourite section of the outfit is the sleek dress. It's got that wet window gleam. The dirt on the shoes is a subtle but very necessary detail. Even the pitch black on the tip of the scarf is a gorgeous detail because it evokes the window (and thusly the canvas) being divided unevenly by the window's frames. This may be your strongest outfit yet, and it shines bright in the faces of anyone foolish enough to have doubted your abilities.
icearbr: Come thru layers upon layers upon dirt upon layers with a heap of dusting on top. You give me the impression that you smell of corn. Not actual corn, more like teenage boys going through puberty and their stink being out of control corn. On a task full of flowers and gore you went with…….. a window………which I fully live for. This is gorgeoumenal~ There’s shapes and geometry and acute angles and a strict controlled sexy palette, mix that with greasy dirty blonde hair and derpy eyes (the bangs make ur eyes look in two different directions) you get one of my favourite outfits of the week. If you don’t win I will lock Snawl in a chastity cage and make the key a password using at least one uppercase character, one symbol and one number.
Slur
(Zoetic)
Snawl: You & Elise picking identical frames of the same friggin' window will never not be hilarious. It's really interesting how two equally brilliant designers can walk away from the same imagery with such wildly different takes. Your decision to spotlight the beginning of the, err... growth... was a splendid idea. Your careful, surgeon-like use of the colour red is very tantalizing; I wish you didn't use the kimono belt because it almost seems a bit too much, like you're spoiling us with the red. Your colour layout is stunning. Sadly, the rest of this outfit is quite boring. It's a very simple, overdone layout featuring a very overdone angle of an overdone back accessory. In fact, as little as three panels ago, one of your fellow competitors submitted an outfit with this exact layout, in the exact pose, with similar features. Your use of dull, muted greens was smart, but I wish they were tapered with different colours. Browns & grays both could have added so much more depth to this. Overall it's an interesting outfit conceived with a brillaint premise, but the end result doesn't quite look Final 5 worthy.
icearbr: Let’s go through the things I like to get that out of the way first. The peaks of red on the outfit, mmmm delicious. The tiny earrings, mmmm tasteful. The unbleached prolapse peaking out, mmmm kinda sexy not gonna lie. Now that we have that out of the way we can delve deeper into this Christmas nightmare. My mostest majorest hugest issue with this look is the palette. Using forest green and FUCKING MINT to convey your choosen image feels oh so wrong. Habbo thankfully has gifted us with a shit ton of greens, and using any other shades would've made this look better. Then comes the part where you added reds into this jolly christmas cake of an outfit and suddenly I’m in the mall, it’s December 20th and Mariah Carey is on repeat. Outfitwise I am underwhelmed, I’ve seen this combo of clothing items before. This isn’t top 5 material.
Okeefinokee
(Max)
Snawl: If your goal was to take this task to the commercial market, then I think you succeeded admirably. The posh glasses and necklace really give it that glamorous diva lifestyle. The kimono could also double as a robe in that regard. For your source inspiration, the obvious route for your primary colour would be that of blue or green. Choosing beige instead was very adventurous and ultimately I think it works. Pairing said beige with a light gray is so risky because it almost gets swallowed up, but I honestly love it so much that I plan on duplicating that palette next time I log onto Habbo. Not to mention it really lets the sparkles on the kimono stand out. However, due to your sideways posing angle, I feel like you put yourself at a disadvantage. The bottom of the kimono, for me, doesn't gel with the dress at all. The textures lack so much cohesiveness, one almost looks photoshopped onto the other. I feel like you could have gotten more bang for your buck if you posed front-side instead of sideways - that way you could have shown off the gray sparkles while still offering some interesting upper bodice texture. This is a very unique, freshing take on the task, but there are fundamental errors holding it back.
icearbr: Why did I agree to judge the one task that triggers my trypophobia. Maybe It’s my self-hatred bleeding into a weird submissive, masochist persona and I crave punishment. UwU Self-psychoanalysis aside, let’s delve into this poster child outfit for Syphilis. The texturing really brings out that dash of unhealthy skin aesthetic and fuck you for making it look like more holes are about to open up. The red syphilis sores going from the bottom (which I assume is a metaphor for your loose asshole, just flapped open feeling the breeze all the way to your kidney) reaching up to the neck are a great touch~ I can fully sense you editing this outfit down to the point where this particular outfit does not need any additions. That being said, I kinda want more here. Not in this outfit but in general. It is rather underwhelming compared to some of your peers. I wanted hardcore fetish porn, you gave me vanilla missionary.
Pine
(Nate)
Snawl: A very visceral, graphic, eerie, deep-seated dread interpretation of the task. I dig it. This looks like it was ripped right out of the video, but the craftsmanship is apparent. I can't tell if the entire outfit is the same shade of red, of if it only looks like one shade because the textures are so condensed. Either way it's a beautiful mindfuck. That lower V-shaped pattern on the skirt is disturbingly beautiful, the retro heels from the back really help sell the theme in a manner no other footwear really could. At first I was mildly bummed when I saw so much blank space on your upper back, but ultimately I think it's sexy. It serves as a reminder that this is still a high-fashion outfit, and you're selling sado-masochistic sex. Your head accessories are nice, albeit a tad goofy because the right side of your head looks like it was pelted with a rotten tomato during La Tomatina in Spain. This is a creepy, yet alluring outfit and I am stoked to see what else you serve us as we move into the Final 4. Well done.
icearbr: Come thru saggy grandma using her severe prolapse to make a fleshy bikini! This is giving me filth, giving me stink, giving me “i prefer double fisting up to the elbow” realness. Is it bad that I can almost smell this outfit, it gives off the scent of a public men’s bathroom in a stadium, mid-game. Absolutely stunning. The use of clear horizontal lines repeated then you break that off with this organic diagonal shaping, gives this outfit such good composition. The colours are right, the attitude is right and the saggy back rolls are the cherry on the top. One of the two outfits I loved the most this week.
LC22
(Elysse)
Snawl: You were given a video about death and asked to make an outfit from it... and you focused in on a small detail that evokes the beginning of life. I guess there's no shaking away your bubbly persona, is there? This outfit is magnificent. Like Pine & fupaqueen above, this piece is a calculated yet beautiful merriment of Habbo and retro clothing. Everything is carefully selected, nothing feels out of place or mismatched. The deep red flower on your head is that kiss of camp one could get away with on this task. The brushstrokes of red below are equal parts reckless and meticulous; chaotic like the video but mesmerizing in their beauty. The muted navy blues paired with crimped, velvety textures is as gorgeous as it could get. If I'm forced to nit-pick, I suppose the heels are a tad bit immersion-breaking because they're noticeably more modern and commercial than everything else. But I suppose one could argue they "ground" the outfit in reality for the runway. This is one of your strongest outfits, superb job!
icearbr: Whereas with everyone else I got filth and stink and severe gaping anuses, with this I get elegance, poise, cultural appropriation, femininity and stripper heels. It’s very much giving me: female fighting character with east-asian ancestry. The folding and shaping is gorgeous full of texture and nuance. The colours are tasteful and sexy and the pose is so enticing and flirty. Mixing that flirt with the stripper shoes you get a full on, I’m ready to be ravished today; vibes. Kinda weird that you went so sexual in a task full of gore and death and psychological dread. Very kinky and lowkey fucked up of you. Don’t worry though, this is very much my vibe, we can both be little kinky freaks together for finding this particular task sexy.
Panel Conclusion
Aaahhh my ferocious five. You guys certainly didn't disappoint this week. Judging this week in particular has been one of the funnest experiences I've had hosting this season. Congratulations to Elise (fupaqueen) on your third task win. You needed a comeback after last week and you delivered one. Following right behind Elise into the Final Four is Elysse (LC22) and Nate (Pine). The three of you, give yourselves a hand because you all blew me away.
The Bottom Two
Zoetic (Slur) & Max (Okeefinokee) - Both of you approached this week with rock solid ideas. Both of you submitted outfits with very positive attributes. Both of you have been more or less on fire this entire game. Both of you deserve to design a collection at the finale. Sadly, one of you will not.
. . . . .The person I am eliminating is . . . . .
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Max (Okeefinokee). I want to firstly thank you for (finally!) agreeing to let me take you on board one of my longterms. It was an excruciating wait, but it was worth every passing day. Your portfolio is that of a no-nonsense artist who came here to push boundaries, and you did that with every passing week regardless of your final ranking. As a matter of fact, I don't think anyone else's portfolio rivals yours in terms of range. You refuse to allow your expression to be boxed or plotted out. Your love for fashion, creativity, and artistry is all encompassing - like that of my appreciation for you. Before I collect your black jacket, I must ask that you do not go back to being a stranger. Stop by out shortterms more often! For our sake as well as yours. Deliver us another kick-ass two-piece collection for me to fond over for months to come.
Farewell, pal.
The Fant4astic Four. Oh it's so bitter sweet. We're so close to the end, yet I can't help but be proud of everything you each have accomplished. Your tenth task is posted. Good luck!
1st Place: 300c
2nd Place: 100c
3rd Place: 50c
4th & Below : Jack Shit
The competition is stiffer. . .
The tasks are harder. . .
The host is more mentally unhinged than ever. . .
This is. . . Snawlterm Project Runway Season 8!
Artwork courtesy of icearbr
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