Gretchen Jones Wins “Project Runway” Season 8
Written by Vegetarian Star on October 29th, 2010 in Environment-Eco-Green, Fashion, Film & TV, Reality TV.
Gretchen Jones
Gretchen Jones, the lone sustainable designer on Project Runway Season 8, has won the grand prize for the competition! Gretchen beat out finalists Andy South and fan favorite Mondo Guerra to receive $100,000 to start her own fashion line, a spread in Marie Claire magazine, a $50,000 technology suite by HP and Intel and the opportunity to create and sell exclusive designs at Piperlime.com.
Gretchen supports local manufacturing and her already existing line, MothLove, features designs made from organic cotton, silk, bamboo and soy blends that are colored with low-impact dyes.
Gretchen also sought to bring these same sustainable principles to her Project Runway challenges, a pledge that had the judges worried at the beginning of the season.
During an interview with The Wall Street Journal, she gave her advice for anyone thinking of trying out for the show.
“You have to have a strong sense of conviction and be aware of your point of view. You have to be much more emotionally prepared than I was. It’s a big risk. You’re not in control. You’re putting it out there for a platform of millions of viewers. When I watched before I thought “Oh, I can do that.” It’s really not that easy. You really have to believe in yourself and work your ass off.”
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