‘Project Runway’ Kicks Off With Disney Princess Challenge—but One Designer Faces a Harsh Exit
This episode was Disney princess- and villain-themed, making it magical and more intense!
Project Runway is back and better than ever! That’s right. After two years, designers from all over the country are headed back to the design studio to compete in the hit design show hosted by none other than Heidi Klum herself. Woman’s World recently got the chance to attend an event centered around Season 21 of the show, and was even able to catch a glimpse of the gorgeous dresses featured in Episode 1, which just so happens to be Disney Princess themed. To discover all the magical details we learned and find out what happened in the show’s highly anticipated season premiere, keep scrolling.
What to know about the Disney princess-themed Season 21 premiere of ‘Project Runway’
August is National Princess Month, and what better way to celebrate than by watching a Disney Princess-themed episode of Project Runway? In it, the new designers are divided into two teams, one of which is tasked with creating a princess-themed dress, while the other is tasked with creating outfits for their counterparts, the villains.
And while all the dresses were beautiful, one designer was sent home—and to make matters worse, this wasn’t the first time this had happened to her.
Caycee Black is a 44-year-old designer who first appeared in Season 19 of Project Runway. She was sent home after the first round of competition, which really upset her.
“Being eliminated in the first challenge, I didn’t get to show who I was as a person, as a designer, as an artist,” Black said in the most recent episode of Project Runway. “I’m just hoping to prove who I am.”
Sadly, though she never got the chance as she was sent home after Klum, the judge and host decided that her princess dress design didn’t fit the theme.
“It’s very lackluster in terms of shape and everything,” Klum, 52, explained. “I want to see more design. It’s not inspiring.”
Law Roach, another judge who is famous for styling Zendaya, told Black that “I just think it was a miss because you had everything to make something so beautiful and so fairytale-like and you kind of missed it.”
They then decided to send her home at the beginning of the second part of the season premiere and Black was devastated, especially because she thought her design was totally fine.
“I’m just in shock a bit right now. I actually really loved my dress,” she explained. “Being in this position again, I never thought I’d be in the bottom three at this stage in the competition again. After being eliminated in episode one of another season, it just feels like a bad joke. I don’t want to go home. I can’t go home. I didn’t get to show who I was as a designer.”
Following her departure, Black then did a confessional interview where she detailed just how devastating it was for her to get eliminated in episode one again.
“I’m beyond shocked to be eliminated for this look,” she said. “It feels harsh to leave at this stage of the competition again. Project Runway is an experience I will never forget, and I’m probably finished with as of now.”
A look at the rest of ‘Project Runway’ Season 21
Season 21 of Project Runway will air every Thursday on Freeform—previously named ABC Family—at 9 p.m. EST. It will then be available for streaming every Friday on both Hulu and Disney+, a place where you can also stream previous seasons as well.
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