'Making The Cut': Naomi Campbell says modeling Troy Arnold's dress and jacket would be a 'nightmare' for her
Spoilers for 'Making The Cut'
Troy Arnold is a professor at Parsons School of Design, New York City, which is one of the best in business. That meant Troy knew his craft and was prepared for what was going to be thrown at him on Amazon-backed 'Making The Cut.'
During the collaboration challenge, he taught his teammate, Joshua Hupper, the various ways he could cut and stitch fabrics, elaborating on how to make patterns, which is clearly his area of expertise. He loves the explosion of colors and how prints come together to make one cohesive design. But all of that never came through his work on both occasions.
Troy has had a rough childhood and he has seen tough phases that were underlined by financial difficulties, but he never gave up. His mother would work as housekeeping staff for wealthy families who would give Troy hand-me-downs, from where he gathered inspiration and ideas related to fashion.
As an adult, he teaches at the design school and works out of his bedroom. 'Making The Cut' was his one shot at making it big in the fashion world. Even though he was dejected to have been shown the doors, Heidi Klum shared a few words of encouragement with him, saying that things were not over for him.
Even though the judges — Nicole Richie, Joseph Altuzarra, and Naomi Campbell — hugged him and bid their goodbyes, they were tough on him with their feedback, especially Naomi who pointed out that his tailoring didn't shine through. Troy created a dress that came with a long jacket. He said he envisioned a power woman in it.
"It's difficult to put your arm with a dress with a sleeve inside a jacket. That would be my nightmare to have to model that outfit," Naomi expressed, while Joseph added that his works didn't seem to him that it could stand out as a brand. "It's just not at the level as a lot of these other things that we are watching walk down. It's just not there," Nicole pointed out. In a nutshell, the judges meant that his work doesn't have a distinctive flavor to it and therefore, it's hard to point out from a distance if it was his model that just walked the runway.
Catch all the new episodes of 'Making The Cut' on Amazon Prime Video.