'Project Runway': Victoria Cocieru stays despite poor results in sheer challenge and fans blame the judges
Victoria Cocieru is one of the most talked-about contestants on 'Project Runway.' Her work has been applauded by both judges and fellow designers on the show. However, with time it is getting repetitive and everyone is being able to see it
In the previous week's episode, the contestants were tasked with the sheer challenge, which she couldn't wrap up best as she could have only because the meaning of 'sheer' wasn't clear to her. One of the judges, Brandon Maxwell, even said that it looked like her dress went through a paper shredder before hitting the runway.
Victoria was in tears, but judges weren't buying it this time. Interestingly, they did share words of wisdom with her, encouraging her to take it as a learning experience and grow from it. She was pitted against the very talented Chelsey Carter, who had put together a sheer fitted jacket with cutout sleeves over a ribbon bra. Unfortunately, hers was the least impressive design of the day and she was asked to leave.
A couple of weeks prior, she was bottom-ranked for not sticking to the challenge. The designers were asked to use generous amounts of Ashley Longshore's prints in their work, however, Victoria refused to comply saying she wasn't feeling the prints and that having too much noise on her garments doesn't sit well her aesthetic.
Meanwhile, fans are slamming the judges for keeping Victoria on the show despite her showing rigidness towards new ideas and concepts of fashion.
"That elimination just proves how far up Victoria’s ass the judges are. She’s great, but she clearly can’t go outside her comfort zone of the ONE thing she does. And she loses it every time she’s challenged. That is not an adaptable designer! #ProjectRunway," a fan wrote, while another posted: "So the judges decide to reward Victoria's toddler level temper tantrum by allowing her to stay. Not cool. Chelsey's look had problems, but this decision was just wrong. #ProjectRunway."
"#ProjectRunway, are you really telling me that: - Victoria’s cheap, poorly fitted, lemon mess was better than Chelsey’s young, cute (imperfectly sewn) outfit? - The judges fell for Victoria’s whiny excuse that she “didn’t understand sheer”—when EVERYONE ELSE HAD SHEER FABRIC?," a viewer expressed. "How did Victoria get through another challenge with the same silhouette again and that was so poorly constructed? How did the judges not take into consideration that she was ready to quit the contest? And why didn’t Christian not use his save on Chelsea? #ProjectRunway," a user tweeted.
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