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A "Runway" First

August 03, 2006

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There was no joy in canning Keith Michael from Project Runway. It sucked. We hated it.

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We loved Keith from the moment we cast him because we saw in him drive, good taste and talent. He's also handsome and generally quite free with his opinions of others.

When taping began it was pretty clear that Keith was going to be a frontrunner in a crowded field of talent. He won the first challenge and had the judges talking for the next few weeks.

We were in the midst of taping (last night's) episode 304 when we took a break to shoot promos for the series. (You no doubt have seen your fill of them -- the ones with the designers and Heidi in front of an all-white background....) It's our standard operating procedure to shoot these promos while we're still in production to capture the competition -- thus there's no fakery when people are saying "I'm going to win," etc. The designers all believe they are going to win and they are still very much in the competition. (Though yes, it is a drag for the few people who have already been auf'd.)

There were accusations of Keith's bringing some pattern books with him that came to the production's attention at this time. The production team assembled to question Keith about what was real and what was not, and about what access he had to the books. Having access to the books is a no-no and against Runway rules. There was a long discussion in order to formulate a verdict about Keith based on what we were hearing from him, his fellow designers, roommates, and the production team. These discussions were occurring during our promo shoot and, unfortunately, came to a decisive finish when Keith went AWOL from the photo shoot, disappearing for several hours.

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David wrote:

I understand why Keith was removed from the show. There are rules and they must be upheld to protect integrity of the process.

Of course, I think Keith has amazing talent. I would love to see his menswear collections. As talented as his is with womenswear, especially for winning with his first ever dress, I can only dream about how wonderful his men's line is.

Keith...keep designing, you are wonderful (and so cute).

~David

posted on August 3, 2006 at 3:12 PM

Sebastian wrote:

It was sad to see Keith Eliminated from the show for having the book,etc. But y'all know what? He would have won this whole thing, although Uli is extremely talented as well, but Keith's got Originality. Here here David, I too would love to see what he does for a mensline as well!!

Bring it on Keith!
Thanks,
Seb

posted on August 4, 2006 at 11:48 AM

classic27 wrote:

speak for yourself. I was happy to see him go. He was way to egotistical and unprofessional. The fact that he would do such a thing really shows what kind of person he is. A cheat. Would you trust him after such an expose`? I know it sucks, but how would you feel if you were in the competition?

posted on August 5, 2006 at 1:58 PM

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