Pattern Clashing, A Tribute to Mondo Guerra

There was only one thing that could have prepared me for the shock I felt on election night 2016, and that is the straight up FURY I felt watching the season finale of Project Runway season 8. Seriously? Gretchen?! It's been long enough to where I've calmed down a bit, because let's be real, Drape King Michael Costello had the last laugh. Somehow.

Gretchen Jones - so boring a caveman could wear it.

But I digress. I'm here for Mondo. If you have never watched PR here's what you need to know: Season 8 is notoriously the most controversial (and my favorite). It had the best characters/personalities, and some of the best designs. It also is where some of the judges

Mondo Guerra - patterns done right.

fully lost their minds. Remember when Tim Gunn himself BLASTED the judges for their behavior? For non-viewers, you must know that Tim is the king of decorum and NEVER gets mad or criticizes the judges' decision. This is how messed up the finale was. Need I remind you that Heidi herself wore one of his designs? I don't know why I'm trying to explain when all you need is to look at their final collections.

Patterns are a daunting thing to try and mix - especially when you aren't a designer or someone with a MoMA membership or something. As someone who errs on the side of simplicity, Mondo's designs challenged me to shake things up a bit. Don't get me wrong, I still use caution. I'm not at a place where I can successfully put something like this together.

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This blog post is part of a series for an application entry to be selected as a representative of UofSC at NYFW.