NEW YORK - Jessica Simpson took her place as guest judge at Thursday's "Project Runway" show at New York Fashion Week in a super-short, sparkly silver minidress, but she had nothing on the models, who wore an extraordinary amount of hot pants.
Ten aspiring designers showed their collections to Simpson, Heidi Klum, Michael Kors and Nina Garcia, although several knew they already didn't have the cut and won't be the Season 8 winner.
But because the Lifetime show takes advantage of the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week backdrop for its finale, extra designers needed to enter to prevent private the winners and losers of episodes that haven't yet aired.
"Project Runway" was one of the big events on the day's roster at Lincoln Center, the new habitation for the seasonal fashion previews. Christian Siriano, an alumna of the show, was to express his spring styles later in the day.
Opening the show, Klum, wearing a brilliant red menswear-style pantsuit and blouse, said she was especially fond of this group. "I have never gotten so emotional or affiliated to the designers."
She promised the audience, which included singer Jordin Sparks and designer Betsey Johnson, that they'd see color and fancy on the catwalk. The crew also saw an odd mix of runway-ready, masterful looks and gimmicky ones - especially those micro mini shorts that don't typically earn the best reviews when top-tier designers bring them back.
Sparks, now starring in Broadway's "In the Heights," said earlier the point that she couldn't think what was run through the designers' heads even though she was basically in the same position on "American Idol." The difference, she said, was that she felt in command of her lot because she was being judged on her voice.
In fashion, there were other players, including models, makeup artists and hairdressers, all contributing to the net product.
"I want them all luck," Sparks said.
Johnson, a guest judge this season, said she saw "sparks of talent" among the designers but none of them quite captured her own signature flirty-girl look when they went off on a challenge to incorporate party supplies into wearable clothes. "It was not up my alley, but there definitely was talent."
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