Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Jillian Lewis is a 'Project Runway' finalist

Designer Jillian Lewis, of Selden, is definitely in it to win it.

On Wednesday night's episode, Lewis, 26, handily stitched her way into one of four finalist spots (it was supposed to be three but the judges were deadlocked) on the Bravo TV hit series, “Project Runway.” She is joined in by Christian Siriano, 22, of Annapolis, Md., Chris March, 44, from San Francisco and Rami Kashou, 31, who is a native of Israel’s West Bank.

Lewis’ final challenge, to draw fashion inspiration from a masterpiece at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, was one of the judges’ top two picks. Jillian chose a work from 1465 by an unknown artist, called “Scenes From The Story of the Argonauts.” Her ensemble, a black, slightly equestrian style jacket over a gold pleated minidress, had what Heidi Klum called, a “pow,” factor.

Last Friday, Lewis was one of five designers who showed a complete collection to a packed audience at the tents at Bryant Park during Fashion Week. One designer, Sweet P, 46, from Los Angeles, CA, knew she had already been eliminated, but faked it to protect the identities of the actual finalists.

Lewis’ collection that included knitwear, outerwear and short dresses, received mixed reviews from fashion critics.

The final episode airs March 5. If Lewis does win, she’ll receive $100,000 seed money for her own business, a 2008 Saturn Astra, a spread in Elle Magazine and an opportunity to sell her stuff on bluefly.com.

Added bonus? She gets to join what seems to be a burgeoning Hall of Fame for Long Islanders who have won reality competition shows. Among them Top Chefs Ilan Hall (Great Neck), Harold Dieterie, (West Babylon) and Survivor champ Tom Westman, (Sayville). Go Jillian.

– Anne Bratskeir

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