MELBOURNE: Kellyanne Russell has a different vision of the "every day man on the street" than most designers do.
Unfortunately for her that difference of opinion has now cost the 31-year-old the chance to show at Rosemount Australian Fashion Week (RAFW).
In an episode that aired on pay television last night (August 5), the Whitehouse School of Design graduate became the latest casualty to be sent home from television reality show Project Runway Australia 2.
In the episode, the fifth of the series, contestants were asked to create a "cutting edge" outfit with a minimum of three pieces. To further test the designers, each was first forced to find an "every day man" from around Melbourne to model the resulting garments.
Each designer was given a budget of just $100 and around 16 hours to complete the challenge.
Judges, including buyer Sarah Gale, designer Jayson Brunsdon, host Kristy Hinze and guest judge AlexZabotto-Bentley, told Russell her design was neither masculine nor edgy.
"It's just a guy in a shirt and a pant and he's gone into his mother's wardrobe and stolen her jacket," Zabotto-Bentley said.
Forty-year-old Sydney patternmaker William Lazootin won the challenge with judges commending him on his efforts.
"[Lazootin] moved the client forward into a new arena and the client was really happy," Zabotto-Bentley noted.
Six contestants now remain in the running to win the event - which offers the season two winner a car, a six-page spread in Madison magazine and a $100,000 cash injection to invest in showing their label at Rosemount Australian Fashion Week.
The contestants still vying for the prize include Lazootin, Anthony Capon, Mark Neighbour, Lauren Vieyra, Yopie Starfurik and Michael Finch.