While ‘Project Runway’ is no longer a Bravo TV line-up, one of the (many) sponsors of season 5 – Bluefly.com – will finally have winner Leanne Marshall’s drapey dreams for sale. The designer says it has taken her longer than she originally anticipated, in part because of her cross-country move.

She moved to New York earlier this year and spent months sorting out which manufacturers to use. “At first it was just incredibly overwhelming,” she told us. “I learned this stuff in school but when I’m actually doing it as opposed to ‘I’ll just whip this up myself,’ it’s an entirely different method. It was an incredible learning experience. You know, next time it’s going to be so much easier.”

Marshall has such a sophisticated palette and sensuous flow to her garments and she is able to keep that integrity with her lower priced Bluefly line. I love Marshall’s aesthetic and she was the quiet underdog of season 5. Tim Gunn still mentors her and she designed a maternity dress for Heidi Klum. I can’t wait for more from her.

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