Katherine Gerdes

Ooh these look really good, I’m especially excited to see the final result of the ‘’do what you want’’ challenge, they’re all so different and fun looking. It makes me sad to think that you didn’t get to do a final collection. Ah well, there’s always next year.

I love your sketches too Katy, I know you say you’re not an artist, but they really are great, and I went to art school so I know my sketching. ;) I love the vaguely anime proportions, and the poses are so cute.

I like the first and third sketches for the couture challenge…I think the first is the most innovative/interesting though!

For B&W, the first sketch appeals to me the most, but the second looks more interesting…

And for the final challenge, I love all three! If I had to pick one though, I’d go with #2.

Hello Katy,
I just found your web site and I am completely blown away that you kept on with the challenges! Blown away!!!

I imagine there were serious time constraints with the subjects covered on the reunion episode, but why they didn’t mention you doing this after being auf’d…well…it makes NO sense at all. Very creative of you to keep going and playing along. Also very CLASSY.

I would have much rather heard about you doing this than the montages to Jeff’s gas leak or the fainting models or the Angela vs. Jeff feud, etc. Oh well…

Anyway, I am looking forward to seeing your final designs. Keep up the great work and best of luck to you in the future!

Nice sketches, I love how you make the model look so playful and happy in the sketches for the couture challenge.

For the couture challenge, the first and last look the most interesting, although I don’t know how you would do the waist on the first. It looks like a potential threat of creating unflattering figure if not done right (and ofcourse you can only do right ;)).
I also wonder how you imagined the front of the last one, it looks pretty interesting from behind.

For the B&W challenge I would go for the first or second, they look the most original. Making a garment out of black and white stripes would probably make me hate stripes for a year or so, good luck with that.

For the final challenge, I adore them all, although they all look like outfits for the fall or winter so I wonder if the skirt on the third one isn’t a bit too summery.
I could certainly imagine the cape of the second one with a huge hoodie made of some tweed or checkered fabric (the scottish patern in a brown or something)..

Can’t wait to see them and hope you had fun in NY during the fashion week.

Chris

I wonder, how will you get the words to use? I mena, on the show they had a list. Maybe we can send in list of words to you?

Please post pictures of your fashions here once this whole Auf’d thing is over, I’d love to see what else you’ve done, and what you’ve worked on.

Wow, these look fantastic! I can’t wait!

Thanks guys! I’m glad you like the sketches! I’m having some issues with my serger, so my couture dress is on hold, but I’m thinking I might just start and put up the B&W challenge if my machine isn’t fixed soon! I was able to find some B&W striped fabric that I’m happy with and I’m leaning towards the second sketch for that challenge.

Also, I realized after I did the sketching for the final “do what you want” challenge that I can’t really use those ideas for my collection at Voltage because that needs to be a spring collection. Oh well. I know it’s early, but I’m even leaning towards using those to develop into something next fall!

Chris – I hadn’t thought about it, but your right about it feeling a bit like Jay… I love it! He’s been my favorite designer in all 3 seasons and I think it’s because our styles are very similar.

Laura K – Thanks! I would have to say the same about BPR. It’s the only blog site I read because you guys do such a great job at keeping it positive! oh…and the fact that you find out all the info, I’ve learned & read so many things that I didn’t know about PR and even myself! :)

Dylan – the designers came up with the words themselves to describe their style, but I would love to hear what you guys think best describes mine!

I love the outfets that you were going to do.Half of them you would have won.My favorites are your Macys and Recile.They were great!!!!

Katy,

I’m a fellow Minneapolitan and fashion fan, and despite having actually run into and recognized you once (at Memory Lanes, was too shy to say anything, although you actually might have noticed me bcs I am the opposite of smooth) I just discovered your website yesterday, and now I’m totally pissed that you got auf’d because these designs rock my socks. Especially if those B&W dresses have pockets (as the sketches suggest?). Dresses with pockets are the Holy Grail of my closet.

(addendum: Oops I just finished submitting that comment and now I wish I hadn’t used my name, bcs if I ever meet you in real Minne-life, it might be embarrassing.)

Love all the designs Katherine! Can’t wait!

Hi Katie!
im sara , the girl who you wrote a autograph to and gave to her sis at the chocolate extravaganza.
all of these i really like, and im exited to see the last dress on the couture challenge, and all the outfits on the last challenge! you should design for kids, our choices are quite limited, to un-original chain clothing stores , and your style is really cool and new. Keep up the good work!