For me, as a crossdresser who had always wanted to be a woman, I have seen every episode of Project Runway each of the twenty seasons it has been on TV since 2004. I've seen all the spinoffs like Project Runway Allstars. I love the show. In fact, I have started watching the reruns again now, starting with the first season.
If you've never seen it, amateur fashion stylists and designers compete to craft the best clothes while struggling to cope with numerous thematic, fabric and time constraint challenges.
Challenges include fresh takes on fabrics like fake fur, and concepts like the classic cocktail dress, or a color-themed team challenge.
Obviously, I identified with the female winners like Erin Robertson, Ashley Nell Tipton, Michelle Lesniak, Lisa Jackson, Leanne Marshall, and Grace Kelsey.
For all the years I have seen the show. watching the models and the female competitors filled me with hope and charmed me.
But I also wanted to BE a woman like Heidi Klum and Nina Garcia.
Back then, I never knew that someday I would BE a woman, though not as lovely as Heidi or Nina, of course.
