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- Episode 3Welcome Back (or not) to the Runway
Who's Your Fan Favorite?00Voted for #TeamAndrea
- Episode 2Candy Courture
Who's Your Fan Favorite?00Voted for #TeamAndrea
- Episode 1A Times Square Anniversary Party
Who's Your Fan Favorite?00Voted for #TeamAndrea
- Before Runway
Who's Your Fan Favorite?00Voted for #TeamAndrea
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Andrea Katz Leaves08/10/12 -
Christopher Vs. Andrea08/03/12 -
Tim Critiques Christopher Palu and Andrea Katz: Episode 308/03/12 -
Extended Judging of Christopher Palu and Andrea Katz: Episode 308/03/12 -
Runway Rewind: Episode 308/03/12 -
Designers Dish: Episode 308/03/12 -
Designing for Designers08/03/12 -
Runway Rewind: Episode 207/27/12 -
Designers Dish: Episode 207/27/12 -
Unconventional Challenge07/27/12 -
Tim Critiques Andrea Katz: Episode 107/20/12 -
Designers Dish: Episode 107/20/12 -
Runway Rewind: Episode 107/20/12 -
Times Square07/20/12 -
Meet The Designers07/20/12 -
Andrea Katz's Closet Tour06/13/12 -
Andrea Katz's Home Visit06/13/12 -
Andrea Katz's Casting Session06/21/12
Q&A Andrea's Take
QWhen did you realize you had designer potential?
A Age 10.
QFirst garment you ever made?
A I was 13 and made a poncho.
QWhat's your design training/schooling?
A Art school and self-taught on the job.
QHave you won any awards?
A No.
QStrengths as a designer?
A I don't follow trends.
QWeaknesses as a designer?
A I don't follow trends.
QWhat have been your influences?
A In the past I approached my work as an artist always pushing to challenge myself to push the edges on what I do. Now I try to do the same, but make it marketable.
QWhat's playing on your iPod while you design?
A I enjoy silence.
QFavorite material/fabric to work with?
A A good-quality Japanese tropical-weight wool.
QItem you're most proud to have designed?
A My hoop collection - it makes people smile.
QFavorite designer(s)?
A Margiela, Chalayan, Maurizio Amadeo, Yamamoto, Prada, Wang, Kawakubo.
QSketch or drape?
A Both. I sometimes drape paper rather than sketch on it.
QPatterns or solids?
A Solids.
QFavorite colors?
A Black and white.
QBiggest fear as a designer?
A Losing everything again.
QFashion must?
A Make whatever one buys "your own."
QFashion faux pas that drives you crazy?
A JEANS!
QUgliest item of clothing/accessory you've worn?
A I don't have any regrets.
QFavorite style icon?
A Katharine Hepburn.
QHow would you dress Michelle Obama?
A Something NOT using those awful patterned fabrics. She looks great in black and pink.
QDream celebrity client? What would you make for him/her?
A A gown for Bjork or a suit for Tilda Swinton.
QFavorite super model muse?
A Not a fan of super models - I prefer super people.
QIf you had to name your label, you'd call it...
A A+R=T.
QIf you weren't designing, you'd be...
A Making art or teaching.
QAny cultures/places you wish you could design for?
A The employees of fast-food restaurants.
QDream place to set up your design business?
A Argentina.
QList of websites featuring your work?
A akonyc.com
QHow were you described as a kid?
A Smart and different.
QHow are you described now?
A Always a surprise.
QWhy are you easy or difficult to live with?
A I am honest and caring emotionally, and I am high emotional maintenance.
QFavorite hangout?
A My bed.
QHobbies?
A Tango, running, reading, poetry.
QFavorite films/TV shows?
A "The Tango Lesson," "Amelie," "Out of Africa" (for the costumes and the story), and I loved "Treme."
QFavorite books/authors?
A John Irving, Alice Munro, bell hooks, Tariq Ali, Anne Lamott, Jonathan Franzen.
QFavorite websites?
A Huffington Post, NY Times, yoox, yugop.com
QFavorite tweeters to follow?
A Too busy to tweet.
QiPhone, Android, or Blackberry?
A iPhone.
QFast food or gourmet?
A Vegetarian.
QCooking or takeout?
A Both.
QFavorite food(s)?
A Anything fresh and as it appears in nature.
QBeer or wine?
A Wine.
QGuiltiest pleasure?
A I am past guilt and on to Haagen-Dazs Dulce de Leche!
QBiggest pet peeve?
A Literally my pets. We have a love-hate relationship: They love me, and I hate them waking me at 5 a.m.
QHow'd you end up auditioning for PR?
A My dopey running partner got the idea!
QFavorite PR designer?
A I decided not to study any shows or winners and just go into it cold.
QWhat do you look for in a model?
A Personality, and if they fit the feel of the collection. If they love wearing my clothes, it shows, as well. I like to use dancers. They are comfortable in their bodies.
QDo you think you can win PR?
A Yes and no. Yes, because I feel confident about my ability to design and work under pressure. No, because I work independently of most conventional ideas about designing for a mass market - especially in the current economic atmosphere. But you never know.
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