By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR The state of Connecticut has had its flirtation with “Project Runway” a number of times over the years. Numerous contestants on the fashion competition show, such as Althea Harper, Layana Aguilar, Nora Caliguri, and Emmett McCarthy, had ties to the Nutmeg State. For cycle 13, however, the runway in the studio of the series is what carries a touch of Connecticut to Lifetime TV each week. Local model Ashley Rossi is one of the runway models who is poked, prodded, and manipulated by the designers during rushed and harried fittings. Then she has her designer’s garments examined closely by judges Nina Garcia, Heidi Klum, Zac Posen, and the guest judge of the week to see if this is the week her designer receives her “auf Wiedersehen” from Heidi. The Wallingford resident, who once modeled for John Casablancas Modeling and Career Center in Rocky Hill (and the Observer, as well), is no newcomer to the world of reality television. She was a contestant for “America’s Next Top Model” in 2013. As she dashed from fashion photo shoots and casting calls for fashion week in her current home of New York City, Ashley answered questions via email [...]
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR The state of Connecticut has had its flirtation with “Project Runway” a number of times over the years. Numerous contestants on the fashion competition show, such as Althea Harper, Layana Aguilar, Nora Caliguri, and Emmett McCarthy, had ties to the Nutmeg State. For cycle 13, however, the runway in the studio of the series is what carries a touch of Connecticut to Lifetime TV each week. Local model Ashley Rossi is one of the runway models who is poked, prodded, and manipulated by the designers during rushed and harried fittings. Then she has her designer’s garments examined closely by judges Nina Garcia, Heidi Klum, Zac Posen, and the guest judge of the week to see if this is the week her designer receives her “auf Wiedersehen” from Heidi. The Wallingford resident, who once modeled for John Casablancas Modeling and Career Center in Rocky Hill (and the Observer, as well), is no newcomer to the world of reality television. She was a contestant for “America’s Next Top Model” in 2013. As she dashed from fashion photo shoots and casting calls for fashion week in her current home of New York City, Ashley answered questions via email [...]