Project Runway Season 7: Meet Maya Luz

Darlings, we're bloated and cranky, like everyone else post-holidays. Let's prejudge!

Maya Luz

Age: 22
Hometown: Santa Fe, NM

Favorite designer(s)?

Raf Simons for Jil Sander, Alber Elbaz for Lanvin, Vivienne Westwood or Malcolm McLaren in the '70s.

Who was your favorite past Project Runway designer?

Leanne Marshall

What is a fashion must?

Red lipstick, and safety pins.

What fashion faux pas drives you crazy?

Juicy Couture velour tracksuits, wearing tights with ballet flats, and most of all, UGG boots.

What is your design training?

Design training? BFA in Fashion Design from Massachusetts College of Art; interning in London with designer Hannah Marshall.

Have you won any awards related to design?

Gen Art, finalist in the Avant-Garde category for Styles 2009 competition.

What's your favorite material or fabric to work with?

Leather, patent leather, wool, jersey and metal.

Do you prefer patterns or solids?

Both, depending on the design.

What are your favorite colors?

Black, white and red.
Project Runway challenge you hope they don't bring back for your season?

Designing for Lindsay Lohan.

Maybe it's the Kenley hair, but we were kind of hoping she'd be a bitch. She seems distressingly low-key, though. On the other hand, she comes across laser-focused.

Well, she's definitely got a point of view. We'll be bored if this proves to be it for her color palette. Love the purse. Everything else is slightly interesting, but needs to get away from that fashion student feel that so much of her stuff has.


More info on Maya Luz at myLifetime.com.

[Photos: Conor Doherty via mayaluz.com/myLifetime.com - Videos: myLifetime.com - Q&A: myLifetime.com]


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