Those funky shades were all on display during the Duct Tape Fashion Show, where TV show Project Runway season 11 ((yes? oui)) winner Michelle Lesniak Franklin judged the runway-walking entrants on originality, craftsmanship and stage presence.

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An impending blizzard forced Michael Kors to arrive at New York Fashion Week's Project Runway show on Friday in gasp Uggs.

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Her first foray into fashion fame came when she appeared on the fifth season of "Project Runway, " a U.S. reality fashion show where participants compete with each other to create the best clothes.

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