There's an important part about throwing shade that you have to throw in a sense that you're inviting the other person into the party.'Īll in all, Tyler, who is currently balancing a job at a nonprofit that houses LGBTQ+ youth with his fashion career, said that he will look back at his Project Runway experience with few regrets. 'I'm not mad about the shade I threw this season. I think if you can't laugh at yourself, how the hell you gonna laugh at somebody else? With my closest friends, our relationships are based entirely in beautiful, friendly shade. 'It may not have been what they were looking for in Paris, but it was well constructed and a look that could certainly be worn in a number of different places.'Īs for developing a reputation for throwing shade throughout this season, Tyler said he is more than OK with that. For being constructed out of four pairs of pants - which were wool suit pants, so not cheap materials - it was actually pretty cool,' he said. I think that it was classy, it was clean. You could wear it to the Hamptons, you could wear it to Cape Cod.'Įven though it got him sent home, Tyler said that he stands by the look he created for Karlie. 'It's based off of a Kate Middleton vibe. Tyler said that he is eager for people to see his capsule collection that launched January 3, which he described as 'absolutely a nod to the look I created for this episode' and that shows more of his 'true aesthetic.' ' is a handful of pieces that are wearable, accessible, and really beautiful,' Tyler said. He added, 'I set the record straight at the end of the episode, so I really sincerely hope there are no hard feelings.' So Karlie, at the end of the day, she's a human, so I don't want her to just hate me or feel awful about what I said.'

I thought we were on a friendly enough playing field. 'I just don't like being misunderstood, so that's why I felt like I had to clarify,' he shared. Tyler said that he was glad to get the opportunity to explain to Karlie where he was coming from before leaving the competition. Project Runway Season 18 Eliminated Contestant from Episode 3 Speaks Out 'So that's what is bothersome about some of the coverage, both press and Twitter, is a lot of people are treating it as this non sequitur,' Tyler said, adding that he felt like people saw it as him being 'just pissed about his outfit being in the bottom.' 'It was not a non sequitur it was entirely related to the aesthetic of the look.' However, he said that he feels like his words have been misunderstood. Tyler clarified that his comment was meant as a way to describe the kind of woman he could see wearing his garment. We've spoken, we've kikied, we've laughed. 'So I came into the Episode 4 runway after being in the bottom twice before that in a row, I came in there being like I'm friendly with the judges now. There was shade, there were jokes, and it was really fun,' he said. I was laughing, they were laughing, we were going tit for tat. 'Coming off of Episode 3 where we had this really awesome banter, both me and Karlie, me and Brandon, me and Elaine, me and Nina, I felt like we had built a really cool rapport. Tyler explained that he felt comfortable being more lighthearted while speaking with the judges on the runway after they joked around a bit with each other during the previous challenge's critique. 'Bottom line, I have a lot of respect for Karlie,' he said. The Daily Dish spoke to Tyler more about his comments to Karlie and his Project Runway elimination during an interview in New York City on Friday, January 3. Karlie thanked Tyler for his apology before he left the runway. 'I'm professional, so what I said earlier had no hidden agenda, no meaning, nothing like that.' 'Karlie, I want you to know that I'm not a jerk,' he said. Tyler was ultimately eliminated from the competition, and he apologized to Karlie. 'I cannot see Karlie wearing it anywhere, honestly,' Brandon Maxwell said, to which Tyler replied, 'Not even to dinner with the Kushners?' During the runway, the judges expressed that they thought Tyler's design, a dress with a black skirt and a halter top with a ruffle down the front, was neither appropriate for the challenge nor something that would be a good fit for Karlie, which is why he landed in the bottom three. In the January 2 episode of Bravo's Project Runway, the designers were tasked with creating an upcycled look for Karlie to wear to a CFDA event in Paris. Watch Project Runway on the Bravo App and on Peacock.

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