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Eye candy
Earlier on in this season of Project Runway, the designers faced the "Hershey's Challenge," or what we'll refer to as the most blatantly undisguised instance of commercial product placement throughout the entire season. Their task: Rush into the Hershey's store in New York City, grab as much loot as they could carry, and -- of course -- create an outfit out of it. It was totally absurd, yet somehow completely engrossing to watch.
Starting this week, you can check out five of the dresses up close while they're on display at the Hershey's Store here in Chicago (click here for store hours and maps) until March 18--including Christian's halter dress made out of about a zillion Reese's peanut butter cup wrappers, Elisa's dress fashioned out of brown velvet Hershey's pillows (which got her Auf Wiedersehen-ed), and Ricky's super-silvery number (pictured here).
We were crushed to find out that Jillian's bustier-style dress fashioned out of actual Twizzlers isn't included in the exhibiting bunch (too fragile to make the trip, maybe?), though you can bid on it (and the rest of the Hershey's creations) in an online auction benefiting the Young Survival Coalition, an organization supporting breast cancer survivors, through March 18. The Twizzler-rific frock started at $10 and, as of our last look, was up to $200.
In other Project Runway-centric news, we're on pins and needles (pun totally intended) for the finale tonight. Who are you rooting for?
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