TIM GUNN’S RUNWAY
THE MODELS FLOATED down the staircase of the Tokyo studio. Visions of water, fire, stars, and other fantastical projections—brought to life in a fusion of fashion and technology—danced behind them as they descended in staggered pairs toward the hushed audience waiting below.
The judges of this particular Making the Cut challenge—luminaries Heidi Klum, Joseph Altuzarra, Chiara Ferragni, and Naomi Campbell—were lined in an illuminated row next to the runway. They outlined observations in notebooks and traded feedback amongst themselves. Was a given ensemble pretty, practical, wearable, and sellable?
Campbell alone was quiet in the lineup: “What does Naomi think?” wondered Klum aloud at one point. The other judges turned. Campbell, unhearing or
