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Article: FROM PROJECT RUNWAY TO REALITY.
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- WWD
- Article date:
- March 16, 2006
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Byline: Melanie Kletter
NEW YORK - Chloe Dao is $100,000 richer, but now comes the hard part.
The winner of the second season of Bravo's "Project Runway" had a major leg up on her competitors because she already has her own collection and store in Houston, which she opened five years ago after working as a designer and buyer in New York. She plans to use the prize money to create more upscale looks for her store and then may set up her own factory and wholesale the line.
Of course, if the winner of the first season is any indication, things might not be easy. Jay McCarroll turned down the prize money in order to pursue licensing agreements, and ...