FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.qns.com FEBRUARY 11, 2016 • The Courier sun 15 Queens native Samantha Cobos came in second on ‘Project Runway: Junior’ 77 CLEANING, LLC A Green Clean Company • Home and Offi ce Cleaning • Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning • Party Prep Cleaning • Yard and Garden Clean-outs • Cleanouts SENIOR DISCOUNT 10% OFF • Windows cleaned On Cleaning Home Cannot be combined with any other offer. We use only Green and Environmentally Safe Cleaning Products! We Serve All 5 Boroughs HOURS: 8 AM – 6 PM 7- DAYS FIRST TIME CUSTOMER SPECIAL! With this coupon. Cannot be combined with any other offer. FREE ESTIMATES! CALL NOW! 718-326-8761 www.77Cleaning.com LICENSED and INSURED With this coupon. Cannot be combined with any other offer. 4 Rooms of Cleaning Only $77 + tax Any 2 Rooms 10’x10’ Carpet Cleaned For Only $77 + tax CUTLER’S LIGHTING Over 50 Years Experience REPAIRS • REWIRING • RE-FINISHING • LAMP SHADES LAMP SHADE SALE 12 years from now, this LED bulb will still be saving you money. 10% OFF OFF ANY PURCHASE With Coupon. Not combinable – New Orders Only. Limit 1 per customer. $150.00 max for discount. LYNBROOK 817 Sunrise Hwy (2 Blocks west of Peninsula Blvd.) 516-887-1300 FEBRUARY SALE 20-50% OFF On yellow tagged items GREAT NECK 120 Northern Blvd. 516-482-1919 Excludes Repairs, Refi nishing, Rewiring. Exp. 2/29/2016 CUTLER’S LIGHTING CUTLER’S LIGHTING Photo by Barbara Nitke, courtesy of A+E Networks Samantha Cobos’ final designs for the season finale of “Project Runway: Junior” at New York Fashion Week. BY ERI CA SIU DZINS KI [email protected]/@QueensCourier One of Queens’ own was featured on the Feb. 4 season finale of “Project Runway: Junior.” The show, a “Project Runway” spinoff, features 12 teen designers between the ages of 13 and 17 competing under the mentorship of fashion giant Tim Gunn. Designers compete in themed weekly challenges, where they are given only one day to come up with an appropriate design, buy fabric and materials, and put together their look. Hailing from southeast Queens, Samantha Cobos came in second in the show’s finale, which had the young aspiring designers creating entire collections at New York Fashion Week. The show’s grand prize includes a full scholarship to the prestigious Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in California; a complete home sewing and craft studio installation by Brother; a feature in Seventeen Magazine; and a $25,000 cash prize to jumpstart their first fashion line. At only 16, Samantha is a creative force to be reckoned with. A native of Jamaica, her garments are inspired by the cityscape. She loves taking risks and trying new things, and is always ahead of the curve. She hopes to become a top designer in unisex clothing, and is especially enamored of streetwear. Samantha was gracious enough to answer some of our questions about her inspiration and future as a designer: QNS: How did you become interested in fashion and design? S: I wasn’t really into fashion until I got accepted into Fashion Industries High School, which is where I learned to sew, drape, choose fabric and such. Before then, fashion was just an interest I had like every other girl. The interest really began when I was 7 years old with an episode of “That’s So Raven” where Raven interns for her favorite designer Donna Gabanna. The concept that everything we wear started off with a sketch made me feel like I have the ability to change the game. QNS: Do you want to have your own fashion line one day? S: Of course! So far I’ve only done one collection (not including the finale on the show) and I’m already eager to do another! Inspiration is everywhere, and I’m ready to show the world what else I can offer besides the looks from the show. It feels like a new fresh start every time an idea for a collection emerges. QNS: What was one way in which you had to make a design work despite struggles or setbacks? S: Every challenge was a make-it-work moment. None of us knew about the challenges beforehand, and the time frame of one day wasn’t a big help. The New York challenge was particularly difficult. I remember having to make the pants over three times because of fit issues. That moment made me prepared for any other challenge that came my way. QNS: What do you see as your biggest accomplishment on the show? S: Being able to showcase my collection at New York Fashion Week. I remember always watching the shows online or looking through slideshows on voguerunway.com. So to be able to be in the same place as my favorite designers has served as a turning point in my life. What an opportunity.
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