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Project Runway Katelyn Pankoke

Thursday, January 24, 2013

'Project Runway' Designer Sells Gowns at Frankfort Bridal Shop

Fiancee Couture carries gowns by local designer Katelyn Pankoke, who will appear on tonight's premiere episode of the reality show's eleventh season.

Local fashion mavens can find the style and drama of the latest season of “Project Runway” right in the village. Frankfort business Fiancee Couture is the only boutique in Illinois that carries gowns by Katelyn Pankoke, 23, a Chicago bridal designer and the youngest contestant on season 11 of “Project Runway,” which premieres Thursday. “I’m very proud to have her gowns at Fiancee Couture,” said boutique owner Maria Isabel. Pankoke will appear with 16 up-and-coming fashion designers in the first ever “teams edition” of the Lifetime Network reality show. Her creations will be critiqued by judges Nina Garcia, Zac Posen and Heidi Klum, as she competes for hundreds of thousands of dollars in prizes. Pankoke has watched “Project Runway” ever …

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