Positive Attitude on Project Runway

While catching up on some older seasons of Project Runway, I have come across a very unwelcome conclusion. The majority of the seasons feature a challenge called the "every day woman" challenge where the designers make clothes for "real woman" sometimes with unconventional fabric.  The women or models that the show brings in always feature a mixture of full figure woman and women who tend toward "model size"; sometimes the designers get to pick their model via random draw and sometimes they are randomly assigned. In the majority of the seasons a designer who receives a full figured model complains and gripes about how to make clothes for women of this size. I find this attitude to be insulting. Who are you designing for it not women?! If you aren't thinking about women who are wearing your clothes then all you're doing is making art from fabric! In season 8, 1 designer stated that they wanted to make something that his client loved and didn't utter a horrible word about the client or her figure.  While in season 10, a designer constantly made jabs at his clients size and figure, while complaining about it was unfair that he had a full figured model and others didn't.  While both contestants had the same result, bottom 2, the experience was most likely much better for the season 8 designer. I just think that that's how you should tackle challenges, with a positive attitude and being practical. Like Tim says, "Make it work." Complaining about your client isn't going to do you any favors and might get you a bad rap, but wanting to help them and handling the challenge with grace will only make the experience better. Actually arguing with your client can make you end up in the bottom 2, as it did for a season 3 contestant. This also just might be the legacy that you leave behind in reality TV and this legacy almost never goes away, so be wary of how you approach the challenge.