I think the world of every designer who was there, and I honestly have made some of the best friends from this experience. I will never forget Tim Gunn walking into the room and saying that they had 12 of the best fashion designers in the world in that room. I have never been around people like myself since I never went to fashion design school. That really was the absolute coolest part. What was it like being alongside other designers and, of course, Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn? How did your creative process change in a competitive environment? This is the chance of a lifetime.” So off I went.Ģ. It could literally not have been a worse time, but my whole family was so cute and so extremely supportive and said, “Go. Bring your passport because there is a possibility for travel outside the U.S.,” and that is really all the information I had.Īt this point, Gibbs was six weeks old, and my husband and I had just bought a house and were moving boxes in two weeks. I custom make the fabric prints and work very closely with my pattern maker and factory in NYC, but if you’re looking for another Project Runway, you’ve got the wrong girl! Somehow they loved it and a week later, I got an email saying, “You have been selected for Untitled Fashion Project. It just kept going and going, and I was brutally honest about what I do for Neubyrne–like hey, I do NOT sew.
We couldn’t talk to any other person there, and no one was allowed to know our real names, so I was M.G. I brought the best of the best Neubyrne and did this insane casting call where we couldn’t leave our hotel room and had to be “camera ready and waiting by the phone” all day in a room. I did the interview and was totally myself, showed her some fun pieces and just kept thinking, “Wow, I’m so flattered but surely this will end soon,” but OMG it did not.Ī week later, I got an email saying they would be flying me out to LA for final casting.
THE MULKEY FAMILY GIVE ME THAT OLD FASHION LOVE SERIES
At this point, they had gone through thousands of applicants for this series and already had the cast pretty set they were just missing a few people. Before calling me, he asked her about me and she said I was “perfect for TV,” haha! After that call, he wanted me to talk to an executive producer and do a Skype interview and show her pieces of my collection. I chatted with him and it turns out we have a mutual friend from when I lived in Singapore. At this point, the only thing he could tell me was he was working on a new fashion competition series with Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn and that they were looking for designers with their own brands. He loved that I was so energetic and was back at work already–Gibbs was two weeks old when the call happened. I thought it was the coolest thing ever, and totally thought after talking to me he would say, “Oh well, so great chatting with you but that’s not exactly what we are looking for,” but he didn’t. I had just had my son, Gibbs, and was back at work when I got this call from a producer in LA who had just seen Kameron Westcott post wearing her Neubyrne bow blouse on Instagram. It’s funny, I would never have applied to anything like this. How did you get connected with Amazon Prime’s Making the Cut? Read on for the whole interview, and tune in to Making the Cut by clicking here:ġ. Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn in Paris on set of “Making the Cut.” Photo courtesy Amazon Prime.īefore we plant ourselves on our couches for a weekend of fashion-induced binging, we caught up with Gottwald to learn about her experience, her brand and the secret behind her fearless neon looks.
Jumping eagerly into the recruiting process–despite having just given birth to her son–Gottwald landed a spot on the star-studded series, which premiers tomorrow, March 27, and features hosts Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn, in addition to celebrity judges including Naomi Campbell, Nicole Richie and Chiara Ferragni. That’s why it comes as no shock to us to hear that the designer, entrepreneur and mother of two didn’t bat an eye when she was contacted by producers for Amazon Prime’s new fashion competition show, Making the Cut. Whether it be dozens of sequined layers for a casual Saturday tailgating or an evening gown paired with a branded trucker hat for an afternoon in the French Quarter, Gottwald embodies the “why not” attitude we all wish we had. If the looks she posts on Instagram and puts out through her brand, Neubyrne, are any indication, her life is filled with risks that she seems more than willing to take. Photo courtesy Martha Gottwald.īaton Rouge native Martha Gottwald is no stranger to taking chances.
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