. ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁H erman ov ski ▁moved ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁cost ume ▁designer ▁after ▁taking ▁on ▁a ▁few ▁New ▁York - based ▁projects . ▁She ▁has ▁since ▁worked ▁on ▁several ▁film ▁and ▁television ▁produ ctions ▁including ▁Austin ▁Pow ers ▁in ▁Gold member , ▁ 1 3 ▁Go ing ▁on ▁ 3 0 , ▁Ali as , ▁N ip / T uck , ▁Fre edom ▁Writ ers , ▁Le verage , ▁Dan cing ▁with ▁the ▁Stars , ▁Tr on : ▁Leg acy , ▁Star ▁Tre k ▁In to ▁Dark ness ▁and ▁Castle . ▁ ▁Des iring ▁to ▁branch ▁out ▁from ▁cost ume ▁design ing ▁towards ▁fashion ▁design , ▁her ▁original ▁focus , ▁H erman ov ski ▁was ▁approached ▁by ▁the ▁casting ▁team ▁for ▁the ▁sevent h ▁season ▁of ▁Project ▁Run way ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁Since ▁she ▁had ▁been ▁cost uming , ▁she ▁attended ▁her ▁casting ▁session ▁with ▁one ▁piece ▁produced ▁during ▁her ▁time ▁at ▁R IS D ▁nearly ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁prior ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁other ▁pieces ▁made ▁the ▁week ▁before ▁present ing ▁before ▁jud ges ▁Tim ▁G unn , ▁Nick ▁Ver re os , ▁and ▁Z oe ▁G lass ner ▁from ▁Marie ▁Cla ire ▁magazine . ▁H erman ov ski ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁six teen ▁final ists ▁to ▁comp ete ▁that ▁season ▁and ▁placed ▁third ▁after ▁showing ▁a ▁well - rece ived ▁Fall ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁collection ▁entitled ▁Sh adows ▁at ▁Mer