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"       Photographs by Adam Kremer FASHION DESIGN is her first and true love, but Project Runway winning designer Dom Streater is a science geek at heart. &amp;quot;I wanted to be a marine biologist or an astronaut,&amp;quot; she says. &amp;quot;I even went to space camp!&amp;quot; So it comes as no surprise that the 25-year-old Philadelphia native looked to one of her favorite sci-fi movies, Blade Runner, for inspiration when designing her finale collection. It was the film&amp;#039;s final scene, in which antagonist Roy Batty recites his famous &amp;quot;tears in rain&amp;quot; soliloquy, that lent itself to Streater&amp;#039;s own custom-made, graphic blue-and-purple prints (she took textile design courses at Moore College of Art &amp;amp;amp; Design), which won her the top prize in the competition. &amp;quot;She pushed herself outside the boundaries of what was expected,&amp;quot; says Marie Claire Creative Director andPR judge Nina Garcia. &amp;quot;Her designs were consistently cool, young, and fresh.&amp;quot; Streater worked 72 hours straight to complete a final range that included a dress made from thousands of metal door braces (which had her clearing out two Lowe&amp;#039;s and one Home Depot) for an unconventional-materials challenge. After some much needed downtime, she plans on buying a studio space in her hometown to focus on her fall 2014 collection that will debut at Philly Fashion Week in February. As for a joyride in her new Lexus (part of the winning prize package), that may have to wait. &amp;quot;I don&amp;#039;t have a driver&amp;#039;s license,&amp;quot; she says. &amp;quot;For now, my boyfriend&amp;#039;s going to have to be my chauffeur.&amp;quot; 1. On Project Runway season 12 winner Dom Streater: TOP $225, Nonoo; nonoony.com. SKIRT $895, Ports 1961; ports1961.com for stores. 2. JACKET, SWIMSUIT, BAG &amp;amp;amp; PRINTED SCARF Dom Streater. 3. JUMPSUIT Dom Streater. SUNGLASSES $895, Cutler and Gross; cutlerandgross.com. 4. DRESS Dom Streater. WHITE SWIMSUIT $495, Eres; (888) 656-ERES. SUNGLASSES price upon request, 3.1 Phillip Lim; 31philliplim.com. SANDALS $595, Maiyet; maiyet.com. 5. TOP Dom Streater. WHITE SHIRT (worn as skirt), $675, Ports 1961; ports1961.com for stores. 6. DRESS Dom Streater. SANDALS $450, Helmut Lang; helmutlang.com. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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