We’re still not sure Elisa Jimenez, the wacky designer from Project Runway, can become a major fashion player, but next week she takes an interesting step:

The designer will stage her own Fashion Week show, off-site in Manhattan.

Though this isn’t the first time Elisa’s presented her clothes during Fashion Week, this time the stakes are a little different, and accordingly, the audience will be too:

Now that she’s a beloved (albeit bewildering) reality TV star, Ms. Jimenez will get more attention from potential Fashion Week investors, and we know for a fact that more magazine editors have RSVPd for her runway.

What they’ll actually see on it…

Well, we’ll be able to report that next week, but we’re sure it’ll be gleeful and probably a little bit awful, too. Awww…