Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Meeting Dan Cutforth!!!


Last night, we met the producer of Project Runway, Dan Cutforth! He was super nice and answered some of our burning questions about PR!!! Thanks so much, Dan!

Friday, October 17, 2008

Congrats, Leanne Marshall!


Congratulations to Leanne Marshall, winner of Project Runway Season 5!
Throughout the show, she has shown truly exquisite style and taste, as well as exceptional execution of her garments.
Her final collection was youthful and cohesive and definitely deserved her the win.
Good luck to you, Leanne!

Photo: Bravo TV.com

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Project Runway Finale in:
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Saturday, October 11, 2008

Copycat Kenley?

Michael Kors thought that Kenley's dress looked a little too much like a recent dress from Alexander McQueen's Fall 2008 collection.

Kenley Collins

Alexander McQueen

What do you think?

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Photos: New York Magazine/Imaxtree and Style.com

Friday, October 10, 2008

Project Runway Finale Part 1!

Surprise! Another challenge! Before sending the designers off to create their lines, Heidi tells them that they'll have to include a wedding dress in their collection. This dress would decide who was going to Bryant Park and who was going home.
When the designers had returned to New York after Tim's visit, they were given yet another challenge. They had to create another dress- a bridesmaid dress to accompany their wedding dress.

Let's check out the runway!

Top 2: Leanne and Kenley
Bottom 2: Korto and Jerell
Eliminated: Jerell

Leanne

Wow. Gorgeous. Leanne's wedding dress was absolutely impeccable. It was so light and flowy- it was very Leanne.
Her bridesmaid dress was cute too. It definitely fit in with the wedding dress. Great job, Leanne! (P.S. Karalyn is back! Gasp! I'm guessing that there were some uncomfortable moments behind the scenes!)

Kenley

Kenley did a pretty good job this week. Although it was somewhat of an Alexander McQueen knockoff, honestly, I liked it.
The bridesmaid dress didn't have anything to do with the wedding dress. I mean, it was cute, but I didn't think that it was "the cutest dress i've ever seen."

Korto

This was not Korto's best work. At all. First, let's talk about her wedding dress. Frankly, this was butt- ugly. The dress adds about 40 pounds to her model, and there's waaaaaay too much going on. All the crap that's stuck on it only adds to the bulk.
Her bridesmaids dress is also questionable. It doesn't look like something you'd wear to a wedding. But at least it's cute.

Jerell

Ack! What was Jerell thinking? Jerell's concept (which is made clear by his horrendous Bryant Park collection) is to throw lots of crap together and hope it works. And if it looks bad, add more crap. Flowers, encrusted bodice, asymetry, huge volume and dirty tulle? That's quite a lot on a wedding dress.
His bridesmaid dress was no better. That fabric was absolutely disgusting. It showed every pucker and wrinkle. Uck! It just wasn't pretty at all. Auf Wiedersehen, Jerell!

Be sure to watch the finale next week!

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Sunday, October 5, 2008

Project Runway Week 12!

It's week 12- the final challenge!
In true Project Runway style, the designers bombed their final challenge before Bryant Park. Also in Project Runway style, 4 designers are creating collections for Fashion Week! However, only three will make it there. All four designers are up for elimination. Da da da da!
This week, the designers headed off to the New York Botanical Gardens where they took pictures of plants and flowers. Then they each chose a photograph to serve as the inspiration for their garment.
In the workroom, Jerell, Korto and Leanne avoid Kenley as much as possible, and Kenley does the same. It's Kenley against everyone.
Also, Kenley leaves her tulle at Mood. The other designers have plenty that they can offer her, but they choose not to. Kenley tells Tim of her tulle situation and, here's the strange part, Tim tells her that she can go back to mood to retrieve her missing tulle. This seems strange to me. I didn't think that they would let someone go back to Mood under any circumstances. Hmmmm. Curious.

Now on to the runway!

Winner: Jerell
Eliminated: None
Top 2: Jerell, Leanne
Bottom 2: Korto, Kenley

Kenley should've been eliminated for her attitude alone. Michael made a very good point while the judges were deliberating.
"Imagine her response if a buyer says 'Well, I don't like that sleeve.' What does she do, take a knife out and kill them?"
Michael is completely right. She needs to learn to be polite and respectful if she wants to be a successful designer. Kenley absolutely cannot accept criticism. Okay, this joke has gone on long enough. Kenley needs to go home.

I'm going to review all the dresses this time.


1.Leanne 2.Korto 3.Kenley 4.Jerell

1. Leanne's dress was my favorite. It had sort of an ethereal, Grecian vibe to it that I thought was really beautiful. The ruffles were also really cool. I definitely thought that she should've won!
2. Korto's was a little prom- esque, but still really pretty. I would've liked to see a more vibrant color, though.
3. Kenley's dress was pretty stupid. First of all, she was somehow inspired by fish (the print and scales) which had nothing to do with the theme of this challenge. The scales were ridiculous. I couldn't see anyone wearing a dress with fish scales on the bottom. Not sophisticated at all. And yet again, she flipped out on the judges for giving her criticism. I'm really over Kenley.
4. Am I the only one who hated Jerell's dress? Let's see... it doesn't fit well, it's boring, it's wrinkly, it's sad, it's messy, it's unfinished... and those colors together were vomitous. I still can't believe that he won.

Wow! Can you believe it? Next week is the first part of the finale!!!! I can't wait! I really hope that Leanne or Korto takes it. They deserve it!

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