Project Runway 10/8: The Finale Part 1

[JulieM]

I cannot even express how upset I am that Jerrell and Koto just seemed to give up and expected to glide into the finals. Both of their wedding dresses were too over the top and their bridesmaid dresses were under the top. Awful.

The fact that Kenley finally made something worth looking at shocked me to say the least. Based on past performance, she had to really knock it out of the ballpark and she did. She knew she couldn't get through unless she wowed them and her bridesmaid dress was stunning. I still want to hurl that she's in there and not Jerrell.

Loved, loved, loved and then I loved everything that LeeAnn did. The bridesmaid dress was stunning.

[animalcrackers]

i agree julie - i LOVED everything from leanne! it was so her and so pretty. i loved the colors too.

as much as i didnt want kenley to be in the finale, i actually liked her stuff (from what i saw) way more than i liked jerrell's stuff. so i'm glad she's in the finale now.

did anyone else notice the horrible necktie/necklace thing that jerrell was wearing last night? it was like a clip-on tie attached to a chain around his neck. OMG it was awful!

[lennonwhore]

I actually loved Kenley.s dresses. The bridesmaid.s dress is something I would HOPE my friends would make me wear to a wedding, and the wedding gown was cute. I have a really good friend who only wears vintage clothing, and I could see her rocking that gown down the aisle.

I agree, Julie, that Koto and Jerrell just seemed to give up; and when they were in New York, they seemed more interested in sniping at Kenley than in working. I think that LeeAnn has this in the bag, though.

[here4beer]

I am only concerned with one thing- it looks like there won't be a reunion this year. :(

[Pegster]

In case anyone is curious re: the Kenley/Alexander McQueen comments by Top American Designer Michael Kors:


Blogging Project Runway (http://bloggingprojectrunway.blogspot.com/2008/10/kenley-vs-mcqueen.html)

[JulieM]

NO Reunion????? Now that is sad.

And oops I noticed that LeeAnn is actually Leanne. Sorry Leanne. I can't wait to see her runway.

[JulieM]

And oops again, I don't think Kenley's wedding dress was a copy of McQueen's dress but was certainly inspired by it. Don't you love the photographic memory of Michael and Nina that they could remember that dress from the fall collections presented last winter??? I wish I had a memory like that.

[RachWho?]

Actually, McQueen's fall collection was showed in February, during spring fashion week. So their memories aren't QUITE as good as you are giving them credit for.

Did anyone else think the belt on Korto's bridesmaid's dress looked like measuring tape? NOT PRETTY!

[LindaLC]

I thought it was ridiculous that Jerrell just gave up and I wasn't upset that he didn't make it into finals. The wedding dress was ugly and Nina hit the nail on the head when she said the grey netting looked dirty. I just don't know who will win. I think it will be close.

I got the new TV Guide and I'm confused. It shows all 4 of them showing collections at Fashion Week. Did Jerrell show his collection just to make sure no one would know who the final 3 were?

Where's the recap?? I'm dying to read it!

[TV Cart]

Actually, the last 6 showed at fashion week, which was about 4 weeks ago?? Yes, they do that so you wouldn't know who the final 3 were. I guess they had the last 6 because that's how many were remaining when fashion week was scheduled? I think they had fewer in the past.

You can go to the project runway website and see all 6 collections.

[Clair]

I think I just figured out why Kenley is stuck in the 1950s. I'm watching an old, old movie right now - Third Man on the Mountain (made in the late 50s) - and there she is!!

So that explains it. Kenley was actually born in 1934.

I had a picture attached but it seems to have disappeared. Here is a link instead

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0613130/

[lestermaddox]

Ick - I hated Kenley's dress. Okay - mostly because I have a thing about feathers and fur, but still, the dress didn't say wedding to me - it said "Swan Lake, ballet" - but not wedding. I did like her bridesmaid's dress, though it was much too short for any normal human female to wear, but I thought it looked familiar, and not all that original, plus I didn't see how the two dresses were linked at all.

I did like Leanne's dress, though the double poof part was not exactly a flattering silhoutte. Loved her bridesmaid's dress - it went so well with her wedding gown.

Korto's wedding gown was ugly though her bridesmaid's dress had possiblities, it looked like she just didn't finish it. Wth was up with that belt?

Jerrell was just a mess. That gown and the dress were just more of the same crap he has been sending down the runway all season. So glad the judges finally got rid of him.

[gossipygirl]

Jerrell was my ultimate fav, but then when Tim went to his house and we got a peak at his collection, I was shocked. That shirt with the netting sleeves? I thought Jerrell would laugh and then say it all was a fake collection that he put out to freak Tim out. I was sad, but he totally deserved to go. His final dresses were hideous.

[dredge]

Lestermaddox, wow you hit the nail on the head for me regarding Kenley's "wedding dress". I couldn't figure it out even tho it was right in front of me. It IS a costume from Swan Lake. I really had no reaction to it. Leanne's was interesting. Korto's was tack supreme. If she had taken off those straps and such and made it just a bust, maybe it would be interesting. Jerrel is just a mess. I thought the judges were right on with how you have to have good construction. You can't just throw things together. Reminds me of a roommate i had from college who thought that if you believed in yourself it was all that mattered, no matter what you did. "It's me. It's what I do"..Dig a little deeper, fella.

[dredge]

gotta say one thing for Jerrel..I'm in love with the model for his wedding dress. Give her some props for having to be part of the receiving end of withering criticisms.