Season Finale Project Runway

Now that I've decided to own my Project Runway obsession, I think this is an opportune time to discuss the season finale, during which the final three contestants will be giving all they've got in Bryant Park for Fasion Week.

Part I of the Season Finale had viewers a bit perplexed over the judges' decision to pull the plug on Jerell's designing dreams. It seemed that Kenley's defensive schoolyard attitude and backtalk wasn't enough to deter the judges from praising her wedding dress, a fantastical feathery McQueen knockoff. It is a nice look...for the prima ballerina in Swan Lake maybe. Perhaps even more confusing was Korto's out of character misjudgement with her "overworked" and "overlabored" papery wedding gown. Her simple bride's maid dress, a halter top with a pleated skirt, did not impress the judges or her fellow designers. It was LeAnne's wedding dress that shined among the rest for its originality and flawlessness. Her architectural take on waves produced a "modern" garment that looked like two chefs hats stacked on top of each other. Really though, it was an impressive garment although I can't see any woman wanting to walk down the aisle looking like a person sized wedding cake.

A series is never interesting unless there is a twist. Jerell's elimination showed that Kenley's abrasive, tough girl attitude not only was overlooked by the judges, but managed to intrigue them. But as long Korto keeps her collection simple and definitive, and LeAnne continues to contruct wearable sculpture, I don't think Kenley's peppy fifties style will be able to hold its own.