Project Runway Finale!

L to R: Jeffrey, Uli, Laura and Michael

As I had blogged earlier, I hate reality TV but love Project Runway. Last night was the finale and typical of reality TV drama they hinted that Jeffrey…oh my God…. might have outsourced his garments. Laura, whose brain does not have a mental edit option, blurted it out on last week’s episode. So last week they ended the episode on that note! Yawn…. Laura will be proved wrong and Jeffrey will be the hero who wins the competition. Guess what? That is exactly what happened.

So now moving on to the substance of the show: The 12-piece collection designed by the final four.

Michael: I really wanted him to win because I loved his work and personality. His collection however was such an anti-climax from the show! Some of his dresses were too sexy almost bordering on trashy! Maybe he was trying to make a bold statement, who knows. One could be bold but yet have taste!

Uli: She got rid of her typical “hotz veather” inspiration visible throughout the competition and despite staying true to her tropical theme did a collection sans prints and with lovely subdued colors. Being a woman she understands women completely! Of course her collection did not have a range. She wore pants but did not design a single pair of pants!

Laura: Very elegant clothes! Again all her collection was in black and there was no range, as all her garments were evening wear. Elegant but so predictable, there wasn't a surprise element, which is not good for a competition. But hey she got a chance to show her clothes at Bryant Park! I loved her elegant yet kid friendly apartment and the fact that she is not the typical New York nouveau rich biyatch. I do love her candor!

Jeffrey: I am sorry but I have a soft corner for this guy. I agree that he is rude, obnoxious but perhaps that is just a defense mechanism. We saw his soft side when he was with his kid. He, like a phoenix, has risen from ashes to establish a successful business in LA. His collection was very creative, not my aesthetic personally, but must give credit for his range. He deserved to win!

This season is over and I can go into Reality TV hibernation until the next season. Those of you who are project runway virgins here is the official website and I found another catty blog this morning which makes fun of the designers etc.

Project Runway on Bravo

I am not a fan of reality TV but Bravo's Project Runway is an exception. Last night’s episode was a reunion with all the 14 or was it 16 designers. I love the final four and among them Laura and Michael are my two favorites. Michael because he has inherent talent and all his clothes were amazing! My favorite, however, was the one he designed for the black and white cocktail dress challenge. He thought outside the box and was the only one who had designed a white cocktail dress. Laura is an architect, and I identify with her design sensibilities and her personality in many ways. I love her outspoken and opinionated demeanor. Last night, I loved the way she tactfully defended Jeffrey regarding the infamous Darlene episode.

Jeffrey…. has had too much flak from the others regarding the Darlene (Angela's mom) episode. Agreed that he over reacted and was rude…. but most artists are emotionally high strung and this is exacerbated when you work in a high-stress atmosphere with little or no sleep. No one mentioned the fact that Darlene was an extremely difficult person to work with (of course most clients are and the client is always right). This however was a competition and what Darlene did was very sneaky. I would be mad too if my client were to tell my boss that she did not like my design in my absence, without giving me proper information and being uncooperative. Of course being a real world situation, I definitely would not have the same choice of words and tone like Jeffrey. Then again we are different individuals under different cirumstances. In addition, her comments about his tattoos and general appearance were in bad taste. I really was so annoyed when she cried. Give me a break! Besides Angela irritated me to no end, give it a rest sister! Go back to your organic farm and design those stupid bubble skirts with doilies. I am not a Jeffrey fan but I felt bad for him in that episode!

I loved the fact how Angela was booted out after going to Paris and then called back for the cocktail dress challenge and booted out again! I took perverse pleasure when that happened to Angela…I know…I know…bad Karma! Well her design for the cocktail dress would be an excellent take on a french maid's uniform for a Halloween Party. I loved Kayne…colorful Kayne. Vincent scared the hell out of me! I had a classmate who was like that. Later we found out that he was under medication for depression. Anyway I enjoy that show and love Tim Gunn. Auf Wiedersehen until my next post!