project runway finale!
okay, it's taken me a couple of days to get to it, but i've got to write about the Project Runway Finale!
Jeffrey won!!
in the weeks leading up to the finale, i was convinced that michael would pull it all off. he's got a great sense of style and fashion and has some interesting ideas. ultimately, though, the runway show proved to be his downfall for the time. it's like he's fine with single designs and can really make them vibrate with a great energy, but, when faced with doing numerous designs that each vibrate with the same energy in different ways, he just couldn't make it fly. but that will come with experience, and now he's got some of that experience. he'll make it work in the future, and he'll keep growing.
uli, in the weeks leading up to the finale, had me thinking she was too one-dimensional (although maybe i was brainwashed by the judges, me being as fashion-clueless as i am) to pull off a win. nothing was wrong with anything she'd done, but nothing was like "wow!!" well, until the final four was supposed to become a final three. she seemed to be the one most likely to be eliminated, but her last minute reworking of her dress (literally in the last five hours before judging!) blew everyone else's work away. i'm convinced that her upset there was the reason they retained a final four, as i think the judges were expecting her to be the eliminated designer, leaving jeffrey, michael and laura to duke it out on the runway.
but damn! her collection, while in keeping with her warm-weather designs and caribbean influences, was broader in scope than i think anyone was expecting and contained a lot of lovely and exciting touches. after seeing each of the final four collections, i was convinced it was either her or jeffrey.
laura's work was fabulous and interesting but just seemed to lack a level of scope, almost as if each design was merely another exploration of the possibilities of formal evening wear. nothing wrong with that by any stretch, except inasmuch as the collection was, i think, meant to be something more expansive than that.
as an aside, i think laura is the one that least needed to win in order to have a shot at making it with her own line. did you see her house? in new york? they've got money, obviously, and haven't any need to be concerned about how to break her into the field. she will be able to translate her experience and exposure on the show into opportunities, and i expect that her family finances will be able to support her endeavors just fine. but that is neither here nor there.
jeffrey's design work was amazing and the execution was flawless. i think he earned the win fully. and while he can come off objectionable personally, i think he's got a good heart and good intentions. and i think i'd wear some of his stuff (not the dresses), though i think his name has now priced them well out of my financial means.
i'm going to miss my wednesday dates with mr. tim gunn. *swoon* ;-)
Jeffrey won!!
in the weeks leading up to the finale, i was convinced that michael would pull it all off. he's got a great sense of style and fashion and has some interesting ideas. ultimately, though, the runway show proved to be his downfall for the time. it's like he's fine with single designs and can really make them vibrate with a great energy, but, when faced with doing numerous designs that each vibrate with the same energy in different ways, he just couldn't make it fly. but that will come with experience, and now he's got some of that experience. he'll make it work in the future, and he'll keep growing.
uli, in the weeks leading up to the finale, had me thinking she was too one-dimensional (although maybe i was brainwashed by the judges, me being as fashion-clueless as i am) to pull off a win. nothing was wrong with anything she'd done, but nothing was like "wow!!" well, until the final four was supposed to become a final three. she seemed to be the one most likely to be eliminated, but her last minute reworking of her dress (literally in the last five hours before judging!) blew everyone else's work away. i'm convinced that her upset there was the reason they retained a final four, as i think the judges were expecting her to be the eliminated designer, leaving jeffrey, michael and laura to duke it out on the runway.
but damn! her collection, while in keeping with her warm-weather designs and caribbean influences, was broader in scope than i think anyone was expecting and contained a lot of lovely and exciting touches. after seeing each of the final four collections, i was convinced it was either her or jeffrey.
laura's work was fabulous and interesting but just seemed to lack a level of scope, almost as if each design was merely another exploration of the possibilities of formal evening wear. nothing wrong with that by any stretch, except inasmuch as the collection was, i think, meant to be something more expansive than that.
as an aside, i think laura is the one that least needed to win in order to have a shot at making it with her own line. did you see her house? in new york? they've got money, obviously, and haven't any need to be concerned about how to break her into the field. she will be able to translate her experience and exposure on the show into opportunities, and i expect that her family finances will be able to support her endeavors just fine. but that is neither here nor there.
jeffrey's design work was amazing and the execution was flawless. i think he earned the win fully. and while he can come off objectionable personally, i think he's got a good heart and good intentions. and i think i'd wear some of his stuff (not the dresses), though i think his name has now priced them well out of my financial means.
i'm going to miss my wednesday dates with mr. tim gunn. *swoon* ;-)
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