Project Runway: The Final Challenge!

Last challenge before Bryant Park!  Tonight the designers were told to choose a piece of art to inspire a garment.  My initial thoughts were “what a great challenge idea!” ….eh, not so much, it would’ve been much more interesting if they had to design around an abstract piece of art; most of them just took other outfits and, well, tweaked them.

And my second thoughts…..I’ll get to that when  I get to Rami’s piece.

First, the RIGHTFUL winner of this challenge; Jillian.  Once again, Christian steals a win from her!  This was incredibly detailed and well made yet current and wearable at the same time.  I absolutely loved the details on the shoulders and the pleats on the back.  The little gold dress underneath was cute as well.

I wouldn’t say that Jillian is the most versatile designer because heaven knows NONE of them deserve that title this season, but I would give her the title of most competent designer.

Honestly I throw my hands up and give up on the judges.  They clearly have tunnel vision.  And I’m not just talking about the fact that Christian did huge sleeves with skinny pants yet again.  I’m talking about the fact that this ridiculous garment won over Jillian’s.  It was well constructed and had detailed, yeah, but it’s absurdly huge!  I don’t think the model could even move her neck or her arms under all of that fabric, she was basically drowning in it.

I’m so on the fence about Chris’ gown.  Part of me really loves it, because that neck/shoulder piece is very pretty.  But then there’s the bottom of the dress; the shape coupled with the color (mainly the color). It’s so…..so……bland. It reminds me of stucco or hospital furniture or something, I just can’t put my finger on it.  I disagree with Nina saying it would be beautiful without the shoulder piece.  It just sort of looks like a very elegant robe with some crinkled newspaper stuffed in the top.

Alright, you all know that I love Rami.  But let’s just set that aside for a moment.

As soon as they walked into that museum, my second thought was “Rami….STEP AWAY FROM THE ROMAN & GRECIAN STATUES!!  They are setting you up; they expect for you to do this!”  And what does he do?  Gets all giddy like a kid in a candy store and starts snapping photos of Aphrodite *forehead + palm*.  And then he constantly defends his choice by saying “It’s what I do”.

Oye.

All these weeks and he still does not understand the concept of this show.  And the dress itself was pretty from some angles but I didn’t really like the big hole in the back, or the way it was draped in the front when the model was walking; something was kind of wonky there.

Based on this challenge, Chris definitely deserved to make fashion week over Rami.  But I think the judges made the right decision by letting them both create a collection and present their three strongest looks to the judges.  Because at the end of the day Rami is the better designer hands down, BY FAR, no contest.  But how many chances will the man get??

Oh and how cool was it that Roberto Cavalli was one of the guest judges?!

 Click here to see the designers collections for fashion week if you missed them!

AND I HAVE SPOILERS! Not about who wins or anything, but about a new twist that will happen after the show.  Click to read

“Sew Not Over,” sponsored by L’Oral Paris, will feature Carmen, Chris, Christina, Marion, Elisa, Jack, Jillian, Kevin, Kit, Rami, Ricky, and Steve as they create three looks on a budget of $1000 that will be judged by fans online. Bravo’s cameras will capture the action and BravoTV.com will air the challenge from February 21 through March 6, where viewers can learn about the vision for each collections and vote for their favorite designers. “Sew Not Over” is produced by Magical Elves.”

Sweet Pea, Simone and Victorya aren’t participating.  Not surprised about Victorya!