By CJ Bomb (and Leslie)
We are getting to the end people. Leslie and I were able to actually watch this one together at her house with a bottle of wine and some laundry to fold. This has a been a long interesting ride and we would like to thank you for taking it with us. Who knows what is going to happen to Project Runway as one of the (now former) producers is a gigantic disgusting sex offender and Nina is leaving Marie Claire magazine to take the helm at ELLE, a higher end publication. No JCPenney wall there. We did see a preview for All-Stars which must have already filmed before the Harvey news broke with Georgina judging, so who knows? Let’s just enjoy what we have right now, shall we? Apres moi le deluge…as it were.
We join the designers on the runway where they are terrified something has changed and they are going to be given yet another challenge. Nope. Heidi, looking radiant in her Swiss Miss outfit, tells them they all have $10K to go home and create 10 looks for the runway, HOWEVER, when they return they will only be showing a preview of TWO looks to the judges because only 3 designers are guaranteed a spot to show real collections at Fashion Week. She tells them to “show us everything you got….and Bring it!” I turn to Les and ask how the hell they are supposed to do that with two looks? We are annoyed. We know they have done this before, and at the very least they aren’t springing this on them when they return, but two looks? Les remembers three. I do to. What the hell Klum? The designers are all nervous as they all believe that everyone is very talented and unique. It was actually nice. I tell Les that this is a new concept for a reality show; hire nice talented people and let them do their thing without trying to intentionally create drama. I like it. Off they go back home.
Ayana is based in Salt Lake City. Tim arrives with a big bandage on his head. Les and I are very concerned. Apparently he took a fall that required stitches. We need to wrap him in bubble wrap as nothing bad can ever happen to Tim. I don’t think we could take it. Ayana looks like a Muslim hipster in her Fedora. We meet her mom and learn that Ayana is one of 11 (yikes!) and got married very young, then divorced. She has been through a lot and Project Runway has helped fill a void in her life. She’s not as scared anymore and is ready to take risks. She went to upstate New York to be inspired and came away with a collection that evokes nature elements: water and earth. The dresses are cool, in a Little House on the Prairie way, and she has some sporty things in there too. Tim loves it but tells her to watch her lengths because she doesn’t want to wind up with an ice skating outfit for some of the tops. We like where she is headed. Ayana really was the dark horse this season. Love it.
In Atlanta (yeah ATL!) we see Kenya at her studio on the West Side. The West side is a an industrial area that has become hip with lots of artists and restaurants and shops. It’s our Brooklyn. I tell people I live there to seem cooler than I am. My friend Jen always rolls her eyes at this and says the west side of Buckhead doesn’t count. It totally does. Kenya is stuck and needs Tim to come save her. Les and I say that every day. Tim arrives and tells her that her collection of silhouettes is great. He likes the beading but is underwhelmed by the color. He says it’s somber and worried it’s going to be a snoozefest. We love the beaded trench, and everything is very classy, but we are worried that this won’t be exciting enough for the judges. They head to Kenya’s uncle’s house where Tim meets all the women in her family who proceed to try and fatten him up with good southern cooking. They are all very proud of Kenya and very affectionate and loud, like most southern families. It’s very sweet.
Out in LA Kentaro is facetiming his family in Japan and Les points out that this is a very different family vibe from what we just left. Kentaro’s family is very proud of him and says so in a very reserved, somewhat robotic way. “Your efforts are impressive.” We need to get him to the ATL. He tells Tim that his collection is reflective of classical music and that there are many layers and shapes to what he is doing. Tim is confused as he thinks the clothes look like they come from 3 different collections and tells Kentaro he needs to do “one sonata, not ten.” Kentaro tells Tim he gets bored if it’s too cohesive. Tim tells him that cohesion doesn’t need to be boring. Les says “Goodness gracious, has he not WATCHED the show?” Cohesion is very important. He plays a composed piece he says was inspired by his collection. We had to pause the show to check out the piano. It’s encased in red leather. As he finishes Les comments that the piece is very dark. In a sharp turn into David Lynch territory, Kentaro tells Tim he was inspired by a dead cat that he found and buried and then put his ear to the earth and this is what he heard. Les asks, did he say DEAD COW? Doesn’t he live in LA??? And I lose it (we’ve had more wine at this point) and we rewind it to make sure he said cat. Cause cat makes TOTAL sense. And cow would just be weird. The look on Tim’s face is priceless before he says, “wonderful” and backs out of the room slowly.
Tim heads to San Juan to see Margarita wearing a bright red sportcoat. It is a gorgeous day in San Juan. This is six weeks before the hurricane hit and it is awful to realize how much of what we are seeing was destroyed. Please, everyone, if you can donate in some way, do so. These people have YEARS of recovery ahead and our thoughts and prayers are with them. Margarita’s parents are very proud and they tell Tim that she auditioned 9 years ago, but waited until she was really ready and that this is her time. He collection. WOW. Lots of color. She was inspired by her couch from the 80’s. Better than a dead cat? She designed the print which Tim LOVES, but she has added all of these gold rings which he hates. He thinks it cheapens it. It looks like low rent, slutty Missoni. He tells her to take the “girl off the beach and put her on the NYC streets”. Good advice.
Out in San Francisco we meet Brandon’s girlfriend Dina who is adorable. She is a designer as well and I can just see some producer thinking, “OOOOH! Let’s hire a couple next time! Think of the potential drama!” They met because they were sharing a studio and they have a similar design aesthetic. He says she encourages him and she says she thinks he is pushing boundaries with his silhouettes even though she thinks he shows too much skin. Brandon is totally different with her there. He is chatty and animated. He says that he is a very loving person and his collection was inspired by the friends and family he loves because it makes him happy. Are those flamingos? Les asks, is that a flamingo toile? (is it the wine?) Yup, flamingos. He has used a home fabric and done all these funky cool shapes with an unexpected fabric. It’s weird but it works and Tim thinks it is smashing and he’s crazy about it.
Back in NYC
The designers have a sweet reunion (it really is nice how they like each other) and they return to the workroom to pick their final 2 looks to show and check out each others stuff. Everyone is very complimentary of each other’s work. Kentaro is very impressed by Ayana’s work and Margarita is floored by Brandon’s collection. She has a moment of clarity and uses the word “tacky” to reference her own collection. Everyone is a bit blown away by Brandon and Kenya decides she’s coming for him. Ayana loses it a bit, as she is overwhelmed. Why is she crying? SOMEONE GET TIM!
Tim’s Critique
Tim tells Margarita her looks are compelling and alluring and he wants to see more. His mind is blown by that bomber jacket? How hard did he hit his head?? I ask Les if I’m drunk. That jacket is not mind blowing. It is head exploding. Les thinks it’s all costumey. Cruise ship costumey.
Kentaro is worried about showing looks that are too similar. Someone get this guy a dictionary and highlight the word COHESION. Tim explains cohesion via attitude and vibe. He still doesn’t get it. That blush dress though is giving us LIFE.
Brandon tells Tim he is going to put Liris in different outfits and based on what she likes the best, choose that. Tim basically says; Excellent! Perfect! Whatever you choose is awesome! The other designers are now panicked as they know they are competing for 2 spots. Les asks what I think and I tell her that I know people who aren’t into the innovative aspect of fashion will not get Brandon, but the judges will. In my mind, he’s one of the best designers they have had come down the pike in a long time. Christian Siriano good. I know I will get shit for that, and I really don’t care. Reading last month’s W Brandon’s looks would have fit right in with the artistic youth oriented looks they were showing. It like when someone looks at a Cy Twombly painting and says, I could do that! It’s fine if you don’t like it, but no; you can’t do that.
Kenya is overwhelmed and even though we love the black dress she has, we wish she would have gone with another piece that was a little more exciting. Tim tells her that her other looks are youthful and her black dress looks like their mom. Her put a beaded overlay on it. Normally we agree with Tim, but we are not so sure about this.
Ayana has chosen the two Little House on the Prairie dresses and Tim tell her she needs to show the more youthful, sporty element of her collection. She’s not sure, but as Margarita says…..TRUST THE GUNN. Les looks at me and I am already on my phone getting us t-shirts made made 5 seconds after it comes out of her mouth.
Ayana asks Kentaro to help her and Margarita says “ShAWWWWWWNEEEEE…” They all burst out laughing in a much needed release. “CLAAAAAAAAAIIIIRE…” At least the twins were good for something in the end. The models come in and everyone has a sample size model and a curvy model. Margarita has her curvy model in a bathing suit? And the bomber jacket? Kentaro’s flowy dress is STUNNING. Kenya’s model is having boobie issues in the black dress. Ayana has gone back to the dresses. Everyone is tired and second-guessing themselves.
Runway Day
Kentaro and Brandon need an Odd Couple style sitcom. Ayana has gone BACK to the looks Tim encouraged her to use. Can we just all agree that we need to drop JCPenney next year? Please? Why is Kentaro making his models look like samurai??
The Runway
Heidi is tuning in virtually as she is out in LA working on a different show where two Brits, a German and a bald former game show host decide who in this country has talent. Les points out her belt is a bad eighties relic. I point out that it is pathetic and disrespectful she’s not here.
Brandon describes his work s “Flirty and romantic with a little hip hop”. We LOVE one outfit, but don’t like Liris’s top. Les loves the top Margarita did and somewhere Charo is coveting the pants. I’m thinking Love Boat. I’m thinking “Cuchi! Cuchi!” We hate the second look. That jacket gives me a headache. Kenya’s looks are pretty but muted. She has the opposite problem. We are worried for our girl that the judges will be bored. Kentaro’s flowy look defines ease, his white look defines forced. We want Ayana’s pants sooooo much. We don’t love the shiny top.
Our picks are the same. Brandon, Kentaro and Ayana with Kenya as a wild card.
Judging
Zack loves Kenya’s pearl cover-up but thinks the dress has major fit issues. Heidi was surprised and not in a good way as she thinks it is all over the place and not exciting at all. Uh-oh. Nina thinks the fabrics are beautiful and luxe, but there are major problems with styling. The focus was on too many things. Tim didn’t do her any favors suggesting overlays.
Heidi loves the ease of Ayana’s color palette. Nina loves the juxtaposition of distressed and refined and the combination makes it feel luxe. Zack says he’s intrigued and wants to see more. Ayana knows she’s headed to fashion week.
Kentaro says his inspiration was a Japanese dried lake. I ask Les what happened to the dead cat? Maybe that was just for the music? Tim’s face is a picture. Heidi thinks the white look is “questionable” but she loves the blush look. She says it’s not cohesive. Nina loves the color palette and that the dress was “casual, but not” but warns him not to get too conceptual reg the styling. It’s too cold and takes away from the clothes. Zack doesn’t know where it’s going, and if it’s going in the direction of the white dress, it’s not enough.
Nina says Brandon does a female version of himself and it works. She is in love with the balance of proportion. She thinks there is too much going on in the second look, but she is in love with everything else. Heidi loves it and can’t wait for the rest of the collection. Zack doesn’t love Liris’s outfit but we know Brandon has the second spot.
Zack tells Margarita her print is on the cusp of being hideous. Heidi likes the loud print (shocker). Nina says that even though there is no lack of exuberance and attitude she needs to think of these looks strategically so it’s not off-putting. They tell her she needs to be more NYC and less Miami.
Ayana and Brandon are immediately picked as we knew they would be. Kentaro is then picked even though he hesitated when telling Heidi he was ready (pretty sure that was a language thing Heidi). He is relieved. Kenya and Margarita are left on the runway and we are holding hands hoping for a fourth spot for Kenya………..and they give it to Margarita.
WHAT??????????????????????? NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kenya is crushed. We are crushed. And we don’t get it. Kenya, if you are reading this, we think you are awesome and can’t wait to see what you do next. We want the beaded coat. Call us. We will have wine and hang out. You don’t have to go far, I live on the West side too!
Les and I discuss which looks we would pick if we had to choose from and entire collection? First and Last? Similar or different? What would you do? Hope everyone has a great weekend and we will be back for the finale. If you are looking for a way to help out Puerto Rico check out Americares.org. Amazing organization. Xoxo, CJ and Les.
I agree completely, TT- cannot believe it was Kenya.
Did anyone else feel as I did, that it has been a slow, lackluster season? There have been few surprises, few really special moments. Neither of the guys really changed from their basic approach to try anything unique or truly special.
Margarita still has quite a ways to go, in mind. Kenya had more savvy, more potential for distinction- it just seemed she needed more time to think her way through each challenge. AS a result, we saw safer, less creative works from her. It appeared Nina’s earlier comments about wanting the clothes she was wearing to be on her models stuck- and limited their view of her growth potential, though I’m not sure why.
TT, off topic completely- would you consider covering TheHalcyon? new,on Ovation.
If the TwinTwits had not been on these season, we might have realized that Kentaro is crazy as a bessy bug a lot earlier The scene with Tim Gunn standing there with a bandaid on his forehead listening to a very odd piano concert followed by Kentaro explaining that he got the inspiration for the very creepy song he played, presumably deliberately off key after he “found a dead cat” and so he buried it AND THEN put his ear to the ground over the grave and the sounds he heard is how the song was created.
How does one find a dead cat? Who claims a random dead cat they encounter? Who buries a random dead cat and where do they bury it? And if the cat is dead, why would there be dying cat sounds coming from the grave? And who wants to listen to a song that sounds like a dying cat? He’s crazy.
Now that I have addressed the dead cat in the room, I have to say this runway was a huge disappointment for me.
Brandon’s final collection will be FLAMINGO based. I swear he is following in the path of last years winner. Flamingos are the new bananas,
I honestly thought Kentaro was going home. He had one great look and one horrible one,
Kenya blew it. Tim basically said the dreaded M word when critiquing her work! Those beaded jackets were bad. There was a peach duster that had black embellishment that I was dying to reach through the screen and put on the black dress. And NO CROP TOPS at this point of the game.
Margaret’s pants were EVERYTHING and also the only thing of hers I liked. But I liked them SO MUCH. She literally copied those horrid black shorts from Brandon’s pants that Liris wore,
My favorite designer this week was Ayana. Probably because I love grey clothes. She’s the only dark horse who could beat Brandon. The editing a few weeks ago showed Brandon saying that Ayana is the only one that could beat him.
Sorry to disagree my love, but Brandon’s work is nothing like she who shall not be named. Her wacky prints were the focus. His shapes are everything. And i’m going o get a pair of those pants made for u xo
Last season SWSNBN was a one trick pony. It was applique day every damn day. The stupid judges raved about her cohesive looks, and her brilliant use of applique. DON”T YOU REMEMBER? We talked about how she did the same stupid fugly shit every week.She was amazing! Cutting edge! on Trend! She pooped beautifully in the potty! So said the judges.
So what I am saying is that Brandon watched that season, probably the only one he had ever watched, and kept on doing the same damn thing over and over. BECAUSE IT WORKED LAST SEASON. So this year he sent the same thing down the runway every single week. Michael Kors or Isaac Mirahi would have been calling Brandon a one trick pony by week three and pushing him to show some diversity.
And I don’t want his stupid pants. I want Margartia’s disco party pants.
Thank you and have a nice day.
Thats’ what I’m getting made for u.
And yes I do remember. And I still disagree.
It was Kentaro and Kenya that were left on the runway, Margarita was in before.
That’s right- sorry was late and there was wine involved.
It was also awkward when Kentaro’s mother said over the phone that Heidi Klum looks like ‘that English woman that died’.
Ayana for the win. She never bores me. Plus, she makes clothes I can relate to, even if I would never wear most of them. If Brandon’s making on-trend clothes, well and good, and I imagine, exciting. Even those of us without an eye for that can see the value in his work. My problem with Brandon is, despite the flamingo foray, he’s wholly predictable. Kentaro, although uneven and a bit batty, is more interesting to me than Brandon is.
Margarita is entertaining and her enthusiasm hurts her and helps her – you just never know. Judges admonishing her to bring more NYC and less Miami seem to have forgotten past NYFW designers.
Poor Kenya, but she was always a long shot. Love her family.
When Kenya chose her black dress she wrote her ending. The only way the dress would had worked is with the cost on the runway TT mentioned not as one of her two pieces.
A black dress has been done in every style possible over the last 20 years.
I know. And I am sorry she didnt explore a concept based on her blue Liris dress. Her stuff was safe and anemic.
So disappointed Kenya went home, I loved her pink/peach dress, but for some reason the judges see something in Margarita that completely eludes me. Couldn’t stand either of her designs – tacky is too mild a word to describe them. Kentaro’s looks were just OK for me – I liked the blush-colored dress, but he’s kind of predictable otherwise, and could he have made his models look any more fugly than they did? His music sucked, but given the source of his inspiration I guess that’s a given. Really creepy back story there. Brandon is still the golden boy, but the flamingo print didn’t do much for me. Overall, liked his color scheme, and the outfits were good. Ayana’s tailoring, especially on the pants, looked flawless, and the overlay (is that what it’s called?) on the more feminine top was beautiful, but didn’t care at all for the other. Will be very surprised if Margarita does well, but then I’m surprised she’s there at all. Loved Kenya – I think she has a promising future designing for bigger women – hope she has a lot of success.
Kentaro acted flat out crazy, Tim was not prepared for this madness. Also so weird when K:s mum said over the phone that Heidi Klum looks like that English woman that died.
I wasn’t drunk and heard COW too lol
Thank you! I heard cow after rewind too but CJ Bomb heard cat so who knows – it’s either a little cray cray or a whopping cray cray story.
Thank you both for your constant fantastic recaps. I enjoyed the episode except I couldn’t stand Margarita and her attitude. I don’t know if it’s just me not able to appreciate how great she thought she is.(She had Tim Gunn’s save), be humble Margarita. I felt she was a different person.
Kentaro just couldn’t figure out cohesive, it was a bit sad. Next week if Brandon is napping due to his fantastic self, a big ole ut oh.
I think the same thing about Margarita–she annoys me.
Thanks for noticing. Puerto Rico is gorgeous and a sad loss.(Mellymelwiththeclientel)
She became a different person who should kind of remember, I don’t really feel Tim was waiting to save her. I’m so disappointed how ungrateful she seemed and highly she thought of herself. She needs to take her “I’m really bitchin’gal” down a notch and be thankful to all who got her through. She had a bit of “of course I make it”. I prefer humble and her talking as if a lesson, don’t care for, as much. Poor Kenya. Again, this season was easy to watch and designers who appreciate their craft. I found it noticeable, and enjoyed. And I will repeat, those models brought it home. Great job #ProjectRunwaypart1
Hmm the clothes were all over. I liked Brandon’s one outfit, bit the Liris outfit looked mallish. I like his style, but wonder what he will do when fashion changes. Very one note
Liked the distressed outfit Ayana had, probably my favorite last night. Those prairie dresses are not for me, hate the style and fabric.
Ketanos pleated dress was divine, but the white one was just odd. Totally over the dangly strap thing.
I suppose there’s always a market for pop clothes, but I can’t see owning more than a couple of Margaritas pieces. Kenya was her own worst enemy. Her tailoring is divine, but she veers between inspired and mundane.
Glad to have recaps! Absent the twins, the season was ok.
PS. TTS dead cat riff was hilarious
Wasn’t last week’s episode supposed to determine which 3 or 4 are going to NYFW? It felt like Groundhog Day when I watched last night’s finale part 1. I guess they had to fill the time since eliminating 2 designers at once a few weeks ago. And they have the extra money to spend.
Margarita does nothing but cry every episode. I am confident she will not be PR Season 16 champ, though. Her style sensibility is very niche. I think to win you have to be versatile, style-wise.
I did not realize y’all were here in Atlanta too. Now that the season is just about finished I wanted to you that I have really enjoyed your posts on Project Runway, It’s the most entertaining of the 4 I read; y’all make me laugh. Also I gotta say I agree with 99% percent of what you think, you are dead on with the Siriano reference. Thanks for the seasons fun!???
Love, love, LOVE your re-caps! That is all.
I love Kentaro and I’m sticking with him. Although that dead cat song was something else. Poor Tim, so awkward! I hated the white dress with the lump on the side, and the weird makeup, but I think Kentaro’s collection will be the most interesting. With Brandon, a few flamingo pieces are fine, but it seems like they all use the same print, so that’s boring. Kenya and Ayana both have boring fabric & colors. And then Margarita is too much. So while I don’t know that Kentaro will win, I think he’ll be my favorite next week, as he has been all season. And to be honest, I kind of want to see Margarita’s. She’s not my favorite designer, but I like color, and she sure has that. I don’t think I’ll be bored when her models walk. I want to love Ayana — I just don’t get the fabrics she picked.
Thanks for a great season of recaps! They were really enjoyable. I’m off to search the internet for Tim Gunn slogan t-shirts!
Unfortunately I wasn’t able to concentrate on the home visits because I was focused on Tim’s forehead! Didn’t he have a similar incident a few seasons back?
Anyhow, loved both of Anya’s looks. Margarita’s was my least favorite
I think it will be between Anya and Brandon at the end.
The virtual hug Heidi gave Kenya was really sweet.
I was concerned about that bandage as well. But I’m not buying his story about falling and getting stitches. The 1st thing I thought was he has a bad boyfriend because he had questionable bruises last year. He’s so polished that his private life might be pure hell.
Brandon has been edited to receive the win without question but I don’t think he is going to get it now.
Kentaro proved why he had to give up music, cat sex sounds better than that. That family phone call was as creepy as the cat story. I think his family is afraid of him. Can he win, no. I don’t Tim would let that happen.
Kenya and Margarita don’t need to show their collection; I’m glad they got to make a collection. Margarita’s pants were awesome. Her yellow fish shirt was hideous, but hopefully she will entertain us with her overconfidence. My wish is that Kenya will find a mentor so she can build her confidence as a designer.
So this means Anya for the win.
I seriously doubt Tim Gunn is being beaten?! My goodness. I think he has some sort of skin condition.
I read somewhere that he has a seizure disorder…not sure if it’s true or not.
Tim had been celibate for mre than 20 years. He has no boyfriend. My first thought was that he had had a basal cell carcinoma removed.
Although I loved Brandon at the beginning now I know what hes doing each episode, and sorry but the same outifits over and over again don’t get any exiting after a while, Kentaro and Ayanas are the opposite, they do different designs but you know wich designs are theirs, unlike Brandons one trick pony, K and A are my favorites for the win.
Margarita if she stays away from unflattering designs she might surprise us. I also don’t like her crying. Hope she tosses in a few solid color pieces.
Personally never cared for Brandons color choice, it’s one of those colors that I strongly dislike. I can’t comment
Kentaro might steal the show also. It will be a fun runway.
I miss the semi entertaining crazy awesome designers of years past.
CJ and Les-Yes to everything you said! Loved Tim’s face after the concerto. I did think it was sweet that Kentaro would bury a dead cat. I love Kenya as well but do feel she has some styling challenges. She has an older soul. Thanks for the pic of the red leather piano- totally missed that!
TT – Thanks for the Kentaro cat trick throw down! It was all too much to take in and I definitely heard the bad off key during his performance. Then when he supplied his cat/cow song and dance (like the yoga pose), I lost track of the off key notes of his piano piece. That whole visit was so frightful but sometimes – that is where artists truly live in their head like some of the major artists in fashion that we have seen in our days – Alexander McQueen to just name one.
My understanding is that Tim Gunn has been celibate since the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s. He had only one partner who cheated on him at some point and never dated again.
That seems hard to believe, but he had a very difficult coming out experience and I suppose that is possible.
I recall something like that too…celibate 20 plus years, remember being sad for him, he is really a dear sweet man.
I must say my mom made the same exact bell bottom pants in 1978 ,and I had a tie back shirt it was a hankerchief material jumpsuit. Margarita she did nothing new flashback copycat clothes ,and they kept her
One thing this season which is going to be different for me, is I will watch the finale I instead of looking up on Google the next day, lol.
That’s a winner and ages since I have done that!!
I love the recap I fell asleep didn’t even get to see all the visits got to see the ending .. I made post about the bell bottoms I am PO’d they would keep Margarita . and she was 3rd choice cause she made her own wild fabric. I do not think she has taste gaudy. She copied old style nothing new but her fabric.
I hated Kentaro’s styling judges warned him about the hair and make-up wonder if he got it. I think at times these people Need Tim for hair and make-up. He made his models ugly. You could tell he was very upset he didn’t have his favorite muse model and she should be happy,she didn’t have to have those awful eyebrows. .I didn’t think the white dress was that bad. Remember Kini and his coral reef dresses ?
the peach dress was very pretty,
Kenya styles very pretty things and the details in the clothes made them look expensive. very bummed she was let go.I love she has a sweet spirit.
I like the black dress
Ayana I have not been a fan of hers but this week the clothes were more what I like .they just didn’t look expensive .maybe I am missing something.
Brandon gets all his design ideas when he watches the newer Star Wars movies.I do not get their fascination with him.
I just am not impressed with this years designers it just seems to get more difficult for them to come up with new ideas.
I do like when they have all stars.
The food at Kenya’s looked delicious!
I wish they would have had close-ups of all the dishes.
Love, love, love, Margarita’s pants, definitely best in show for her all season. I want a pair too!
Hope PR launched Kenya’s future in fashion, she makes beautiful clothes for real women.
Well, TT, as per your comment about two Brits, a German and a bald former gameshow host deciding America’s talent – that bald guy is Canadian. LOL -sorry, couldn’t resist!
Ok I have FINALLY watched this and I have some feels:
1. Kentaro is literally, figuratively, and all kind of other-ivelys CRAZY AF. Like if he hadn’t found an art form to express himself he’d be sectioned. I’m also thinking there’s a reason that cat was dead, and I’m not saying it wasn’t Kentaro who killed it. IJS.
2. Still hate Brandons work. It’s like he saw a dystopian movie one day where the plot was “technology ruins the human race and they turn into underground refugees” and decided that was his aesthetic. BUT EVERY TIME I SEE HIM I AM REAFFIRMED THAT I 100% WOULD BONE. I think I love him, despite his awful style.
3. I thought Margaritas collection was a joke. Note “joke” in a bitchy way. I thought it was a LITERAL joke. It reminded me of poolside toys you get in bodegas when your parents took you on a package holiday in the 80s. Like that fabric could have been an 80s lilo.
4. Tim’s plaster was giving me a conniption. WHY WAS IT NEVER ON PROPERLY. Also that outfit he wore to Puerto Rico is in next year’s holiday outfit purchases. Love.
5. I still think Margarita is sleekit.
6. KENYA WAS ROBBED.
Probably more to come. SO MANY FEELS.
Also you can tell that Nina has given up the facade of even pretending that the finalists are pre chosen.
She was just talking nonsense words! At one point she actually said, “so it feels very sporty and very athletic, which all together makes it feel very luxury.”
*are not pre chosen.
At this point, Mark should win Project Runway. It would be the only thing that pleases me.
Remember when we thought Chiquita Crybaby was the worst that could happen?
I knew they were going to pick Margarita as all the other pallets were so muted they needed something that gave the runway balance.
Maybe it’s the Latina in me but her stuff is so loud and gaudy that I absolutely love it! That being said I’m going with Ayana for the win.
I like Brandon’s style but flamingo? Every retiree in Florida might be going crazy for it and may Patty from Southern Charm but I cannot see anyone young wanting to wear flamingo clothes. margarita claimed her nod to the Hispanic culture in her clothing well that was a very dated nod as well. No young crowd is wearing those bright embellished clothes. She needed to modernize her looks. I love Kenya but the Peplums are to have been done a million times over the years nothing innovative. I’ve loved Ayona from the beginning. My hope is for her to win but I feel Brandon has it locked down.
Thank you for the great recap. I care more about Tim’s bandaged head than who makes it into fashion week. Right on for the line: “Tim Save Me”–my new mantra. I think Tim Gunn has remained refreshingly authentic over the years, despite this show becoming a product placement festival. And you were right– it was Christian’s season where they had the bottom two of the top four show 3 looks. I think Brandon was such a shoe-in from day one, that they needed to appear to make it seem like a contest. Plus the twins sucked up all the oxygen for the first half of the season. The dead cat comment….well that was creepy.