Project Runway recap: the final challenge

[image-1]I am rarely impressed by the judging panel, but this really is a star studded group of ladies, Cynthia Rowley, Nina Garcia, Cindy Crawford and of course Heidi "I don't look like I've had that many kids" Klum. Fabulous judges!


Althea's dress is...disjointed to say the least. That skirt and flowy top thing is not working and I am no designer but all architectural details and simple lines would have been stunning!


Carol Hannah was inspired by the European bed and I actually do see the connection, though I wish she would have used the blue color instead of that muted gold.


Chris's gown is well done but something is just off about the whole thing, it's a little renaissance fair. And don't even get me started on the crying. Man up, Chris!


I know that I am anti-Gordana but let's all just step back realize that her dress looks like she traced a slice of pizza on the front...also, it's kinda sweet.


Irina appears to be getting ready for a toga party... bust out the ruffies and beer bongs, it's time to party. And those shoes?! What is she thinking?! I love that she had to strip off the accessories on stage though, how totally demeaning.


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Because I know you are all DYING to know, My picks are Carol Hannah, Althea and Christopher for Bryant Park. This is based totally upon work and personality. Competitive bitch-talk gets you nowhere in my top three!


The commercial break for this was grueling, it was like the longest set of Garnier ads EVER. Am I right?


Of course Irina is going to Fashion week, the trash-talk-behind-your-back bitchy girls always win. They win in real life and they win on the runway. I should probably just accept it and become meaner and more insane. Christopher is the first to be announced auf'ed and I cannot say that I am surprised, he would cry through his entire collection making and get water spots all over perfectly good satin. Carol Hannah is in! Wooooooo! At least one nice girl made it. She didn't find love with Logan but she is going to Bryant Park, which is probably better than love anyway. And finally, THANK GOD, THERE IS JUSTICE IN THE WORLD. Gordana is out and Althea is the last one on her way to Fashion Week!


I am actually really happy with the designers going to Bryant Park, because even though I think Irina is crazy-mean, I also think she is a good designer and I am interested to see her collection. And well, if you have ever read this blog before you probably know that I am a bit partial to Carol Hannah and Althea, my blonde girls, representing for us...I like it.


SEASON 6 STATS:


Designers remaining: 3


Cry count: 16


Complete emotional breakdown: 2.5


Use of the word “Fierce”: 2


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I think the editors have finally started to pay attention to this little blogger here in St. Pete, because we automatically start this week by learning that Althea and Irina aren't speaking. Love it...finally Irina picked on the wrong girl, I have the feeling that Althea has a little trailer park in her and we all know, those girls can fight. Watch your back Meana Irina, watch. your. back.

Besides those two lovely ladies giving each other the silent treatment, Gordana, Carol Hannah and Christopher are the only designers around. And Chris looks soooooo lonely in that little apartment all by himself. Are the girls not allowed to move over there? Because I am pretty sure that would relieve some of the tension, thicker than Gordana's accent, that is happening in Casa de la Girlies.

The challenge this week, the final challenge if you hadn't gathered that from the 400 times they have said it, brings us to The Getty Center, which is apparently the heart of Los Angeles culture but seems mostly like a mish-mosh of art stuff. Whatever, I like it, it gives the designers some freedom to show their point of view. I like all the inspirations they have chosen from the Getty Center, but am a little concerned because so far they haven't done awesome with that whole "get inspired" thing...I have faith in them though, except for Gordana, I have no faith in Gordana, ever.

I am really wishing I would have kept a log of how many negative things Irina said about people throughout this episode, because she is on it tonight, at least in the double digits. Did anyone else hear her call Carol Hannah a cute dog? That is not a compliment. I love a good Jack Russell terrier as much as the next girl but I do not ever want to be called one...just mean, so mean. Despite some messy looks and harsh critiques from Tim Gunn, everyone is keeping it together...untiiiiiiil the crazy Eastern European starts talking about her spiritual dress or some crap. Yep, we got our first cry of the show from your fave and mine, Gordana. Prepare yourself, because I don't want to spoil anything but let's just say the cry count is going up like the spaceship this week, straight to the moon (is it wrong that this makes me happy?).

The editing is really making it looks like every single designer gets torn apart on the runway. But do they??

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