Project Runway - Season 5, Episode 14
For the first time, the fight for all the marbles comes down to three ladies. The first part of the episode glides by without much to remark on, as it's been with the majority of the season. The designers are busy. Kenley's snooty and defensive. Rinse and repeat. Models are chosen, including an extremely rough-looking Naima.
Korto wisely ditches her fugly wedding dress and cobbles together two new looks, both of which are an improvement, though I wish she would've steered away from that dismal beige fabric. Kenley's first down the final runway, and two of her looks are downright beautiful. The rest are merely okay, save one with that nasty granny print Kenley's so fond of, and another that would have been nice, had it not had a tumor of the granny fabric growing out of it.
Korto's line has a beautiful African feel to it, and she's clearly made improvements to several garments since Tim's visit. Leanne incorporates the panels symbolic of waves into every garment, some of which are more successful than others. Though Nina rightly points out that there's a danger of becoming one-note, she also points out that Leanne provided shorts, dresses, skirts, jackets, and pants. It's refreshing that all three of the lines are good, and there's no worry of a flash-in-the-pan poseur winning. Not that that's ever happened.
When it comes down to the final decision (with Tim as guest judge, since Jennifer Lopez (and I'm sorry, but what credentials does she have to help pick a winner of a fashion competition), bowed out due to a (possibly) fake foot injury, and have I lost control of this sentence?), no time is wasted in chucking Kenley out first. Is she snooty and defensive? She is!
An informal poll is taken amongst the viewing party, and the general feeling is that Korto will probably win the day. It is not to be, however. Leanne, who most of us discounted as a boring mouse who would probably be eliminated within four episodes, wins the competition, and I'm not sorry to see her do it. Korto's highs were higher than Leanne, but there's no denying that her lows were lower. Leanne put out consistently good work, and like Chloe, it's nice to see a winner who will clearly put her talent to good use, rather than use her win as a springboard to...be on TV a lot.
Overall Grade: B+
Overall Season Grade: C+
1 comment:
I thought Korto's collection would win as it was much more wearbale but Leanne's collection was incredible well made and unique. That's what they seem to go for. Example, Christian's crazy collection.
I did love the comment Kenley made after they announce that Tim would be the guest judge. I think it was something like..."if I'd know that I would have changed my attitude!" NICE!!!
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