Comments on: ‘Project Runway’: And Then There Were Three …

By: kallisto

kallisto — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:07:21 +0000

I was sooo dissapointed in Jerell’s whole collection. He has been one of my top favorites all season. I especially like his olympics outfit (even though it completely missed the mark for the challange), but i thougth his whole collection was Awful! I was really looking foreward to hating Kenley’s collection and was both dissapointed, and pleaseantly surprised that it was so good. I would absolutely love to wear that wedding dress that she made.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:29:24 +0000

am i the only one who thinks that kenley’s designs are TOTALLY ugly? i loved the wedding dress, i can’t deny, but the 40′s silhouette she loves so much would not be flattering at all on the average woman. on top of that, her choice of patterns is AWFUL! they always remind me of the horrible upholstery and comforters in cheap hotels. i know designers are always supposed to be thinking about the next big trends, and just because you don’t see a particular look on people now doesn’t mean you won’t in a few months, but i can’t imagine that kenley’s looks would ever go over well with the general public. i dislike her personality, too, but even in the beginning when it was better hidden (i liked her the first few eps) i thought her clothes were ugly and dated.

By: CC

CC — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:27:14 +0000

I still can’t stand Kenley. I thought her dress was cute – and had it been made by ANYONE else I would have loved it. Her twitty attitude and sense of entitlement make all of her designs borderline disgusting to me. Blah.
I felt sorry for Jerrell. I liked his wedding dress from the waist down as well. Why didn’t he cut off those boob wings? I think that would have made a big difference. Although, after seeing his Bryant Park show I can see that he was all wrong for the finale.
As for Leanne, I thought that the wedding dress was pretty, but the rest of her collection looked like a big yawn. It’s like she’s beating the audience over the head, screaming “WAVES!!! GET IT?!?!?”. It’s almost so literal that it’s boring.
Korto’s wedding dress was heinous, but I thought that the rest of the collection looked really interesting. The colors were fab, and the bead work looked amazing! I am really looking forward to seeing the whole collection.
Right now I’m Team Korto for the win!

By: clair

clair — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:21:49 +0000

Kenley showed Tim the picture of her Grandmother that inspired her and said her Grandmother passed away a few months ago. After that I totally cut her more slack with the attitude. kind of makes sense that as the competition got closer to the end she got more and more defensive and bitchy. Kenley is a loud, annoying, and has a bad attitude – but I finally understood her more. And her dresses were awesome so there is hope for Kenley.

Um…still want Leanne to win! Go Portland Girl!!!!

By: Didi

Didi — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:21:43 +0000

While I didn’t like Jerrell’s dress all that much either, I don’t think it’s fair at all that he won the final challenge last week only to have to compete for his spot again. In the past, when the judges couldn’t decide (a la Chris & Remi last season) there was only a battle between two contestants for that third spot. Based on last week’s show, the finalists really should’ve been Jerrell, Leanne & Kenley. And people, the reason there was no footage of Kenley introducing Tim Gunn to her family & friends is due to the fact that her family hates her and she has no friends. Duh. : ) Go Leanne!

By: leanne ftw

leanne ftw — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:04:06 +0000

i think the kenley copycat charge and her defense about it being a different silhouette gets complicated when you look at the next dress in that same McQueen collection: http://www.style.com/slideshow.....00350m.jpg

btw i thought her dress was amazing despite its McQueen-ism, but i also thought she should just own up that she doesn’t work in a vacuum and that other designers clearly have an influence on her (see also her comment a few episodes back that she doesn’t look at any other designers – which is surely bs).

By: April

April — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:20:06 +0000

Jerell was really the best and most promising designer all season..I seriously don’t like Project Runway as much as I did before because I thought that was such a poor decision to take Jerell out. Kenley had a pretty wedding dress for this challenge but overall her work has not been as strong and her attitude is WHACK (I am shocked they didn’t kick her out weeks ago with the harsh attitude she gives Tim and Heidi). I find it ridiculous that Jerell was the challenge winner last week..the week someone was supposed to be ELIMINATED..and the following week Jerell is kicked out of the competition??? He freakin won the week before..the week that the final 3 should have been actually determined..and with some horrible twist, they take him out the final 3. I am so unhappy with Project Runway as a show and I really don’t know how much I plan to watch future seasons after seeing them take Jerell out the way they did. I think LeAnne has really stepped it up, I would like her or Korto to win since Jerell is out now..I did not like Korto’s decision to make the wedding dress and bridesmaid dress practically the same color though. That was odd?

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:40:06 +0000

i’m never going to watch again. kenley is so undeserving. disgusting. i actually liked Jerrel’s stuff… only had it been edited :/ but i honestly think Leanne will take the win!

By: Alicia

Alicia — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:16:42 +0000

I loved Kenley’s dresses as well but her bridesmaid dress wasn’t original either. Simplicity has been selling a pattern like that for YEARS!!

http://www.simplicity.com/assets/4070/4070.jpg

By: cinderella

cinderella — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:50:02 +0000

TEAM LEANNE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: paz

paz — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:31:09 +0000

Kenley’s apology was so half-assed. Isn’t it odd that she was the only one who didn’t go on any excursion with Tim? In Season 3, Uli didn’t have family there, but she took Tim to the beach.

And how many people were surprised to learn that Jerrell is from South Central? WHat?
While I agree the flowerpot look was not happening, I was looking up the McQueen dress, and there are even more bizarre looks on the runway. That flowerpot look would fit right in!

By: magickat

magickat — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:29:06 +0000

I know everyone is anti-Kenley but I was pulling for her the whole time. I just love her concept of fashion and really get into the fabrics she uses and the so-ugly-it-is-fabulous way she plows them together. I was hoping for the three at the end to make it to the end and I got my wish. I think I actually left these three ladies as my pick for final three on one of your previous blog entries.

Don’t hate on Kenley! She is just super passionate and it looks like she bottles her emotions until she flips out. She can be a lilttle brash but I think it’s just misunderstood feelings.

Yay for the final runway! I am SOOOOO excited!!!

By: Angie

Angie — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:19:06 +0000

I love Kenley’s stuff. I wasn’t feeling the “wave/ocean” vibe of Leanne’s stuff and feel she’s very “Emily Dickinson” with her state of mind and inspirations (morbid and sad).

By: frogponder

frogponder — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:42:46 +0000

I think Kenley’s Dad was out on the tugboat on a date with Olive Oyl and they ran into Brutus and he was being a butt (as usual) and Wimpy showed up and borrowed money for a cheeseburger so they got all tied up and couldn’t be there to meet Tim. (Am I showing my age or am I going to hell for this….?)

By: cathi

cathi — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:26:43 +0000

Didn’t Kenley defend the dress by saying, “You haven’t seen it in THIS SILHOUETTE?” Which I would piece together to mean that she saw the McQueen, but thought that since she wasn’t doing an asysmetrical hem, it was passable. I won’t deny it though; that’s a sweet and whimsical dress.

I thought it was interesting that there was no footage of Kenley taking Tim Gunn out to meet any of her friends or family, or hanging out in Brooklyn together at her favorite spot …

By: Nicole

Nicole — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:03:41 +0000

Did anyone else watch Project Runway Australia? They were in their first season, which finished up a couple of weeks ago, and a lot of the challenges were very similar to this season’s US version. They were even doing a lot of the same challenges in the same weeks.

By: lt

lt — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:59:45 +0000

i will miss jerrell….he was entertaining!

Go Leanne!

By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:51:17 +0000

I hate Kenley, but when Tim was visiting each designer…I liked her outfits the best. To me, if you give her time to do things she does create really cool outfits. But under the Project Runway time crunches everything looks the same and she is a bitch. My girl Korto got through though!!! I was freaking out! She’s my pick for the win because of the diversity of ideas she comes up with. Although she was disappointing this challenge.

By: Verodemort

Verodemort — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:46:19 +0000

I was so worried too, Trent! I love Jerrel as a person, but like I’ve said before, he’s either at the top of the bunch or bottom three, and this week, sadly, he was on the bottom. I will miss thee! But, you know, I did check out his runway and I didn’t like much, so I’m glad Kenley is going to BP. Kenley finally apologized, Thank God but I don’t know, her personality is just so polarizing I think it will flare up again. Her dress, on the other hand, was amazing, and dare I say, I liked it better then the Alexander McQueen dress! I liked the shape and extra tulle. I loved her bridesmaid dress as well :) LeAnne’s dress’s were amazing too, I love that she can make such “architectural and dreamy” designs. Korto’s wedding dress was pretty fug, I don’t know what she was thinking, but seeing her overall collection, I can see that it is beautiful. Handmade jewelery!? FABBB! I will be happy if either Korto or LeAnne win, I think their designs deserve it most. Bring on the finale!!

By: Dee

Dee — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:33:20 +0000

Kenley may not be the warmest person but I’m rooting for her. McQueen or not I loved that wedding dress. Leann’s was okay and the other two were awful! I’ll be happy with any of the 3 ladies winning but I have to say I’m pulling for Kenley. Her clothes are just more fun.

By: MelMel

MelMel — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:25:33 +0000

The more I continue to hate Kenley, the farther she gets….so I’ma stop being petty and admit (grudgingly) that her final collection was the best…..(I peeked at all the final collections. I know, I hate me too.)

Personality-wise, she stinks. She stinks to high heaven. But, I must be honest and say I think talent-wise, she’s pretty allright. Did you see that bridesmaid’s dress? Gorge. Sorry to see Jerell go :( I loved him.

Korto is talented too but I feel like she’s starting to unravel under the pressure. And Leanne is going overboard with her shapes the way I feel Rami went overboard with his draping last season. But I don’t think she’s down for the count. I’m not sure how this’ll turn out but I’m seriously rooting for Leanne to win. Her attitude is much more deserving of success than Kenley’s pigheaded disrespectful one.

By: Jenna

Jenna — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:23:24 +0000

Why does everyone like Jerrell? He was way too overconfident, I’d say obnoxiously cocky, and that was his downfall. His comment about Michael Kors was classless. Glad to see him go!

By: ryan

ryan — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:17:06 +0000

Is that Eugena from ANTM leading off Jerell’s show?

By: Lisa

Lisa — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:08:26 +0000

Ok, so maybe I am the only one, but when I saw Kenley’s model come out with that dress and the thing on her head, the first thing I thought was “It’s Bjork and the swan!”. I didn’t NOT like the dress, but the whole thing put together just screamed “Big Bird” to me.

And I think Jerrell was ripped off, too. As much as I agree that he needed to edit and as much as I like Korto as a person and as a designer, this week I thought Korto’s dresses were totally fug, looked unconformfortable to wear and it was an unrecoverable error that her wedding dress and bridesmaids’ dress were essentially the same color. What bride would EVER want that?

By: David Dust

David Dust — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:05:25 +0000

I will miss JerHell. That Queen loved to put some fug on a model’s (or his own) head – and it was his downfall.

Great recap!

http://daviddust.blogspot.com/.....-sewn.html