fashion and fibs

reality tv is all lies?!

well, i already knew this (which is why generally i HATE reality shows), but i was a little surprised to find out that the one show i do watch, project runway is also somewhat deceptive. since i'm back in the states, i've been catching up on my season 5 episodes and found some videos on youtube of the final collections at new york fashion week. there are only 4 designers left on the show as of the most recent episode, but 6 showed collections in bryant park (supposedly only 3 get to show collections).

hmmm, i wonder how that all works. i guess they do it so that no one knows who the final 3 are and/or who the winner is.
so do they take a couple months off to create the collections then resume the normal competition or do they narrow it down to the top three and then ask the runners-up to design collections as well to keep everyone guessing? i don't know but i do know what i think of the big finale:


so here's what i would say if i was one of the judges:

my bottom three:
jerel: some of the bodices were way too big and the collection looked kind of grungy and incohesive to me. a lot of stuff really didn't fit right
korto: a bit of a yawn and kind of cliche african style (predictable)
suede: it is very 'easter egg' but it doesn't look barbie. barbie has more class. this collection belongs on the dollar-store-barbie-wannabes that have been abandoned on the shelves since the 80s.

my top three:
kenley: even tho she's a whiny little brat, i did enjoy the collection. anything that alludes to alice in wonderland makes me happy.
leeann: very cohesive and classy. not my personal taste or color palette but it looked nice, and reminds me of mermaids for some reason.
joe: he was the most casual but i liked the all-american inspiration. i think this was the closest to something i would actually wear

so joe and suede have been auf'd and there is one episode left to find out who the top three are. if i had to predict the winner now, it's kind of a toss-up between leeann and kenley. since i have a feeling kenley will be nixed on the next episode, i guess i'll have to go with leeann as the winner.

sidenote: overall, i think some of the challenges this season were cool and creative but i didn't like a lot of the designers. too many undeserved egos, not so much innovation and a lot of bad executions. and, the christian-wannabes annoyed me too (i.e. the licious-ness and talking in 3rd person).

*sorry for everyone who has never seen the show and has no idea what i am talking about lol