Project Runway S06E12: The Art of Fashion
Posted by KAT in Project RunwayNovember 6th, 2009, 01:04 PM
Project Runway is coming to a close! Last night’s episode whittled the competition down to the top 3 contestants who would be showing at Bryant Park.
The final challenge was to find inspiration at the Getty museum in Los Angeles - then take two days and $300 to come up with a design. Our contestants examined the art, architecture, and natural surroundings to find a basis for their designs. Althea went with the museum’s architecture, Christopher with the outdoor rock fountain, Irina with Godward’s Mischief and Repose, Gordana with Monet’s Rouen Cathedral, and Carol Hannah with a French bed from the late 1700s.
Let’s take a look at what they came up with:
ALTHEA HARPER
CHRISTOPHER STRAUB
IRINA SHABAYEVA
GORDANA GEHLHAUSEN
CAROL HANNAH WHITFIELD
This week’s line-up of judges included Heidi Klum (Heidi Samuel?), Nina Garcia, designer Cynthia Rowley, and supermodel Cindy Crawford.
Overall, the judges weren’t pleased. It’s clear that Althea ran out of time with her overly-ambitious design, the bottom of Christopher’s dress was too dowdy, Irina’s dress is a bit too “old lady” for Nina Garcia, Gordana’s matched the inspiration best but didn’t have enough “wow” to it, and Carol Hannah’s design was nice but safe.
So who’s auf’d? We’ll be saying goodbye to Gordana (who was sort of hit or miss all season) and Christopher ( who was too inexperienced, technically).
Our winners are thus Althea, Irina, and Carol Hannah… which means we’ve got an all-lady Fashion Week! I was quite happy with our final three, as the trio consisted of exactly who I was rooting for. But to pare it down, my vote is going towards Carol Hannah, whose dresses are simple, innovative, and tasteful at the same time, and perhaps most closely match my personal taste. As for the other two, I think Irina’s designs are nice and wearable but boring, and Althea’s are good, but usually fail to catch my eye. We’ll have to see what goes down at Bryant Park!
Ah, but guess what! All three shows got terrible reviews. There, I spoiled it for you. Could this be the worst Project Runway season of all time? Sound off in the comments section.
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