Project Runway Episode 13: One Down

One to go. Today was the first half of the Project Runway season finale—series finale if you, like me, are planning to protest the station switch—and you know what that means. Tim Gunn home visits!

First, let me preface this by saying that if Tim Gunn ever came to my home, invited or otherwise, I would probably have a heart attack and die right on my dingy blue living room carpet. The man is fabulous.

Anyway.

He stopped by Jerrell, Kenley, Korto and LeAnne’s respective homes and made nice with the fams. He probably gave some interesting criticism about their collections, but viewers wouldn’t really know anything about that. Bravo execs had to make sure to include five minutes of Korto playing the African drums and Tugboat Kenley waxing poetic on her dead granny.

Finally the designers arrived back in NYC (in a sick suite at the Westin, might I add) and after making nice with Kenley for a hot second, all four headed over to Parsons where—surprise, surprise—they had to make a bridesmaid dress to go along with the Bryant Park-required wedding garment.

This is Jerrell’s wedding dress. Looks like someone still has mad love for the Bedazzler.

Fortunately, his bridesmaid dress is a bit classier and something that doesn’t come with mandatory head foliage. Unfortunately, the judges hated it and he was sent packing.

Next up was Kenley’s short, feathered dress which Michael Kors immediately called shenanigans on. Fashion plagiarism? Oh hells yes. But, in reality, I would love to bitchbitchbitch about her design because I think she is a Bad Person. I can’t, though, because compared to the other work on the runway, she kicked some major booty.

(Though I have to ask: how many weddings have you been to where the bridesmaids wear dresses that barely cover their goodies?)

It is really freaking hard to make a model look fat on television, but somehow Korto did it.

And her bridesmaid dress is exactly the same as that orange David’s Bridal rip off from last week. Only shorter. I hope Jerrell shot her some mean looks on the way out the door, because he was robbed of Fashion Week glory. Robbed, I say!

And finally, the lovely LeAnne. I admit to having a love-hate relationship with her as a designer, but I think she is legitimately the most talented person from this season. Her collection was inspired by waves and while there were details of this dress I truly hated—There is no situation on the planet that would require a woman to need pockets in her wedding dress—I think her design was the most expertly executed and the prettiest.

This close up of the bodice detailing does no justice to LeAnne’s bridesmaid dress. It was feminine, elegant and cool without trying to hard. Now that Jerrell is out, she’s my pick for overall winner.

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Challenge: Season Finale: Part 1

Guest Judge: none
Winner: everyone but Jerrell
Loser: Jerrell
PW Style Blog MVP of the Night: Poor sweet Jerrell. He would’ve made it to Bryant Park, if only he was a woman. (Conspiracy theory: In four seasons of PR, only one woman, the adorable Chloe Dao has taken home the top prize. I don’t think it’d be the least bit surprising if we learned that producers and Bravo execs wanted to ensure a female win for season 5.)