Project Runway 2015 Edition! Who's Watching!

zipyourlips
Wed, 11 Nov 2015 01:30:20 +0000

I liked some of Ashley’s earlier pieces that were more crisp and clean. Her finale collection is just bizarre: ill-fitting, poorly made, unwearable, with fabric and design choices that the judges would have mercilessly and scornfully picked apart had they been from another designer, IMO. Visible underpants; a bulky poorly-fitting quilted skirt; and that long see-through tunic that looked like it would have been in the bargain lingerie bin at Kmart, worn over leggings and a tank top. Not to mention the long skirt with glued-on flowers, paired with a top that looks just like a five-year old girl’s umbrella. I couldn’t believe the judges could maintain their composure while gushing over this icky, blicky, amateurish stuff.

This was a disappointing season for me, and not only because the talent didn’t seem outstanding. It also seemed the most agenda-driven, with one agenda including the clumsiest of sad product placements: the Just Fab accessories wall (from a company with a horrible reputation); the pointless trip to LA to stay in a Best Western (Ugh); and Tim escorting the Lexus exec into the workroom to announce that the finalists would get a brand new Lexus! Scratch that…would get to ride in a Lexus. Poor Tim.

The other and overriding agenda seems to have been selecting a designer of plus-size clothing as a winner. I could really get behind that agenda, were the designer someone who brings design and sewing finesse and an understanding of form and fabric to the competition. And this is Project Runway, so how about a cool/chic factor!

I even thought the contestants’ commentary seemed scripted. When either Candace or Kelly said that Ashley was “the one to beat,” I almost guffawed, so preposterous was the notion. Silly me.

I still love Tim Gunn.