Project Runway Finale
Posted on Fri Nov 06, 2015 at 08:49:00 AM EST
Tags: Project Runway (all tags)
Project Runway's finale was so bad on so many levels. The show's judges were so proud it was trending on Twitter -- clearly, they didn't get that the likely reason was that fans were outraged.
First complaint: Half of the show was taken up by a new show that is starting next week, Project Runway Juniors. I was constantly hitting the mute button so as not to have to listen to it. (Especially since one of the judges will be Kelly Osborne, who never ceases to evoke a "nails on a chalkboard" reaction.)
Second, the amount of commercial time was absurd. And as if that wasn't bad enough, they had some guy from Lexus (one of their sponsors) come on during the show, not to award the contestants cars like other shows do, but just to show off the cars-- the guy actually tells the contestants they will each get one to ride in one time -- on the way to the finale. How lame.
Third, the winner, who designed a plus size collection, had the worst collection, was in the bottom several weeks, and often called out by the judges for her mistakes in the fitting of her garments and for her overly matronly designs. She said her inspiration for her final collection was Mexico City in the 1950's. (not exactly fashion-forward.) I doubt anyone, plus size or not, would wear her designs (crop tops with see though bottoms and big girl underpants in various Easter egg colors, almost all with flower-topped headresses.)
But don't take my word for it. Here's a sampling from Twitter: [More...]
Jokes on us; we sat through a week's worth of commercials crammed into two hours, for what was probably the worst #ProjectRunway finale win.
The only good thing about these commercial breaks is that i can change the oil in my car, bake a cake and go to the moon omg #projectrunway
#ProjectRunway has had so many commercials I've already forgotten what everyone's collections looked like
The commercials are occasionally interrupted by #ProjectRunway
On Project Runway Juniors:
I don't need to watch Project Runway Junior. We've evidently already seen the entire season. #ProjectRunway
No more project runway juniors. It hasn't even started yet and I'm over it. #ProjectRunway finale
I'm confused on why they didn't announce the juniors winner too since we just watched the whole season in commercials #ProjectRunway
On winner Ashley's collection:
Working in a department store I can't imagine ever seeing this monstrosity on a rack! #ProjectRunway The poor model
As punishment, Nina should be forced to wear that purple lace number and floral headdress on the cover of Marie Claire #ProjectRunway
On choosing political correctness over talent:
When #ProjectRunway is just trying to be politically correct, rather than basing the win off of talent. #bye
who else feels like the winner of #ProjectRunway was chosen bc it was a plus size collection although it was a weak collection? #suchAjoke
The fan favorites seems to be Kelly (who works in a Deli, so they call her Kelly from the Deli) and Edmund. There are dozens of tweets like this one:
Kelly From The Deli was robbed, ROBBED, I tell you. #ProjectRunway
While Edmond was probably the best designer of the four finalists, and Kelly was very good with textiles and often the most creative, I think the best designer of the season was Swapnil Shinde. He lost interest in the show mid-way through and was sent home. I have no idea what happened -- maybe it was because he was given the "client from hell" in the makeover episode -- or he got bored, or he sensed the winner was going to be Ashley, no matter what he did, who knows).
Here are a few of Swapnil's creations from Fashion Week (While the show makes it seem like only the four finalists went to Fashion Week, there actually were six, and Swapnil was one of them.)
His entire collection from Fashion week is here.
Several well known designers have plus size lines. Here's Ralph Laurens. Most department stores, from Saks to Macys to Target, have plus size clothing departments. It's just not that unique a concept. While Ashley seems like a very warm and genuine person, and she certainly shouldn't be attacked because of her size (as unfortunately many have done all season), her design skills strike me as falling far short of what one would expect from a winner of Project Runway.
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