Project Runway

My other reality tv show, Project Runway, finished its run last night, with Chloe taking first place. As I have said earlier, any one of the three finalists could have been a fitting victor.

The climax (the show at Olympus fashion week) was interesting. Daniel's collection looked really wearable - definitely not high fashion. His dresses were a bit off though, with those huge "trains" getting in the way of the models' feet - I felt for the poor woman who tripped on her way back down the cat walk, but it seemed inevitable. Chloe went next, but I didn't really like her collection. Very eighties, hard, shiny fabrics, puffy sleeves and silhouettes. I did like her short dress with the chinese collar though. Santino was my favourite. His clothes really were beautiful - floating dresses, fabulous fabrics. I prefer a more defined line around the waist in general, but his clothes were still elegant. The red dress was stunning, something I would love to wear (were I a foot taller and not pregnant, of course!). I mentioned to Brendon that all three were good to my eyes (given that I have no eye for fabrics and fashion!), and that the winner would really depend on what the judging criteria were.

The judges' comments were interesting. They were right that Chloe's clothes were impeccably made, while with Santino's "the boobs were everywhere".

Our local paper's columnist seems to agree with me (in terms of Santino being top dog), but she was a bit hard on Chloe - I mean, no-one can deny that she had consistent quality in her craft throughout the show. I think that's what kept me watching really. I have little interest in fashion and none in sewing, but I was really amazed at the creative process and the undoubted skills of these people.