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At first I thought repeating this challenge was a bad idea, have they run out of ideas for challenges? But it still turned out to be fairly challenging. This crowd of new designers all knew the original challenge, but most of them went for the unispiring and easy idea of using tablecloths. Tim gave them a verbal spanking for not being more innovative.
Kelli won with the dress above. The skirt was made from vacuum cleaner bags that were dyed and bleached to create the print. The top was made of coffee filters with strips of tacks on the waist and the spiral spine from a notebook was used to make the closure on the back of the dress. The skirt, the tacks and the back closure were really cool. I wasn't a fan of the round top though for some reason. Kelli is cute and seems pretty cool. She used to sell the clothing that she made on ebay until she was chosen to go on PR.
Kenley also seems pretty cool and she has kind of a vintage look. Stella is a cool rocker chick from Queens, and she kinda reminds me of oldschool Cher. She used garbage bags to create a dress. I guess she forgot the negative reaction to the garbage bag dress in the original challenge. Plus the bags she bought turned out to be those really cheap thin ones that tear when you lift them. She might have done better with the really thick and shiny ones. I felt bad for her, and was glad that she wasn't the one to go.
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This crowd of designers is mostly younger. Out of 16, only 6 are in their 30s or older. I'm guessing from the looks of this crowd that we're going to get alot of attitude this year. Awesome! last year's crowd, while very talented, were kind of tame. I like the drama and attitude, as long as it doesn't distract from the creativity.
Designer profiles on Bravo - http://www.bravotv.com/Project_Runway/season/5/bios/index.php
My Project Runway post on the Vintage Bulletin blog
6 comments:
I really love challenges but this time in the supermarket is something different for me.
Now, why didn't me and my friends ever thought of that as a good choice for a shopping challenge?
me oh my, you must be right.. why not consider such challenge for girls too like me? i like the supermarket.
I've been looking for the return of your Project Runway recaps!
I think I have a girl crush on Korto.
Kelli is from my town, Columbus Ohio - her shop, Black Market, is just a hop, skip and a jump from my house! I found her on eBay a while ago and was so excited to find out she is on Runway this season! Her and Leanne are both Etsy sellers also, which is cool. Of course I am rooting for Kelli though! ;)
Well, that Shayne is definitely trying TOO hard!
I'm hoping the show will find the correct balance this season, without the heavy-handed drama of season 3 or the Let's all just work attitude of season 4.
Lizzie
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