So I've been championing Leanne for awhile now, ever since she made that fabulous structural black dress in the New York at Night challenge. And I certainly think she deserved to win Project Runway for having the most cohesive, original, beautiful and interesting collection - particularly for the huge collared shirt (sags and all), the vest/pant combo and the long flowing blue gown (all seen in the picture at left). Korto's collection had a lot of beautiful pieces (particularly the green dress on her official model) but I didn't think they looked as well crafted as Leanne's. And Kenley's collection had a lot of fun pieces but if it is true that she is very derivative of other designers (I am not a fashionista but I trust Michael Kors and Nina Garcia), she certainly does not deserve to win (although I did LOVE the white dress with the one line of hand-painted flowers). Thus, congratulations Leanne on a well-earned victory.
However, I still maintain that this was one weak, weak season of Project Runway overall which is particularly evident when you look at the collections of Jerell, Joe and Suede who got to put shows on the runway at Bryant Park to keep the mystery of the finale alive. Their collections are absolutely hideous (what is up with Jerell's purple sequins dress?!? Or Suede's little girl blue/pink palate with white sequins and what looked like plastic leis for a skirt?!? Joe had to steal Stella's look for pete's sake and pair a skimpy strapless leather bustier/vest with skin tight jeans? That those three made it so far in the competition speaks to how low the season sank. You can see photos of their collections at http://www.bravotv.com/Project_Runway/season/5/photos/gallery.php?e=final_collections and let me know if you agree.
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