S20.E14: The Finale - Page 2 - Project Runway
After digesting this all, I think that the finale show was a bit of a letdown. As mentioned above - the designers were only given 8 days to create an 8 piece collection, and all done in the confines of the show workspace. That's a lot of pressure and personally, I miss the "at home" visits and critiques.
The final collections - none of them completely blew me away. I liked certain pieces from each collection and disliked others. Overall, I was about 50/50 on each collection.
Brittany's was street/athletic wear, but I can't really see people wearing a lot of it while working out or while walking around city streets. The garter things on so many garments were distracting and would create a safety issue around gym equipment as well as walking around. Could you imagine riding the subway? Unfortunately, the garters are open invitation to crime/assault, or even getting caught in the train doors or turnstiles.
My issue with Bishme's collection was the hats. I knew he would include the hats since they got such high praise during the season, but the attached veils reminded me of a nun who was trying to be cool and modern, while still wearing her habit and headwear. Again, I don't think they would translate well into ready to wear (maybe they aren't supposed to?) My 3 year old granddaughter also often takes scarves and tucks them into hats to pretend some type of bride play - the hats were also reminiscent of that.
Laurance's issue, for me, is that she really does not design anything for anyone that is not 20-30 yrs. old, 5'11" and 110 lbs. Most of garments are gorgeous, but would not translate well into ready to wear for the average person. The purple suit showed that. Also, there was another piece with those cone things on the bodice - is that a thing in fashion now? Unless they are fitted exactly, that is not going to look good on the average person. And even then, that look is horrible, as evidenced by the model.
All in all, most of knew that this was going to be Bishme's win, so I'm glad that worked out for him and wish him success.
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