PROJECT RUNWAY ALL-STARS SEASON 2 FINALE
Overall, I was very disappointed with what the final 3 (Anthony Ryan, Uli, and Emilio) presented on the finale episode. Firstly, I like the final 3 (with the exception of Emilio who I wished was Josh instead). Secondly, they were set up this season as they were told they had to make their collections in like 5 days. They had help for some of the days (which led to Josh rejecting Anthony’s request for help which was heartbreaking) and then they built up to the show and it all fell so flat. This finale could have been so great if they had gave them more time. Anthony and Uli have been prepped all season to take this finale and what they put on the runway was a mishmash of every dress they’ve made all season into collections that, at this point, were very boring and expected. Because I had no clue who Emilio was as a designer he had the biggest chance of impressing me but ended up leaving me disappointed. By the end, I really didn’t care who won because it was all a mess. They finally got around to announcing the winner and (no surprise) it was…… (SPOILER ALERT!!!!!) the judges favorite Anthony Ryan.
Anthony Ryan: The most fashion forward of the 3, Ryan sent down super graphic, bold dresses. The dresses themselves looked great and I liked his color and fabric choice but after a while, the parade of dresses (not a pair of pants in sight) looked like the same dress in different colors. And some of the pieces looked ill-fitting. Then came his finale dress and it was a big flop of disappointment. I’m glad he won cuz I’ve always liked him but the competition was not very stiff this time around.
Emilio: Like I said, he was the one I knew the least about (didn’t see his season) and throughout this season, he never impressed me but I have to say, I liked his finale collection. The most commercial of the 3, Emilio grabbed my attention with his choice of inspiration and I was on board and then came the show and he gave me nice clothes that he styled nicely. The problem? For as nice as the clothes were, they were BORING! There was not one surprise element, not one piece that I was dying over. And although I liked the pieces he made it out of, what the hell was up with that ugly weird graffiti print? Made no sense with his inspo!
Uli: I saw Uli’s original season and I was not impressed. Week after week she showed the same dress in a different loud, flowy print so when she walked into this competition, I checked the fuck out! But then at the first episodes runway she shocked the hell out of me and sent down a superchic, stunning dress with not a print or color in sight. And I began to really like her. She does amazing things with trim. But then I wondered if she relied too much on trims. And her finale collection proved she does. The most dramatic of the 3, her collection was a beautiful yet terrifyingly fragile winter wonderland. But after I dissected many of the pieces and took away the trims, the clothes themselves were nothing special.
So overall, if they do another All-Star Season (which I felt that they shouldn’t have done a season 2 in the first place because I define “all star” as the best of the best not the best of right now) they need to do so much better. And do something about those judges! I love Georgina (and her endless parade of self plugging by wearing over the top Marchesa dresses to work). I like Isaac but I prefer Michael and I do not like Caroline (I think that’s her name) because she’s boring and I don’t think she’s all that pretty. I might have to do what I did a couple of years ago and take a break from watching this show as it’s going to pot.
