Oh, Princess!

SPOILER ALERT: If you have not watched the finale of Project Runway. Please stop reading. Although, the title of thie post might give it away.

I actually agree with the judges this season. As I have noted in previous posts, five designers presented their works at Bryant Park during Fashion Week. I had a hard time understanding all of the collections via still photos. Now that I've seen the collections of Rami, Jillian, and Christian on the runway, I can clearly state the Christian deserved to win. He actually toned down some of his work, if you've been watching the whole season. I think Michael Kors was spot on about him using more color. I am amazed by his skill and vision for such a young designer. The whole collection was cohesive and clearly stated his point of view. Each piece was strong and led to the next piece. And, coming back to the point of stills versus video, the video helped me understand the movement of the pieces. This was the case for all of the designers. The static pictures don't capture the fluidity of their works. Don't I sound like a fashion critic? I always loved this part of (interior) design studio.

Regarding Jillian, I feel that Nina Garcia was right that Jillian appears to be still searching for her identity. She had a lot of beautiful separate pieces, but I didn't see each piece working or relating to the others. Rami's collection was also very well done. His experience is clear on designing wearable clothing, but it's almost to the point of being predictable. I agree with Michael and Nina on his color selections. I'm not a fan of the electric colors.

So, that's my two cents on PR4. Last year, I was definitely pissed off about Jeffrey winning. This season, the Princess got on my nerves in the beginning, but he certainly grew on me in the last five episodes. I was happy to see his nervousness and humility during the finale. It shows that he's got a heart and isn't fierce 100% of the time. He also gave props to his competitors, which either the editors never showed before, or he finally understood that he's a little fish in a big pond of talent.

Next week -- Top Chef Chicago. Woo-hoo!