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TV Recap: Project Runway Season 5 Finale, Part II

Brandy — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:58:40 EDT

Three distinctive women offer superlative collections at Bryant Park in a bid to win season five of "Project Runway."
Three days before the Bryant Park runway show, Korto Momolu, one of the final three, says her “heart breaks” for her “Jerelly.” Jerell Scott was sent packing in the previous episode which means that three women will compete for the Grand Prize -- a first in Project Runway history. Leanne Marshall takes note of this precedent...

TV Recap: Project Runway Season 5 Finale, Part I

Brandy — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:26:56 EDT

Overwrought and overworked? Kooky and yet romantic? So are the gowns shown in part one of season five's finale.
And here it is... the Finale. This year, there were four final contestants instead of three. The judges just could not send Kenley home...er, I mean, Jerell won the last challenge so they could not send him home. There was no clear winner in the season’s final challenge, all were equally mediocre. So all four were asked to present a complete...

TV Recap: Project Runway - Season Five, Episode Twelve

Brandy — Wed, 8 Oct 2008 20:41:30 EDT

Will the New York Botanical Garden prove fertile ground for our designers' budding imaginations?
Winding down toward Fashion Week -- only four designers still competing. Korto, Leanne, Jerell, and Kenley ready themselves for the last challenge before the three finalists are chosen. Their personalities still hold: Korto resolute and dignified; Leanne quiet and determined; Jerell humorous and confident; Kenley... well, Kenley.The morning after...

TV Recap: Project Runway - Season Five, Episode Eleven

Brandy — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:58:43 EDT

Musical genres inspire this episode's creations. Guest judge LL Cool J views some hits and notes some disharmonious designs.
“I’m so close I can smell it,” Korto says, and she isn’t talking about Kenley’s attitude. There are only five designers left, and Bryant Park is within reach for three of them. Problem is there are eight models and three have to go. Jerell won the prior challenge so he is first up and chooses to keep his model, Nicole....

TV Recap: Project Runway - Season Five, Episode Ten

Brandy — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:22:22 EDT

Hey, make me over! Six recent college grads importune a suitable look for their first grownup jobs.
Last episode’s previews hinted some “special ladies” would take part in this episode’s special challenge. Who are they? What is so special about them? The designers are about to find out. A large silhouette appears behind the scrim at the Parsons runway. Suede gasps. Suddenly, a line of middle-aged women in knee-length print...

TV Recap: Project Runway - Season Five, Episode Nine

Brandy — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:36:12 EDT

Signs portend sulking ahead, as the cast is reunited for a zodiac-inspired challenge. The results are more en garde than avant garde.
This episode begins with Terri singing “Ding dong, the witch is dead!” She’s referring to Stella, who was sent home last episode. But wait, Terri. Not so fast! Heidi announces that the remaining designers will have help this time. Guess who? “We’re baaack!” Emily says, as ghosts of ousted designers past appear...

TV Recap: Project Runway - Season Five, Episode Eight

Brandy — Sat, 6 Sep 2008 12:25:12 EDT

The designers test their aptitude for intrigue. This week's challenge dares them to enter a "Foreign Affair."
Another dawn, another dead-eyed glare into the mirrors of The Atlas apartment bathrooms. It’s a new day on Project Runway. In the men’s apartment, Joe yanks aside the curtains. Blayne bounces up, glances at his alarm clock and lets his body fall onto his bed again. In the women’s apartment, a somewhat subdued Kenley trims her...

TV Recap: Project Runway - Season Five, Episode Seven

Brandy — Tue, 2 Sep 2008 18:05:46 EDT

No product placement here! Our designers tear apart some Saturns in hopes of designing a garment that will rev the judges' motors.
Last time on Bravo TV’s Project Runway, our designers catered to some larger than life ladies. Joe’s client ate up his glittery pink pantsuit, and he won the challenge. Daniel’s lady looked sad in a lemony sorbet chiffon, and he went home. This week’s episode begins with a heapin’ helpin’ of Kenley Collins BS. ...

TV Recap: Project Runway - Season Five, Episode Five

Brandy — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 12:39:26 EDT

It's a Lipstick Jungle inside Parsons. Designers battle for a chance to dress TV's Brooke Shields.
Another morning in New York City. This time the sky is a greenish gold. A quick, establishing shot of a newsstand. And... please no. Not the same freaking Elle magazine cover... Aagggh! No! Yes! It is the same perplexing issue of Elle magazine we have been shown in the opening montage of every Project Runway episode this season. The other New York...

TV Recap: Project Runway - Season Five, Episode Six

Brandy — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 15:16:11 EDT

Chris March and RuPaul tell our designers they better work, or the results could be a real drag.
Who’s more of a diva than the Statue of Liberty? She crossed the ocean at a young age to become a star known the world over. Girlfriend’s remained fierce for over a century, but doesn’t look her age. Sure, she’s had some ‘work’ done, but you can’t really tell. Her robe? Classic. Her stance is all about...