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    Project Runway Finale: Armor, Sci-Fi & Tears

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    Image of curiousgeorgiana curiousgeorgiana
    11/20/09

    In reply to Project Runway Finale: Armor, Sci-Fi & Tears

    I've said it before but: Irina. Please see Jillian Season 4 for the correct way to do armor inspiration w/ hats.
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    Image of jhuang jhuang
    11/20/09

    @curiousgeorgiana: Just seeing these three pictures reaffirms my thought about how sucky this season's designs were. :( Hoping it's better in January!
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    Image of linnyt is a walking cliché linnyt is a walking cliché
    11/20/09

    In reply to Project Runway Finale: Armor, Sci-Fi & Tears
    This is the first season of PR where I missed episodes and never bothered to watch them later. I did remember that the finale was on that night but I watched King of the Hill instead. I don't even like that show but it doesn't stab me in the heart like bad PR does.
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    Image of mllej mllej
    11/20/09

    In reply to Project Runway Finale: Armor, Sci-Fi & Tears
    After putting up with this entire season, I could not even be bothered to watch last night. I put on The Wire and called it a night. Sigh.
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    Image of Zombie Ms. Skittles Zombie Ms. Skittles
    11/20/09

    @mllej: I didn't watch any of the finale. I am probably going to watch the first few episodes of the next season, but if it continues in this vein then I'm giving up on the show. I'll find something else to watch Thursday nights, like House reruns or something.
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    Image of mllej mllej
    11/20/09

    @Zombie Ms. Skittles: Same here. I was going to hop over to Gawker's liveblog to at least see who won last night but instead asked someone to PM me on Facebook. Used to be the PRun finale was not to be missed.
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    Image of mariamariamaria mariamariamaria
    11/20/09

    In reply to Project Runway Finale: Armor, Sci-Fi & Tears
    Snagglepuss exit stage left: HAHAHAHAHA! I never noticed his, uh, gentrified wildcat leanings, but OMG so spot on!
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    Image of pearlsdream pearlsdream
    11/20/09

    @mariamariamaria: I never noticed it either, but ahh it fits together like a puzzle piece!
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    Image of sympathyforthebasementcat sympathyforthebasementcat
    11/20/09

    In reply to Project Runway Finale: Armor, Sci-Fi & Tears
    I feel like Heidi should have been disqualified from the judges table for wearing that outfit.

    The rest of my opinions (bc everyone cares:

    Carol Hannah: Should have won. Consistently good, but the judges seemed to dismiss her, and never take notice. Her collection was the most well-made and aesthetically-pleasing, and since none of the collections were ground-breaking or interesting, that counts for a lot.

    Irina: I feel like they decided she would win 3 weeks in. Her collection was monotonous, and no one piece stood out. The hats looked really forced with some of the pieces, and I don't know why she needed that extra element of cohesion when each piece looked the same anyway. Also: her urban armor back-story was blah and lacked nuance.

    Althea: I've already forgotten her collectio, except that it was very Lindsay Lohan 2008. Totes high fashion.
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    Image of Alessar Alessar
    11/20/09

    In reply to Project Runway Finale: Armor, Sci-Fi & Tears
    I had a thought last night of how this season could have been redeemed.

    Heidi: "Designers we like bits and pieces of your work but overall it's just not strong enough. I'm sorry, but you are ALL AUT."
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    Image of AnnieSaBu AnnieSaBu
    11/20/09

    @Alessar: That would have been honest, dramatic, good TV. This was sad. It was like watching The Hills, where you just think, "really? you want me to believe you mean what you're saying here? 'cause I don't."
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    Image of hfree hfree
    11/20/09

    In reply to Project Runway Finale: Armor, Sci-Fi & Tears
    Carol Hannah's blue 13th dress was the best thing on that runway. I really wanted her to win for it, even though Irina's collection on whole was better. I just didn't want Irina to win. I don't know if it was because of her personality or because I hated those hats.

    Did anyone notice the total bitch face Irina had when the judges were praising the other collections? It was like she was thinking "Are you fucking kidding me? Just give me the prize already so that I can take off these damn boots."
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    Image of dialing_footnoterphone dialing_footnoterphone
    11/20/09

    @hfree: I agree with everything you said. Especially Carol Hannah's dress (the look on Irina's face when she said that their 13th designs were amazing was great) and Irina's hats. I wanted to step on them and see if they kept their shape.
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    Image of Understater Understater
    11/20/09

    In reply to Project Runway Finale: Armor, Sci-Fi & Tears

     
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    Image of BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit) BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit)
    11/20/09

    @Understater: Understater, how do you really feel?
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    BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit) was starred BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit) was unstarred
    Image of Alessar Alessar
    11/20/09

    @Understater: A picture IS worth a thousand words!
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    Alessar was starred Alessar was unstarred
    Image of ElleL ElleL
    11/20/09

    In reply to Project Runway Finale: Armor, Sci-Fi & Tears
    Yeah, I wonder what will happen to Irina's win now that it has come out she plagiarized?

    [nymag.com]
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    Image of Maritsa Maritsa
    11/20/09

    @ElleL: After being dinged by Tim once for copyright infringement, the natural response is to fix it by DOING IT AGAIN.

    I suppose she could argue fair use, but I don't think she'd win. Not like NY Mag will sue.

    It's especially funny given her insistence throughout the last few episodes that Althea was copying her. My favorite being that Althea copied her oh-so-original idea of having her models wear a smoky eye on the runway.
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    Image of ElleL ElleL
    11/20/09

    @Maritsa: Exactly. She went on and on and ON about how everyone was stealing her designs and how great she was... yet she lifted those words directly from their list.

    This entire season or PR was an epic failure.

    #tips
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    ElleL was starred ElleL was unstarred
    Image of dialing_footnoterphone dialing_footnoterphone
    11/20/09

    @ElleL: OMG THE DRAMA! I'm so happy I could kiss the internet.
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    Image of sportz.star sportz.star
    11/20/09

    In reply to Project Runway Finale: Armor, Sci-Fi & Tears
    I liked it when Nina and Michael laughed (not in a good way) during Irina's show and the complete forced positive reviews by the judges when they discussed. I hated Irina's collection. Maybe all the black didn't translate on screen, but I don't care, it was boooooring.
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    Image of bluebears bluebears
    11/20/09

    In reply to Project Runway Finale: Armor, Sci-Fi & Tears
    True story: I totally forgot this was on last night. That's how unattached I've become to this boring ass season.
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    Image of WashingMyHair WashingMyHair
    11/20/09

    @bluebears: What's worse, I choose watch the Real Housewives of OC instead. Years ago, this NEVER would have crossed my mind.
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    Image of mizzmarvel mizzmarvel
    11/20/09

    In reply to Project Runway Finale: Armor, Sci-Fi & Tears
    I really hope the producers address the allegations of plagiarism with Irina's t-shirts. If she didn't get permission to use those quotes, she doesn't deserve the win.
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    Image of FrabjousDay FrabjousDay
    11/20/09

    In reply to Project Runway Finale: Armor, Sci-Fi & Tears

    Project Runway was decidedly UN-FIERCE this season. That is all.
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    hortense promoted this comment FrabjousDay was starred FrabjousDay was unstarred
    Image of wordinedgewise wordinedgewise
    11/20/09

    In reply to Project Runway Finale: Armor, Sci-Fi & Tears
    Was anyone else totally grossed out by the completely FAKE cheering and camera-flashing the producers inserted after each of the girls' runway shows?

    We KNOW that no one in the audience knew who these people were. Give us a bit of credit, Lifetime.
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    Image of suiterkin suiterkin
    11/20/09

    @wordinedgewise: Yes! Even worse, I thought, were the brief interviews with audience members. When someone said it was possibly the best ProjRun finale show ever, I threw my cat -- Kenley style -- at the screen.
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    Image of Lymed Lymed
    11/20/09

    @wordinedgewise: My husband was in the other room and asked "is that cheering for the show or part of the background?"
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    Image of lagritona lagritona
    11/20/09

    @wordinedgewise: THANK YOU!! I called my mom and told her they totally used fake crowd noise and she didn't believe me. Look at the shots of the judges: no one behind them even looks remotely interested. Only the designers' families are clapping. Everyone else is just sitting there. And we're supposed to believe that there are people cat-calling and whistling and yelling? Get real, Lifetime. We're not stupid.
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    Image of LucilleMcGillicuddy LucilleMcGillicuddy
    11/20/09

    @wordinedgewise: according to TG herself, the intros were taped before the audience was even let into the tents!
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    Image of la_periodista la_periodista
    11/20/09

    In reply to Project Runway Finale: Armor, Sci-Fi & Tears
    This season, I felt like every contestant was just a regular ol' decent designer. Yeah, I could see their stuff "in stores," but that's because they had to be good enough to get on TV. It's not that they were bad, but I don't think any one of them was the sort of budding visionary we hope to see when we watch PR.
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    hortense promoted this comment la_periodista was starred la_periodista was unstarred
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