Kenley’s bridal gown is out next. It really is gorgeous, with a full tulle skirt that somehow moves as if made of air. The dress is strapless, with a feathered bodice and feathery skirt covering the tulle about halfway. There is also a matching hat to this ivory-colored confection. The hat is suggestive of the 1940s (what else?) and is adorable. Topacio models it perfectly, even blowing a kiss in a demi-curtsy at the end of the runway. The bridesmaid’s dress is simple, but the bubble skirt and sheer panel in the squared-off bodice set it off a bit. In the runway lights the fabric appears almost a subdued cobalt blue.
Korto’s bride walks down the runway holding what looks like dried leaves. Or a large cornstalk that died. The dress isn’t bad, just seems a bit overdone; there are tucked ruffles along the neckline, a puffed skirt below a fitted hipline, and a low back with ruffled straps. The bridesmaid dress seems almost like a sundress. It is very casual and summery. It’s simply too simple, a short A line halter dress with a V neck. Small tucks along the neckline are visible in closeup.
Leanne’s wedding gown puts an original twist on the classic “wedding meringue.” It has a fixed, heart shaped bodice, and two bubble shapes comprising the skirt. Within each of those shapes are multiple swingy pleats in that ‘wave’ outline Leanne is so fond of. At the end of the runway, Tia twirls, and the skirt fans out and back again. Nina simply watches somberly. Leanne’s bridesmaid dress follows Tia and it looks sea-green in this lighting. It’s fairly simple, a chalk sketch of the more complex wave design in Leanne’s collection.
Now the judges critique the designs. Kors loves Leanne’s wedding gown: “Chic, beautifully crafted... I knew it was yours.” Nina loves the fabric. She thinks the gown is “modern, dreamy, but it’s you.” Nina calls the bridesmaid dress “absolutely beautiful.” Heidi asks Leanne how these two dresses relate to the rest of the collection. Leanne replies her collection was inspired by waves; also the colors on stage are the same as the other pieces in her collection. Heidi raves about both garments. Kenley winces.
Michael Kors likes Jerell’s wedding gown “from the Empire waistline down” but not the “wings over her boobs, the jeweled boobs, plus, jewels under her boobs,” etc. He also dislikes the “flower pot growing out of her head.” Jerell is surprised when Kors calls all this “garish” though. Heidi thinks the gown is messy and the bridesmaid dress is “mumsy.” Nina dislikes the grey tulle in Jerell’s wedding gown; she tells him he didn’t put enough thought into it. That makes Jerell sad. Heidi asks him why he should go to Fashion Week; he makes a brief but valiant speech.
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