Harvey Weinstein nods in approval as a pink and black tutu dress walks by. The skirt is huge; it has gently tucked flounces making up a ballerina silhouette. Black tulle fills out the layers. There is a brief, strapless hot pink and black bustier atop it. The look is styled with a small top hat, which has a 1940s-style puff of netting atop it. Tamed to one or two colors, Kenley’s style comes out much more. If the silhouette is the least fussy, her bold prints seem to overwhelm. This dress is pretty. The next dress is a sleeveless black sheath with a high feathery collar. It’s unusual. But there’s that rope at the hemline.
An ivory dress with a full skirt is next. It has short sleeves and flowers are hand painted diagonally down the entire front. It too is a simple yet pretty look. It’s impossible to tell from TV viewing alone whether the hand painting is gorgeous or is “really, really amateurish” as Leanne contended, but it looks pretty from here. As embroidery or as a print it would look good also. The next dress is another sheath shape, but with puffy, ruched short sleeves, a high collar, and a Bird of Paradise floral print. It too is hand painted onto fabric. Despite the handiwork, this dress looks cheap to me. The skirt is so stolid it’s as if she skimped on fabric.
Yet another type of look is up next, as a black A line skirt hemmed to mid-thigh is paired with an emerald green short sleeved blouse. The blouse has an impressive ruffle which borders a V neck and sits up stiffly behind the model’s head like an Elizabethan ruff. It’s a bit reminiscent of Daniel Vosovic’s orchid-inspired blouse in season two, but it’s different enough. Kenley’s tea-length, ‘Swan Lake’ wedding gown is last, and the crowd applauds. I’ve already said this gown’s gorgeous; but this time I notice the shoes don’t match it at all. They’re white, not ivory; and the pseudo-Victorian boots are too casual for the elegant romance of the gown. Kenley’s models all return with Kenley for a final runway walk. As Kenley walks by, her mother reaches out and grabs her hand. Aww.
Korto appears on the runway next. She wears a sunny smile that matches her bright yellow print dress. The audience applauds warmly. She dedicates her runway show to her husband and their daughter, Elyse. “Everything I do, I do for her,” Korto says simply. “Enjoy it!” she calls out as she leaves. She adds a “Don’t I look hot?” over her shoulder. Actually, I want that dress too. It would look flattering on many body types, and I assume Korto made it. Too bad it’s not in her collection but it certainly goes well alongside it.
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