Season five gave the designers more opportunities to express their own personal style without having to deal with working with someone else or with uncommon materials. The majority of the garments did not lack in innovation, craftsmanship, and beauty and those that did were always at the bottom of the pack. What I truly appreciate about Project Runway is its overall fairness when it comes to judging the garments and designers; almost every time, the worst designer of that challenge is sent home or ends up at least in the bottom two. The judges take into account past challenges and their future potential. Furthermore, if the designer you thought was the worst wasn’t sent home that week they are often sent home the following week.
All of this to say that season five’s finale gave the audience three great designers and drama along the way. Korto and Leanne especially were always consistently at the top of the pack. Both of them had each won more than one challenge, and always remained fan favorites. Kenley, while quite the drama starter, isn’t too bad a designer herself and definitely offers a unique perspective.
This year’s season finale gave viewers eclectic, colorful, and modern garments that were designed masterfully. All three women excelled when it came to the fit of the clothing on their models. Each designer used bold and interesting colors that caught my eye, and I found myself staring at the TV searching for every intricate detail the designers had stitched into their collection. Furthermore, the music chosen by the designers for their collection brought the entire finale together in a way that past seasons hadn’t. The season five finale was by far the best finale of the series and left me completely fashion-satisfied.
Despite the fact that I applaud the finale, I am still a little sore about Jerrell’s elimination. I know I was not the only one who was cringing when Kenley was rude and snide to Tim Gunn. And I know I was not the only one trying to refrain from throwing the remote at the TV when Kenley defensively “corrected” Heidi on her garment that had the boobs on the dress too low. Finally, let’s not forget the “I wasn’t going for elegant, Heidi” comment Kenley so sweetly made in the same episode Jerrell was eliminated on. Kenley’s situation wasn’t helped by the fact that we all knew her garments lacked a new and refreshing perspective when all she whipped out were '50s prom dresses.
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