Last night I had the chance to catch the last episode before the finale. Rami made the cut and Chris goes home. Oh, how disappointed that makes me.
In terms of comparison, they both stepped way outside of the box, and did some things we haven't seen all season. Rami did a good job expanding his basic design...but wait! There was still a metric ton of draping, and Rami's coat looked like a 70's quilting bee gone wrong.
Chris showed up to play, as my husband would say. Why was everyone so shocked by the use of human hair in his design. It's not like it isn't done. Hmmm...where have I seen human hair used before? Oh, that's right, in wigs. Aren't the best wigs made with human hair? Why it would be so creepy to use it on clothing, I don't know. I guess they just wanted something to sensationalize.
His designs were sheik. Very innovative and the lines on the models were sharp. The costume criticism was laughably weak, when you think about all other runway designs ever seen. It makes me wonder if the decision to cut Chris was made earlier. Rami's okay (kind of boring and repetative) but after the episode I had the distinct impression that Rami was being chosen to give him a jump start on his career, and it was okay to send Chris home because he was past his prime. Maybe they put Rami in because it would be easier to judge the other two in the end.
My predictions:
Rami comes in third, he's just filler at this point.
Christian second, because he does fabulous stuff, but needs to grow.
Jillian first, because she does fabulous, polished, marketable stuff.
Well, my consolation is that Chris will have gotten enough notice from the show that he'll have plenty of options from here forward. I'd really like to see the rest of the line he designed. Anyone know if there are pics online?
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oooh....pics of each of the collections. Don't look if you don't want a spoiler Wow...I think even more of Chris now. He could have been a contender, maybe even winner.
Jillian. Still the best of the final (without Chris) three.
Christian. What the hell is all that?
Rami. Maybe he'll be second now.
Sweet-P. What a nice surprise! Cute line, some pieces were really fantastic, but some were just nice/meh.