October 9, 2008
It's been a bit of a roller coaster for Jerell Scott on the last few episodes of Project Runway this season. Last week, Tim Gunn assigned the final four designers a challenge where they must draw inspiration from the New York Botanical Garden and construct an evening gown. Jerell and Leanne received the highest scores, while Kenley or Korto landed in the bottom. The judges, however, decided that they couldn't reach a decision and sent everybody home to start their collections and made them go through another challenge. Each designer had to include a wedding dress in their collection and creat a bridesmaid dress for their final challenge before Bryant Park. Jerell scored the lowest and went from being on the top of his game to being sent home. Today, he spoke to BuddyTV in an exclusive interview about his experiences on the show.
Below, you will find the transcript and mp3 of the interview.
October 9, 2008
Well, folks, now we know. Jerell Scott, the messier, but generally more likeable contestant, was kicked off Project Runway 5, and Kenley Collins, the grating but tidier designer, will be officially part of the competition for the finale.
With what was shown last night, I have to say I really can't quibble with the decision, but it was very heart-wrenching nonetheless. After the designers seemed to all reconcile upon their return to Project Runway, Kortu Momolu tearfully noted that while she of course wanted to make it to Bryant Park, she didn't want to see any of the other designers go home either, not even bad girl Kenley. More than any other season, I think, these designers seemed to have been more consistently openly emotional about these last few challenges, and it made the whole thing a little sad to watch.
October 8, 2008
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Last week's episode of Project Runway ended with a bit of a shocker. The final four designers had to create evening gowns based on a photo they took at the New York Botanical Gardens, and though Kenley's dress looked like something a mermaid would wear to a disco in 1977, the judges couldn't decide who to eliminate. They instead sent everyone home and told them to design a line to present at New York Fashion Week, with the only catch being that one designer will be eliminated before the big show. Did Kenley, who deserves the boot for daring to roll her eyes at Tim Gunn time and again, finally get her karmic comeuppance in tonight's episode? Read on to find out.
October 7, 2008
We won't know until Wednesday night which of the four remaining Project Runway 5 designers – Korto Momolu, Jerell Scott, Leanne Marshall, and Kenley Collins – will make it to the final competition. But one thing is certain: many viewers felt that the judges' non-decision decision last week was a cop-out.
Despite Jerell's win and Leanne's coming in second, they are both back on the hot seat along with Korto and Kenley to compete for one of the spots in the finale runway show. What could happen on this episode of Project Runway 5?
October 2, 2008
This week on Project Runway 5, we learned that this season, we’ll have not one but TWO final challenges to determine who gets to go to fashion week. Why? Well, why not, I suppose. It was such a fug parade last night on the runway, maybe the judges just decided to give the contestants a chance to do a do-over. Like maybe next time, at the least, the designers could run a steamer over their outfit before sending it down the runway?
So no one, it would appear, was at their best last night. However, last night showed that this Project Runway season is not, as I’ve been asserting, drama-free. Rather, it’s just drama-concentrated. All into one episode. The ganging-up-on! The tears! Who knew this group had it in them? So I’ll give them some points for poignancy, but for the fashions last night? A rap on the knuckles all around.
October 2, 2008
On last night’s episode of Project Runway, the final four designers were taken to the New York Botanical Garden, one of the most beautiful places in the city. There, they were given a camera and one hour to take photos in order to gain inspiration for an evening gown. When they returned to Parsons, they had just 30 minutes to choose a single photo to work off of. After the runway show, the judges gave their highest scores to Jerell and Leanne, with the lowest scores going to Korto and Kenley. The panel could not decide who to eliminate, so they came to the conclusion that all four should go home and work on their collections but only three would make it to Bryant Park. This surprising move left Project Runway fans wondering: Is this fair?
October 1, 2008
On tonight's episode of Project Runway, it's a high pressure situation for the final four contestants because only three are moving on to New York Fashion Week. After last week's model swap, Korto decides to stick with Katarina and doesn't ruffle anyone's feathers. Heidi tells the designers to head to the lobby to meet with Tim for a little field trip. Who doesn't love field trips? They arrive at the New York Botanical Garden, where the meet up with Collier Strong, the consulting makeup artist for L'Oreal Paris. For their challenge, the designers will have to construct an evening gown inspired by nature. Everyone was given a camera and one hour to explore the garden and come up with some inspiration.
September 30, 2008
While six designers showed at Fashion Week this season of Project Runway 5, only three of them actually were still in the competition. This is the week we learn which of this season's contestants are actually our final three.
The four still in the running are Korto Momolu, who has an effortlessly sophisticated, modern and glamorous sensibility; Leanne Marshall, who also seems quite modern, with an occasional unexpected twist; Jerell Scott, who's been up and down, but who occasionally hits the nail on the head with his mix and match textures; and young Ms. Sassafras Kenley Collins, whose insistence on going retro sometimes muddies what seems to be some underlying serious creative talent. So who might be left after tomorrow's episode of Project Runway?