Oh flipit, how can you feel anything but disgust for Kenley? She has reaped what she has sown (sewn!).The best part of this lame season was her getting ripped apart on the runway by EVERYONE in the room. I bet they stopped production & let the cameramen come out & tell her how much she sucks. The only thing that would have been better would have been if someone kicked her, and then Heidi auffed her obnoxious, annoying ass. And enough with calling everyone else one note, QUEEN ONE NOTE!! HATE.

Poor, poor Kenley. Out on the tugboat her entire childhood, and never learned that you don't act like a bitchnozzle to the rest of the world. Waaah. Tie her ass to the boat and set it adrift.

And (surprise) I disagree re: Jerrell. I'm really starting to like him! I think he seems like a good hobo, and I do like his point of view. He's probably my fav amongst this crew; not that that is saying much.

Ok, Jerrell's outfit was just fug. Unbelievably fug. The girl looked like she was preggers with an alien about to erupt out of her belly!!!

Kenley's dress was... interesting. Too bad she's so freakin' rude. I was truly waiting for Heidi to leap up and bitchslap her for rolling her eyes at her!

I actually love Cuttoe, but that could be because I'm an Arky girl, and I would love to see someone from Little Rock make it!

Squirc? What can I say? She's made the biggest contribution to society - a whole new shape! I love her stuff, and would be happy if she won too!

There will be a reunion show, right? All I can find on my Tivo is Finale Part 1. I need to see more people yell at Kenley, it's too much fun! Well, at least I'll get to see Tim Gunn trying to be polite to her when he visits her at her house, right? That should be fun!

Thanks for the speedy recap, Flippit, always a pleasure!

Flipit Darling,

I so love your recaps. I sat up last night watching this episode and giggling because I knew you were recapping it.

I feel bad for Kenley too, but only because she so clearly suffers from histrionic personality disorder, and that dress...Holy cow, it looked like something Jim Henderson would have designed for the muppets...

Get some sleep...

Hugs,
Yenta

Dear Kenley,

I have only 10 words for you. I hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate you.
Love,
h4b

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Srsly flipit, you are letting this crappy season mess with your head. Kenley is a horrid little brat and she always will be. The MOST annoying thing about her (besides the way she talks shit about Tim, and the way she says HIE-DEE!) is her constant commentary that something someone else makes "has been done before." Oh, the irony!! It burns!! IT BURNSSSSS.

I am with val, I absolutely cannot WAIT for the reunion so the PR producers can embarrass her some more by making Kenley watch all her bitchy behavior. Although I'll bet anyone my entire bank account that she will blame it on the editing.

Wait a minute. Is Arkansas in Africa? My geography is WAYYY off, LOL.

I have to say I agree somewhat with Flipit... if Jerrell and Squircangle and CutToe had wanted to remain immaculate, then they would have refrained from trashing Kenley on the runway... and CutToe's diatribe in the holding room was just so much salt on Kenley's wounds, it was unnecessary and it was hypocritical (i.e. no one can ever insult the genius that is CutToe without drawing the Wrath of God, and yet she conveniently forgot that she joined in on the extremely professional talent-bashing in front of the judges). It all just looked reeeeally bad for them to get all petty and pissy like that, and it made me kinda disgusted with all of them. Worst. Season. Ever.

However, Flipit, Kenley's Sweatshop Takeover was hysterically funny... I'm STILL laughing over that one...

love, J-Mo :)

Flippit, what? why? are you for serious? I actually uttered the "C" word outloud during one of Kenley's "Everyone sucks but me" interviews. (Quickly said 5 Hail Mary's, so I am back to cool w/Jesus et al.)

I'm only finishing out this season to try and emulate Saint Tim of Gunn, patron saint of tact.

It's really been difficult to watch for someone who loves fashion and appreciates design & talent, but great for us who love to watch trainwrecks.

And, as always, your lightening fast,right on, hysterical recaps make up for any shortfalls this year's contestants have brought to the (cutting) table.

Love and well fitting jeans to you.

flipit, i'm with yenta on this. i found out about your recaps last week, and i've been reading back through the season, giggling to myself nonstop.

watching kenley get dissed by the others leaves a bittersweet taste. i sort of wish they had just let her dig her own grave. i hate that they're making me feel sort of sorry for her... and now that yenta came up with a more than plausible diagnosis, it's just sad.

anyway, love the recaps, carry on.

best,
soiasf

I think poor flipit is emotionally, physically & creatively drained after this poor season.

What else can explain his defending Veronica Lodge & turning hate onto Hobosexual?

Hobo gave that girl a righteous, deserved smackdown. And if you go watch the Bravo extra's, you'll see that Nina & Michael did as well and that she CONTINUED to talk over & interrupt the judges on the runway.

Now, I do agree that Korto's smack talk afterward was a little too much, but they are tired & drained. And the way Veronica behaved when Tim told her to let it go, was sufficient proof that she's a 12 year old girl who was probably home-schooled and never learned how to deal with peers & critiscm.

Oh, the dresses....

I did like Jerrell's. Not counting the titfloppancy, it was very much Jerrell. Yes it needs more finishing (alot more), but he's a designer not a dressmaker.

I, too, liked Korto's the best. The material wasn't a good choice, but I loved the silouhette & the lace.

Leeanne's was overdone. That's all I can say. Soft, but I didn't get "sadness".

Kenley's purple people eater? Geez was that bad.

And what BS is it that Jerrell's wins, yet "maybe we'll let you show" crap?!

Wow - hilarious recap!
A big, scary, pregnant eggplant vagina. - possibly my favorite thing you ever said!

I was actually most sickened by Squirc's umm...whatever that was. Honestly, it looked like a bridesmaid dress I had to wear at a wedding in 1993, which my mom borrowed to wear to my brother's wedding later that year, which I donated to the salvation army for Molly Ringwald types to cut up and make an even uglier prom dress! sorry...long rant...but I usually really like Squirc, and this was just purple ass with a side of even uglier purple ass!

Kenley can suck it - but I still can't help but think of the mickey mouse disaster she made a few episodes ago and am looking forward to seeing her collection.

Hobo makes me die a little inside.

I have zero sympathy for Kenley. She is just a bully. Getting the bitchiest with Heidi and Tim, who are the nicest people on the show. When a bully finally gets knocked down, who can resist ganging up and kicking it in its teeth? She deserves every bit of smackdown she gets.

My favorite moment: during Kenley's sobbing apology and explaining how she deserves to win, Nina is doodling on her comment card. She may as well have been checking her watch. Love you Nina!

The other three, meh. At this point I don't care who wins.

OMG! I love love love the reference to "The Colour Purple!" I am strangely obsessed with that movie and especially that particular scene! What a funny surprise!

He beat me when you ain't here,
MandaMo

But what is it called when you massage your left nut with your right hand? I shall call it squircing.

"I ain't livin' on no street, I'm livin' with mah sistuh and her huzbund, and they say ah kin live with 'em the rest 'o' mah life if I want to!" - Hobosexual - Project Runway, Season 5

This episode can be summed up in two words...BULL SHIT!!

I didn't like Hobo's dress either, but why name him the WINNER and then tell him that he might not even make it to the tents? BULLLLLLLLSHIT!

Dear Flipit,

Well... cuadrircángulo, obviously! You're welcome.

Thanks for another awesome recap, and don't let the bastards grind you down and make you not hate Kenley,

sayhuh

P.S. Although I agree the pileon at the end was totally unnecessary. She didn't need any help to make herself look stupid and bad. Way to go, other three designers. Then again, if I had had to live with her for however many weeks this took, I would have probably simply strangled her at some point. Just sayin'.

"You've already started paving your roads to oblivion, do you really need to make them stretch all the way to hell, too?"

Wow! What a line! I may have to use that one sometime.

True greatness, as always, Flipit. And at 2 am, too!

This whole season seems cheap and half-assed. Like they didn't really care. I will really have to think about watching PR next season.

"I have a shape inside of me that will change. The. WORLD."

Too funny Flip it!!! Had me giggling!!!

Well, what a rip-off, I would have waited to see this had I known there would be no conclusion.

I've still been only mildly annoyed at Kenley, but the way she said Heidi was so obnoxious, makes me wanna go see Kors and Garcia rip her one!!!

I've seen the lines, so who knows who they'll pick, I just knew it wouldn't be Pleatha, who even in apple form, talks in third person . . .

I actually liked the weepy diaries, and then Kenley's stone, red lipsticked face in contrast. I guess no one told her that no matter who wins, the public is watching, and when you're that hated, you get to join the likes of Omarosa and Johnny fairplay, or whatever they call that idiot!!!

I can see the previous winners mentioning their win after this season under their breath!!!

Already best recap ever -- a Johnny Rocket's AND Boys Next Door reference on the same page?! I die.

Kenley is such a bitch that she's actually hilarious and I can't wait to see her next meltdown. I bet her Daddy made her swim behind that tugboat.

Oh come off it people -- if you didn't know that was Kenley's dress, you would have loved it for its weirdness.

In fact, I'm willing to say it's the most daring and interesting (and well made) design this whole season. And if the whole point of 'fashion-forward' design is to make people notice, and not merely to be 'pretty', then that design wins hands down.

Which of course ain't saying much considering this batch of losers.

But yeah, I started to understand some of her frustration, which explains part of the reason why she's always so incredulous in front of the judges.

They. Just. Don't. Get. It.

The fact is, love her or hate her, Kenley is the only one of this crop who displays a) an actual personality and b) a coherent vision of what she wants her designs to look like, and c) an actual ability to sew and manipulate the materials.

Pretty much every design she showed this season was completed -- unlike the half-sewn, glued-up dreck most of the others pulled off.

The show wasn't meant to be a personality contest, but it's obvious the judges have made it into this.

I mean, you can just look at those other losers and see that's there nothing there-- just from the way they dress themselves.

And at least Kenley's been pretty honest and upfront about her bitchiness. And I don't recall her trying to sabotage one of the other contestants -- how can any of you people support one of those other clowns now?

Only a true coward would do what Cuttoe did (and you know she knew exactly whose pile of materials that was).

They know that Kenley has a serious chance of taking this season, and they're afraid. Idiots. I have no respect for any of them now. Even Leeeeeannne

I say, look past the personality and judge them on their design merits. I bet Kenley blows the others away. But they'll give the win to Cuttoe or Hobi, since they're more easily forgettable.

/rant

EEK! The term is "ruching"!

EEK! The term is "ruching"!

itchy - Regardless of whomever made that horrible,scaley mess, it was a horrible, scaley mess. It was hideous, and not creative. The shape has been done before, and done better. The crap on the bottem? Seriously - blech.

Kenley has earned the hostility of her fellow competitors, by being disrespectful to all those around her, by laughing at other people's criticisms on the runway, and by being an obnoxious bitch.

If she has created this much vitriol amongst people who see her for one hour a week on her tv, can you imagine what it must have been like to spend 24/7 with her? I'm shuddering just thinking about it. She is getting what she deserves, plain and simple.

I also don't think she's been daring. What's daring about dresses that have been done 1000 times before? Leanne, on the other hand, has created the shape that has taken the nation by storm! Squircangles forever.

upside down pope hats - totally caught me off guard with that one and i love it! thanks flipit!

Heh heh...usually the moment I back a contestant on one of these reality shows, they get booted off the same episode.

Am I losing my superpowers?

Or are the others that bad?

I've said it before and I'll say it again - this episode was ridiculous. How could they NOT choose a loser for this episode? Oh wait, I forgot, that would’ve been crybaby Kenley, so no one is safe. Apparently, someone has already decided to have Kenley in the finale, so they just keeping giving her passes. Her dress was some awful snake mermaid costume and her attitude, as usual, was horrible. Jerrell won the challenge so he should at least be guaranteed a spot, but I’m sure that they will just get rid of him in the upcoming episode.

That being said, I do not think that the others were ganging up on or threatened by Kenley at all. They did what most normal adults would do to someone who had consistently shown herself to be rude, mean, and downright unpleasant to be around. They didn’t yell at her or take her to task, they simply ignored her and her repulsive ways. I mean, in this episode alone, Kenley decided that SHE was going to ignore Leanne first because she felt that Leanne didn’t sell that awful “hip-not” outfit. So if we’re pointing fingers, Kenley started this mess. And not just in this episode – in previous episodes, with her snarky comments, mean-girl behavior with Daniel and that young lady she styled for in the professional outfit challenge, her inability to take ANY criticism whatsoever, and of course her LAUGHING OUT LOUD at other’s troubles on the runway. How these three have put up with this for this long without starting any kind of confrontation with her tells me that they are way more mature than some would give them credit for.

And as for giving her some of their tulle? Are you kidding? This is the last challenge before Bryant Park! It is a competition (sort of) - it is not the other designer's fault that SHE forgot her stuff that she got to go get anyways. Nobody sabotaged her.

Her attitude, unprofessionalism, and sometimes questionable taste are the only things holding her back – no one else. I do not feel sorry for her at all. I feel sorry for the people who have to put up with that disrespect and still continue to be respectful to her. I was glad that Jerrell stood up to her on the runway and even happier when Korto finally let her know that she has noticed how whenever Kenley gets worried about her work, she picks on Korto. Kenley makes herself an outsider.

Sorry to make this a long rant, but geez - I feel like I'm taking crazy pills when I watch.

I think they were paying some kind of homage Blayne this episode. With all the yellow pointless headthings. I can't come up with a good reason why but it seems like an explaination.

Hopefully the "recap" episode will just be a chance for everyone to bitch slap Kenley. I'm sure Terri has some good insults still left. And a knife. Thanks flipit!

Flip-it, I love you. Will you marry me? I promise not to lose my figure after the wedding. But one should always begin a relationship with complete honesty so I must tell you that Squircangle is my favorite on the show for a reason. It feels so good to share my true feelings at last :)

I don't mind them letting everyone stay. I can't wait to see the homelife that Kenley comes from. I can only imagine but I shudder.

it
itchy:
Oh come off it people -- if you didn't know that was Kenley's dress, you would have loved it for its weirdness.

In fact, I'm willing to say it's the most daring and interesting (and well made) design this whole season. And if the whole point of 'fashion-forward' design is to make people notice, and not merely to be 'pretty', then that design wins hands down.

Which of course ain't saying much considering this batch of losers.

But yeah, I started to understand some of her frustration, which explains part of the reason why she's always so incredulous in front of the judges.

They. Just. Don't. Get. It.

The fact is, love her or hate her, Kenley is the only one of this crop who displays a) an actual personality and b) a coherent vision of what she wants her designs to look like, and c) an actual ability to sew and manipulate the materials.

Pretty much every design she showed this season was completed -- unlike the half-sewn, glued-up dreck most of the others pulled off.

The show wasn't meant to be a personality contest, but it's obvious the judges have made it into this.

I mean, you can just look at those other losers and see that's there nothing there-- just from the way they dress themselves.

And at least Kenley's been pretty honest and upfront about her bitchiness. And I don't recall her trying to sabotage one of the other contestants -- how can any of you people support one of those other clowns now?

Only a true coward would do what Cuttoe did (and you know she knew exactly whose pile of materials that was).

They know that Kenley has a serious chance of taking this season, and they're afraid. Idiots. I have no respect for any of them now. Even Leeeeeannne

I say, look past the personality and judge them on their design merits. I bet Kenley blows the others away. But they'll give the win to Cuttoe or Hobi, since they're more easily forgettable.

/rant

Whatever, Kenley!

Give it a rest, toots!

Oh you you you-- as if Kenley were that articulate! Tee hee!

And Y3K, I agree the show is ridiculous, that's what makes it so much fun.

But I just don't take these 'reality' shows that seriously -- it's all in the editing. And every show has its villain edited in. It's part of the formula. And it really is all just formula. Kind of a shame that.

So I look for the most freakish personalities, since they're what provide the best television to watch. Since it's all just a freak show.

Which leads me back to Kenley's awesome dress.

I mean, at least she finished sewing the damn thing.

Hey y'all, just FYI, this just in from Hedda Lettuce's most recent blog regarding the show...

"Hello gentle Americans. I have never hated an episode of Project Runway more than last night. I did not think that was possible since Suede's was not on the episode but those four tearful mean hacks should all be sent home. But I must give a big thank you to the black queen-Jerel? Jerry? Jerry curl? Whatever. I refuse to remember their names. Thanks for mentioning me again. Who would have thought that my simple appearance on the show would have made such an impact on the Project Runway cast? Are you secretly in love with me Jerry-curl? I am forever grateful.

Jerry-curl, Cock-ho and the Anemic girl should all be ashamed of themselves! They are acting like the cast of Mean Girls ganging up on the equally annoying Betty Paige rip-off. Granted she is a _unt but for god sakes it does not make you look any better to tear her to ribbons she tears herself apart well enough as it is. She does not need your help. Keep the focus on yourselves bitches!

But back to those pitiful skanks and their mediocre designs.

Jerry-curl-His dress looked like a Hefty Cinch Sack with some bedazlleling. Sloppy and ugly. It looked more like an eggplant than a flower.

Cock-ho-Your dress looked like something I have seen in a window on 34th Street. Cheap and poorly conceived.

Anemic Girl: I never thought a curtain could look so.........like a curtain. And thinking you needed to put that bolt of blue fabric on the back of the dress made it look like your dress was pooping blue fabric. A poor decision that ruined an already flawed garment.

Betty Paige rip-off-It looked like something from the closet of Little Shop of Horrors. I thought the bottom of the dress was going to eat Hiedi. Which I would have loved!

And all the crying! Cut it out. Where you all PMS'ing at the same time? You children need a good slap in the face or a bucket of cold water thrown on you. It is time to focus on your garments and not on personality differences. In my book all of you should have been sent home but alas the cold robotic Heidi thought it would be best to keep you all. I guess she had the same problem as me: You all are lacking so might as well just keep all of you. What does it matter?

I have a strange feeling Betty Paige is going to win. Why? Because she has the audacity to attack Hiedi and for that alone I love her the most. And I think Heidi secretly appreciates it as well.

Stay fresh,

x
Hedda Lettuce"

That's how she feels about it... sound familiar?

love, J-Mo :)

"That's how she feels about it... sound familiar?
love, J-Mo :"

You mean, she's Kenley too?

Dear Flipit --

Thank you for another awesome recap. I don't think Kenley's evil either. I think she's fragile/insecure and/or in need of some serious medication.

I just want to comment that of all the dresses that came down the runway, Kenley's was the only one IMO that met the criteria of the challenge. Design a gown inspired by the photo from the Gardens. Like it or hate it, it was the only one that actually looked inspired by the photo. Leanne's, other than being purple, Korto's other than being orange had no tie back to their pics - and Jerrell's was just a huge mess.

I didn't like Kenley's dress - and her attitude through the whole episode was ridiculously rude to everyone, but I could see where her design was coming from.

itchy... LOL, no, Hedda would never be caught dead in 50's-era clothing!

love, J-Mo :)

I bow down.
You are a word master.
Now help me the hell up and quit talking about my ass.