Runway Roundup- Week 6

A huge weight has been lifted from my shoulder as the “impeccable standards” of Daniel has finally left Project Runway. It was a fitting irony that a designer who constantly spoke of his high taste finally showed it in a challenge that required designers to let it all hang out. Of course the challenge I’m speaking of was the drag queen challenge. This was a blast right out of the gate with the return of season 4 designer Chris. As Chris introduced the models you knew that some of the designers were going to hit this out of the park. Poor Stella got last pick again and seemed to be mismatched. However, she did a great job of being true to her style and listening to her client. The pink plaid, both in front and back, made for one of my top 3 looks. Meanwhile, my other season favs Blayne and Suede seemed well matched with their models but neither delivered anything too stunning. Although, Blayne’s creation might have deserved to win based on it evoking the following comment from Tim: “It’s a pterodactyl out of a gay Jurassic Park.” Best line of the year, wings down. My favorite look of the night was Leanne (pictured above). While I loved Fusilli Joe’s winning design and Stella’s look too, I was very impressed with the style Leanne brought to the challenge. While the garment still screams drag queen, it also was very fashion forward and created a memorable silhouette. Daniel missed the boat completely by going for fashion boring and not adding any drag. I’m so glad he’s gone because every week some of you were taunting me for making him my sleeper pick. Brigham Young, aka Keith, turned in an equally bad effort and hopefully he and his fringe will be sent packing next week.