Runway Roundup: Week 11

Oh my god does Tim Gunn have to go ahead and kill a bitch? When Kenley stepped to Tim this week on Project Runway, I thought he was going to erase her…and with good frakking reason. While Kenley surprised me by making it through last week I thought the minute she tried to play Tim, that she was outta her for good. As always though I’m getting ahead of myself.

This week we got another interpretation of the always classic challenge where designers design for the fellow designers all while trying to use variations on the word design. This time around, the twist was that each designer was given a music genre that was supposed to inspire their look. Early on, you could see designers cracking under the pressure. Korto was clearly worried about not only designing menswear for Suede but also the fact that his look was punk. In the end though, that worry was misplaced as Korto took this to challenge to the house. Her distressed denim pants were the best piece of the show and it was an outfit (pictured above) I’d purchase in a second. Meanwhile, Kenley put on a brave, stupid face and said she could do Leanne in hip hop, but we all knew otherwise. It was at this point that Tim paid his usual visit and inquired about Kenley’s intentions. The girl had a freak out and pretty much told Tim to his face that he was an out of touch old man. Tim looked so pissed and deservedly so but to his credit, he simply walked away. Truth is Tim must have been sure Kenley was leaving based on how horrible her look was.

Here’s a list of what was wrong with Kenley’s outfit (pictured above):
• Cloris Leachman wouldn’t wear it.
• It channeled Prince in Under the Cherry Moon.
• It made Vanilla Ice look hip hop.
• It made Leanne’s va jay jay look all up in here.
• Floral patterns were only hip hop on De La Soul.
• It looked cheap.
• It looked like it was from the 80’s, which was the very thing she was trying to avoid.

Unfortunately, the judges hate America and in the end, Kenley survived despite telling off the judges yet again. Sadly, Suede, who I thought mixed glam rock and modern rock sensibilities brilliantly, was sent packing. Suede handled his departure with a grace and humility that Kenley will never know. Next week it looks like Kenley mouths off to Heidi so I’m guessing the end has to be near but then again she miraculously made it through this week.