I think if Jerrell's dress had been finished on the bottom, and the bodice had been scooched up, it could have been outrageous. And Korto's would have been pretty good without all the trims.

Kenley's, though, looked like slutty Ariel. WTF was that? And every time she rolls her eyes and talks back, I want to smack her. Hard.

Yes, the sarcastic "that wasn't what I was going for, Heidi"

Yeah, because who could possibly want an elegant ball gown?

Top Model is just boring me. Seriously, they were going through the pictures of each girl at the end, calling them each up, and I kept going "Oh, wait, there's more?"

Read elsewhere, the new phrase for calling out inexplicable snottiness: "What, were you raised on a tugboat or something?!"

Also pointed out elsewhere: what kind of tugboat goes out to sea? How far offshore could she be? Who lives on a tugboat?!

Read elsewhere, the new phrase for calling out inexplicable snottiness: "What, were you raised on a tugboat or something?!"

bwah!

Seriously, bwah!

I was sure she was getting the editing of doom, but no. Once again the judges chicken out of an actual decision. It would have been so much more joyful a finale without her. Do the designers lack joy? Yes! Because someone is sucking it out of them!

I liked Jerrell's dress, but it wasn't spectacular. I think at this point all dresses have to stand up to Chris & Christian's avant garde dress, and none of them ever do. I just think there was less talent this year.

I think Leanne's idea was good, but D. thinks that she should have restrained herself and limited the ruching to one asymmetric curve, which would have reflected the flower better. That also would have eliminated the weird hip thing. Seriously not flattering there.

If it had been Top Chef they wouldn't have let her go back for the materials. I was amused at all the shots of Tulle Doom.

I loved Korto's inspiration photo and was thinking she'd go somewhere else with the design. Like an exaggerated flapper dress with larger tubes for the fringe or something. Or if that's too literal, at least reflected the gradation of the color, the way it changed vertically.

Oh, and I didn't even comment on Kenley's disaster of a disco lizard costume. It's like she forgot that the bit about designing for Hedda Lettuce in the van was just a joke.

Not quite raised on a tugboat, but I saw this in a catalog I got yesterday.

Ha!

Oh, yes - I think if Leeanne had limited the ruching it would have both looked better AND been more true to her overall style.

Of course, she would still have that blue fabric in back. What's up with that?