Project Runway Finale - Carol Hannah - Part 1

Carol Hannah's collection was definitely my favorite, probably because it was most my style. I love feminine and pretty dresses, and wish that the judges would value that ascetic more.
Look 1:

This dress is beautiful, too bad Lifetime doesn't have a picture of the side of the dress (grump grump). The draping of the material is amazing, so are the details that you don't really see well on tv. The colors are fantastic together and overall it is just really flattering.
Look 2:

Love love love this skirt. It's so much fun while still being wearable and flattering. Pairing it with a plain top was also a good move because it puts all of the focus on the skirt. The color is also beautiful and subtle. I wish she had gotten more credit for her use of color.
Look 3:

The top is super cute, even with all of the rope details I still think it's flattering. Paired with jeans it could be a great casual look. I'm not a big fan of the pants, they bunch up in a strange way around the ankle.
Look 4:

And clunk. I like that she seemed to be trying something different but I just felt that it was an unflattering shape. Plus it was boring compared to other things she did.
Look 5:

Love this dress. It is an interesting shape at the top and still flattering. Plus the color is gorgeous. I would buy this and just wear it every day if I could. She also did a great job of picking the fabric, it moved beautifully.
Look 6:

I have pretty much the same to say about this dress. The fit is fantastic and I love the detailing and how it cascades down the dress and meshes with the bottom.
That's all for now, looks 7 - 13 coming tomorrow.

My Daily Outfit

Dress: Urban Outfitters (boo, I hate them)
Belt: Garment District
Shoes: Outlet store in NH

I wore this for Monday Night Football (so it wasn't so much today's daily outfit). I only go for the cheap wings and beer, and it's always fun dressing up because I am one of the few girls of our friends that actually go. We then went to play Magic cards, or they played and I watched. I then made my own deck (even though it's incredibly nerdy it's still kind of fun). I actually beat Mitch most of the time, and my first game with lots of people was a stalemate. I'm officially a huge nerd now I think ;-).

Grump Project Runway Grump

So Irina won Project Runway. Honestly, I'm not surprised but that doesn't mean I still can't be dissapointed. My favorite collection was Carol Hannah's and I really wish that sometimes the designers would just reward prettiness. Her's was what I would wear everyday if I could wear anything. Althea's was even extremely wearable. Shouldn't that trump "showmanship"? They already got a designer who performs on the runway (Christian) shouldn't they look for a designer who can start a real business and get their clothes out there? Grump to you judges. Also, Irina's t-shirts really seemed to give her an edge, Nina said something along the lines of they showed her individuality. But then I read this on Project Rungay, . Interesting isn't it? Anyway I completely disagree. Again. If anything she should have lost based on her hats.


Anyway, I'm going to tear apart the collections soon, hopefully. My laptop broke, sadness, so I'm dependent on my fiance's for the time being.

My Daily Outfit

I've been wearing these leggings constantly because one, I love to wear dresses, and two, it's FREEZING out. They're perfect, I can wear my dresses and skirts and still be warm. Plus, they're awesome. I just need to get more of them!
Jacket: Forever 21
Dress: Macys
Leggings: Forever 21
Shoes: Naughty Monkey

My Daily Outfit

I made this pink dress last year, but had trouble making the hem straight so it ended up being waaay too short to be a dress. I've only worn it to Halloween so far, with shorts underneath. Then I got my shiny leggings and thought why not go all out, shinywise. So I paired my shiny leggings with my very shiny dress/top.
Dress: Self Made
Leggings: Forever 21
Shoes: Naughty Monkey
Coat: Self Made

Project Runway Recap - Episode 11

I know I'm late with my recap, but I didn't have any place to watch the episode until yesterday! Torture!
Anyway, I really wasn't missing much. The producers really tried to elicit drama with the accusations of cheating but it was really a pretty boring episode. The challenge was to make a look to accompany their best look. Everyone's winning looks were up there...except Logan's. Because he hasn't even had a look in the top three yet. I think we know who's going home this week. Unless he comes up with something amazing he better be going home, it's seriously a joke that he's still there. Actually we all know who's going to be the final three, right now it's just a matter of waiting for that. I don't even feel like watching next week because I know exactly who will be eliminated.
The Outfits:

Althea's winner. I liked it, I probably would have loved it if her model was wearing a bra. Honestly how has no one said anything about that? But the pants were kind of awesome, I loved the bottom detail. Also, the sweater looks super comfy while still being fashionable, it didn't overwhelm. I agree with Heidi, I totally want that sweater.

Carol Hannah's. It's super cute. I love the length and the volume of the skirt. The bodice was also really interesting. I also really like pockets in dresses. Also, I don't know how she could be criticized about the boob issue when it wasn't even mentioned with Althea's.

Irina's. Tacky. I completely agree with Nina, and this is why Michael Kor's and Nina need to be there. Of course Heidi is going to like tight and short, and Nick has slight taste issues. The sweater's nice, but it kind of relies on the hideous belt. I have no idea why she came in second.

Christopher's. They should have just eliminated all three of the bottom people this week. This is so bad. It had some potential, I think if he used like a quarter of the petals and took off the bottom ruffles completely it could have been cute.

Gordana's. I really thought she was going home after they showed that picture of her and her family. Anytime they do a sad backstory you know that person is going to be in trouble. And she was. And she should have been. Her jacket was the saddest thing I've ever seen. Why would she combine grey, with a limp collar, and horrible styling choices? I have no idea why she wasn't eliminated. At least Logan's didn't make me cry.

Logan's. There was just too much of everything. Plus, at this point using zippers isn't creative, it's incredibly derivative. Especially when someone just did it in the last challenge. He had the be eliminated anyway for two things, that collar and the fact that he was the only one without a winning look to work off of.
Next week we'll watch Gordana and Christopher get kicked off! (just a guess...)

Halloween 2009

So unfortunately my Halloween costume didn't come out as amazing as I had planned, mostly because I was sick the week before Halloween and only had a day instead of a week to make it. But I did manage to make enough to actually wear.

Here's a picture where the colors are more accurate but I look horrible:

So I went as Elaine from the Monkey Island games (which if you haven't played you should!). Mitch went as Guybrush Threepwood. We decided to go as the characters from the first game, which was made when games were still all pixelated (and just better). So I made my costume pixelated. The skirt jutted out into squares and the top had ruffles (you can't really see them) that were squared off. We also made our own wigs using felt as the hair so it looked cartoony. Mitch had a pixelated wig but I didn't have enough time to make his costume.
Next year I'm starting at the beginning of October. I've already learned my lesson and I'm going to start my Thanksgiving day outfit now. Last year I did that last minute too (although it came out awesome).
We ended up going to a murder mystery party for Halloween which was fun, but I've been around Mitch too much to not notice when a game is poorly designed. So that took some of the fun out of it, but the people were fun which made up for the bad game. Overall I had a great Halloween. Anyone do anything particularly fun?