Finale pt. 2 (Project Runway) Overview

This is it! The finale of season 8. The episode opened up with a reunion of sorts. The whole cast got together with the judges to talk about the season and they showed little overviews of the finalists and their journeys this season. As their last little challenge, each designer had to eliminate one look from their collections. Jessica Simpson was the guest judge.

Andy's collection was relatively bland. The main colors were silver and a lime green and all the girls were wearing these wire head pieces with stars on them. I had no idea what purpose they served other than to make the looks futuristic. Which didn't really happen.

Gretchen's collection was less pop of color and more neutrals with a touch of green or red every now and then. Most of the prints she used were kind of tribal/giraffe. The whole feel of the collection was relaxed and I also picked up a bit of safari from it. It was more interesting than Andy's but it wasn't my favorite.

Mondo. I loved his collection so much. The colors were so bright and the patterns were so vivid. This is what putting on a show is all about. The best part is that most of the pieces were actually wearable. Most of the ensembles weren't, but the pieces alone were. The only thing I wasn't totally in love with were the head pieces. They were big flowers combined with some feathers and the looks didn't really need them. I loved his whole DotD/circus concept. It was very prominent in the designs.

But, I'm not a judge. If I was Mondo would've totally won. After a very split decision the judges announced that Gretchen was the winner of season 8. Mondo was second and Andy was third. As always, you can see photos of all the looks at mylifetime.com.

Wish you well,
St. Ann

Finale Pt. 1 (Project Runway) Overview

In this week's half of the finale, Tim Gunn went to each of the four designer's homes to see what they were working on.
The first designer we visited was Andy South. His inspiration for his collection was Bhudda Park in Laos. Tim was concerned with his collection. Not that it was a big deal because he made into the top 3 and will be showing at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week. Yay! I really liked the snippet of his collection that he showed to the judges and his new piece that he had to create for the challenge.

Next up was Michael Costello. He drew his inspiration from the colors of sunsets and the textures of feathers. Tim's advice for him was to stop designing and edit what he had. He had a lot of extra pieces that he wasn't going to use and the ones that he was going to use were a little unfinished. In the end he showed three looks that were the same color and not very marvelous and thus, no Fashion Week for him. I was a little bit sad because he had worked so hard for it and his family has never really supported his love of design.

The third designer that we visited was Mondo. I have to say I liked his the most. He used a New Mexican circus/Day of the Dead theme in his collection and the pieces were all interesting. Tim shared my love for his collection. The judges did as well and he will be showing next week at Fashion Week.

Last, but not least, is Gretchen. Her inspiration was a mix of her western roots and worldly cultures. Tim thought that it could be a little costume-y and that it was all just a matter of taste.

As always, you can check out all the looks here. The order is: Andy, Gretchen, Michael, Mondo. Each designer had three looks.

Wish you well,
St. Ann

Teen Mom Check-Up with Dr. Drew

In Teen Mom fashion, after the end of a season all the moms (and Catelynn) get together and talk about where they are in their lives after the events of the finale. I only caught snippets of the first hour because I was flipping between this and ANTM. The hour was dedicated to my favorite two girls, Maci and Farrah, so I was sad that I missed most of theirs. In summation:

• Farrah and her mom are talking again. Her mother may be a crazy person but it's good that they are trying to work through their issues so that she can be someone Farrah can talk to about Sophia and Derek (baby daddy that died).
• Maci and Kyle are back together. I like Kyle, but I wish that her and Ryan could work out their differences and be a family for Bentley.
• Catelynn and Tyler have been going to therapy to get back to before Catelynn told Tyler about all the stuff that happened with her ex from Florida. Catelynn's mother is still a crazy person and doesn't respect her decision to give up Carly. But they are "working on that".
• Amber and Gary have made no progress. At all. Although, they are back together and Chris is completely out of the picture. I don't know what is happening with the domestic abuse charges that are supposedly happening right now. They didn't talk about it.

Wish you well,
St. Ann

Teen Mom Finale Overview

In he season finale last night, the four girls' storylines were sort of wrapped up but not enough for this to be the end of the show.

Maci: Because she and Kyle are now broken up, you would think that she would move back home to Chattanooga. But, that is not the case. She is going to stay in Nashville and keep working and going to school there. Ryan and her spent the majority of the episode trying to work out a visitation schedule. Ryan ended up getting one more day than he had before. Maci had a hard time giving up another day but after realizing that Bentley needs both of his parents around.

 Amber: Apparently, she has a new boyfriend that I didn't know about. His name is Chris and he seems just as gross as Gary. Amber and Gary spent the majority of the episode trying to work out a visitation schedule but in reality they were just fighting and being childish. Gary threatened to get Leah taken away if Chris was being to big a part of her life. This doesnt really make a whole lot of sense to me. But then again, Amber and Gary don't make a whole lot of sense to me.

 

 Farrah: Farrah spent the majority of the episode moving out of her apartment and into her mom's rental house which is right across the street from her old house. Her mom tried to give her all of these fees for moving in early and a ton of tenant paperwork. The sad part is that the house wasn't even ready to be moved in to so it still needed painted and fixed up in some rooms. Although there was all this major drama, her mom set her up on a date with her hairdresser's son and their relationship looks like it's headed in a good direction.



Carly w/ Brandon & Theresa.
If I could've found a good picture of her
with Catelynn & Tyler I would've used it.



Catelynn: Okay... As much as I hate Catelynn and Tyler in every other episode this season, I found myself smiling during their segments. This episode was mainly focused on them going to see Carly, their daughter that they gave up for adoption, on her first birthday. Her adoptive parents live in West Virinia and Catelynn and Tyler live in Michigan so it was a long drive for them. They celebrated with a picnic in the park. When it was time to go home the next day, they gave Brandon and Theresa a scrapbook of them and a recordable book with their voices so that Carly would always have them in her life.



Wish you well,
St. Ann