Fashion Models and the Hottest Designer Trends

So I actually made it through the entire America’s Next Top Model Cycle 11 reality TV marathon ending with the finale which crowned McKay the winner and America’s Next Top Model. McKey is a stunning girl and definitely deserved the win.

Lets take a look back through this last season of ANTM

Nikeysha, the anorexic girl, who looked incredibly skinny and made the other size 1 models look plump standing next to her.

Here is Sheena, who really reminds probably everyone of a slim Kimora, maybe it’s the pudgy round face. Anyway, she just kept getting knocked for being a hoochie mama. Her lying to the judges about her fake boobs didn’t help her situation. I mean, you rarely see see the Givenchy runway models flashing a pair of silicone Double D’s.

No matter how hard this girl tried, she alway’s seemed a bit out of place.

Isis, not really a girl, but close enough I guess. What the hell was Tyra Banks even thinking here? maybe… ratings? This one really confused me because I read the requirements for the show and they clearly states a female 17 to 27. Maybe the producers though if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it must be a duck. Isis is really a man and I watched the swim suit episode where Isis tried to cover her manhood while wearing a bikini. BTW, the huge feet and hands may not have helped her either. I can’t even imagine how the girls felt being beaten by a guy in the first few episodes where Isis was around.

Now, what if Isis did actually win got the Covergirl and squeeky clean Seventeen magazine contract? Would Elite models really sign her? Guess we’ll never know. Too bad.

Anyway, I guess it all makes for great reality TV in the end and congrats to McKey.

Wow, I loved them all. They were all so different. Kenley had an incredibly colorfull look. Korto was so Ethnic with such saturated color and Leane’s looked just sleet, well in a sleek ruffle kind of way.

Yep, and the winner was…. drum roll please, the lovely Leanne.

I am glad leanne won project runway season 5 and I really loved her collection. I loved the petals and the look was new and something that could not be anyone other than Leanne. All the project runway season 5 collections were awsome, you can check out all the Season 5 Project Runway collections here.

Here is a recap of Leannes Final runway show on Project Runway.

I love the very complicated made simple and effortless look. It is so fancy and ruffled in a demure and refined kind of way. Those ruffles or petals look stylish and give her a signature of her own without even coming close to look like too much. They really catch my attention and obviously the judges and producers who ultimately made Leanne the new Project Runway star and winner. I can’t say I didn’t see it coming, she was the strongest competitor from the start and took quite a few challenges all in a row. I believe she even won a show with immunity.

You go girl!

Just a quick note about tonight’s project runway, poor suede, no more of him talking in the third person about himself because Suede is off the runway. In a way, I really can’t believe that Suede was kicked off instead of Kenley, Her little hip hop abstraction had zero to do with hip hop. I mean come on now, when was the last time you saw Lil’ Kim with her hair in a bun and high waisted jeans?

That Project Runway Elimination challenge looked like a no brainer.

Kenley’s outfit was not only hideaous, but not even remotely close to Hip Hop other than the ugly gold she used for earings.

Judges, please!

Hip Hop is all about looking comfortable and luxurios at the same time. Kenley’s outfit was neither.

Suede’s outfit at least looked a bit Aerosmith and a bit Rock & Roll. The zipper down the front, the vest and the tightness of the thing.

Anyway, It’s getting close to the finally and I have my Fave…

So here are the runway collections of the hit Bravo TV show Project Runway. I do not know who won yet, but from the pictures, we can all try to guess…

Tonight’s project runway challenge is the “mother / daughter” design challenge that I am watching now as I put up these finale collections.

so check em out…

This first collection image gallery is from Project Runway contestant Joe, very cowgirl looking… kinda that urban cowgirl theme going on here

Suede and pastel chic, kinda cute and there is a piece or twoin there that I really loved.

Kenley

Korto

Leanne, I gotta say, I just adore her on the show and her clothing designs. She uses the best pleats and they always look so interesting. I found it interesting that she used the same colors through all the pieces.

Jerell, very gold, black and sequined

Who would have thunk it, Jerell finally won a challenge and we lost Terri and the tan deprived Blayne.

Luckily for Blayne, he can now regain his health in the tanning booth.

The losing outfits were just horrid, but then again, this was the most disappointing runway show of the season.

Poor Blayne, his creation there of the lop-sided 1/2 cream and 1/2 neon fabri-icky mess. I believe “pooping fabric” was what Michael Kors said about it. I also must mention that Stella’s influence in the design is clear… those horrid black straps are all Stella.

Anyway… can’t wait to see the new episode of Project Runway this week.

So I love Project Runway, have watched every season religiously and here are the good, bad and the ugly from the last show.

Looking like her model stole the feathers off the Flamingo, Ostrich and a few parrots here is Emily’s awful creation. What the hell was this designer thinking?

The Toilet Paper Frock by Keith

The Granny project by Jennifer

Its kinda odd that normally, I love much of what the designers do, this time however, it was slim pickens.

I really did like this one dress. designed by Jerell, the dress did not win but looked way hot strutting down the runway.

The winner was… a funky dress by Kenley

At first glance this may remind you of Americas Next Top Model, Tyra Bank’s hit modeling competition where she casts models from all around the world and they compete for a modeling contract. Anyway, this is not ANTM, This is CNTM, Clevelands Next Top Model, a spoof on the Tyra Banks show.

This video is too funny and shows the ladies competing for the title of CNTM and Miss. Ghetto Fabulous

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