Happy St Patrick's Day and the Runway Reveal - SPOILERS

Happy St Patrick's Day to all of you. Not Irish? That's OK, celebrate anyway. I always look at St Patrick's Day as one of those days that sit atop the seasonal changes up here in the Frozen Northlands. There have been years when snow accompanied the two St Patrick's Day parades, and other times when those who walked and celebrated were quite comfortable. Today will be cool, not ice cold, and the snow will only be patchy, the large piles left by snow removal. It's a good day to celebrate the Irish. Now - on to Project Runway. 

Yesterday I explained the premise of Week 10's competition - creating performance wear for three genres in the music industry - pop, rock and country. Each designer was pitted in a mini head-to-head competition with another designer sharing the same musical genre. Alyssa said that Project Runway had never designed clothing for the musical performance industry before. Given what walked the Runway, there may have been a reason for that. Although the clothing was fun, I don't think the designers had a good handle on the performance requirements for each of the musical types. Let's take a look. 

Starting things off, is Anthony. It's short and
sassy and it actually walked the Runway well. 

Anthony was paired against Ken in the Pop music category. He said that he wanted to make something "festive" ala Jennifer Lopez in Las Vegas. Georgiana loved the design, and Isaac loved the front, but not the back. (He called the back "hilarious".) The guest judge, Olivia hated the embroidery at the model's crotch. I was unimpressed - it wasn't horrible, but it also wasn't great. 

Ken created this translucent jumpsuit with just
enough paneling under it to protect the modesty
of the model. It was an interesting fabric concept. 

Ken designed a jumpsuit and a slouch coat for his head-to-head against Anthony. Georgiana called it "chic" and "beautiful", Olivia gushed over it, saying that it "gave her life: - whatever the hell that means. Alyssa loved it, calling it "forward" and Isaac adored the jumpsuit but really hated the coat which he kept calling a bathrobe. 

The winner of the head-to-head for pop was Ken. 

Stanley created another beautifully tailored outfit,
but does it scream "Rock" to you? No? Well it
didn't do much for me either. 

Stanley did beauty in stripes, making this rather stiff short skirt that stands out from the model's body. He said he was inspired by rock legends. I wondered if he had ever attended a rock concert. Hmmm. Georgiana called his look "contrived" and too matchy-matchy. Isaac said that Stanley didn't get it "at all", and Alyssa wanted more. Olivia called it "too cute". Ouch! I just thought Stanley missed the mark for his genre completely. 

Edmond's look for Rock was flowing, with movement
in all directions. It was offset enough to be edgy and
had the ability to survive a concert night under
the lights. 

Edmond's outfit didn't walk the runway, it dominated it as his model strutted down. Georgiana thought the outfit screamed rock & roll, and Isaac thought the outfit screamed glam. Alyssa loved it and Olivia said that Edmond did a great job. I have to agree. I could see this on stage. 

The winner of the head-to-head for rock & roll was Edmond. 

Fabio created this shining mini-jumpsuit for
his country assigment. I have to wonder if
he's ever actually seen a country star on stage. 

Fabio's outfit, although it looks like a two-piece, was actually a one-piece romper separated visually by the belting. It was a really cute design, but I didn't feel that it met the criteria for country music. One of the many blog commentators after the show aired remembered Taylor Swift at an awards show in something similar. All good and fine, but Taylor Swift is not country. Fabio said his romper combined Carrie Underwood and Dolly Parton. Really? No - don't see it. Isaac didn't like the jumpsuit, Georgiana thought the look was cute, but too "on the nose". Olivia liked the color - not a glowing positive. 

Helen used sequins to give shine to her prairie-style
country music gown. The judges found a lot of
problems, though. 

Helen's gown walked the Runway and I wished she had used the sequins as an accent instead of the entire dress. It was country in concept, but stumbled in a lot of the smaller details. Alyssa felt her dress was like a costume - the kiss of death on this Runway. Isaac thought her design looked like country going to a Bar Mitzvah - ouch! I felt that both designers really missed their target for this genre, although I leaned towards Helen for the win. 

The winner of the head-to-head for country music was Fabio. I didn't agree with that choice at all. 

So, remember what I said. Each group of two had a winner and a loser. That left us with Ken, Edmond and Fabio vying for the win, and Anthony, Stanley and Helen standing on the edge of elimination. Can you guess who won and who was sent home? 

The winner of the Hard Rock Cafe competition and four days at the Hard Rock Resort in Cancun, Mexico was Edmond! I really liked his outfit, so I approved. 

Who was sent home? Unfortunately, this time it came down to Helen and Stanley and the judges sent Helen home. I totally disagree with this decision, and think it should have been reversed. But, I'm not a judge. 

That leaves us with five guys fighting it out for the Season 6 win. Since the men were outnumbered by the women when the season began, I'm surprised it came down to guys only. Now the gloves have to come off. 

Have a wonderful weekend, be safe and happy for your St Patrick's Day. DH and I are taking an early morning on Sunday, going out to breakfast and then on to the movies to see "Black Panther". Yippee! I'll be back on Monday!