Michael C. was kicked off last week in a spectacle of emotions ranging from temper tantrums, crying in a corner and genuine heartbreak. I agree that he might lack the talent to win and has a very questionable palate, but Gretchen was still there with what the judges deemed “granola” mini collection?!! My LAWD the judging panel is either higher than a Jesus fart or they are actually delusional. Sorry Nina Garcia…nothing about her frumpy grampy designs are marketable or sexy. I come from granola country and visited the lands of New York, Paris and L.A. where fashion knows no bounds and I could never see anyone trying to rock her style. If I did, I would bit my lip and think ‘Oh, honey…no.’ Alas, I am not the Editor of a fashion mag, but I call crap when I see it.

The show started with a compilation of how the Final Three managed to make it to Fashion Week. (Don’t get confused. 10 PR contestants actually showed at NY Fashion Week. Only 3 compete to win.) It looked as though Gretchen was going to get her comeuppance, but Heidi Klum, Mondo and even Tim Gunn (shame rattle) defended her and pointed the finger at feminism. I rolled my eyes and cited the lack of balls being the true problem. Someone should have told Ivy to sit down and quit blaming everyone else for her faults and tell Gretchen that no one wants to wear anything beyond her first three looks.

Moving on…the collections were in all disappointing. I liked Andy’s with his Asian influence but hated the floaty bikini ensemble. Mondo was the clear winner for 92% of the season, but his style is an acquired taste and takes me back to last year when fluorescent colors and huge, black boxy prints dominated. Gretchen cranked out a drab collection that made me think burlap sack trying to be chic. Show me a woman willing to wear a horrid earth tone jacket and GIANT GRANNY PANTIES and I will say hello senile Great Aunt Yetta! 3 looks featured the horrid boyshort meets adult diaper.

So someone explain to me how Wretched Gretchen and her Depends spectacular WON PROJECT RUNWAY. Mondo should have won this mess or Andy could have been the dark horse who was thrown a bone, but I seriously question what the judges were thinking for this season. You know, I haven’t been able to come to appreciate the show ever since the entire Lifetime/Bravo debacle.

Lifetime constantly alluded to things that never happened in the show during commercials so, as a viewer, you watched but then felt constant disappointment in the show. I blog, I get the lure tactic, but you have to deliver something once you have your audience. After reading several other site’s reactions I am thinking that Lifetime might have lost several PR fans. I have also lost a bit of respect for the judge’s decision making skills, taste and understanding of style. It’s not just because of Gretchen’s win, but because I am constantly astonished by their opinions on what is sell-able and what would be lux style.

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