Congratulations Kevin!

Posted on Nov 24, 2006 in Fashion

Oh, Melissa. What have they done to you?

Not only would this not have been our choice for the win, we considered it the worst out of the three.

We’ll grant you that a design challenge like this means you can pretty much throw everything out the window and do whatever you want, but this is not only ugly, it’s ridiculously dated.

This is straight out of the 1984 playbook. Pure “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.” Is there anything more cliched than a fauxhawk and fishnets? This doesn’t look “rocker” to us; it looks “poser.”

In fact, it looks like a Halloween costume. Like what a 16-year-old would put together for an ’80s theme party. She looks like she shredded an old prom dress and then raided her father’s tie rack for accessories, which, if you’re Molly Ringwald in a John Hughes film, would be considered spunky and cute, but in 2004 it just looked tired and done.

[Screencaps: projectrungay.blogspot.com]

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Andrea

Did Sarah Hudson ever make a video (or do whatever she was supposed to do) wearing this? Anyone know?
Alden V

i liked JAY’s team much better.
Dianah

So the legs are tied up together? WTF?
Bean

Ew. Yucky threads.
Anonymous

yea, I really didn’t like this one when I saw season one, I loved Jay’s team’s design. I thought it should have won. There was a whole lot of crazy going on in that dress.(Kevin’s)
~Megan
Chris Rogers

I actually really liked it. It was innovative, and fashion-forward. It may not be your taste, but it was defiantly Sarah Hudson’s.
Lelê

Oh, boys, I couldn’t agree more. Kevin’d dress SUCKED and I can’t believe she chose that one!! Jeez! No wonder celebrities have personal stylists.

It was so dated and SO amateur! Both Jay’s and Kevin’s were FAR superior, IMO…

And, boys, how was the turkey? I was counting the minutes for a new entry… call me selfish.
ToddNY

I think there’s just too much going on at once with this outfit but, judging by the video, I see why she picked this one.
Crow

Well, lovely PRGay boys, you said it looks like something a poser would wear?

Then Kevin obviousily knew his client well, and deserved the win.
Anonymous

I like this one! but i think team jay is better.

and team austin…what the
x…it’s so awful and disgusting. and kind of horrible actually.

judges love austin and he is in. but…why is vanessa out? shouldn’t austin take the responsibility?
the design itself is lame, and who is reponsible for the DESIGN? surely the team leader.

after seeing 3 seasons, now i think team-challenge is a chance for eliminating people that judgs don’t like. austin won once and audience love him anyway.
Sarah

This one was OK. I think Jay’s was the best.
Anonymous

Ahhhh…the 80′s; when everyone looked like they were from Jersey.

Living through it once was enough, though I wouldn’t mind a second time around if, in the process, we could bring the city back to it’s pre-Starbucks, gritty, cracky splendor. Sigh. Those were the daze. Though, I have to say, it was murder for theatre viewing–I spent the entire decade sitting behind bridge & tunnel crawlers with over-moussed hair. I missed actually seeing a lot of great shows.

And speaking of daze…am I crazy, or are the model’s legs teathered together with a necktie? During the real 80′s, there were quite a few working girls on my block who would charge those Jersey gentlemen 20 bucks for that privledge. Kids today; they just give it away.

–Gotham Tomato
madelineanne

This doesn’t look “rocker” to us; it looks “poser.”

Well, to be hoenst, Sarah did seem a bit “Hot Topic” so perhaps the outfit was more apt than one might think.

And you know an outfit must be pretty terrible for the ever professional Melissa to look that grumpy.
Lelê

“and team austin…what the
x…it’s so awful and disgusting. and kind of horrible actually.”

Are you serious? I loved Austin’s Alice/Lolita style!! Maybe because I’m into japanese fashion ( and collect asian ball-jointed dolls).

I can tell you that his dress is *very* IN. Teens would have LOVED that!

But, as some said, that girl looked as poser as they come, so maybe Kevin was the best for her..
bungle

During the real 80′s, there were quite a few working girls on my block who would charge those Jersey gentlemen 20 bucks for that privledge. Kids today; they just give it away.

Loves me some Gothic Tumulto!
fritter

You know, I couldn’t agree more. When I saw that I couldn’t believe that she chose it. I mean it was bad retro Pretty in Punk. But then again this chick didn’t really go very far anyway.

If Jeffrey had gotten this challenge, wonder what he would have done?
Anonymous

If Jeffrey had gotten this challenge, wonder what he would have done?

Jeffrey who?
Granite Janet

The outfit is a dead ringer for something Cyndi Lauper would wear.
Anonymous

PRGayBoys… no post about Heidi popping out kid number 3?!?
GucciGirl

” Granite Janet said…

The outfit is a dead ringer for something Cyndi Lauper would wear.”

YES, this outfit is SO “she bop.”

“She bop – he bop – a – we bop
I bop – you bop – a – they bop
be bop – be bop – a – lu – she bop…”
Alfred

omg thank you! i was thinking the same thing!
Granite Janet

guccigirl said,

“She bop – he bop – a – we bop
I bop – you bop – a – they bop
be bop – be bop – a – lu – she bop…”

GG — I was thinking the same thing!
thyrza

This dress makes me shudder. But what can you do? Sarah Whoever clearly liked that design when Kevin drew it for her, and thought it came out exactly as she expected from the sketches. Congrats to Kevin for being able to “read” his client so well. Boos to Project Runway for bringing on such a client in the first place. This was probably my least favorite challenge this season.
Anonymous

I hated this outfit. It is supposed to be “rock and roll” and all, but also aesthetically pleasing. This looks like someone just threw a bunch of fabric together.
Anonymous

“judges love austin and he is in. but…why is vanessa out? shouldn’t austin take the responsibility?”

They were asked who should be eliminated, to which Vanessa said “Eliminate me.” It really had nothing to do with who the judges loved.
eric3000

Yeah, I really thought this was the weakest of the three. Completely dated concept and poorly executed. A retro-80s look could work if done right but I don’t think this was it.
funconditional

You may have not liked the outfit, but the client, Sarah Hudson, did. In fact she first chose this outfit based on Kevin Johnn’s pitch to her, and the resulting outfit on the runway was exactly as he had presented to her from his sketches. That’s why he won this challenge. As far as a stage piece, the outfit totally worked on Sarah.
Joanne

“if you’re Molly Ringwald in a John Hughes film, would be considered spunky and cute, but in 2004 it just looked tired and done.”

Amen, sisters.
Bia

I like Jay’s team too.
Mariana (The Unoriginal)

Maybe for a video or something, but I think it sucks as a stage piece.
Miranda

Hear, hear. I would have picked Jay’s design for the win. In fact, if I had the bod for it, I would wear his design right this minute. (It’d be an odd choice of outfit for hanging around my basement watching DVDs, but I’d wear it!)

I didn’t like Austin’s design much, but Kevin’s? Ptooey. “Dear Mr. Fashion Designer, Can you please make my ass look three times as big as it really is? Love and smooches, Sarah.”
Pittypat

I agree with a lot of what you said. I just knew Jay had the win – while I don’t care for the “hard rocker” look, that was a very cool outfit. Austin’s was too “pretty” for S.H. – and for this challenge. It definitely didn’t have the hard edge. Kevin’s winning outfit was just plain ugly! I look forward to the comments on the crying jags, but I did enjoy Austin rocking out during the performance shown during the credits! Wish they had shown us more of that! Happy Thanksgiving, Guys – I’m thankful for YOU!!
Anonymous

Oh, thank God other people can’t stand this outfit. WTF was Sarah Hudson thinking? I thought she would have picked Jay’s, which was much more stylish.

(And I’m still wondering why she was acting like Austin’s outfit didn’t match what he’d said in his pitch. Alice in Wonderland, fantasy French hooker, little girl gone bad? Um, I think he was pretty clear. Maybe if it had been Gwen Stefani?)
Operakatz

Ooh looky…A Joann’s Fabric Store puked on a model!

Gah…Jay’s was the best but there’s no accounting for taste…Fug galore!
Ms. Place

Am in total agreement.
Anonymous

[sarcasm]I’ll just say that the overwhelming success of Ms. Hudson’s career will make liars of us all![/sarcasm]
BigAssBelle

i did like the little sleeves, though. it’s incredibly cindy lauperish c. 1982 and how did they turn that girl ugly? criminy, now that takes skill!
Janet

Melissa looked like shit. I didn’t like the style at all. The dress is OK.
David

” Anonymous said…

The Eighties are back, unfortunately.”

Yes now, but not back then. To me, with the exception of Austin’s, the outfits conformed to classic and stereotypical interpretations of rock and roll, and not in a good way.
Anonymous

As a sixteen year old girl, I concur with the fact I’d put that together for an 80′s-themed day.
GucciGirl

Sarah Hudson has Kevin Johnn as one of her best friends on her MySpace Page.

http://www.myspace.com/
sarahhudsonhead

Apparently they’re still in touch.
Anonymous

“Andrea said…
Did Sarah Hudson ever make a video (or do whatever she was supposed to do) wearing this? Anyone know?”

Was the outfit just for that thing at the end of the episode?
ttigerrrosee9

I have to disagree with your opinion here.
The dress is very fun and unique, and though I am not a fashion expert, I AM a musicain and i think this dress is the most amazing thing ever! Musicians WANT to be out there and a little crazy, and when it comes to an ‘outdated’ dress with a twist on it, alot of people would love it. However, the models face kind of freaks me out here…
Also, in my opinion, this dress fitted Sarahs style and what she wanted the best. I can see why he won.

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