A Collection of Project Runway Thoughts

Wow. Project Runway Season 8 Finale. Wow. [SPOILER ALERT]

I think, I am in the majority of the fan base when I say, I am very disappointed with who the judges finally selected as the winner.

I have been Team Mondo for the entire season. I think he is innovative, creative, fashion foward, and daring.

IMO, the judges (Nina and Michael Kors) made the wrong decision. And judging from the reactions on Twitter and Blogs, many, MANY people are so frusted with Project Runway they will not be watching another season.

I won't be going that far, but below are some of the comments:

Nina: While you put Gretchen in Marie Claire, Anna Wintour will have Mondo in Vogue

This is what happens when a show goes from Elle Magazine and the Banana Republic accessories wall to Marie Claire and the Piperlime accessories wall.

If Gretchen's finger is on the pulse of fashion, the body must be a corpse.

Judging the tweets, it seems like Project Runway tried to beat Lost in the 2010 "finale that angered the most fans" category.

They had $9,000 for ten looks. Gretchen's look like they cost $50 to make and they sure as hell don't look like they could sell for much more than that.

"We're not here to restyle his collection" said Michael Kors. But then he and Nina praised Gretchen for styling her collection the way they instructed her to.

Nina and Michael Kors should be ashamed of themselves -- it seemed to boil down to two petulant people rewarding the good child who listened and punishing the bad one who hadn't, who actually dared send the polka dot dress down the runway after being told not to.

I, too, feel bad for Gretchen (well, as bad as I can feel for someone who just won $100K). The amount of hatred coming her way after this win is astounding, and it's not her fault this happened. She just did her thing. If people want to hate, they should direct it at Nina and Michael.

I have a theory. Michael Kors and Nina can't get out of their contracts so they need to get the show cancelled.

Did you not see the show? You can look at the three designers 10 looks here and even rate them.

My favorite fashion bloggers - Tom and Lorenzo - summed up their thoughts, my thoughts, and the thoughts of so many others wonderfully. Read their full blog post.