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Did you catch Project Runway last night?!! The designers’ final challenge was to design a wedding dress and a bridesmaids dress. Holy Heidi hauteness! Don’t worry, Tivoers; I won’t reveal who got auf’d. But how could I resist reviewing the designs?
Let’s go in the order of fug to fabulous:
1. Jerell’s designs. Say you got caught in the wedding aisle at Michaels in the middle of an earthquake. And the glue gun you were going to buy with your 25% off coupon exploded, covering you with adhesive from head to toe. And you had to climb through the rubble in order to reach the safety of the Martha Stewart aisle. This is probably what you’d look like.
[Photos, unless otherwise marked, courtesy of Bravotv.com]
Oh, and your maid of honor was there too. Only she got caught in that special clearance aisle where they sell Grey Gardens-inspired tablecloths for fortune tellers.
Love it? Get your faux florals at Save on Crafts.
2. Korto’s designs. This dress screams: “Look, buddy, the salmon for the reception is not going to catch itself.”
Love it? Get yours at Orvis.
Korto’s bridesmaid dress is kind of cute, if not exactly couture.
Love it? Get your flirtier BCBG version on Ebay:
3. Kenley’s designs. Okay, the girl’s got the personality of nails on chalkboard, but she does flippin’ adorable like nobody else.
Love it? Get a real vintage fifties wedding dress at Tastyvintage:
Her bridesmaid dress is tres chic, but the Degas-blue color made me swoon!
Love it? Pair this Danskin leotard from Discount Dance Supply with a flared skirt or the Bonzie bolero below:
4. Leanne’s designs. If Monique Lhuillier and Frank Gehry had a love child that happened to be a talented wedding gown designer, s/he would design something like this:
Love it? Get Monique’s more romantic version at Kleinfeld:
And the bridesmaid dress is, in a word, heavenly.
Love it? Here’s my rehearsal dinner dress, which is a Badgley Mischka with similar pleating in the skirt:
Love it in theory but not feeling the extra pleating around the buttocks? Get these stunning shoulder wraps from Etsy seller Bonzie, which have a similar ethereal-meets-architectural vibe.
Which dress was your favorite?
I think I screamed when I saw this challenge last night and then when they threw in the bridesmaid dress…I screamed again! I can’t stand Kenley but I loved her dress the best. I loved Leanne’s bridesmaid dress the best. And I love Project Runway so much. The End 
Man! I’m a Runway regular and last night was the first time in forever that I missed the episode! Loooove the recap and can’t wait to catch the re-run. Excellent challenge! I like Leanne’s the best….
PS - Cocoa, your rehearsal dinner dress is perfection.
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE REGULAR LOOKING WEDDINGBEE!
This looks absolutely ridiculous. I can’t even figure out which bee is blogging.
Leanne’s dress was definitely my favorite!! This blog entry was great.
P.S. OMG what is happenening to the Weddingbee site?! I can’t find anything.
Nevermind, apparently after commenting, it fixed itself, that was really weird. Looked horrible.
Oh thank goodness! I thought eharmony totally screwed it up for a second there
I too was super excited about last night’s challenge(s)! PR is just about my favorite show, um, EVER. I even have my FI watching it with me every Wednesday night. I’m with you on Leanne’s designs, beautiful, simple, elegant, and exciting! Kenley’s wedding and bridesmaids dresses were fun and I loved all the feathers, but I just can’t get over her personality… she annoys me! Great post!! 
I was so excited when they gave this challenge! Kenley’s is so fun, I loved it immediantly when I saw it but I think Leanne did the best overall. Her wedding gown and bridesmaid are both divine!
I loved Kenley’s wedding dress best but I have a slight obsession with tulle. I was describing it to my hubby-to-be over breakfast and he was thrown off immediately by the words, “white feathers”. My wedding dress is a slim-fitting silk dress but I would adore a tea length strapless dress with a tulle shirt for the reception. Also. I would rock Kenley’s BM dress in black at the rehearsal dinner although it might need to be slightly longer.
We spoke too soon. It JUST went back to normal. They must be smack in the middle of making changes….
Hilarious recap!
If Jerell would have take Tim’s advice!!
I can’t imagine the stress they were under having to make a wedding dress, and then throw in the bridesmaid on top of that??
I can’t wait for the finale.
I love this post! Great recap That last blue and white bridesmaid dress is amazing…I would wear it as my wedding dress.
ah, I missed it!!! Love this post, thanks for the recap!
I can’t even imagine what Grey Gardens inspired linens would look like! Dear Lord!
excellent post miss haute cocoa! you’re so hilarious! loved the references to Michael’s!
I watched it and I love Leanne’s bridesmaid dress. I would love to wear it to any occassion. While I would probably not wear any of the bridal gowns, I love Kenley’s the most.
I loved, loved, LOVED Leanne’s wedding and bridesmaid dresses. I hate Kenley but I had to admit hers were pretty cute too … except that her bridesmaid’s dress was so short I was afraid we were going to catch a glimpse of something inappropriate on the runway. Also, Kenley’s wedding dress didn’t have anywhere near the same level of creativity and innovation as Leanne’s.
Korto and Jerell … eh. Good call on Korto’s dress looking like a fishing vest!
I LOVE Kenley’s dress, but it’s no secret I LOVE tea lengths wedding dresses
Leanne’s BM dress was my favorite.
I absolutely LOVE Leanne! Her dress was hands down the best. I also love how you can see that her inspiration was the water in all her designs.
Kenley gets on my nerves so much and her wedding dress reminded me of Christian’s big finale dress last season with all the feathers. It didn’t seem original to me at all.
I’m glad Korto made it based solely on her collection when she showed Tim.
I love Jerell’s attitude and personality, but his collection just had too much “stuff” on it. Can’t wait for next week, yay!
Thanks for not sharing who got auf’d! I’m not reading any of the comments either, so I can be surprised when I watch it!
I loved Kenley’s dress… except when I saw it I instantly had deja vu of the Alexander McQueen and I can’t believe they let her get away with copying something from the Fall ‘08 season! (http://www.style.com/slideshows/fashionshows/F2008RTW/AMCQUEEN/RUNWAY/00340m.jpg)
And with the collections, I’m still fawning over Leanne. Oh the blue and white… ahhh.
I loved Kenley’s dresses! I wasn’t that fond of Leanne’s wedding dress, but her bridesmaid dress was my absolutely favorite.
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Mrs. Hot Cocoa, Boston/Los Angeles Age and Occupation: 31, JD/PhD Student Fiance's Age and Occupation: 32, Medical Student Engagement Date: May 30, 2008 Wedding Date: March, 2009 Blogging Since: April, 2008 Venue: Ritz Carlton, Marina Del Rey About Me: I am a professional student by day and an amateur cupcake taster, bargain shopper, and wedding planner by night. I am obsessed with NPR, the Food Network, paper, dance shows, Anthropologie, post-structuralist theory, Weddingbee!, "The Office," and celebrity gossip. When not procrastinating from my dissertation, I spend time catering to Jellyby, our overly anxious shih tzu, and getting to know Mr. Hot Cocoa. We have only been dating for fifteen years, so it's like I'm in love with a stranger! From the East Coast, we are planning a Jewish-Chinese Extravaganza in L.A., where we both grew up.
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