Whether you love her or love to hate her you can’t ignore season 5 finalist Kenley Collins. Listen as Kenley talks about her inspiration and her time on the show in a podcast with Laura K of Blogging Project Runway.

She may not have won season 5 of Project Runway but Korto has certainly won out hearts. Visit our Friends at Blogging Project Runway where Korto talks about her experience on the show in her podcast with Laura K.

Our friends at Blogging Project Runway chatted with Leanne about her win - listen to the podcast and find out how she is feeling about her big win and her future in the fashion world!

The votes are in! Leanne wins! With her mixture of structural yet sweet pieces Leanne’s innovation and fashion-forward collection wooed the judges.

Consistent throughout the season with her pleats, pin tucks, and petals she had a strong showing at Bryant Park. We love her collection and were in awe of her craftsmanship and attention to detail. Although, we wish she would have included more color in her palette we commend her for showing well-made pieces that truly  represented her point-of-view.

Get to know Leanne by learning about her inspiration - and  relive all the action by watching her runway show. Bid now to take home a piece of the runway.

Every season on Project Runway there are decoy collections that show at Bryant Park so that results of the remaining shows will not be spoiled by revealing the final three. In the past there have been one, last year there were two, and this year there were three.

Jerell, Suede, and Joe all showed at fashion week to a packed house and gave it their all. Watch the videos, which will NOT be aired on television here on the site.

Stay tuned as the talented trio Leanne, Korto, and Kenley duke it out next week in the second part of the finale for the title of America’s Next Top Designer.

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EVERY SEASON THERE IS AT LEAST ONE DESIGNER BY THEIR ATTITUDE, COMMENTS, OR ACTIONS MANAGE TO STEAL THE SHOW BEYOND THEIR DESIGNS. TELL US:

Our own Joslyn Davis is back to bring you more from the Runway. This time she was at PR Season 3 alum Malan Breton’s Spring 2009 Runway Show. Our thoughts on the show:  We loved the muted pastel hues and elegant silhouettes. We know you will too! Click above to watch the show.

Missed our first post about Christian Siriano’s Runway Show then click here to watch it!

So this episode started out like last week’s episode with the winning designer given the option to switch models.  We were shocked last week when Leanne decided to choose Tia over Karalyn so we were pleasantly surprised when Korto kept Katarina. Once that was out of the way it was off to meet Tim for a field trip.

The final destination of this field trip was the New York Botanical Garden where Collier Strong met them to discuss how he gets inspiration from the colors and textures in nature. The designers’ were asked to grab a camera and start shooting inspiration for an evening gown inspired by nature. This seemed easy enough. Right? WRONG.

The designers’ ran around Mood looking for fabric, agonized over their designs, and stressed about having enough time to finish their designs. Just when we thought Kenley was completely doomed because she left her tulle at Mood Tim saved the day by allowing her to return to Mood to retrieve it. We aren’t surprised at Jerell’s amusement at Kenley’s misfortune saying,” I am dying to see how this will all pan out. I’m staying tuned!”

In the workroom it was clear that Leanne, Jerell, and Korto were supportive of eachother and that there was definite divide between the trio and Kenley. Kenley appeared to be disappointed by this however explained that she was used to it.  The sulking and stressing didn’t last for long as it was on to the runway. Here Heidi announced that Georgina Chapman Co-Founder and Designer of Marchesa was the guest judge. This was the perfect challenge for her to judge considering her elegant whimsical gowns grace many a red carpets. Who can forget the beautiful looks she did for Anne Hathaway and Jessica Alba at last years Oscars.

As far as the runway show we would like to first point out that we disagree with the judges. We actually thought the designers did a great job and we were torn between several designs as to who we thought should win. Again, we obviously did not agree with the judges. Here is their take:

Heidi and Michael criticized Korto’s gown calling it a  “Pageant dress” and Nina told her that she did not think that the gown was elegant.  In Nina’s opinion Korto’s attempt to impress the judges left her gown looking overworked.  Leanne was given praise by Georgina for mixing soft and structured elements in her gown, however all the judges disliked the back of the gown and felt that she should have omitted the blue fabric at the bustle.  Jerell was applauded for making the most modern and youthful gown, but lost points because his piece seemed unfinished. Finally, there was Kenley’s mock neck sleeveless gown which received no praise from anyone. Georgina felt it wasn’t organic, Nina called it “creepy”, Michael thought it was cliched, and Heidi did not find her detailing “elegant.”

Next it was time for the designers to give their two cents. Heidi asked each of them to  tell the judges why they should go to fashion week and which two of the other designers should go to fashion week with them. Leanne, Korto, and Jerell all talked about their point of view as a designer as evidence of why they belonged at Bryant Park and picked eachother to join them on the runway. Kenley, the odd woman out, said she deserved to be there because she could put on a show and without flinching announced that Leanne and Jerell should join her on the runway. Oh the drama!

Ultimately, the judges picked Jerell as the winner but were deadlocked as to who lost the challenge. Essentially  all four were passed on to the next level of competition and asked to create a collection for fashion week with an elimination upon their return to New York. This did nothing to quell the tension behind the scenes as Korto lashed out at Kenley for making a personal attack, and Kenley moved even farther apart from the other designers even refusing a group hug invitation from Tim.

We can’t wait for the collections–and we certainly can’t wait to see what’s going to happen next. Bid in our auction and take home a piece of the runway!