Shoes of Project Runway 5.3

LEANNE WAS ROBBED!!!!  Robbed, I tell’s ya!

How beautiful and classy and chic-with-a-(literal)-twist was this outfit?  It’s a blouse and skirt, and I would wear both of them, together, separately, any which way I could.  And she accessorized it perfectly with that gold necklace and the Gucci Eva wing-tip inspired platform pump.

pr 5.3 leanne gucci eva wingtip

On the other hand, the actual winning outfit (Kenley’s) did indeed look like it was made with… what did Joe call it?  Ft. Lauderdale pool furniture cushion fabric.  From the 80s.  Not in a good way.  I’ll give it that it was interesting and well-made and a good interpretation of the photograph on which it was based.  And it gave us our first double shoe usage (the emerald green Robert Cavalli sandal from episode 1).  But I can’t put this dress in the top 3 at all, let alone give it the win.

pr 5.3 kenley  roberto cavalli green sandals

Who would I say was deserving of more love (and perhaps a spot in the top three instead of either Kenley’s or Terri’s (which was also interesting, but the dress over pants thing is old hat, and hers seemed to have a lot of extra messy fabric that made it look flouncy rather than streamlined sexy)?

Once again, Jerell.  He made a whole gown, for chrissake!  And it’s perhaps more limiting in what kind of “night on the town” you can wear it to (a black tie gala?  a flamenco performance?), it’s beautifully made and a gorgeous dress.  And worn with shoes that are not quite the Kenneth Cole Hit or Miss, but pretty close.

pr 5.3 jerell  kenneth cole hit or miss

I’d also give a shout out to Kelli for this rocker Mad Max number, which went perfectly with the Gucci Ebony sandal, which isn’t available anymore, but I remember well from Chris March’s Hershey outfit last season.

pr 5.3 kelli gucci ebony black

I mean, I even didn’t hate Blayne-licious and his neon frills.  Though I didn’t much like the blah shoe choice (something along the lines of the Charles David Devin pump).

pr 5.3 blayne  charles david devin

Emily’s losing “little black dress with a corsage” (Tim Gunn is always right, people.  Listen to him!) wasn’t great, and one could argue that the Gucci Eva maryjanes (guess it was the night for Gucci Eva shoes) were the most fabulous part of the outfit.

pr 5.3 emily  gucci eva maryjane

But in this, too, I think the judges went wrong.  Because I swear to you that I would much sooner be seen in public wearing that dress—which is at least kicky and has an energy to it—than Jennifer’s dowdy and depressing silk charmeuse number, which looks like maternity wear for a ladies club luncheon rather than a dress for a night on the town.

pr 5.3 jennifer

The shoes are VERY DEFINITIVELY the best part of this outfit.  They’re the secret love child of the Stuart Weitzman Vanity and the Christian Louboutin Caberet, and I love them.  Unlike the dress.

stuart weitzman vanity  christian louboutin caberet

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5 Responses to “Shoes of Project Runway 5.3”

  1. August 14, 2008 at 4:47 pm, jesslyn said:

    hey,

    any idea about what kind of shoes leann herself was wearing to runway on this episode? i loved them and have been searching everywhere from something like them. the looked like they we either ankle boots with a peep toe, or a lace up pump. they were brown leather. so cute. if you know, help me out.

    thanks.

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  4. July 31, 2008 at 4:54 pm, Hannah said:

    I love the black Christian Louboutin's, but i just dont know if i'm crazy about the sparkles. They kind of remind me of these Goldenbleu wedges:
    http://www.shopgoldyn.com/product.details.aspx?pi
    I'm not even a huge fan of the wedge, i just feel that the particular style seems to fit better with a wedge. The red heel is nice though

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  5. July 31, 2008 at 8:32 am, Fashion Critic said:

    Good eye

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