We’ve made it, folks. The designers going to Bryant Park have been chosen. Well, they already went, and had their fashion shows last week, and all of the final 5 designers got to show their collections (see pics of them all by scrolling back through the Blogging Project Runway posts).

But the finale of the show is still to come, and this was the last episode with Bluefly runway shoes. So, here are the shoes that were used on this final episode, where the challenge (to create an outfit inspired by a work of art at the Me) was one of my all time favorites.
Of course, Jillian went with the Patron Shoe of Project Runway 4 with this outfit inspired by the armor in this Master of the Argonauts painting.

Rami made a lovely but snore-ful dress inspired by (surprise surprise) a Greek statue of Aphrodite with Classical draping. He paired it with the Marc Jacobs plum colored platforms we’ve seen before.

The Whiner won the challenge with this elaborate multi-piece outfit that I will grudgingly admit (as I do with all his stuff) is some gorgeous fashion design. His inspiration was a portrait of Don Andrés de Andrade y la Cal by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, and he used a pair of black pointy-toe boots to nice effect with this outfit. Hard to tell exactly which boots these are, but it looks like they’re the same ones Jillian and Victorya used with their English punk-inspired outfit, for which I’d suggested these Kenneth Cole “That’s the Point” boots.

Sweet P went with a painting of a beautiful peacock’s tail by Melchior d’Hondecoeter, and created a dress that was cute, but underwhelming for this final challenge. The hair and make-up is really what made this outfit, if you ask me. And she used the mysterious gold sandals that have shown up several times before, but don’t seem to be up on Bluefly anymore.

And even though we can’t see the shoes on Chris’s outfit (and even though the dress was greatly reminiscent of the dress he and Christian designed a few weeks ago) I post it here, because it was indeed a gorgeous gown. The painting that inspired it is a portrait of Marie Francoise De La Cropte De La St. Abre by Jean Marc Nattier.

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Good riddance to Victorya, I say. Her designs were never all that unique, and if I had to hear her talk about how she’s a very competitive person anymore, bodily harm might have been involved.

Her design last night was fug in a big way, and completely uninspired/uninspiring. Plus, she used a nude version of these blah Dais pumps from Stuart Weitzman.

I’m glad we’re done with that.

In other PR shoe news, we saw yet another use of the Patron Shoe of Project Runway 4 (the asymmetrical Versace mary-jane, which now seems to be gone from Bluefly… perhaps sold out with the aid of repeat viewings on PR) with this trench from Jillian, which was almost great, but then lost something in the execution.

Chris used these Gucci Ebony gladiator sandals again (which he also used in the Hershey challenge a few weeks ago), which looked nice enough, but the dress was a bit underwhelming.

Ricky’s winning outfit (which wasn’t my fave, I must admit–nice, but nothing fantastic) made good use of these wicked and excellent boots, which from the red soles, would seem to be Louboutins, but are hiding out there somewhere. Kit used them for the Hershey challenge, too, with an outfit I loved.

Rami went for the clunky Balenciaga nude sandals that went with his and Sweet P’s ready-to-wear outfit from last week. I think the sandals looked much better with the rougher, brass-button-enhanced look of the denim than they did with the floaty dress from last week. I’ve got to say that this outfit was gorgeous, and for me, either this look or The Whiner’s motorcycle-style one would have been crowned winner.

Sweet P brought these jeweled t-strap sandals back, which we first saw way back in the first episode on Carmen’s model. But do they show up on Bluefly? Seemingly not. They’re jeweled enough to come from Guiseppe Zanotti, but who knows.

We’re getting down into the final stretch on PR here. To paraphrase Heidi Klum, “Remember, shoes, this is a competition for you as well. The shoe paired with the winning designer will win a spread in Elle magazine.” OK, well, maybe not. But certainly a lot of popularity. I’m betting on those Versace’s taking the prize.

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Farewell, Kit. I will miss your edgy, fun style. I will miss that you were the first one this season to use the shoes that I now officially nominate as The Patron Shoe of Project Runway 4: these asymmetrical Versace pumps.

They’ve been used 3 times now, that I can figure. First in Kit’s episode 1 outfit, then in Rami’s episode 6 outfit, and last night in Victorya and Jillian’s ready-to-wear look.

Long live the asymmetrical Versace mary-jane.

And what did other designers use last night? Well, sadly, we can’t see much of the footwear for the avant-garde outfits, which is a shame, because I’d really like to know what shoes were chosen to go with this fabulous dress from Chris and Christian. I can’t stand the little whiner, but I can’t call this dress anything but incredible.

Much as this dress is gorgeous and amazing and so well made, I have to say that I was partial to Victorya and Jillian’s look over this one. It was so beautifully made, so high fashion, and fitting into that English punk aesthetic that I love and adore.

It reminded me a lot of one display from The Met’s Anglomania 2006 exhibition that looked at traditional English fashions (in this particular case, hunting clothes) and the way they were appropriated by more transgressive designers like Vivienne Westwood and John Galliano.

Shoe-wise, those could be plenty of boots, but these Kenneth Cole “That’s the Point” boots are a good contender.

In other shoe news from last night’s ep, Sweet P and Rami may not have wowed the judges with their avant-garde look (which I agree was nice, but not out there enough), but their ready-to-wear dress was adorable. And these Balenciaga sandals (which look like they’re distant cousins to the Lego shoes), while not all that attractive in my opinion, tied the two outfits together well in terms of color.

My favorite shoes were the ones that went along with Chris and Christian’s ready-to-wear outfit, but I can’t seem to find them on Bluefly. Anyone want to hunt them down?

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So, I’ve waited almost an entire week to write about the shoes from last week’s Project Runway episode. So sue me. Better late than never, right? And there were some good ones, too.

Rami’s well-deserved winning outfit was not only fantastic, but also accessorized with these Versace pumps, which were also used with Kit’s outfit from the first episode, which are demure but hyper stylish. They don’t fight with this kitschy dress, but they’re sleek and chic enough to hold their own.

Chris refrained from making an overly costume-y confection out of the confections with this smart, artistic dress, which went nicely with Gucci’s Ebony gladiator-like platform sandals.

Victorya’s outfit plain old sucked, if you ask me. In fact, the only thing I liked about it was the shoes, which are these pretty, beachy Hermes Kristal sandals.

Likewise with Sweet P’s outfit. Well, no, that’s not quite right. The outfit was boring (in fact, I liked her initial idea very much, but she scrapped it), and the shoes were fine, but a little bit blah with that boring dress. I wish she’d gone with something a little snazzier in a bright color, but instead she stuck with these Stuart Weitzman Bellisima thongs. I say *yawn,* Silvery sparkly *yawn.*

Let’s see what they all come up with for tomorrow’s new episode. I can’t wait!

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As I’m sure many of you did last night, I sat down giddily to watch the premiere of Project Runway season 4. I won’t get into a big long discussion here, because it’s not really shoe-related (although I must say I definitely agreed with the “out” outfit, but heartily disagreed with the winner, which was boring and looked like what we’ve seen in stores for a few years now), but I will say that I was super glad to see that the accessories this season are coming from Bluefly. You know what this means? Better shoes!

And the designers put those better shoes to good use last night.

Check out Kevin’s model, Katie, in a dress I loved and with shoes that are an EXCELLENT match in terms of style, color, everything.

I don’t see this exact shoe on Bluefly, but there’s a glam Giuseppe Zanotti evening shoe that’s pretty damn close.

Kit used what looks to be these Versace asymmetrical patent Maryjanes to perfectly set off her outfit.

Chris got good mileage out of this Stuart Weitzman glittery sandal.

Victorya added some flare to her dress with these Christian Dior “Marie Antoinette” heels.

I can’t wait to see more of the lovely Bluefly shoes on the models. I’m always interested in the accessories the designers choose to set off their creations, and I think we’re in for a much wider selection of glam accessories this season. So let’s see what they come up with.

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