9/9 - MTC3 Episode 8 - Finale

I really like Yannick, but I was left kind of cold by that collection. Even his accessible looks didn't seem very accessible. The rest of it was just silly conceptual stuff. The model with her bum out? Please. I mean, if I had a bum like that, I wouldn't mind showing it off, but I didn't think that was fashion....at least not realistically wearable fashion, not even to something like the Met Gala, where people can (and should) wear over-the-top fashion. I guess I'm not the target customer for upside down pants and deconstructed jackets.

I thought Rafael's feathery gown looked better on the hanger than on the model.

I found all of the final collections disappointing. There were pieces I liked from all three, but no single collection really bowled me over like in previous seasons.

I'm just happy that Yannick and Rafael were in the home stretch because I felt like they could benefit the most from winning/mentoring. I know they wanted to go with some more established designers but if you're collaborating with Victoria's Secret and other outlets maybe you don't need this show? It's the same issue I had with Sienna; Georgia winning would have been like someone hitting a home run while they are already on third. I want to see people who are maybe doing okay but need that extra push to go farther.

With that said, I am so pleased Yannick's crazy ass won, lol.

OK ... just finished watching

Initially scenes show all three designers on a level playing field.

Briefing their business plans to the Amazon Executive .... Christine B

All sounded confident from the tiny segments we saw.

Christine's feedback was interesting with Yannick doing the best with his business and marketing background, then Georgia being solid but not embracing new approaches and media platforms, with Raphael coming in last simply because he didn't have much experience in the field.

Runway:

Georgia: first for someone who is a designer I wish she would get a haircut and just trim all those different lengths she has it is not attractive on her. Her hair looks as if it would be best with super simple super straight edges.

Second what is it with wearing all these awful fitting outfits. All of her jackets look sloppy and ill-fitting and her pants. That jacket needs to be a good 6 to 8 inches longer to cover her butt. The green color was fabulous but the fit not so much, and those grandma shoes.

The first couple of pieces on the runway were WOW, and the energy was lost and the pieces were blah. Totally agree with the judges there. The energy picked up toward the end and then there was the sculptural blue gown. AAAAAA! You put a fat lady in a giant blue trash bag. WHAT WERE YOU THINKING! If she had put a regular size model in that gown it would have been a WOW moment instead Georgia lost it right there.

Raphael: liked his collection, liked his prints, only the all green jumpsuit might have been a miss but the rest of the collection was good. I am thinking Raphael won.

Yannick: I am thinking I hope Yannick does not win because I would NEVER wear his stuff. Then his collection came on to the runway and it was moment after moment and the energy was so high, all I could think was damn, Yannick won.

So happy that Amazon is doing a mentorship with Raphael he deserves it.

So glad that Amazon Prime was smart and dropped two episodes a week.

I know Yannick really wants to build a unisex brand with clothes that fit both men and women but the simple fact is that men and women are built differently and what fits a man perfectly will not fit a woman perfectly and vis a versa.

The only way this works if you put on shapeless bag on a person.