The Modern Southern Woman

Today has been LOOOOOOOOOOooooooOOOOOOOONG-UH!  Nothing bad happened...I was just at work from 7:00 am - about 7:45 pm...oh and did I mention the part where it takes me at least 40 minutes to get to and from work?  Needless to say, I'm a wee bit tired.  But I promised myself I would get this Project Runway post done before the next episode comes on, and since it won't be happening tomorrow due to Back to School Night at work = another LATE night, I'm going to knock it out here tonight.

Ok, this past week's project runway challenge was...."eh"...designing a look for Belk for the "modern southern woman."  Honey...the modern southern woman generally does not shop at Belk.  So to me the challenge seemed more of a joke.  There's a Belk in my hometown...and that is no modern southern woman's first choice when seeking to adorn herself.  The contestants, bless there hearts, for the most part I felt completely missed the mark on the modern southern woman.  Sweetheart, the modern southern woman still typically likes to keep things classic and timeless.  They're the preppy sorority girls from old family money sporting Lilly Pulitzer, J Crew etc. OR they're the country boho-chic chicks.  That's my take on the modern southern woman, but let's recap their takes shall we?

 

Like the plaid, like the a-line/fullness of skirt, HATE the bottom of the skirt. What the heck?!  

 

Again, love the plaid, love the top, love the layers, but HATE the asymmetry in the skirt.

Let's talk about Dom's look.  First of all...in this episode they made an unprecedented move by sending the three lowest scorers back into the workroom for an additional hour to re-do their looks and try again.  Above we have Dom's first look.  As one of the judges said...looks like medical scrubs made into a dress.

 

Here we have Dom's second look, and what a completely different look it is!  Much improved Dom!  Bravo!  This would appeal to the country boho-chic chica.

Helen's look...I like how she layered the floral lace on the yellow...but ummm...boring.

Here's Jeremy's first look.  While everyone hated it...THIS friends, is what one typically finds on the Belk racks...Just sayin'....

 

Kate's look I adored!  Again... Heidi...you're crazy!  Kate just knows the modern woman in general, no matter where she's from!

 

And then....there was Ken....who swore up and down this whole episode he had this challenge in the bag b/c he's FROM the south and he sees the modern southern woman everyday.  ...PLEASE...
THIS IS WHAT YOU CAME UP WITH?!?!?!?!  That's another horrible bridesmaid's dress that no woman would ever want to wear!

So look two went something like this.  He went from horrible ugly bridesmaid's dress to HOOCHI horrible ugly bridesmaid's dress!!!  Really Ken?  REALLY?!?!?!?!  I question his taste and creativity.

There you have it folks, my two cents on last week's Project Runway.  Take it or leave it.

Who do you think the modern southern woman is?