Project Doll Runway: May 2010

Thursday, May 27, 2010

This is just to distribute points for the final collections! I'm still double checking my math for overall higest points.
Third place: Heritage 4!

Heritage4
Revision Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4

Second place: ljcatfeather!

ljcatfeather
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4

First place: Numberonekitty!

Numberonekitty
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4

Monday, May 24, 2010

Mars's Judge Pick: Final Collection

My pick for the final collection is numberonekitty. She consistently submitted great work that met the challenge requirements and looked great. Hers are some of my favorites from each round, and I'd like to have her "collection" for my dolls. I also think that based on these outfits, I could pick out a numberonekitty outfit in a group, so her personality and point of view shines through.

Although dang, guys, you didn't make it easy. There are some incredible collections here.

Final collection judges pick: jchappa

My Judges pick for the final collections is jchappa.

The largest factor for me is the evolution that you see from the first challenge through the Revision opportunity. In the first round, her entry was one of the less impressive interpretations of the most widely chosen subject, but each entry seemed to improve on the last, in terms of design, skill, and detail. Her revision seems to bring everything together, not only from the round two entry, but collectively. Her color palate is simple but works incredibly well, and the look is well edited, which is something I think she struggled a bit with in the first two rounds, and just a smidge in the third.

I also love her photography, and while this isn't a photography comepetition, she knew how to take pictures that worked the outfits. She took lots of pictures of each entry to show what she really wanted people to notice, and it pays off. I'm still super impressed by her lace-making, which I might have assumed were store-purchased, had she not photographed the process. There are also lots of clear shots, from different angles of each piece, to show how well the fit is, the outfit's silhouette, and other crucial aspects.

She also made some great choices in color combinations, particularly the red and black in the revision and in the third round, with the striped fabric and the pink and yellow.

In short, I've chosen jchappa because I hope to see lots more work from her, and I think that she can still keep on improving.

Sunday, May 23, 2010

Bean's Judge Pick -- Final Collection

My pick for the Final Collection is LJCatFeather. Have I capitalized that right? I hope she still gets points if I mess up her name.

Anyway, I feel like her four entries are always consistently well-made. They're so creative that they pop up over the other entries. She pays very close attention to detail, and is very good into tucking small details throughout an outfit.

Also, I'm still in love with her suit and intend to somehow steal that skirt from her flutter flower remake.