The rest of the people on the top and bottom I didn't really agree with. One thing to say, that I'm finding my feet, and the pictures for this are gonna be better and fuller than the first post, and I'll work on uploading the improved versions for the first post once I'm done with all the first drafts. For now, let's launch in.
Jeffrey really had to nail this, because the aesthetic he works in is punk-adjacent at least, so if he didn't hit the mark he'd be in trouble, probably in the bottom, and he ...
...well he did OK. I'd say he passed. Certainly I wouldn't have sent him home for this, but would I have ranked it second? I doubt it. I mean, I hate leopard print, but it's well-used here. I like the other jacket fabrics, the leather(?) with the textured trim, but it's too sloppy, even for a Jeffrey piece. The back is stunning, and the illusion netting is nearly perfectly deployed, except when it spreads over the left sleeve. It could have gone under and been a big improvement and I'm surprised a veteran designer like Jeffrey would do that. And the skirt, interesting that this was the softest piece on the runway by far, and not quite what you'd expect from Jeffrey. Growth maybe? I don't love it from the front but it is certainly current and the back is amazing. One of the main reasons I was so keen to get up front and back photos was to show the differences, because walking towards you it's cute but very messy, walking away it's gorgeous. I do like it, but not enough to get it in the top 2. To me it's high middle, or sneaking into third.
And Seth-Aaron had exactly the same problem as Jeffrey coming into the challenge, that punk should have suited him down to the ground. The judges kind of had to either praise him or criticize him, because a middle score would automatically be a disappointing one.
And this is kinda disappointing. In all fairness I'm coming around on it, in the sense that there are a lot of elements I like. But considering his model is topless there are way too many elements happening here. Seth-Aaron is an absolute master of plaids, and he made many amazing pairs of pants in his time on the show. But he should have known that this plaid, gorgeous as it is, is totally wrong to make pants from. He's failed to match it at the crotch. In all fairness that seems nigh-on impossible to do but that should have been the red light for doing pants. Anyway, I hate the cut. The model's legs look way bigger than they actually are. The waist detail is gorgeous, but I can't quite tell exactly what's what between the jacket closures and the pants waist, and it makes me confused and cranky. The jacket needs to lose a couple of elements. Actually really just the hanging braces. They have to go because they're really throwing everything off to me. Other than that the jacket is a really amazing piece. Words just cannot express how much I love the sleeves with the little pop of red. The shape is cool and I like the leather trim. I actually do like that you can see skin under the jacket as well. The main fabric looks a little cheap, but that's forgiven because I don't know the budget they had but I'm thinking it was low. So, one AMAZING piece with one too many elements, one catastrophic piece, result: dead middle. Or that's what I thought.
And Viktor was in the bottom, a decision which I cannot sign off on, because....well let's look at the outfit.
That's really a pretty good answer to the question "What would Viktor Luna make if given a punk inspiration." Is it a punk version of what he did in his season 9 finale collection with the pearl-emblazoned leather jacket and printed pants. Yes it kind of is. Are the pants a touch on the snug side? Yes they are. But is the jacket a straight-up fabulous piece and is the print amazing-looking and perfect for punk? Why, yes. If the judges seriously felt he played it safe, which is possible, that's surely not enough to pull a great look so far down. Because to me it ranks, much like Jeffrey's, high middle. This might yet all be part of a series-long editing plan, because I thought Viktor might have a shot at winning the series and the judges could want to throw people off the scent, because it was so obvious last year with Anthony Ryan.
So there you go, 6 down, 5 to go. Tomorrow I'll start with who I woulda seen in the top and bottom rather than Jeffrey, Seth-Aaron and Viktor.
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