Jillian: Hardcore Fashion Bitch

Jillian wants to get to Bryant Park so badly...

...that she will use her model as an IRONING BOARD to get there. That is some hardcore, no-wire-hangers shit.

We have to admit...

...we kinda loved this.

But Jillian, for the love of God, enough with those shoes.

Detail from the Story of the Argonauts by Unknown Master

She did a pretty good job of interpreting a piece without copying it outright and it is, of course, unsurprising that she gravitated toward an equestrian/military figure, since she certainly loves to apply touches of that look to her work.

Yeah, the skirt hem was a little screwed up and the length of it was a bit too short for that jacket, but the overall look is sleek and smart when you first set eyes on it.

Gold and black is always a great combination and the jacket is just GORGEOUS. She can do these military or equestrian-inspired pieces and somehow not make them look gimmicky or costumey.

And we agree with Signor Cavalli here.

One thing we hadn't put together before now (but we'll definitely expand on when we look at each finalist's entire body of work for the season side-by-side), Jillian's work always has some unique detail to top it off. That it's usually so subtle is a credit to her.

Then there's the dress. Y'know, it didn't quite work in the end, but we have to give her props for first, going there, and second, almost nailing a look that's REALLY tough to get right: gold lame.

We think it was an inspired choice for the dress and the lining of the jacket, but she didn't have the time to execute it properly and it was too wrinkled and formless by the end. Her Bryant Park collection had a pleated gold lame dress that came off looking FAR better than this.

The execution problems with the dress kept it from getting the win this week, but the overall design was so smart and stylish, how could the judges not wave her on to Fashion Week?

And it's a good thing they did.

...because that bitch had a knife strapped to her thigh and she wasn't afraid to use it to get what she wants.

HOT.

[Photos: Metmuseum.org - Barbara Nitke/Bravotv.com - Screencaps: Project RunGay]


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