It was bullshitty in the first place that Jerell even had to compete for a spot in Bryant Park. He won that last challenge and by the rules of the competition that should have guaranteed him a spot.
Unfortunately for him, the producers just couldn't leave well enough alone.
Which, come to think of it, is also a pretty good way of describing this dress. Jerell just couldn't leave well enough alone.
We think he never should have been put in this position, but we can't deny that, based ENTIRELY on the dresses shown last night, the judges made the right decision.
Pitchforks down, ladies!
As much as we would have rather seen Jerell stay than Kenley, there's no way we can defend this dress.
And as bullshitty as the manipulations were that got us to this point, we have to say the judging was dead on last night. The tulle at the bottom looks dirty and overwhelming.
The ripped open, bejeweled bodice was tacky as hell and frankly, kind of ugly.
Although to be fair, we did like the way the skirt was constructed.
But let's face it, the styling was a joke.
And we haven't even started on this one yet.
We can all rail and moan about the endless amount of flaming hoops they're making the designers jump through but at the end of the day it's a design competition AND a reality show. This is what they do and they've done it before, so we can't get too upset over it this time.
If we had to guess, we think Jerell succumbed to Michael Knight/Daniel Vosovic Syndrome. Once he got away from Tim and the judges, he only remembered their praise and none of their critiques and not only did his designs go off the rails but he got a little cocky about it to boot.
Seriously, people. What the fuck.
No one loved Jerell more than we did and we'd been routing for him to take his spot in the final 3 for a long time, but YARN?!
Considering he apparently wanted to create an ugly dress, well...mission accomplished, Jerell.
Come on, ladies. We know you're all mad at Kenley (and the judges and the producers) and while we're not thrilled with the outcome, can you deny that this dress is a mess?
I mean, we're not talking about some 2-day challenge with materials from a landfill. We're talking about a Bryant Park collection. This shit needed to be gorgeous and most importantly, impeccable.
It's so half-assed and wrinkled and sad-looking. And he just shoved those flowers into the sash.
Before anyone accuses us of being in the tank for the judges or getting payola from Bravo (we WISH), let us reiterate: we HATE the manipulations the producers put them through and we firmly believe Jerell earned his place in Bryant Park last week, BUT this is what they decided to do and Jerell had choices to make. His choices including blowing off Tim's advice and shrugging his shoulders at his half-assed "ugly" bridesmaid dress. Whatever we may feel about the producers or the judges or even Kenley at this point, we can't deny that these two dresses were the worst two dresses on the runway last night.
Still, we feel awful for Miss Jerell and we're terribly sorry that she didn't get her shot.
You can see the rest of Jerell's collection and runway video here.
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