Project Runway Finale: Irina Shabayeva Crowned Winner

Atlanta, GA 11/20/2009 05:48 PM GMT (TransWorldNews)

On Thursday night’s Project Runway finale, Irina Shabayeva, Althea Harper and Carol Hannah Whitfield showed their collections at Bryant Park.

Although host Heidi Klum wanted pieces from Althea’s collection and judges raved at Carol Hannah’s colorful pieces, it was Irina who was crowned the winner. Judge’s biggest complaint was that her 13 looks were mostly black and judge Michael Kors criticized her because “warrior woman is not a new character” in fashion.

Irina said her collection of oversized knits, big coats, leather vests and t-shirts targeted the women of New York.

“My collection is really about New York,” Irina said before her portion of the runway show. The native New Yorker put together 13 looks based on her idea that when women step out into the city, they need to shield themselves from its elements — but shouldn’t have to do it with plain and tacky armor. Instead, she sent oversized knits, pleated, almost scale-like dresses, slick leather vests and big cozy coats down the runway. While Michael Kors cut her down a bit, telling her, “warrior woman is not a new character” in the fashion world, the judges said her collection was “well-made, modern, with an edge.” Nina especially liked the detailed T-shirts that were revealed beneath the knit armor at the end of the runway. And Kors said she told a story with her collection and had the “best sense of showmanship,” citing her use of helmets on her models. Their big complaint, however, was her obvious overuse of black.

Irina won a fashion spread in Marie Claire magazine, a trip to Paris, $100,000 to put towards her line and representation from Designers Management Agency.

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