At the big finale of TVNZ’s Libra Design Project, host Jessie Gurunathan showed some of her personal favourites from throughout the series. Then she brought up Deanna Didovich, one of the Ruby designers, and the Tim Gunn of the series…
The big finale of The Libra Design Project (which you can view on TVNZondemand) was beautifully laid out as we entered the TVNZ atrium.
Before the show started, there were glasses of champagne – and orange juice for us minors – and a lovely selection of nibbles. After mingling, we were seated with probably the best goody bag I have ever encountered, featuring Bling feather earrings, Surf washing powder, a magazine, and, of course, a bag of goodies courtesy of Libra!
After rifling through the goody bag, the lights went on and the show began. Jessie Gurunathan, host of The Libra Design Project, mc’d, looking stunning in a one-shoulder floor length black dress, and red lips, with her hair pulled to the side.
She talked to all the contestants, and then showed some of her personal favourites from throughout the series. Then she brought up Deanna Didovich, one of the Ruby designers, and the Tim Gunn of the series. Deanna and Jessie talked to Kerry Trent Ranginui, the winner of the Libra Design Challenge. He said his inspiration for his winning collection was James Bond meets underwear as outerwear. This was certainly true when the show began.
His first look was a luxurious fur-trimmed black wool cape, a perfect way to keep cozy but also stay stunning.
The second garment was a corset-style nude and black dress with camel satin harem pants and a long lace coat – this was the outfit that won this the Libra Design Project.
The third look was a gorgeous pink trench coat with his signature corset-style feminine dress beneath.
Next up was a white leather and wool biker jacket, reminiscent of Anne Hathaway’s in Get Smart, over a velvet draped dress.
This was followed by our personal favourite, a black lace dress with a nude corset, a black and white plaid shirt topped by a wool cardie – an odd combo that worked nonetheless. Second-to-last was a camel jersey dress with black paneling and a sleeveless nude overcoat. The collection ended with a black wool trench coat with fur trim. It was an array of coherent, well-tailored and beautiful pieces.
After the filming was over, there were more nibbles, and we got to take some pictures of the models and designers – and then we met the man behind the magic, Kerry himself! He was extremely nice and discussed his collection with us. After a picture with him, it was time to go – with our enormous goody bags of course!
By Bella Hannah and Louise Yates
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