Make it work people! Project Runway filmed its finale show at New York’s Spring 2012 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Friday — and in order to avoid spoiling the rest of the season, all nine designers who are still in the running in TV time got to show their lines. Looks like fashion and costume designer L’Wren Scott will join Nina Garcia, stinkface-y Michael Kors, and Heidi Klum on the judging panel for the season 9 finale. (In my opinion, a much better option than last season’s sit-in, Jessica Simpson).

Every once in a while, a Project Runway designer comes along, like Jay McCarroll or Mondo Guerra, who shows a final collection which makes such a statement, that years later we still talk about its impact. The buzz around these collections is that none of them will fit that bill. Word is, the show was kind of a yawn and the collections didn’t seem all that professional. According to Racked, a “well respected designer” from Season Two told a friend, “Off the record, it was like I was watching a Pratt show—and not even a graduation show.” Umm, ouch…

Spoiler Alert! You can check out all of the collections after the jump and decide for yourself!

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