The episode opened with the designers meeting up with each other to let the audience get to make their first impressions of the cast. Some were normal and of course...some were not so normal.
Casanova, an obvious standout, is originally from Puerto Rico. He started out wearing a very odd outfit with a small tie. Another designer I thought was really odd without trying was Mondo. He made a comment that people thought he was a "little strange." My dad decided that he "was missing something [in his brain]."
Peach reminded me a little bit of Sweet Pea (Project Runway Season 4). She's the eldest of the crew but she's seems like a sweetheart. Although her aesthetic isn't really my scene; self described "ladies out to lunch" style.
So the Challenge:
Heidi and Tim Gunn explained to the designers that they were still in the selection process. This whole concept was odd to me because...isn't that the whole premise of the show? A giant selection process? The whole time the designers were saying they weren't on the show yet, but...what was I watching the whole time? (I digress...)
So Heidi told the designers to reach in their bags to pull out an item to use in the challenge. And as a "twist" they were told to hand off the item to the person to their right. O the faces they all made. That wasn't even the kicker! Heidi then told them they had 5 hrs to create a finished piece and the article of clothing had to be noticeable in the garment.
Rush off to Mood...Or NOT??
Instead of going to Mood, Mood came to Parsons! In case you have never watched the show before, Mood is where the designers head off to find fabric and supplies each week. This season, Mood has its own annex in the Parsons Institute making it much more convenient for the designers on such a tight time schedule. Soon the designers were off and Tim Gunn popped in for his usual advice/critique dialogue.
Tim Gunn really enjoyed McKell's dress and I agreed with him. She had to work with a man's shirt which she cut and pieced into a razorback top and created a cute, short flower skirt on the bottom. Next Tim moved onto Nicholas, who in my opinion was not a fav. He stated that he was an architect who "accidentally" found fashion design. He greeted the other designers with "I can't wait to beat you." O the drama... Tim told Nicholas his wasn't quite there yet.
And then there was Casanova's garment. He somehow managed to make a blouse into a very trashy looking "outfit." Tim Gunn asked, "Is it sexy or vulgar?" I went with vulgar.
Jason decided to wear a bowler hat as his first impression. According to him, it's intimidating. According to me, it's stupid. Jason received a kimono from Andy and basically just flipped it around and put a scarf around the middle. Nicholas decides to put in his 2 cents in and declared Jason's design "worse than [his]."
Poor Peach was stuck with one of Michael D's awful knits. The knit sagged in all the wrong places. After brainstorming with Tim Gunn, she decided to use it as a halter tie for her dress. Peach also had some trouble during the model fitting. She seemed confused as to what hair and makeup would be good for her look.
The Finishing Touches
As Tim Gunn announces that time is running out, the designers start to panic. Ivy is confident in her garment and announces that she is a very fast seamstress. Jason starts to panic and resorts to stapling, yes stapling, the back of his garment. He seemed to be very distracted with his model's breasts...
At the last call, all the designers and models marched out of the room to face the judges. O wait, Casanova's model isn't even dressed. For some reason, Tim Gunn allows him extra time to quickly dress his model and "scoot." I thought the rules were if you weren't ready, you were disqualified?
The Runway Show
As the (many) models walked down the runway, some were good, ok and just plain awful. I wish I wish I had a still of Nina Garcia's face when Casanova's train wreck came down the runway. Gretchen's cute and flowy black dress was definitely a stand out. Another one I liked was Michael C's garment, a hot pink sleeveless blouse and a black pencil skirt. The ones that I did NOT enjoy: Ivy's capri mess. She was given a pair of pants from Peach, which were an awful print to begin with. She decided to make capris with pleats? Yeah it looked as weird as it sounds. Nicholas' was also a miss for me. He used the bottom of a bomber jacket as a neckline for a boring evening gown.
Judges Break It Down
This week, the guest judge was Selma Blair.
After dismissing those that were safe, There were 7 designers left. The judges unanimously decided that they didn't need a top 3. They all concluded that Gretchen was the winner. She really did have a fabulous garment. (See Picture Below)
However, that meant that 6 designers were in the bottom this week!! They were: McKell (I was disappointed), Nicholas, Casanova, Ivy (to her surprise), Jason and April.
McKell: The judges HATED her look. They commented that the dress was not bad, but felt that the accessory and hair choices were totally wrong. However after talking about it, Heidi stated that it was "butt ugly." Michael Kors went on to call it a "disco apron." The judges also commented on the "side cleavage" that was happening on the dress.
Nicholas: They thought it was boring. Didn't say much else and I don't think anything else needed to be said. Although I would have called his "butt ugly."
Casanova: I'll just use Michael Kors-isms "odd" "mother of the bride crossed with a belly dancer" "poll dancer in Dubai" (I also included Ivy's reaction to the dress--thought her face said it all)
Ivy: Ivy was very confused as to why she was in the bottom. The judges explained that she just turned a pair of pants...into another pair of pants. Ivy battled every word of the judges claiming that there was nothing wrong with her garment.
Jason: Jason stated before the judges said anything that he agreed with everything they were going to say. The judges stated that there wasn't much of a change to the kimono. They also noted the staples.
April: April went with the "deconstructed" look, however the judges made comments about how they wanted to see her "constructed" look first. Nina Garcia stated that it looked like an "80's street walker"
After the judges debate, they ultimately decide to send McKell home. Needless to say I was disappointed. Heidi at the beginning had hinted that numerous people might go home, but they decided to keep Casanova...
I feel that, yet again, the judges are letting the older, more established designers glide by as they ruthlessly cut out the younger designers with more to learn.
Well that was the Rundown for this week. Stay tuned Thursday nights @ 9p Lifetime for Project Runway. If not--you can always catch...the Runway Rundown!
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