The Iman Cometh - 
by EdHIll
It’s been a fun season for Project Runway. From Dirty Diana on the dance floor to Kara avoiding “Daingah� in her dress to Andrae’s endlessly funny gay expressions...so many memories. Now we are finally coming to the end. That’s right, this week was the penultimate episode. The last runway elimination before we get our final three for New York’s Olympus Fashion Week. After Nick's surprise departure last week we are left with the horrifying reality that at least one, and possibly two people who are the least talented of the entire group will make it through to the final three. Those two are Santino, a one note designer who makes everything look like Muppet puke, and Kara, whose ideas are so dull and uninspired that the only real talent she has is mangling the English language. Who will be the one to squeak through? I suppose if I had to choose it would be Santino, because he does have some talent, and not just for doing Tim Gunn impressions.
With this being the last official runway competition, the challenge was a bit of a surprise. Instead of just another random challenge that would test their “creativity,� “ingenuity� or “gayitivity,� it was something that actually tied in directly with their final presentation at Fashion Week. Oh yeah, they also drag out another aging supermodel and treat her like she cured a fatal disease. And we all know the only supermodel to ever cure a disease was when Elle McPherson discovered a vaccine for tyrosinemia in 1996.
First, I feel it important to share this with all you Heidi Klum fans out there. Make sure you pick up this week's Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue where she does an entire photo shoot with nothing but body paint on. Which is just more evidence that every woman should get back down to 2% body fat within a few months of giving birth. If Heidi can do it, anyone can. Or should I say, if Heidi taking two months off and working with a team of highly paid fitness trainers can do it, you can do it.
We start as always with the fallout from the previous person's eviction, or firing, or “not fitting in� or whatever they call the person who gets booted. The “auf Wiedersehened�? Anyways, Santino is no longer well liked among any of the remaining contestants for his overly competitive nature and insulting comments. Daniel is particularly upset that he lost his boy Nick and blames a lot of it on Santino. To try and turn even the viewers against Santino we then get to see a shot if Santino waking up in his tighty whities and talking about how he feels “pumped up.� That’s an image that will linger.
No need. Simply no need.
They are brought in front of Heidi and she tells them that this week's design will be an evening gown. But the twist is that their evening gown must represent their collection for Olympus Fashion Week. Oooh! Pressure is on. But before we start with the new challenge we have to get rid of another model. Will it be Nick's model, the Gumby-legged marshmallowy looking Rachel, or my red headed wild child and the future Ex Mrs. Hill, Grace? Yeah it’s not much of a contest; Grace stays, and my heart soars. At least Chloe didn’t use some Danielesque “you’re not losing, you’re moving into bigger and brighter things� excuse. She just says “I’m sticking with Grace,� and Staypuft is sent packing.
Back in the workroom Tim comes in and has them all gather around, as he has something to tell them. Olympus Fashion Week is organized by a company called “Seventh on Sixth.� Fern Mallis is the executive director, and they are going on a brief field trip to talk to her. “Field trip� on this show has come to simply mean “awkward product placement.� Kara for one is amazed that they get to meet someone who has so much “powah� in the fashion industry. When they pick Fern's brain for ideas Daniel asks about any beginner mistakes that they can avoid. Fern says that she can’t ever underestimate being nice, at which point Daniel turns around and glares at Santino. He totally just learned his lesson. I mean, a good glaring is just the best comeback ever.
Back at the workroom they are given an hour to sketch before going off to Mood for their fabrics. Chloe is going with 1940’s Hollywood glamour, because we all know Scarlett Johanson hasn’t run that idea into the ground lately. She also says she wants clean lines, nothing messy. Same old Chloe. Daniel wanted something high impact for the runway so he designs something with a high slit. Hehe, slit. Santino says he is making something that is very Hollywood, glamorous, “making the magic happen� and “creating a really great dress.� Whoa, too much detail Santino, save it for the runway. Kara of course has no idea what she’s going to do.
This flows into the night where Kara is clueless and is asking everyone for help. “Evening weah� is not her forte. She is putting a racer back on an evening gown and Daniel loves it. I of course am sent scurrying to the fashion dictionary to see what the heck a racer back is. It is “A feature usually in vest tops where the back is cut away to reveal the wearer's shoulder blades. Very popular in sportswear for both men and women.�
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