As bad as Alison's dress was, Vincent's was horrible as was ALL of his previous designs. I think even he was surprised when he didn't go home. I actually felt kind of bad for Jeffrey because even though I don't like him, his design was the one that "moved like a real dress" and I think he deserved to win. I'm tired of Laura's one note designs and would like to see if she can do anything else. I was even more horrified when she almost had a wardrobe malfunction at the end of the show.

Alison did not deserve to leave. Vincent's work has been consistently bad/ridiculous and occasionally mediocre. And add me to that list of having the unfortunate and horrifying mental image of Vincent sitting by the runway with a boner, watching his dress come out. What a creep. And it looked like crap anyway.

Alison shouldn't have gone home. Do they even take previous challenges into account in the judging?

Such a terrible decision this week to let Alison go! I seriously think she punished for having a heavier model and putting her hair in a bow. Change those two things, and she's not even in the bottom three.

Laura's was safe and plain as usual, Kayne's was god-awful (and, sorry, but his past work was not good enough to excuse it), and Vincent's...I have no words. He acts like he has just invented abstract art. And he is SOOO eighties, in the worst way. And that accent, oh my bleeding ears.

Alison was rooked. My guess is that the producers/judges have already determined this season's winner(s), and so who goes when is an arbitrary matter. If Alison's going creates buzz, so be it.

I knew Laura's boobshot would make it in....

Thanks for the recap, EdHIll. I may be the only person who feel's this way but I didn't like Jeffrey's dress. I thought the colors were too garish. By the way, Jeffrey probably said trump l'oeil which is a technique where you create false depth with paint. Most of the time you see it used to put architectural touches on a building. Like a fake window or frieze. While he did a good job making the belt look real, I still didn't like the dress. I think Michael's was a little bland but did enjoy Uli's. Vincent should have gone long ago but Alison's dress is pretty crappy. Oh well, that's how the reality show goes.
Oh and my cooter is just fine, thanks for asking.

Heidi was so fierce when she told the designer's that they were getting off easy up till this trash challenge. Yeah - we want more 'lawn and weed' outfits....or maybe an outfit made completely out of items purchased at a Radio Shack.

Vincent's un-natural attraction to his own dress was creepy but his telling Laura to shove Harry Winston's up her nose was funny.

How can Skeletor have a nip-slip without a nip?

And my cooter is enjoying this summer by relaxing on the beach ~

hb

Newark.. NEWARK?!?! Out of all places to bring them to NJ they go to NEWARK?! No one goes to Newark willingly. New Jerseyans only like Newark for the convienet Continental Airlines flight. Hell why not take another excursion over to CAMDEN while they are at it. Should've went to Hoboken or the newport area of Jersey City.

Oh yeah as for the talent.. I really like Laura and Michael. I would like to see one of them win. :)

jeffrey's dress had a "trompe l'oeil" belt; it translates from french to mean "fools the eye." it basically means anything that's painted or drawn as a special effect, like there wasn't actually a belt on his dress, it was just painted to look like one.

however, i'm sure that if there's *any* way the donald can make money from this, he'll be all over it in no time. who else could turn fake belts into a "THIRTY BILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY?!"

;)

Hey EdHill,
Funny recap, per usual. I enjoyed sg-dub's last week, too.

I love, love, love Michael. His designs are consistently the best and I'm glad to finally see him getting his props.

Alison shouldn't have gone home this week. It was Vincent's turn. Definitely.

Laura weirds me out. I'm sorry, but no one with 5 kids should be that skinny. And her plunging necklines? Gross. Um, Laura, you're old. Time to lock the twins up, you know what I'm saying? That said, her clothes are always nice in a Lord & Taylor kind of way. Oh and it pisses me off that she calls everyone sweetheart all the time. It's so condescending. I have a pet peeve about that, like when waitresses or store clerks call me sweetheart it makes me furious - on the inside. On the outside I smile and say thanks and have a great day! What do you want? I'm a nice middle-class girl from the burbs of CT.

I think Jeffrey is annoying and pompous but I do think he should have won this challenge. As much as I love Michael, I didn't think his outfit was anything great. That plastic wrap? No, Michael, it didn't look like tuille. It looked like plastic.

Kayne (I keep wanting to spell it Kanye - Now I ain't sayin' she a golddigger...) is overrated but decent enough to stick around for a couple more rounds.

Is that everyone? Oh, Angela. Well, she's maybe not so bad but I'm with sg-dub and Cartman: I hate hippies.

I don't know if anyone else has posted this link already but if not here it is: A short film starring crazy ass Vincent and his ass. Yes, nudity is involved. Don't say you weren't warned.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=8Veozy5IVT4

Oh, Jesus, the winner of the show is not predetermined. I think it sucks that Alison is gone, too, but her dress was pretty damn ugly--just as ugly as Kayne's and Vincent's.

Thanks for the recap, Edhill. I missed the first 30 minutes of the show and had no idea what the challenge involved. I think Michael did a great job. I actually thought it was fabric coming down the runway. Same for Jeffrey but the colors turned me off. Vincent is totally creepy but I am glad he stayed because it makes the show more entertaining to have him around. Who else could you poke fun at if he were gone?

I liked Laura for the last couple of weeks but now I don't like her anymore. She's way to snotty. May there be no challenges involving horses so it will never look like a good move for her to have brought her jodhpurs and boots. I like Michael so much that I'm glad he won even though I don't think his outfit was the best this week. Vincent should have gone. He is not even entertaining, just annoying. Also, not to be rude, but some of those models are rather unpleasant looking women.

"Kayne (I keep wanting to spell it Kanye - Now I ain't sayin' she a golddigger...)" Mulv, I mentally say Kanye every time he read Kayne's name!
Vincent is simply a lunatic. If I have to hear one more time how he "got off" looking at his dress, I may have to become celibate. The only reason he is still around is because of his insanity factor. The producers must think he has something truly insane up his sleeve for later in the show. ("Up his sleeve", look I made a fashion joke.)

"Vince titty..."
So f-ing hilarious!

Allison was definitely robbed, and Vincent should have went home. All his talk of the his dress turning him on was so creepy and made me feel uncomfortable... just like when he laughed for ten minutes about his little hat for the dog challenge.
Micheal is my favorite by far this season. Jeffrey could be too if he wasnt such a prick.
Although I love Micheal Robert's and Uli's dresses would also have been in my top three designs.

Vincent definitely should have been booted. You can't even claim his personality is keeping him in. He's not interesting crazy; he's 'please get some medication' crazy.

Laura's design are nice but boring. Kind of like The Gap of the upper east side.

I'm glad Michael won. I thought Jeffrey's dress looked too much like costumes from the time Michael Jackson performed with NSYNC on the VMA's:

http://www.angelfire.com/az/phatsuperman/mj.jpg\
http://www.angelfire.com/az/phatsuperman/mj8.jpg

I know that's a creepily specific comparison, but that's what I thought of it, especially when he added the hair. The dress would look good with those blue and yellow leather pants in the picture.

Vincent scares me less than almost seeing Laura's boob. I have a somewhat flat chest, and I would NEVER wear something like that. Gah-ross.

One of those links didn't work - here it is:

http://www.angelfire.com/az/phatsuperman/mj.jpg

Has the chemical tan solution finally seeped into Michael Kors' brain? If they kept Robert for his potential and his past performance, they should have done the same for Alison.

Also I hate Rachel Zoe. She's the bitch responsible for the huge-ass sunglasses and neo-hippie look. Anorexic hag!

I thought Jeffrey was going to win this challenge because that dress was hot and the drawn-on belt was a great idea. I'm glad Michael won it though, he's my fave! Along with Uli.

Anyways, why get rid of Alison, who I'm pretty sure had 1 piece this season that was cute, when Vincent is just plain creepy and a horrible designer? I hope he's next to be Auf'd.

Ed Hill you are, as you are constantly told, an excellent recapper! SG-Dub dud a top job last week though. Sad you did not rag on Rachel Zoe more, she is crap with a capital Rap but I did notice she's had more random face work done since she was in ANTM. Vincent still being in the show has caused uproar as well it should but Alison must have had eeeevil stylist in charge of the crappy Minnie Mouse bow. I love Michael but the bag lady keeping warm at night wrap did not say "genius" to me - the bustier did tho. Would it not be tremendous TV if all of the designers did a talkback to the judges about their often deluded crits?

There’s now officially nothing left for hetero guys watch on this show...except for the few fleeting shots of Heide, and the always entertaining (though short) model fitting sessions. Instead of Allison in her silk nighty, I fear that we are bound to see more of the men mincing around in sandals, and bickering with each other. Would it be so bad to see an occasional pillow fight in the models quarters? I’m just sayin’.

Who in the hell came up with this ridiculous esthetic for women, where they have to be emaciated size 0 twigs to be considered beautiful? Tim Gunn made it seem like Allison was designing a dress for Cameron Manheim. Yeah, Allison made a shitty dress that would have looked bad on Cameron Diaz, but it didn't warrant her expulsion from the competition! The monstrosities created by Vincent and Kayne were far worse.

I have an idea: How about if Michael Kors only sells his super-hip TJ Maxx clothing line in sizes 0-2. He probably wouldn't earn enough money to pay his KY bill for a week. And is he really a designer anymore, or just a corporate entity? I have a feeling that the only recent designs Michael Kors has are on Daniel Vosovic’s ass.

I’m no fan of Jeffery, but I agree that he really should have won this week's competition, based on the creativity, fit, and execution of his dress. I had to downgrade Michael’s design because of that hideous visqueen shawl. Fine, if you've got kick-ass seats at a Gallagher concert- but otherwise pretty stupid-looking. When Heidi told Vincent that “there’s a fine line between innovation and insanity”, I wondered if any of the judges or contestants think that this is a line Vincent actually straddles.

Michael's explanation of his outfit won it for him and the fact that he is likable. I was laughing at Vincent in the previous episodes, but now he really creeps me out. I love my job, but it sure as hell does not turn me on. Laura's wardrobe malfunctions freak me out. Please cover up those mosquitoe bites.

"Also I hate Rachel Zoe. She's the bitch responsible for the huge-ass sunglasses and neo-hippie look."

If thats true I wish her a thousand horrible deaths.

First off, what is up with the Jersey bashing?!!! They had several minutes devoted to how much they hate Jersey and how bad it smelled, etc. Last year when they went to the Ice House in Hackensack to meet Sasha Cohen and were down the street from my house they didn't say "oh, look at all these nice trees, rivers, parks, etc", they didn't even MENTION Jersey then. So what's up with showing Newark and acting like that's all Jersey has to offer? It's like the episode of Sex and the City where Carrie's in Suffern and has to drive "all the way to HoHoKus" to get a milkshake.....if she went 20 min down the highway she'd have been at 4 different malls......sorry, I just get mad at Jersey bashers....

Anyway, I knew as soon as the Laura-boob popped up on my screen that it would have made it on to this recap. I'm surprised though, that you didn't mention anything about the fact that she wore a button-down white shirt and black pants to bed. Or her riding outfit to the dump. I don't know who it was, but the best line was as they were heading out on the field trip someone said to Laura "well, at least you're dressed in your riding outfit in case there are horses there" or something like that.

I thought Michael's outfit was great, and I thought the plastic shawl-type thing was great. I liked Jeffrey's, but the color on the close-ups was a little too much. From far away it looked excellent though.

Oh, and I'm also probably one of the only people in the world who actually liked Bjork's swan dress.

When Tim said "no open-toed footwear," I was hoping they were going to have to walk through scorpions or dig a trench and plant tomatoes.

Of course Jeffrey "loves newspapers." He is one.

antebellum, I liked Bjork's swan dress. I figure the whole point was the Oscars are such bullshit. I bet I could even wear a dead bird as a dress and they'd just stand around talking about whether or not it looks good.

Rachael Zoe is the person responsible for the Nicole Richie phenomenon: become emaciated + hire "chic boho" stylist = famous for no reason.

I had to take a shower after hearing vincent say "I like it, it gets me off" It still gives me the heeby jeebies.

Okay yes Allison's dress was horrid, but she's been better overall. Bunch of crap IMO.

I smell producer interference here...there is no other explanation as to why Vincent got to stay. Alison's wasn't great, but it wasn't GOD-AWFUL, and at least the model could walk in it.

While I love Michael and hope he wins, I really think this week's winner shoulda been Jeffrey (can't stand him or his tattoo-neck, but it WAS a beautiful dress). That said, Michael's was lovely, as was Uli's. Laura's might not have been the most creative, BUT she definitely has a style in her designs (as Heidi said, "when an outfit of yours comes down the runway, I can tell it's a Laura outfit"), and I think she'll get pretty far. (She needs to calm down with the cattiness, though. Kayne's funny when he's bitchy, but Laura is NOT.)

Kayne's WAS awful, but even Daniel V. (who should have won season 2) had at least one piece of crap on the runway. And still, it wasn't nearly as horrible as Vincent's.

Speaking of the bare-breasted devil, I'm glad that other people were grossed out by him. I kept yelling at the TV, "STOP SAYING 'IT GETS ME OFF!!!!!'"

Will miss you, Alison!

I smell producer interference here...there is no other explanation as to why Vincent got to stay. Alison's wasn't great, but it wasn't GOD-AWFUL, and at least the model could walk in it.

While I love Michael and hope he wins, I really think this week's winner shoulda been Jeffrey (can't stand him or his tattoo-neck, but it WAS a beautiful dress). That said, Michael's was lovely, as was Uli's. Laura's might not have been the most creative, BUT she definitely has a style in her designs (as Heidi said, "when an outfit of yours comes down the runway, I can tell it's a Laura outfit"), and I think she'll get pretty far. (She needs to calm down with the cattiness, though. Kayne's funny when he's bitchy, but Laura is NOT.)

Kayne's WAS awful, but even Daniel V. (who should have won season 2) had at least one piece of crap on the runway. And still, it wasn't nearly as horrible as Vincent's.

Speaking of the bare-breasted devil, I'm glad that other people were grossed out by him. I kept yelling at the TV, "STOP SAYING 'IT GETS ME OFF!!!!!'"

I will miss you, Alison!

Great recap, EdHill (as always). Don't worry about watching A Team reruns to get back your manliness. You are such a boy. Exploding toads does not refer to toads masterbating. Only real boys would think that way. Plus, you're obsessed with cooters.

Zevonia (#11) - what a video! His voice is soooo annoying. His ass is cute, though!

My favorite outfits this week were Michael's, Uli's and Jeffrey's. Worst: Kaye's and Vincent's. Alison was robbed!

Although I have liked most of Laura's designs, her own dressing habits leave something to be desired (and nothing to the imagination). To regularly wear the super low cut top when there is NOTHING to show off - is just stupid. The boob-slip at the end was just scary.

Alison's design was not strong--this week or last--but it seemed harsh to "auf" her. Vincent's dress was actually quite interesting but more art-schoolish than runway. Kayne blew it bigtime, but his prior wins protected him.

I also preferred Jeffrey's design to Michael's, but Jeffrey has been so evidently unpleasant that Michael's win was welcome. It's interesting how Michael and Laura and Angela have kind of hung out since they worked together on the Macy's outfit--will their apparent camaraderie survive despite increasing tensions?

I love it! Laura's ONLY closed-toe shoes are her FIELD BOOTS? Bwahahaha! Pretentious cooter! My partner and I (both equestrians) laughed insanely (like that crotch) when we saw her having to crawl around in distasteful New Jersey wearing her Devon-Aires and boots (to non-riders: These items represent at least $600). Laura: GET OVER YOURSELF. NO HORSES. Of course now they'll have them do some kind of sporting outfit and she'll work the damn things in somehow...

In fairness Vincent should have gone home this week BUT Alison's dress was horrible and she was clearly only othe show as cute blond eye candy. I have hated her since the casting special and she proves how arogant and full of herself I've always known she was in this interview in EW.
http://www.ew.com/ew/report/0,6115,1228212_3_0_,00.html

I l always love Tim, but the way he and Awful Alison talked about how fat her model was was disgusting. I am glad she is gone. Hopefully next week crazy Vincent will be gone too.

I love Michael more and more with each episode. And despite initial reservations I am starting to like Laura. I love what an adorable dynamic duo she and Michael make. When she started beat boxing next to him at the recycling place I couldn't stop laughing

Sheesh, Alison really was a bitch in that interview. Bagging on her "huge" model and the one with scoliosis? I have scoliosis, dammit! Well, I'm also not trying to be a model, but seriously.

Originally, I thought Alison's going was tragic, but after reading her interview, good riddance. Thanks, Gasmgrrl, for providing the link. No wonder Alison and Jeffrey were close.

Just goes to show you how little we actually know about what really goes on.

What are you people talking about? Alison sounds very nice in the interview. She's being honest, and there's nothing wrong with that. Runway models are supposed to be thin and have well-proportioned bodies: it's not meant to be mean, it's just what looks best on the runway. Since, as Heidi reminds us, this is a contest for them, as well, they should be well-qualified for the competition.

Vincent is disgusting. His clothes are disgusting. Alison was robbed. After Keith was kicked off, I thought she would be in the final two with Michael.

Why didn't I heed zevonia warning about vincent's youtube video? Yikes my eyes! I need to go scrub down my computer screen.

At least now I know he's all the way crazy and not just reality tv crazy...

There was a blind item in Page Six a few days after the show. It said something like "Which female reality tv contest recently was voted off the show because the host hated her so much?" or something to that effect. Heidi totally player-hated Allison! She wanted to be the only cute one on the show. And now that I'm aware of it, I noticed how she talked to Allison and you can see the pure, unadulterated hate in her eyes.

hanan5050, I think you’re right. It was obvious her dress wasn’t the worst. You could tell they went in and recorded voiceovers after the fact to play up the “it doesn’t fit the model” excuse for her getting booted. And when everyone hated on Vincent’s crap, Heidi was the only one to say something positive about it. That coupled with the producers (who have input on the judging) going with the more TV friendly Vincent as opposed to the normal Alison and I smell a rat. Which is upsetting to me since this show has always prided itself on its “integrity”. Even Tim was saying her dress was great.

If it weren’t for the fact that she is hotter than a supernova, I might actually be upset with Heidi.

Tim, Alison, and Heidi all were nasty about bigger girls. After reading her interview, I'm no longer sorry that Alison was aufed.

As for Heidi being hotter than Supernova, who isn't?

So Laura wears a perfectly normal button down shirt to sleep in, but displays the creepy breastplate in public? WTF? And is it a nip slip when there is no nip to slip?

i just watched that Vincent-u-tube thing. Not only does his ass make me want to projectile-vomit, but how much fucking Star Trek does this guy watch?!! It's like, he wants to be Stephen(sp.?) Hawking but winds up Vincent Schiavelli instead (no disrespect, V.S....)only not creepy in a cool way. He also looks like he steals his look from Elton John circa Princess Di Candle-In-The-Wind era...
Laura? the American version of Patsy from AbFab.

Yes, alison did seem indignant, but I must say- rightfully so- Vincent's dress was absurd, and they kept Kayne b/c of his past work, so why not look to alison's past work, which is much better than Vincent's. Heidi just wants to be the only hot blonde on the show. Can you believe Laura is pregnant during the taping of this--- she is so thin!

I did not realize what a huge difference the model can make, but Alison should not put the blame on someone else for that hair, she allowed her model to walk the runway with it.

It's a shame that the only viable cutie on the show turned out to be of such low character.

It's rather ironic that having chosen a career path that requires a certain degree of "taste", Alison has decidedly demonstrated that she has very little class.

Now she can be free to frolic with Keith and Jeffrey to her heart's content.

KateMcV--I caught that riding suit comment too, and I'll give her props for not letting on whether she was serious or teasing!

Conrad . . . so like Edhill snark, I was howling at you're comments . . . I'd have to say, I think you could hold your own in a room ful of queens ( I didn't mean that to sound as dirty as it does!)

IT was a crime what happened, and I SCREAMED at my TV! F**ing producers . . . like we want to hear about it turning him on . . . He should have gone at Twiggy and Bradley should have gone on doo-doo pants! I'd rather be looking at Bonnies work, and frankly, if she had Allison's model, perhaps none of this would have happened!!!!!

Mehitabel--I noticed that too about the 3 chums, also speaking in defense of each other too . . . I did note how Laura had said, "we can't stop her from hanging herself" but it was not snarky, and then, she put a floryduloo on her dress . . . bwahaahaa!!!

Forgot to mention my "cooter" envy is in full swing now~!!!! Thanks Edhill--hope I used the " " right . . .

OK, now I read the article, and I can see why she gets along with neck boy and oustman . . . I did think tim calling her Zaftig was nastier, and I see nothing wrong with variety on the runway, they've got the measurements, right!? Nazri is hot though, I'll give her that!

I did notice, even before the Heidi hating, that the women were soooo up in arms over the "can't design for a woman's body"
Last time I checked, women weren't shaped like upside-down sno-cones, vincent!!!!

Laura and Michael have had an alliance from the second ep, when they teamed up for the pageant gown (same with Kayne and Robert). Angela kind of joined in when she chose them both (wise) for the INC challenge.

I think Angela has a tiny crush on Michael. Then again, I prolly would too...he seems very sweet.

Calling her zaftig wasn’t rude at all. It’s Yiddish for a girl whose plump but not fat. Just my type actually… And her model did have bigger proportions than the other models. Tim was being diplomatic about it I think.

Listening to TIms podcast he has what he calls the "Jubilee Jumbles" award for the biggest disaster. THis is from teh oddball story Angela made for her lame dog poof outfit disaster.

That made me laugh.

But who would condsider a girl who is over 6 ft tall and at the biggest a size 8 "plump"?

DAMNIT!
sweet, SEXY cute allison could have modeled her paper crap better than that cubby model. she got robbed and now there is nothing for straight guys to look at on the show. RIP OFF!

http://ilovecamping.blogspot.com/2006/08/writers-high-again-on-project-runway.html

I see how many of you think Alison is arrogant. But remember that she could have said a lot of things in a joking manner as one cannot interpret tone via the internet.

I think she has a right to be angry. She shouldn't have gone home. The models should be typical runway model size, too.

On a side note, is anyone else confused by the idea of high fashion vs. commercial/retail fashion in relation to the judging? Alison's outfit was a bit ridiculous looking...but I've seen even crazier outfits come down the runways of top designers. To me, her outfit was very good high fashion.

At times it seems like the judges want that high fashion look, but other times do not. It'd be nice to know exactly what the judges were looking for!