Project Runway All Stars: Feed Manhattan

Recaps

By MrsMiaWallace | Saturday, January 5, 2013 | 9:34 am | 9 Comments
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Oh crap, Ivy’s critique from Carolyn is exactly what I was thinking about the slits and color blocking. What’s happening to me??? Ivy’s length is criticized but the fabric praised all around. Elie is kind but disapproving, saying that she misinterpreted his critique but it still turned out better than he feared. Ha! Mizrahi somehow loves this dress.

Oh hey, only the sleeves are sheer today!

Dead Mauth is actually criticized for his color choice. Admittedly, yellows are not universally flattering, but it is glorious when it works. Such as on his model. He gets a little lukewarm praise and mostly told this is not up to par. If there were more contestants left, he’d be doing the safety dance.

Clooney’s favorite elf got the production note to suck up to Aryan and along with everyone else, gushes over his forgettable dress. Yawn.

Joshua is praised for the fabric color and lace applique but the awkward boob pouch is pointed out as well as the zipper bunching. Joshua is sweating foundation and I have to say this looks like the end for him. Carolyn particularly takes him to task for the exposed zipper not being an expensive enough look. They have a supremely catty back and forth and I am actually shocked that Carolyn out-cats him. One thing he says that annoys me is that a $500-700 price point is “moderate”. I know it was said in self-defense, and some would agree with him, but I think somewhere nearby they call those people the 1%. And for a wealthy model to call the price range high end while Joshua, who looks like he finds his novelty tank tops in consignment shops, disagrees seems pretty disingenuous during a recession.

 “What are you talking about? This shirt was $5,000 at H&M”

The judges privately agree that Dead Mauth deserves a pass and they can’t choose a winner between Uli and Aryan. They throw out the caveat asking which will sell better, which sounds like setting Aryan up to win to me. Ivy and Joshua are trashed, Elie even calls Joshua’s look “slutty lady” as well as “pregnant”. Guess we know what he thinks about the Virgin Mary.

The Reveal-

So Aryan wins. I’m guessing now the fears are valid that we are being set up for Aryan winning the whole thing. And that is a lot of compensation for losing a testicle. I can only hope will eventually be stripped of his win when it is proven he has been doping this whole time.

What I am surprised by is that Ivy was finally sent home. We all know Joshua is next (Shhh, don’t tell me, I haven’t watch the latest episode!), but I think it is fair that Ivy was eliminated  after roosting in the bottom three for what felt like the entire show. She stayed classy til the end though and mentions her regrets about her behavior during her normal season so I think this is an overall victory for Ivy.

 “I won Most Improved Personality Supreme!!!” Prize: A ticket home

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MrsMiaWallace is an east coast girl with a  penchant for travel, libations and great cuisine. She is not known to turn down a mimosa or a martini and finds the transition between the two a good way to mark the passing of time since she can never remember to wear a watch. Her secret love for reality tv and addiction to Bravo have drawn her like a moth to the glittering snark of TVGasm,  where she finds there are others like her... hopefully also nursing Bloody Marys.

9 Comments

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    AmyOops AmyOops
    Posted January 5, 2013 at 6:23 pm

    Yay I’m finally out of the hospital (AGAIN) and so happy to have a PR recap :-)

    Mrs. Mia, I really really really want to say something about Anthony Ryan being set up for the win due to funny business in the episode you haven’t watched yet but you haven’t watched it!! Arg!

    Okay, I’ll try this: MAYBE SORTA NOT NECESSARILY SPOILER ALERT THAT REALLY IS A LITTLE SPOILER BUT NOT TOO BAD!!!
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    Okay, after watching the newest episode and seeing the atrocity Anthony Ryan made actually being praised for its fabric, cut, color, fit, etc. (the thing was so unflattering it doesn’t deserve to be called a “dress”, “gown” or even a “garment”).

    He’s one of my FAVorites (shit, they’re all pretty damn cool peeps – well, Emilio is a bit, um, *stoic* for my taste), and I adore him and his work almost always…but no one will ever convince me that there wasn’t some shenanigans afoot. Ever. But at least he’s still in!
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    END SORTA NOT REALLY SPOILER…

    Please watch the ep Mrs! You will be perhaps a bit surprised and I’d like to know if you (or any Gasmii) think I’m on to something.

    Three cheers for a NON “clear fluids” diet!

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    chaosbutterfly
    Posted January 6, 2013 at 12:07 am

    ^Obviously, they’re setting him up. If it had been anyone else who presented that hideously boobalicious monstrosity, they would have gotten a one-way ticket home.
    Isaac overplayed his hand though…that spontaneous and completely unwarranted jizzfest/tantrum was too ridiculous to be real life.
    Because I like Isaac and I don’t want to believe that he actually thought that dress was cute, I’m hoping this is part of his strategy to bone A-R.
    Get him to the finale, deny him the crown, and then visit his hotel room afterwards to “console” him.

    I have more to say on the matter, but I’ll save it for the actual recap.

    Sometimes, Georgina Chapman annoys me, but then I remember that she loves her clothing line so much that she was willing to lovingly fondle old wrinkly balls every night in order to make it a reality.
    I am thoroughly disgusted by that, and every time she opens her mouth, I imagine an old, wizened penis in there, but at the same time, I have to respect that level of dedication.

    It’s good that Ivy went home.
    All her clothes have been ugly and awkward, and her niceness was starting to give me gas pains.

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    AmyOops AmyOops
    Posted January 6, 2013 at 3:29 pm

    Eh, what @chaos? I am not familiar with Georgina’s story, but many thanks for the “wizened penis” visual lol.

    Oh, and I am also going to choose to use your “wants to bone” Anthony Ryan theory. It’s either that or they had to draw straws to decide which one of them had to actually “like” that heinous thing…and Isaac got the short one.

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    chaosbutterfly
    Posted January 6, 2013 at 7:10 pm

    @AmyOops, sorry about the visual. I didn’t mean to traumatize others, but I also didn’t want to suffer alone.

    Georgina is married to Harvey Weinstein, who partially owns Project Runway. His money and influence are the sole reason why anyone anywhere at any point in time gives a damn about Marchesa and their overpriced, mostly ugly dresses.

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    chooch850 chooch850
    Posted January 6, 2013 at 9:04 pm

    I have to disagree with you about Marchesa. Everytime I write a “Fashiongasm” for a Red Carpet event, a lot of the celebrities are wearing Marchesa. So someone gives a damn….

    Love the recap! I just have this feeling that A-R is the winner and there are 4 designers left. I just don’t see them letting anyone else win… except maybe Uli, but who needs a whole line of white dresses!

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    chaosbutterfly
    Posted January 6, 2013 at 10:57 pm

    ^ Maybe now they do.

    Harvey Weinstein opened alot of doors for the label to get to that point though.

    He footed the bill and because he’s so well-connected, he was able to get folks to wear her stuff to begin with. I still think many of the folks who wear Marchesa on the red carpet are just trying to get in good with HW, because I am generally not moved by most of the stuff I see coming from Marchesa. Everything is either overwrought or underwhelming or just not done right.

    There’re so many better labels out there that without his investment, I highly doubt Marchesa would be what it is.

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    pasque
    Posted January 7, 2013 at 12:26 pm

    I think Uli’s model is also from ANTM. I think she’s Jennifer An from season 13.

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    AmyOops AmyOops
    Posted January 7, 2013 at 6:46 pm

    Yeah, @chaos, uh huh…just couldn’t suffer alone! Sheesh! Lol. Oh, and I’m guessing this Harvey guy isn’t a “young buck”?

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    linnet asquith
    Posted February 1, 2013 at 5:22 am

    just a question … it seems so simple but has proved impossible for me. The dress worn by Carolyn Murphy in this ep with the industrial-looking strapping needs to be on my body. I’m assuming it’s by Tahari as she was wearing it while introducing him but I can’t find the necessary info to get it, again, on my body. Help me!

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