Project Runway All Stars Recap: Nonconventional

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By MrsMiaWallace | Monday, December 17, 2012 | 9:44 pm | 8 Comments
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They all have 30 minutes to visit a very specific store and the finished product must not look like it came from that store. Since it seems to be August during filming, all the designers are shocked to find themselves in a Christmas Store. Note to Christmas stores: how do you stay in business year round? I believe the answer to this puzzle will reveal Why The Terrorists Are Mad or The Greatest Business Model on Earth.

Or both

The designers rush around and given that they are not allowed to make something that looks Christmasy, I think this is one of the hardest Unconventional Challenges yet. The whole store is an explosion of glitter and red and green. The time limit is called out by a door-guarding Santa, who proves, definitively, that nothing is better than Tim Gunn. Not even Santa.

The mannequins quiver in fear over where he is going to put that tiny toy train

So back in the workroom things are going as expected. Everyone is freaking, Ivy is helping Papa Elsa too much and Dead Mauth is melting down without using a single facial muscle. Joanna joins them to take a look at what Glue Hath Wrought in a sweater and skirt that she can definitely wear a bra with. Or two.

But apparantly not shapewear

She gives Papa Elsa a hard time, and Dead Mauth has an approved piece so far, but seems to be planning to rely solely on ribbons for the rest of the dress… Everyone else receives fairly positive reviews, especially Aryan for his monochromatic piece and the jewelry-loving Saint Pancake. Ivy doesn’t want to concede defeat from last week and seems to be working on another goldish satin-looking monstrosity, but Joanna seems to like it. Papa Elsa is basically just screwed at this point. His look needs to be scrapped and it looks like he raided a home and garden store by accident so he starts rooting through the garbage to find more materials.

Bonzai Christmas

Back at the hotel it looks like it’s becoming Girls vs. Boys and the ladies giggle in their room about Dead Mauth’s purple butterfly dress he is making for Lindsay’s 6th grade dance, OMG. Meanwhile, DeadMauth explains to Papa that unconventional means nonconventional over and over and Joshua just keeps repeating “garage sale”. Both bits of advice do not seem that constructive. 

Back in the workroom it’s glue gun time and I will allow it. This once. Papa Elsa is taking Joshua’s advice and begging for donations, which, surprisingly, the other designers seem to be forthcoming. Uli has a pretty cute design, but there is about four inches missing off the hemline. Everyone is still shitting on DeadMauth for just gluing together ribbons from the Lisa Frank collection. I like that he is doing a basket weave instead of a bandage dress, so maybe that will carry him.

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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.

8 Comments

  1. 1
    badgerfreak
    Posted December 18, 2012 at 6:09 am

    It was definitely time for Papa to take the walk. He was coasting by, at best, all season long. It was his time to go for sure.
    I did feel bad for the hate on Josh’s outfit, but those shorts were an incredible disaster. As much as they ragged on him though, they called him safe first and left Ivy and Papa in the bottom two. So the top clearly made more right than the shorts made wrong.
    I was happy with the designs overall. It was a great choice for unconventional products. Some have been better than others, and this was a good one. Congrats to Uli for an awesome dress! I’m predicting Aryan and Uli for sure in the finale.

  2. 2
    Aunt Dorsey
    Posted December 18, 2012 at 8:29 am

    I do really miss the more off-the-wall designers like Papa, Kane, and Andre when they leave though. I’m still bummed that Kane didn’t go through with his horrible smiley face….

  3. 3
    CattyFan cattyfan
    Posted December 18, 2012 at 10:06 am

    OMG!!! Just read Kors is out for the next round of PR!

    Who will replace The Great Pumpkin? Zac Poser.

  4. 4
    Val Detinha
    Posted December 18, 2012 at 1:23 pm

    Noooooo, cattyfan! That can’t be truth! I need La Naranja! If one of them must go it should be Nina! :(

    Great recap, NMW! I absolutely hated JerseyShore’s outfit, but I agree it was time for Casa to go!

    Merry Christmas !!

  5. 5
    sagittariuskim sagittariuskim
    Posted December 18, 2012 at 4:46 pm

    It was time for Papa to go. I’m surprised he lasted this long. I really wish St. Pancake would go already, but I suspect that she’s going to sneak into the final 3.

    Since when is $10k “almost” expensive? That is really expensive to me, but so is anything over $500.

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    MrsMiaWallace MrsMiaWallace
    Posted December 18, 2012 at 6:06 pm

    @badgerfreak – I was glad they gave Josh the top of the losers at least, the other two deserved to lose more and yes it was totally time up for Casanova. But I loved how gracious he was when he left.

    @sagittariuskim – that is a lot of money for a watch, but not compared to the rest of their watch line and not compared to luxury watches. It just struck me as a little bait and switch to give the lowest end watch they make. Plus the weird fact that the whole watch product tie-in made no sense with the rest of the episode… unless I missed something?

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    timgunnssister timgunnssister
    Posted December 19, 2012 at 7:20 am

    Zac Posen is replacing Kors? I loathe Zac Posen. Here’s hoping Nina chews him up and spits him out.

    I’m hoping Hivy goes next. She is boring with a capital B.

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    Liz
    Posted December 19, 2012 at 9:56 pm

    I liked Uli’s dress, but really thought that detailing down that front made it look like the model was wearing a merkin.

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