Project Runway Recap: On the Fringe

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By Dashley | Friday, February 22, 2013 | 4:49 pm | 16 Comments
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Kate is making a red leather mermaid dress (yikes.) Tu is actually exaggerating Miranda’s curves with his design, and Tim looks like he’s going to faint from the vapors. (The vapors from the leftover Glade candles! Ba dum dum! I’ll be here all week!) Tim and Kate talk Tu into keeping the idea of the same construction elements, but making the dress fitted, rather than exaggerating the curves. Tim drops in on Stanley, who doesn’t seem to have much happening yet, but no one else seems worried, and Dick, who has a slinky black mesh dress with chains and ribbons haphazardly smattered onto one side. Tim is worried because there’s nothing underneath the dress. Dick apparently did not consider this to be a potential problem before now, and Layana perfectly captures my feelings when she says that “there’s a fine line between interesting and glamorous, and tacky.” Except that the line isn’t that fine. And Dick’s dress is waaaay over the line as long as it doesn’t have a lining. 

Tim visits with Amanda and Benjamin, and at some point, Amanda had a revelation in which it dawned on her that her entire dress should be fringe. Tim seems excited, but Amanda points out that she seems to always get a good critique from Tim. Benjamin is on Cloud Nine, because he’s got all the big stuff out of the way, and he’s right on schedule. That’s great and all, but what about the design itself – is it any good? Michelle is creating a leather-and-denim vested mermaid red carpet look, which seems headed for disaster, and Matthew is doing leather-and-lace for the performance look, and can we be any more stereotypical? Tim is concerned that Matthew is spending too much time on detail that won’t be apparent on the runway. Also, Matthew has no clue about what he’s doing with the skirt, and is suffering from a lack of confidence. 

Also, believe it or not, Michelle is stressed out about it.

And now for the best moment ever on Project Runway (at least since Santino was on the show, impersonating Tim Gunn): Michelle doing a Nina Garcia impression. “Michelle, what were you thinking when you came up with this necklace?” “She looks like she’s been rolling in a bar!” 

The models swing by, and Matthew is nervous about the length of his dress. Stanley is worried about the see-through-ness of Dick’s dress. 

Kate’s inner Machiavelli shines through when she fluffs up Daniel’s idea of his own design in the sewing room. She tells us that the winning is getting to his head, and it’s not her place to say anything to him, as he’s not on her team, but meanwhile, she is gushing all over him as she sits next to him. Hmmm… 

Amanda tells us that the creation of the fringe on her dress is tedious, and she got ahead of herself. We get to delve into her psychology, and learn that she’s from a family of overachievers, as exemplified by her “brother who’s a rock star,” and by the way, that brother is in Maroon 5. Hahahahaha! Thanks for the laugh, Amanda. Some people grow up in families where everyone is a doctor or lawyer or Nobel Peace Prize winner, but it must be SOOO hard to be part of a family that includes a minor member of Maroon 5 and a reality television contestant. 

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16 Comments

  1. 1
    amandalee27
    Posted February 23, 2013 at 6:16 am

    I hate Patricia. Her clothes are hideous and she is so smug about being Native American. I feel like the judges are afraid to criticize her clothes. Like they’ll be accused of being racist. Hey Patricia–you’re not special, when was a little girl, we made fringe too…out of paper bags for Thanksgiving plays, but it was still fringe.

    And I watched this drunk, so I might be wrong, but I think Amanda and Benjamin were grossly under budget.

  2. 2
    CattyFan cattyfan
    Posted February 23, 2013 at 9:07 am

    I didn’t like the weird boob lichen on Benjamin’s dress. Other than that, it was fine.

    I hated Stanley’s dress. It was ill-fitting and ugly, especially the weird poofy skirt.

    Richard’s dress was outstanding, and I liked Amanda’s, as well.

    I actually like a lot of what Patricia does, but we get it. You’re Native American. Just as I don’t need to be reminded every episode of anyone being gay or surviving cancer, I also remember from week to week what your heritage is. So shut up already.

    The dresses might have been for Miranda Lambert, but that’s no reason to have her judge. From looking at her, she obviously can’t dress herself, so her opinion is irrelevant.

    Did anyone ever explain all the weird red dots on Michelle? Is she covering up a skin disease or is it some kind of colorless Twister game?

  3. 3
    CattyFan cattyfan
    Posted February 23, 2013 at 9:08 am

    Sorry, the dots weren’t red. They are black.

  4. 4
    chaosbutterfly
    Posted February 23, 2013 at 9:30 am

    Richard’s design was indeed, everything.
    Execution wouldn’t have been if not for them t-shirts, but the design was good.
    I think he thought that the chain would cover up the skin and there would be a nice little peek a boo effect when they moved, but the weave on that mesh was way too widely spaced for that.
    Thank God he came to his senses because I actually like him alot, gnome-shaped head and all.
    I love how he says YASSSS to everything LOL.

    I wanted to cry for Daniel when they were ripping him to shreds, because he was kind of crying himself, but that dress was truly a monstrosity. The top would make anyone look dumpy and busty (not in a good way) and the shredded stuff on the bottom was hideous too. It wasn’t even fringe, it was just shredded cloth.

    If Jason didn’t want to be seen as a cat sweater man, he shouldn’t have portrayed himself as a cat sweater man on the show. If I had a dollar for every time “cat” or “sweater” came out his mouth, I’d actually be able to purchase one of his overpriced cat creations.
    Although I am oddly attracted to his monster sweaters.

    So excited to have Joan Rivers next week! For one day, it will almost be like having Michael Kors back, but maybe a bit more malicious.
    Looks like she’s gonna make people openly weep.
    *in Richard voice* YASSSS.

  5. 5
    sagittariuskim sagittariuskim
    Posted February 23, 2013 at 10:52 am

    @amandalee27: Yeah I thought they were under too. Didn’t they have a budget of $400?

    @chaosbutterfly: Haha, I thought almost the same thing when I saw Joan Rivers. We’ll finally get some Kors level snark this season.

    I like Richard’s dress too. And even thought all the designers are really skilled, like the judges said a few of their tastes levels are questionable. Red leather really?

    I felt bad for Matthew. He just seemed so defeated.

    So are they going to people in another group next week?

  6. 6
    carol
    Posted February 23, 2013 at 2:02 pm

    Miranda Lambert looked awful at judging. Her head looked tiny with her hair pulled so tightly back and the way her top was cut made her shoulders look wicked wide. Not a good look overall. Plus, she kept pulling up her bra straps, uber-tacky for a show about fashion.

    During the judging, Zac said something about one of the red carpet gowns and how it was awful. I am usually a fan of Zac’s dressed on the red carpet until the Golden Globes. Lena Dunham’s was super unflattering, looked bad, and looked super stiff. So it was odd to hear him ragging on the fit of these dresses when he did that to Lena. But that is just my opinion.

  7. 7
    Wasabipeas Wasabi peas
    Posted February 23, 2013 at 3:21 pm

    Daniel’s nose hair mustache makes me sick, I can hardly look at him.

  8. 8
    AmyOops AmyOops
    Posted February 23, 2013 at 6:14 pm

    Totes agree with those of you mentioning Miranda’s, um, lack of fashion sense. Obviously she has a stylist, and that person should be fired immediately (or fine, given one more chance – we all have off days).

    From the tiny head (SO right @carol) to the horrific outfit the woman was just fashion roadkill. And dammit I like Miranda Lambert! Her “curves”, as everyone calls them, help her stand out in a sea of Twiggys. She can rock a damn outfit. Maybe Heidi didn’t want to be upstaged lol.

    And Richard and Amanda’s dresses killed it. I loved them both…and Amanda is growing on me. She seems like a cool chick.

  9. 9
    Detinha
    Posted February 23, 2013 at 6:30 pm

    Miranda Lambert?! Why?! I’d love to hear Kor’s takes on those fringes!!

    I have to admit I love Joan Rivers! She makes me laugh!

    Thanks for the recap, Dashley!

  10. 10
    2muchbravo
    Posted February 23, 2013 at 11:17 pm

    OMG! @ wasabi peas! I was just going to remark about that. His stache looks like it’s growing out of his nose. Ewwwwwww. Gross. I can say I kind of wanted him to be auf’d so I didn’t have to see it anymore.

    While I liked Amanda’s dress better than Dick’s I preferred Stanley’s to Benjamin’s. I get what they said about the fullness of the skirt but I liked the metal at the waist and the deep v in the front.
    They hardly showed the best part of Benjamin’s dress (the back). The front just didn’t excite me.
    If Miranda had to hike up her boobs in a shirt with straps will she be able to handle a strapless gown like that?

  11. 11
    zbird
    Posted February 24, 2013 at 7:32 am

    I’m only on page 2, but Benjamin was panicking because he and Amanda were wayyyy under budget, not over. He forgot to mentally add it as he went and was afraid they might be over, but they were under by like $140 I think.

    Okay, back to reading. Thanks for the ‘cap!!!

  12. 12
    zbird
    Posted February 24, 2013 at 8:10 am

    Thanks for the recap and the links, Dashley!

    You commenters all need to get out of my head! LOL!

    So we all noticed the under not over $; we’re all grossed out by Daniel’s nose-hair stache; we’re all pretty sure that Patricia is indeed Native American; and we all have working eyeballs so we can see that Miranda’s outfit was horribly unflattering.

    I actually thought that this was a really weak week all-around. The top two “performance” dresses were just stereotypes of what country singers wear (FRINGE!) — actually, that goes for pretty much all of the performance dresses. And the “red carpet” dresses were dull, dull, dull. After last week, this was a big let down. Come on, Project Runway! You can do better! (Yes, next week looks promising for drama, but I’m interested in the fashion, and I don’t see that happening with the little old ladies from Pasadena.)

  13. 13
    NotWithoutMyTV NotWithoutMyTV
    Posted February 25, 2013 at 10:41 am

    The challenge is to design for a C/W singer, so obviously some of the num-nums will seize on fringe. And who better to over-explain the delights and cultural significance of fringe? A Native American.

    PR just gets more “obvious cliche is obvious” every season…

  14. 14
    timgunnssister timgunnssister
    Posted February 25, 2013 at 1:17 pm

    I’m confused. How were they teams? I get that one did performance and the other red carpet but they didn’t have to go together so what’s the point of the team? To bounce ideas off one another? They don’t need teams for that.

    Actually, my question pretty much goes for all the epis. Not seeing a real team dynamic.

    I like Daniel and they really chewed him a new one. Maybe he was getting a bit of a swelled head but I believe he deserved his wins. And would Layana please stop with that whiney voice? I want to mute the tv each time she’s speaking.

    Lots of talent this season. Patricia seems a bit annoying but her textile manipulation is to die for. And I think the oohing and aahing about seams was that Benjamins had a single seam and that’s incredibly difficult but does make for a smoother looking gown.

  15. 15
    AmyOops AmyOops
    Posted February 25, 2013 at 3:26 pm

    I was wondering where you were @tgs! That’s an excellent question you’ve asked there…how are the “pairs” (with no cohesion and each person doing their own garment) supposed to be teams?

    The contestants all bitched and moaned about potentially being “in the bottom”, even if they had a fabulous piece, because of the “partner”. But that’s bullshit…with the exception of Daniel (paired with an immunity winner) the one that made the crappy outfit is obviously the one going home…not the other designer.

    So yeah, I call BS, too. Oh, and I’m really exhausted and not feeling well so I didn’t proof my comment. Hopefully the spelling and sentence composition make sense :)

  16. 16
    kthxbai kthxbai
    Posted February 25, 2013 at 4:50 pm

    @Dashley Finally getting caught up on this show. I’m so glad you’re doing these! You’re funny!

    Your mom’s got a way prettier face and smile than Cindy. And better hair. That’s how you tell them apart. She didn’t need to be there anyway. She’s already got enough $ to set herself up if she wants to. Cindy I mean. Not your mom.

    Does Lifetime buy them those Twitter nicknames? Because you’d think by now there’d already be people on there named stuff like DesignerJames and Kate etc.

    If they do, you know somebody’s out there that’s going to get rich from looking up most popular names and setting up Twitter accounts for DesignerWhatstheirbutt.

    Team KIR’s a much better name than keep it real. At least it means a popular dessert.

    I’ll probably be in the minority. Patricia’s my sentimental favorite. She turned into that in road to the runway. When they showed that pic they showed of her grandmama or somebody hooking up her wedding dress. That should’ve got sent to a contest and won a prize. Plus she’s super talented.

    Saying she’s NDN all the time smells producer driven to me.

    It seems like every single 1 of them have gotten possessed by leather and fringe. So maybe Patricia’s also got secret influencing powers.

    Or maybe besides being the team season this is also the fuck you PETA season. Since they got so much publicity out of the Ven scandal maybe they’ve decided to go for the love to hate strategy. Like Speidi.

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