Recap: Project Runway – When Accessory Walls Attack

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By MrsMiaWallace | Tuesday, September 4, 2012 | 6:00 am | 18 Comments
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The pink color is praised as one that changes with the skin tone wearing it, which I agree with. Nina points out that this is not a dress for every woman’s body, however it could work in the collection as I’m guessing the more high fashion piece.

Maybe next time try pleating, judges don’t seem to notice that

Tara is up with another of the top scores. I guess that puts Skunk, Elena and Dreads in the bottom. Tara is praised for building a strapless, backless uniquely lined dress on a budget. The hem gets a little chastising but the L&T President is watering at the mouth for this dress and calls it “a winner”.

Winner winner I see what your model had for dinner

Skunk is up next and he does indeed have a low score. He starts out praising L&T for gearing their challenge to the average woman and says his goal was a dress that could be worn by all ages. While that is a noble aim, the judges find his dress dull and overdone. Kors straight out says it looks like something already being sold in the NOT 10th anniversary section of L&T. Also Mrs. Prez says lace is a tough fabric, although I call bullshit on this since lace is so on trend right now and probably comprises half their dress section currently. Basically he hit this nail on the head too directly and ended up designing a dress that Lord & Taylor already sells.

Pocket protectors are the new pearls when it comes to clutching

Elena is up and as there have already been three high scores she monotones her explanation expecting her good ole Orange baby-eating German ass reaming. When Heidi tells her that she too has a high score Elena bursts into tears from surprise and released tension. She explains she struggled so much with her confidence and drive for this challenge and I’m starting to want to feed my table scraps to this wild little wolf. Til it bites me, then I will get the shotgun.

Or the glue gun

Dreads is in the lower scores and complains of her inability to dress a woman. Strangely Heidi praises the dress a lot and criticizes the attitude of not being versatile enough to adapt a personal style to address any challenge. Basically she should hold up a sign that says “Stop whining” for each challenge this season. That could be something useful for her to do during her inexplicable segment at the beginning.

“The only way to do this challenge was to make a jumper with one big pant leg”

In the backroom Elena is elated and Skunk is scandalized. He only repeats that Heidi’s’ comment that she wanted to wear his dress so he doesn’t get why he was in the bottom. It’s not a bad point, having a dress that is TOO wearable and commercial for this challenge is a contradiction.The judges are having trouble agreeing too, mostly because the clothes were fairly decent all around. Heidi does admit she has no fashion sense and makes fun of her own dress and I have a feeling the halfway point between her and President Snore is no man’s land.

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18 Comments

  1. 1
    blueberryPancake
    Posted September 4, 2012 at 6:20 am

    WHY in the WORLD is Dreads still there!! She has lucked out in every challenge, I don’t get it her clothes are fug! Maybe there us a mens wear challenge soon and they want to keep her around ?

    The only dresses that I would buy ( that would actually look good on me- not show every roll ) would be skunk or christopher. I think they have the grasp for what women actually look like

  2. 2
    Escapee
    Posted September 4, 2012 at 6:25 am

    Suggestions for future challenges:

    -Any color but black
    -Leave the fabric alone and stop pleating/distressing it
    -NOT commercial. High-fashion, avant garde, wow stuff. Remember that?

    This episode was more obvious than most that (as Tim Gunn or maybe Heidi admitted in a televised interview) the producers “help” pick the top three (although the winner is up to the judges). Whaaaaa?

  3. 3
    LAC LAC
    Posted September 4, 2012 at 7:05 am

    Great recap and have a fun trip, ya lucky heiffa!!

    Dimitry was robbed!
    Skunk’s heart grew another inch.
    Elena made something I could finally see being worn without having to be an extra on a Mad Max movie.
    Christopher’s model was a large part of the success of that dress.
    Dreads does smile, doesn’t she?

  4. 4
    TalldrinkofH2O
    Posted September 4, 2012 at 7:15 am

    OMG!! Your screen shot of Unibrow and his pee stain – priceless!! And gross. I’m sure that I’m not alone in not having seen that during the actual show. Guess he never heard the ole maxim of “Shake twice.”

  5. 5
    cherryred
    Posted September 4, 2012 at 7:26 am

    I, too, am tired of all the BLACK. UGH and Ven’s dress was totally fug – no woman wants a black tumor mass on her chest.

  6. 6
    timgunnssister timgunnssister
    Posted September 4, 2012 at 8:15 am

    Well, I for one really didn’t care for Christopher’s dress. A t-shirt and a skirt look? Really? No inventiveness, no creativeness and no, he didn’t make up that technique.

    If some of these folks don’t start stepping out of their comfort zone, we are in for a very boring season.

    And what do the judges have against Dmitry? He better start getting some love soon.

  7. 7
    kthxbai kthxbai
    Posted September 4, 2012 at 9:06 am

    @MrsMiaWallace I’ve been LMAO reading your recaps! But this was the best 1 yet. Specially since this episode was so boring. If their “script was showing” last week, it’s near about hit the floor now.

    I think they figured keeping Blorph was like giving the producers a week of immunity. Since everybody in the world was going to watch. To see Blorph act ugly. So they could just phone this 1 in. Since they had their ratings locked down.

    Which made it the ideal time to pay for their L&T $ they got!

    They said they’ve seen Skunk’s there already. How’d they miss the rest of them? They’ve all been on that same rack since aunties were 1st discovered back in dinosaur times.

  8. 8
    juddfan
    Posted September 4, 2012 at 10:58 am

    I still thought Unibrow’s had a really cool back, and I like the exposed zipper . . . but then, the more hooker-ish it looks, the more I like it . . . hee . . .

    I still hated the torn edges on Christopher’s. I guess I see the point of eleana’s, but still wish the bodice was more fitted. Sonji’s had a weird dated look, me no likey peplum.

    I was glad no one left. I will truly barf if Blorph does one more rose motif.

    Have a great vaca Mrs. Mia!!!

  9. 9
    Yanksfan24
    Posted September 4, 2012 at 11:16 am

    It was kind of funny how Heidi and Kors admonished Christopher for distressing the fabric again but haven’t said much to Ven about his origami pleating (hellooo, one-way monkey)! I did like Christopher’s, having the right model helped a ton and the styling was great too. This was a boring challenge though, bring on the crazy!!!

  10. 10
    Shana
    Posted September 4, 2012 at 1:54 pm

    I also noticed Christopher’s model being such a plus for him a few challenges ago; she is lovely. Which leads me to also believe that part of the reason they all meet Hiedi first for her useless “hello”, and to not hear about the new challenge, is so that they can work out the model situation. Since another designer has left, there are too many models and it is a challenge for them too. I think it was last season or the season before where we saw them do the model picking and eliminating, etc., but I guess no one was interested in showing it on tv again.

  11. 11
    Shana
    Posted September 4, 2012 at 1:55 pm

    Would a fancy pantsuit not have worked–were they told skirts or dresses only?

  12. 12
    snowshoecat snowshoecat
    Posted September 4, 2012 at 2:03 pm

    @Shana, that is a great question. I love loose, flowing slacks. So flattering and sexy. But I was thinking cocktail dress, which traditionally are short and flirty.

    How about color?? Agree with the get-rid-of-boring-black team.

  13. 13
    bubblesballentine
    Posted September 4, 2012 at 3:08 pm

    I do wonder if the reason Dmitry got shafted this episode was because Ms.LT president felt his dress was too reminiscent of Korto’s :

    http://www.lordandtaylor.com/eng/CMS/PRDress_Dress.cfm?tag=CPC&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=lord%20and%20taylor%20project%20runway&utm_campaign=General%20-%20Project%20Runway&gclid=CNyYw4nynLICFUJx4Aod-1UAnA

    I like his better, but maybe they felt they needed something to better balance out the collection as a whole, and counted it against him for not seeing/acting on it. Or maybe it would have cost more to reproduce commercially than the other top looks?

    I also liked Chris’s and thought the choice to make a gown was smart of him.

    One weight monkey’s was fugly, and it really did look like the eye of Sauron, lol. I know Nina prefers babies, but I’m still hoping he bores her soon and she has him for lunch.

  14. 14
    juddfan
    Posted September 4, 2012 at 3:20 pm

    Thanks for the link, Bubbles. Nice to see all the looks. A bit dull all around, for some of the crazy ones like Mondo and Seth. Eleana could have done something with a shrug like SA, but then I’m glad she’s not just a one trick monkey. Chris March’s looks fug. Can’t wait to see how they sell . . .

    Oh, and Nina would be burping for the rest of the season if she downed some Blorph! But think of all the children it would spare!

  15. 15
    AmyOops AmyOops
    Posted September 4, 2012 at 4:02 pm

    That link really was great! I must say I thought Mondo’s look was boring, too, until I saw the dress close up…the detailing was exquisite and the back super interesting…like Mondo :-)

  16. 16
    CattyFan cattyfan
    Posted September 4, 2012 at 6:14 pm

    Either Christopher’s model has baggie breasts, or his design makes it appear so. The designers need to learn that foundation garments are our friends.

    Unibrow’s ugly zipper was sewn at a slightly drunken angle.

    I agree there needs to be less black. I have to go to a party on Sunday, and the invitation specified dressy, but NO BLACK. The hosts want us to be cheerful.

  17. 17
    lindaw205
    Posted September 5, 2012 at 6:59 am

    I didn’t like Christopher’s dress. At all. And I agree that Dmitry was robbed! I couldn’t believe that Sonjii’s dress was too small for the anorexic model. And speaking of models, most of them this year look like they’re wearing heels for the first time when they come down that runway. I keep waiting for one of them to topple over.

  18. 18
    Enrique's Mole
    Posted September 7, 2012 at 9:19 am

    Oh my gawd – I lurve Chris March’s dress!

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