Bradley Screws the Pooch

Project Runway

By EdHIll | Friday, July 28, 2006 | 3:03 pm | 78 Comments

It only took three episodes. Three episodes of this seasons Project Runway to get my blood boiling. Don’t get me wrong, it was a great episode. It had drama, creativity, suspense, Tim. All the things we’ve come to love about Project Runway. But it also had one of the worst performances by judges I’ve seen in all 3 seasons. And the person that was sent home should never have been sent home. And it was made all the worse when the one person who did no work, and I mean literally threw something on his model in twenty minutes, not only got away scott free but was complimented. In fact this was the first episode when I actually thought that Nina Garcia doesn’t know shit. I know, harsh words, but I stand by them. And although I may not be an expert on good fashion, in the words of Supreme Court Justice Potter Stuart, “I know it when I see it”. Of course he was referring to hard core pornography not fashion. Two sides of the same coin really. The show starts with the designers still recovering from the loss of dear old Malan. Which is quick since they weren’t too traumatized by the whole experience. I mean he made a poopy dress. Literally. When they get before Heidi on the runway she comes out in a nice brown plaid top and some blue jeans that showcase her fantastic fanny. She tells the designers that they will be designing for one of fashions “hottest accessories”. Tim will fill them all in on the details tomorrow morning. Oh, Heidi is being coy! Who knew Germans had coyness in them? Punctuality and a love of schnitzels yes, but coyness? Heidi them brings out the models and Kayne has to choose who he is keeping. He goes with Katya since she has undeniably fierce walk.

When that is Heidi then tells them all to get some rest because they have “a very early start tomorrow” . As she says this she rubs her hands and her voice lowers to a musky growl. The new Evil Heidi. We’ve seen pieces of her in the Project Runway ad’s where she lets out that loud “HA!” and now it is coming out in full force. I’m liking the evil Heidi. I’d like to go all James Bond and sneak into her evil lair. And by that I mean vagina. I would like to be inside her vagina. There I said it.

That night at the Atlas apartments they are all trying to figure out what the accessory is. Cell phone? Uli pipes in with her own Idea’s in her stilted German accent. “Maybe belt or shoe?” Shoes accessories? I thought shoes were just shoes. Then she keeps going. “Maybe liederhosen! Or Konfektionsgrößen? Vait! I bet it’s strudel! YA! It vill be Strudel! ”

The next morning at 6 am they all find a note from Tim. He tells them all to make their way uptown along the west side of Central Park. When Laura realizes it she has a eureka moment. “Guys. It’s horses. Are horses a fashion accessory?” Huh? What? Horses? Do they even allow horses in Central Park? Where did she get that from? Laura is so dead set on her horse idea that when they are all ready and walking up Central Park West Laura is wearing a jockey outfit. Damn, who knew she even was able to pack a jockey uniform much less make one?

TimFont ™

When they finally get to the spot in Central park they are met by Tim walking 13 tiny dogs in outfits. Visual humor! That’s right, the accessory they are designing for this week is dogs. But not cool dogs like Weimaraners and Basset Hounds. Snippy little shitty dogs. Laura is horrified. “When you’re 42 years old and you have five children you just I don’t have the emotional energy to care for an animal like that.” She whines. Anyone else notice that this rich upper west side architect constantly mentions the fact that she is 42 and has five kids like it means she should get the congressional medal of honor or something? And it’s not like she is taking care of the kids on the show. Right now it’s just her and the stupid dog. While mom is on the reality show I’m sure the kids are doing what they always do. Spending all day with the live in nanny while Laura goes all over the city telling everyone who looks at her that she has 5 kids and is 42 and doesn’t wear sweatpants. Yeah for her!

Everyone picks a dog that suits their personality (which makes me miss Malan all the more) with Keith choosing the most grotesquely ugly dog in existence. “I like to make rare things. This is a rare dog” he says in that obnoxious way where his eyes are closed the entire time. Bradley and Alison switch dogs since Alison is more inspired by the poodle. Laura makes a point not to touch the dog and instead shoves it in her bag. The same mom with the much heralded five kids. Now I’m thinking she has two fulltime nannies.

Laura mulls over her design idea

Back at Parsons Tim fills them in on the challenge. They are going to make a women’s wear outfit for their dog. And they want them to think narratively. Create a story for the dress and the woman wearing it. And oh yeah, they also have to design a complimentary outfit for the dog. Alison’s idea for her dog “Pepe” is that her girl is a fashionista who travels the world so Pepe will get a mini motorcycle jacket. You know, there is something about the way Alison talks that bothers me. It’s not a lisp, its some kind of odd affectation that I can’t quite place.

WTF?

Angela being Angela she goes the crazy bag lady route. “My story is about a British headmistress of an art camp in Paris called “Jubilee Jumbles” and she’s throwing a party for “pattycake”. ” she tells us. An art camp in Paris named Jubilee Jumbles. You can’t make this shit up. Well, Angela can but that is because she is bipolar. Jeffrey meanwhile is singing to his dog while fitting him for a hat. Crazy people rule. Let’s just hope this dog isn’t like all the other dogs he’s owned and starts to tell him to “kill them all”.

From here it is off to good ole Mood. Kayne picks an absolutely gorgeous misoni print. I probably spelled that wrong, but I still struggle with “their” and “there” so you can’t really blame me. Once they are done there they head back to the workroom. Everyone starts working furiously. Everyone that is except for Bradley. He’s just kind of sitting there staring blankly at his fabric like he is at a Phish concert. Or perhaps a college professor not unlike a middle aged Donald Sutherland told him that our whole solar system could be, like one tiny atom in the fingernail of some other giant being. Which means that one tiny atom in Bradley’s fingernail could be one little tiny universe. Think about it… When we hear him in his diary interview he tells us that he is realizing that the lines he drew into his fabric were really hard to sew so he is spending a lot of time readjusting.

The next day they are all busy working. Everyone seems happy with what they have so far. Especially Vincent. He shows Jeffrey the outfit he has for his dog and breaks into this maniacal insane laughing fit that scares me on several levels. 1. The laugh itself is the laugh of an insane man. 2. He laughs for about 10 seconds straight, and 3. He is laughing about his stupid dog outfit, which is not funny in the least. It’s like seeing someone laugh at a “you might be a redneck if..” joke. It just frightens you to your core.

Portrait of madman

Bradley however has decided to completely abandon his original idea and start over from scratch. It’s kind of like when your high you are convinced that just as soon as you finish this bag of cheetos you are going to backpack across Europe and write a novel. But instead you just end up passing out with yellow fingers. Now I’m not saying Bradley was high when he came up with his original idea, but just look at him.

“Dave’s not here man…”

Soon everyone notices Bradley is falling way behind. Then we find out that tomorrow is his birthday. Keith tells us that as bad as Bradley’s garment is it couldn’t be as bad as what Angela came up with. Then we get a look at Angela working on her sherbert purple outfit. Keith describes it as a big bag of skittles, and he’s not too far off.

We’re not done with Keith yet though as then he goes into his diva mode and starts to take over the sewing machine that is supposed to be Michael’s. Laura confronts him and they bitchfest it out. Laura tells us in her diary interview that Keith has been pissing people off all week. “She’s bad mommy!” says Keith in his annoying “oh god I just want to punch you in the face until there’s nothing left” way.

Soon it’s time for Tim. As he does his first go around the workroom he stops at Katherine’s station. He is concerned that the dress itself is too basic. He encourages he to make a hood to match the dogs outfit. At Uli’s station Tim is very happy with Uli’s outfit. It’s a funky print dress and he thinks it looks beautiful. Even I like it. Tim is also happy with Keith’s dress, much to Laura’s dismay. His only concern is that Keith hasn’t done anything for the challenge for the dog. When Keith tries to bullshit his way out of making anything by saying that the image of the woman wearing the dress in his head is not the kind of woman that would dress her dog up, Tim just looks at him and reminds him that its part of the challenge. Keith just gives that look like a brat who doesn’t get his ice cream. He’s mastered that look.

When he sees Angela’s poofy skittles bag, he tells her that she has gone way over the top. He’s especially amazed that she put so much work into the inside of her vest, sicne the judges will never see it. “Think about who she is in terms of describing her to the judges” Tim says, meaning “Is this the kind of woman that eats her own poop and owns 30 cats? If so, spot on!” At Bradley’s station he is shocked that he hasn’t gotten anything done. “I don’t get it” he tells him. They are almost out of time and Tim says that the entire top needs to be redone. As they work into the night Bradley gets more and more flustered. He tells Keith that he is thinking of just forfeiting the whole thing completely. By the time the midnight deadline comes around, he is settled into the fact that he isn’t going to show. Ooh. A Project Runway first!

The next morning Tim stops by to tell them that the models are coming in an hour and they have two hours to prepare them. Then he stops by to wish Bradley a happy birthday and see how his dress has come. It’s not going well as he has virtually nothing but a pile of fabric in front of him. Tim is afraid to even ask about the dog, which Bradley hasn’t even started on yet.

Then the models show up and its time of my favorite part of the show. Model fittings! When Bradley’s cute model Clarissa saunters up to Bradley, he fills her in on the dress issue. “Am I going to be naked?” she asks. A fantastic idea I say to myself. But no, Bradley says he might not show at all. “I really don’t want to go home.” She says a little nervously. Seeing her model like that inspires Bradley to start working even harder. But is it too little too late? Once the models are fitted its time to fit the dogs. Well, everyone except Keith’s that is. He doesn’t even bother to do anything for his dog. Bradley however has decided to just throw on whatever he had done onto his model and shove her down the runway. This should be fun.

On the runway we are introduced to our judges. Once again we have Nina Garcia and Vera Wang (sans bangs this time) filling in for Michael Kors. And our guest judge is… Ivanka Trump! Of course! Who else to judge a fashion contest than Ivanka Trump! I mean, she wears clothes. It’s a no brainer. My favorite part if this whole episode is Vera Wang is introduced as the “world renowned fashion designer”, Nina is introduced as “fashion director of Elle magazine” and Ivanka is introduced as…. “The fashionable Ivanka Trump”. Just when you think things can’t get funnier, Heidi continues “..Vice president of Development at the Trump organization”. Awesome. Hey I can’t blame her. If my dad was a billionaire I’d love for him to just give me business cards that say “Executive Vice President of International Relations of the Hill Corporation” and then get drunk all night at the clubs picking up chicks. The woman won the genetic lottery and is making the most of it.

Is she laughing with us or at us?

Now its time for the runway show. First up is Kayne. He has a funky print dress with a white top and what looks to be some sort of pleather jacket. Then it’s Uli’s dress. Uli went with a wild print dress, a brown mini vest and some funky beaded necklace. The whole thing is really nice looking. And her dog has the leopard print dog outfit with “Hi ladies” printed on the side. Nice touch Uli. Roberts dress comes out and has a pink plaid Jackie Kennedy skirt and a white top that is a dead ringer for the Seinfeld puffy shirt.

Alison’s outfit has a retro 80′s look with a matching Flock of Seagulls/Kid n’ Play hairstyle. Keith’s dress seems fine, but according to his voiceover critique you’d think he made the greatest dress to ever walk the earth. His dress is so perfect he says, that it doesn’t need a matching dog outfit. I think Keith is angling to be this years “villain”. That’s where they act over the top obnoxious in order to get noticed and become semi famous, when in reality they are just lame wannabe celebrities with marginal talent. I call this the “Jase syndrome”.

Bonnie’s has a nice black and white outfit and Katherine’s dress, while definitely “basic” is a pretty color and I really like the layered colors around the …umm, boobies. Michaels dress is a brown dress with some interesting fabric work on the top. Vincent continues the 80′s theme, only with him it’s not intentional since he hasn’t designed fashion since the mid eighties so he probably thinks his looks contemporary instead of retro. It’s like he was encased in amber since 1986. We could probably extract his D.N.A. and make dinosaurs from it but they would be mentally unstable dinosaurs with bad New York accents, and no on wants to see that.

Laura’s outfit matches her personality. Stuck up middle aged ice queen. And then we have Angela. Oh poor Angela. It’s a giant purple poof skirt and a super short black vet stop. And oh yeah, it’s covered in about a thousand little baubles. In fact if you look close enough I’m sure she has some dry macaroni glued on there somewhere. “The whole outfit was unlike anything that anyone else had done” she beams. For once Angela and I are in complete agreement about something. Finally Jeffrey’s model comes out ad his dress is a silk layered dress that’s fairly unremarkable.

Now that the show is over its time for the judging. Heidi calls forward Alison ,Bradley, Keith, Angela, Katherine and Uli. Everyone else can leave the runway, but the remaining six have the highest and lowest scores. Then they bring out their models and they start with Uli. Heidi asks Uli about her “storyline” she was told to create for her model. Uli takes a page out of the Sex and the City handbook. Her outfit of for a “young hip girl who is not afraid of color. She likes party. Actually she went party last night and now got up at 12 o’clock and is now she is meeting her girlfriends and they are going to lunch and going shopping for more fabulous clothes.” Once she says this Ivanka then pipes in and says “I like your story. It just works for me.” This is why I love doing recaps for this show. The jokes are just handed to you on a silver platter.

The judges call out Katherine for the simpleness of her dress. So much so that they like the dogs outfit more than the models. Katherine says that that’s what she was looking for. Clean and simple. Heidi thinks its very blah. With Alison’s they love the look, especially the giant eraserhead hair. They think its chic and modern.

Then it’s time for Angela. Oh boy. Angela’s story about the assistant director at the Paris art camp throwing a party for her dog goes completely over the judges head. Ivanka just wants to know at what point during her story does the woman drink a bottle of Cristal and do a line of coke of the penis of her Greek shipping heir boyfriend. Those are the kinds of stories that just “work for her”. When Heidi asks how old the kids are at this made up camp Angela just makes up a number and says “6-12″. This offends the judges since the outfit is somewhat risqué. These imaginary children are being exposed to some imaginary inappropriate clothing. This could lead to all sorts of imaginary problems for their imaginary futures. Nina herself is speechless and Vera thinks its raunchy and has no style. Man if I had a nickel everytime I heard that.

Now its Bradley’s potato sack dress. Before they can start Bradley’s dog starts barking to which Heidi puts on her sexy evil Heidi voice and tells him that “he’s being a bad boy”. Now I just need to find a way to make that audio clip my new ringtone and I will be all set. When they ask for his story I swear I think he makes it up on the spot. It’s a woman who “appreciates simplicity and structure” Then there is silence. Vera Wang says that she “loves the idea of this outfit”. Nina wants to see the profile, which makes it looks worse and Nina goes gaga. “I could see us shooting that for Elle.” What? Excuse me? Are they nuts? It’s a giant orange sack on top of a skirt. He put ten minutes of work into it. Hey maybe I’m wrong. I mean obviously these people know more about fashion, but does anyone else think that dress is even the slightest bit pretty? God, why didn’t Bradley just send his model out naked.

Next up is Keith. When he starts the story Keith takes a preemptive strike regarding the fact that he did nothing for the dog. “She’s got a dog that’s a rare breed and she doesn’t want to dress sit up in baby doll clothes”. This lame excuse doesn’t work and they call him out on his not making a dog outfit. Keith then lies and says that he made “many many outfits for the dog” and struggled with the decision. He even goes as far as saying that yes he did make an outfit referring to the collar. Heidi actually walks up and inspects it and finds out that the collar is just a bracelet, all Keith did was stick a piece of fabric on that. “Heidi I spent a lot of time on that.” He insists.

When they send them all backstage the judges then talk amongst themselves. They think Bradley’s was the most original, and they love his “play with volume”. Good lord Nina, he didn’t play with anything. He shoved it on her and it just looked poofy because he didn’t do anything to it. They Love Uli’s patterns and the way she dressed the dog. They like Alison’s vision but with Katherine they think its too basic and wasn’t sewed well. Angela they think looked horrible. Vera didn’t like the style and Ivanka says she looked like a streetwalker. Keith’s attitude bothered them completely and Ivanka says she wants to see the tape to see whether he made 4 outfits for the dogs (he didn’t). But still, the dress he made was nice.

When they bring the models out its time to announce the winner of this weeks challenge. The winner is…Uli. They love her design and choice of colors and fabrics. Now Uli has immunity for the next challenge. They tell Alison that she is in and can leave the runway. Then they tell Bradley that he can leave the runway. Wow. What can I say? I’m shocked. Then they tell Keith that he would have won the challenge but for his attitude ad not making a dog outfit. In his post interview we get the usual “villain shtick” or the “Jase moment” as I like to call it and says that he doesn’t understand why he didn’t win. Yeah yeah, whatever. Stop trying to be all Santino. I wouldn’t be surprised if later this season we catch him sticking hot garbage in his pockets.

So that leaves Angela’s skittles dress and Katherine’s simple, but not well made dress. Simple. Get rid of Angela. She designs fashion for bag ladies. She sucks. Katherine’s may not have been perfectly constructed but I liked the color and the whole, you know, booby thing. Who knows, maybe I’m just biased since Katherine’s model is the only red head on the show this year, and they have always been my weakness (Oh Grace, how I miss you so).And then they drop the bomb. Angela is in. Katherine is out. Bullshit. Angela’s and Bradley’s dresses were pure abominations. They think Katherine’s dress was too simple? Bradley cut 23 holes in his top for his model to stick her arms and head through and threw her down the runway. And Angela’s looks like an upside down ice cream cone with sprinkles. Man who knew fashion could get me this riled up?

You and me both

So Katherine is out and Angela lives to bedazzle another day. Is anyone else as mad as me at this outcome? OH well, at least next week we have the big episode we’ve all been waiting for. A contestant gets kicked off the show for the first time ever.

Now if You’ll excuse me I have to go pick out my outfit for the Greater Hartford Irish Music Festival. Hmm. Should I go with the usual flip flops, cargo shorts and TVgasm shirt, or perhaps I should wear a polo shirt? OK, but solid or print? Tucked in or out? Man so many options and I haven’t even started on the accessories…

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derder

Posted July 28, 2006 at 4:03 pm

Great re-cap, EdHill-
Don’t worry about not knowing the difference between their and there. I’m just impressed that you knew what a Misoni print is, because I sure as hell don’t.
Anyway, I think Laura’s designs are kind of cool, but I don’t like people who don’t like dogs. What a bitch- she just shoved that little dog around like it was a cheap handbag. And I, too, am sick of hearing about her 500 kids and the fact that she is an Architect… yeah, so…
I do think Vincent is seriously a little nuts.
Katherine got screwed.
Keith’s dress was really cool, but God, what’s with the tude??
Uli’s dress was my favorite (for the 2nd week in a row)- and she won! Good for her.
I also thought Roberts skirt/ dress was cool- quite chic.
And Bradley getting all of that praise- That was just about the most boring thing I have ever seen.
Alison’s dress was very bubblegum, 80′s, cheesy.
Bradley should have gone.
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biancaneve

Posted July 28, 2006 at 4:04 pm

I have to agree – Angela should have gone home. Her outfit was trashy and fugly. I didn’t get all the love for Bradley’s outfit, but maybe it looked better on the runway. Katherine’s dress was simple, but I liked the use of color on the bodice. If she’d just finished the hoodie for her model, she would have stayed. Keith’s dress was really nice, but his attitude was awful. Why not make a collar for the dog that matched the collar of the dress? And I can’t believe he lied about making several dog outfits – does he really think Heidi’s not going to check on that? Now he has no credibility for the rest of the show. I liked Laura at first, but she’s getting more annoying with each episode. Angela and Vincent must go home!
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killbondnow

Posted July 28, 2006 at 4:23 pm

Wait, did I miss something? I missed last week’s episode as well as this week’s (will catch on reruns this weekend), but I thought Michael was still on it When Last We Left Our Heroes… Perhaps he’s the one to be kicked off? I figured as much, as when you look at his bios, he lists he attended a fashion program but doesn’t say which one, and on another site his birthday appears to be questionable. Kreskin predicts… but if he was on this week, please let me know…thanks…
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conrad5

Posted July 28, 2006 at 4:26 pm

Bradley is the Chauncey Gardner of this season. He creates ill-conceived, poorly executed pieces of uninspired trash, and the judges treat him like he’s the incarnation of Gianni Versace. And what’s with those dirty, stretched out t-shirts he wears? It looks like he procured them from a Wal-Mart. In one episode I saw three varieties: red, gray, and Malan-brown. I nominate Bradley for the “most likely to smell like Stench-tino” award.

Keith is a petulant, insufferable punk; but he knows how to design and construct dresses. Unfortunately, the “outfit” he made for his pooch relied on “talent on loan from dog”. The judges would have been justified in booting his bony ass from the show, because he simply didn’t complete the assignment. This guy is living on a more distant galaxy than Vincent, if he thinks that dissing the judges is a good way to win the competition. He actually rolled his eyes when Ivanka was introduced!

I agree with the Ivankatron’s computations: Andrea’s dress made her model look like a street whore named undesirable. She really should have been eliminated instead of poor little Katherine. But don’t worry about Katherine-when life hands her lemons, she makes beef stew!
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derder

Posted July 28, 2006 at 4:28 pm

(Oops, I meant Angela’s dress was the cheesy 80′s dress, not Alisons).
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killbondnow

Posted July 28, 2006 at 4:32 pm

Oops, never mind — I skipped a part of the recap — he is there. But I still think he’s suspect for some reason — maybe I’m reading more into it than should be, but his bio on BravoTV is the ONLY one that does not list his design program education right under his name and stats…you have to go to his Q&A for that. And I have found another site where his birthdate is apparently different. I still have the feeling he’ll be the one…but it’s delicious, just the same…
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killbondnow

Posted July 28, 2006 at 4:37 pm

And as for little miss “I’m 42, an architect, have five kids for which I have a nanny and yet don’t have the emotional energy and/or love of animals for caring for a small dog” Laura, well, my partner is 43, is a TV writer/producer, has no kids, had cervical cancer 3 years ago, lost her father in April, and yet still seems to amazingly somehow muster up what Laura must think are the extremes of emotional energy required to help care for our cat, who is bigger than that dog. I was indifferent to Laura before, but she’s neck and neck with Angela to me now. I miss “Edmund Blackadder” Malan…I didn’t think he’d go that fast…
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killbondnow

Posted July 28, 2006 at 4:41 pm

“Streetwhore named undesirable” — Conrad5, we must meet…you rock…
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RockitGuy

Posted July 28, 2006 at 4:46 pm

Turns out Tim Gunn should go. Newspaper story today says he double-crossed Angela and Katherine both–praised them like crazy to their faces, then trashed them on his Bravo blog. Meow Man, stop peeing on the ladies.
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brilliantmistake

Posted July 28, 2006 at 4:59 pm

“Bradley cut 23 holes in his top for his model to stick her arms and head through”

How many arms & heads does she have? Sorry, I couldn’t resist.

Good god, the outfit Angela made was horrible. At least with Santino, you could see a little creativity rescuing him, but Angela has been terrible in two consecutive challenges.

I’m beginning to suspect Laura has 5 nannies, one for each child. She only has so much emotional energy you know, what with the being 42 and being an architect. Thanks for pointing out that she not only wore a riding outfit, she though to pack it beforehand. Because you never know when you’ll need one. I like the way she stood up for Michael, though.

Oh, and if you’re looking for fashion tips on ‘summer casual’, you should check out The Sartorialist. Although a tvgasm shirt always impresses the ladies.
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Aries

Posted July 28, 2006 at 5:05 pm

Is Angela related to one of the producers? Is she bribing one of them? Blowing one of them? I’m struggling to come up with ideas for why this woman is still here. She escapes elimination last week just to show up with this tacky ugly skank this week. Where are the designs that are mistaken for Yves St. Laurent? The people who told her that must be as crazy as she is. I was not a fan of Katie’s but I didn’t think her dress was worse than Angela’s.

Bradley’s story line was just weird. The way the show was edited made it seem as if he wasn’t anywhere close to being finished, yet he comes out to the runway with a garment that was fairly well executed. I didn’t like Bradley’s dress but it certainly didn’t look like he put it together in an hour or so, assuming he still hadn’t finished when his model showed up. I think this whole thing was editing manipulation.
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HoneyBunny

Posted July 28, 2006 at 5:47 pm

Laura protecting Michael from the evil Keith-sewing-machine-stealing man was kinda interesting…I guess they bonded over the white pageant gown.

Uli’s look so reminds me of Diane Von Furstenberg…the material and the style of dress. I like it but I would like to see her do something different…

Speaking of something different – Angela’s clothes are perfect for “cougars” (I hear they have them in Scottsdale.)

Keith acting like making an outfit for a dog was beneath him was lame, then trying to pull a fast one on the judges was lamer and then when he didnt get why he lost…lamest.

When Heidi called Bradley’s dog a “Bad Boy” it was like she had used those words before…oh Seal, you dog!

edhill – the Cruella pic was a knee slapper.

hb
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TimGunnSucks

Posted July 28, 2006 at 5:59 pm

Rockit, I read that article, too. Evidently Gunn’s a real snake–he manipulates everything for drama, regardless of the effect on participants. I’ll bet Katherine and Angela are sorry they ever got mixed up with him.
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Miss Lippy

Posted July 28, 2006 at 6:32 pm

I don’t get why the judges were so hard on Keith for not making an outfit for the dog and then they molested Bradley’s outfit and all he did to his dog was put a piece of cloth around it’s neck.
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chubbyballerina

Posted July 28, 2006 at 6:35 pm

TimGunnSucks – Blaspheme!

Has anyone noticed how completely overlooked Michael Knight is so far? Each of his designs have been lovely and well executed, but very little is said about them.
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tvtvtv

Posted July 28, 2006 at 6:38 pm

THANK YOU. Not only does she hate dogs, but everything she makes looks like it belongs on Cruella de Ville.
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hannahthehun

Posted July 28, 2006 at 7:05 pm

It seemed like Tim was pretty honest when he was critiquing their work. How did you double-cross them?

Ed, if you create that ringtone I want it!
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The Svan

Posted July 28, 2006 at 7:11 pm

killbondnow, you feel that way because you are racist. Stop posting here and seek enlightenment.
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Loo

Posted July 28, 2006 at 7:47 pm

I *knew* Angela was set up! Thanks for the confirmation, Rockit. The editorial manipulation is driving me crazy this season.
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biancaneve

Posted July 28, 2006 at 7:59 pm

Rockit – please post a link to the article about Tim Gunn. I didn’t think his comments to Angela or Katherine were overly praiseworthy. He definitely told Katherine that her dress was too simple and needed more. I can’t remember what exactly he told Angela, but I’m sure he expressed his confusion and reservations about the outfit. How is that being twofaced?
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Pamsey

Posted July 28, 2006 at 8:10 pm

EdHill, excellent recap! “Dave’s not here man” had me nearly pissing my pants. Too bad the youngsters on this site won’t get that one.
I, too have liked Michaels designs and would like to see more of him and lots less of Laura’s creepy breastplate.
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BSL

Posted July 28, 2006 at 8:35 pm

EdHill,

Alison is what my sister calls a “lazy talker.” She doesn’t use her diaphragm when she speaks so she ends up sounding stoned all the time. It’s funny at first but then you go to Vegas with a lazy talker and another girl ends up doing coke in a club, having a threesome and not getting back until 7 am the next morning and after she’s recapped the story for everyone, Lazy Talker is like, “Wow…really.” And it kills the mood. Show some emotion!
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BSL

Posted July 28, 2006 at 8:37 pm

And ps, I freaking love Vincent! His spastic dog was perfect for him.

I’ll be interested to see if Angela makes that EXACT same skirt she wears to EVERY week for every challenge. She sucks.
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maybeimamazed02

Posted July 28, 2006 at 8:37 pm

I love Michael Knight! He’s cute, talented and a great dresser…his designs are lovely. I hope he goes far, and yes, I wish they would pay more attention to him. (Then again, not a lot of attention was paid to Chloe at first, and then she won.)

Yes, Angela is annoying, but I think the right person went home. Katherine seemed sweet, but her design was boring.
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maybeimamazed02

Posted July 28, 2006 at 8:38 pm

I love Michael Knight! He’s cute, talented and a great dresser…his designs are lovely. I hope he goes far, and yes, I wish they would pay more attention to him. (Then again, not a lot of attention was paid to Chloe at first, and then she won.)

Yes, Angela is annoying, but I think the right person went home. Katherine seemed sweet, but her design was boring.
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anonym.

Posted July 28, 2006 at 8:52 pm

maybeimamazed02- i love michael, too! he’s great and vastly underappreciated at this point. hoepfully, he’ll get more camera time in the future.

but i really think angela needs to go home. she’s overstayed her welcome and her lame designs (someone here called it right when they said her skirt this week was the EXACT same skirt that she was wearing…both fugly)are not inspiring at all. she’s this season’s kara. the producers do this for dramatic effect. they keep someone there that should be gone, just for dramatic effect.

as for who i think will be kicked off- it’s gotta be keith. though i must admit he has great hair, he is a pompous, self-absorbed asshole… and i love every minute of it!
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brilliantmistake

Posted July 28, 2006 at 8:59 pm

I have to defend my beloved Tim Gunn. He did tell Catherine and Angela about flaws in their design. In particular he told Catherine her dress was too plain, just as the judges said. I also don’t see how he can sabotage them when he’s not involved in the judging. In the end, the designers are ‘een’ or out on their own merits.

I think Tim really helps show what a good teacher is, someone giving critical feedback in a constructive way.
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Andrew

Posted July 28, 2006 at 9:32 pm

I thought there was a small possibility that Keith was straight. When he said that whole “bad mommy” thing, my thoughts were ruined.

I don’t know much about womens’ fashion, but how in God’s name can Bradley’s dress be considered wearable? If I saw a woman wearing that, there’d just be no boner potential.
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kallies920

Posted July 28, 2006 at 10:46 pm

Quite honestly anything that took place this week was just me studying up to try and figure out who does what that’s bad enough to make Tim tell them with a closed eyes completely snotty and superior tone, that they’re leaving that night. I have shivers I’m so excited.

This cast must have some pretty kick ass drugs at their disposal. I don’t understand the judging process at all and Katherine, the least high of them all, got the complete shaft. There was nothing boring or poorly constructed about her dress. It would have looked freakish and foolish with a hoodie. It was cute, modern, sleek and totally wearable. Those judges have a hot poker up their asses and don’t know what they’re talking about.

I’m only going to comment on the ones I think were involved in the grave rule indiscretion.

Bradley looked like he’d been shrooming for about 2 weeks and how on earth he put anything on that model and had any presence in that competition is completely stunning. I am not a lesbian and quite honestly I was hoping that the model would walk down the runway naked instead of in that upside down genie bottle shroomie put her in. Perhaps he will be kicked off next week because they catch him doing bong hits under his sewing table.

Keith is on a superior grade of cocaine with his I’m all that attitude. He’s too stupid to say much more about except for to say that his dress was really fabulous. Maybe they’ll catch him trying to make thread out of his own pubic hairs.

Uli sure makes some purty dresses for someone with the personality of a clipped toenail. I can’t imagine her doing anything interesting enough to warrant being the first ever to be kicked off the show for breaking a rule.

I question whether Laura is 42 or has any kids at all. My experience is that someone who has to remind you about tedious facts about themselves really is just a liar. She’s probably 92 with an excellent botox guy and has 5 lizzards, a decidedly lower maintenance pet than a *gasp* dog. Frankly she probably has a nanny for the lizzards. Where did I see the survey that people voted her dog the cutest. She sucks. Maybe they catch her breastfeeding one of her lizzards. Actually the tension between her and Keith is weirdly sexual. Maybe she and Keith are caught having sex in the shower or something. Now that would be cool.

Vincent, where’s the lithium, man? His maniacal laughing outburst was more uncomfortable to watch than actual open heart surgery. I have never wanted to give someone a chill pill so much before in my whole life. Actually it wasn’t crazy as much as it was like someone trying to be funny and entertaining to overcome the fact that they’re having the shakes. Nut. He’s just sane enough that I don’t think he did anything to get kicked off the show. Though EdHill AWESOME CALL that all of his clothes are 80s inspired because that’s the last time he designed anything.

Angela is clearly giving a blow job to someone because that cotton candy meets crotchless panties look she designs (and wears) is just gross. Unfortunately whoever she is sleeping with has too much invested in her staying on the show so I don’t think she’ll get kicked off unless she made the Laura/Keith tryst into a threesome. Nah.
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ceenee

Posted July 28, 2006 at 10:53 pm

Re Bradley’s ensemble: while I was not particularly fond of his desing, if you look in last month’s Vogue, the big deal this fall is playing with shape and volume. So it’s no wonder that Nina Garcia et al creamed her panties over it.

I lurved Michael Knight’s dress and thought he would have won, instead of being lumped with the “average” crew. And despite Keith’s yucko attitude, his dress was killer.
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ceenee

Posted July 28, 2006 at 11:00 pm

And BTW I cannot STAND the Bravo/Project Runway website! Could it be more poorly designed? Damn!
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PixieGal

Posted July 28, 2006 at 11:14 pm

Vincent definitely won’t be kicked off; he’s a nut but he seems to be stable enough to not have done something so fantastically bad that he’d have to leave.

Micheal is too under-the-radar to get removed; his designs are beautiful, but I think he doesn’t get much camera time because he just does his work and keeps to himself. He also hasn’t been called up yet for anything, so yea.

Angela probably isn’t; she’s batshit crazy but harmless.

Bradley is stoned all the time. Probably got caught with a bong or something.

Uli is too sweet and stupid to get kicked off.

Keith might because he’s a snotty, snotty bastard and there is no telling what he is capable of.

Alison is too quiet and sweet to be removed.

Jeffery the Giraffe might be the one…he may have done something scandalous trying to be a punk, but it just pissed off the producers.

Laura is an idiot but it won’t be her.

Who the fuck is Bonnie? Maybe it’ll be her because you don’t hear a peep from her about anything. I don’t even recall who she is.

Kayne is a serial killer waiting to happen. His eyes are too close together if you ask me…he just has this weird evil look about him. I’ll bet he attempted murder on one of the castmates. I’m joking.

Anywho, any theories on the exact horrible offense that was committed? I heard some stuff about copying a dress that was in Elle or something, but that is quite possibly untrue.
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Fuxy

Posted July 28, 2006 at 11:34 pm

Great recap. There is something annoying about everyone on the show except for Michael, but I can’t seem to get Laura out of my mind. I find her completely disturbing. The outfits gotta go. If her insisting on appearing “pulled together” at all times means they have to keep zooming in on her see-through sternum and her wrinkly, moley armpits, I’ll skip the damned show from now on! It’s just getting grosser and grosser each week. She’s so pasty, hunched over, and frail looking. Looks like a 60 year-old with dyed red hair. Oh gosh, and did you see her photo shoot thing on the PR website? It looks like she applied her lipstick in the dark and while blindfolded. She looks like a scary-ass clown, I’m telling you! I’m also putting money on the “nanny for each child” theory. To me, her mothering is the most disturbing thing of all. If she can’t stand a simple dog, I can only imagine what kind of mom she is. She’s that kind of mom that just pumps out kids at an exponential rate just to, like, collect them, or something. Or maybe to show the world that moms of large broods can actually dress and act like uppity bitches. I’m not sure what message she’s trying to send. Sure, it’s easy to be pulled together when your kids are with someone else 24-7. I don’t quite understand how much of a supermom she could be when she’s away from the kids for several months to tape a show. What a bitch! I have chosen the sweatpants and messy hair path, and ya know what? My babies adore me and likewise. Laura, get your pasty ass back home and take care of your kids.
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Fuxy

Posted July 28, 2006 at 11:36 pm

Great recap. There is something annoying about everyone on the show except for Michael, but I can’t seem to get Laura out of my mind. I find her completely disturbing. The outfits gotta go. If her insisting on appearing “pulled together” at all times means they have to keep zooming in on her see-through sternum and her wrinkly, moley armpits, I’ll skip the damned show from now on! It’s just getting grosser and grosser each week. She’s so pasty, hunched over, and frail looking. Looks like a 60 year-old with dyed red hair. Oh gosh, and did you see her photo shoot thing on the PR website? It looks like she applied her lipstick in the dark and while blindfolded. She looks like a scary-ass clown, I’m telling you! I’m also putting money on the “nanny for each child” theory. To me, her mothering is the most disturbing thing of all. If she can’t stand a simple dog, I can only imagine what kind of mom she is. She’s that kind of mom that just pumps out kids at an exponential rate just to, like, collect them, or something. Or maybe to show the world that moms of large broods can actually dress and act like uppity bitches. I’m not sure what message she’s trying to send. Sure, it’s easy to be pulled together when your kids are with someone else 24-7. I don’t quite understand how much of a supermom she could be when she’s away from the kids for several months to tape a show. Laura, get your pasty ass back home and take care of your kids.
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TimGunnSucks

Posted July 29, 2006 at 6:14 am

Don’t know what Rockit read, but there’s an interview with Angela in the Columbus Dispatch:

http://www.dispatch.com/features-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/07/26/20060726-F1-02.html

(And, no, I’m not from Ohio. Read this on layover.)
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Loo

Posted July 29, 2006 at 6:44 am

“What a bitch! I have chosen the sweatpants and messy hair path, and ya know what? My babies adore me and likewise. Laura, get your pasty ass back home and take care of your kids.”

Fuxy, this is really unfair. It would be equally unfair for someone to suggest that you get your lard ass up and away from the computer so you can take care of your own kids.

Thanks for the link, TGS.
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MissKatrina

Posted July 29, 2006 at 6:46 am

Chubbyballerina, I loves me some Tim Gunn, too! I don’t think Tim is devious at all. Most of his criticisms are things that come up on the runway later, and his use of old-timey phrases like “egads” and “flotsam and jetsam” have forever endeared him to me.

I agree with previous posts in that Laura needs to stop with the “five kids and 42″ thing. I think she had them just so she could wear that like a little badge of honor.

Ivanka was kind of a weird choice for a judge but I loved her on the Apprentice. She is awesome, despite bearing resemblance to her toad-y father.
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BethW

Posted July 29, 2006 at 7:39 am

I actually think Michael’s was the best dress. I know it wasn’t that amazing and it was a boring color, but it was the only dress that I could see myself wearing. I’m not a fan of prints though, so I could be biased.
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Memememe

Posted July 29, 2006 at 8:12 am

I agree: the episode served a valuable purpose; that being, Nina, Vera, Heidi and fill-in-the-blank have no idea what they’re talking about. Even if it the show was edited to make Bradley look like a slacker (when he wasn’t), the fashion panel looked foolish. I wonder what Michael Kors would have said.. “best designed skirt and top ever?”
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Lizardqueen

Posted July 29, 2006 at 8:38 am

Ok, I’ve finally gotten it straightened out. If Woody Allen, Peter Falk, and madeyoulaugh had a love child, it would be Vincent. Note to MYL: Stay away from Woody Allen and Peter Falk.

This episode sucked for me (channelling Randy Jackson). However, I thought Uli’s dress was amazing. I’m really glad she won. I’m considering fasting for the next month so I can be the high bidder and wear that shit all around town.

Robert’s creation was absurd. It may be “in” this season but so were legwarmers for shit’s sake. The top looked like a spanish onion and the bottom looked like the skirt half of an ugly suit your high school teacher would wear. HIDEOUS!

Keith brings out my not-so-inner pugilist. I just really want to punch him repeatedly. He’s so gay. And I don’t mean the good, two guys fucking each other in the ass gay, I mean the Keith you’re an annoying douchebag gay. I knew Santino. I worked with Santino. And you, Keith, are no Santino.

Speaking of fistfights… Wouldn’t it be great if the first chick that got kicked off (Sarah?) and Laura had a bare knuckle brawl to see who is the most pretentious? It would be “While I was at HARVARD” vs. “I’m 42, have five children, and am an architect channelling David Bowie circa 1974.”

And EdHill, I hope you had the good sense to wear your mandals to the Irish Fest. That field can get awfully messy in bad weather. Mandals would provide a touch of stability with obvious fashion masculinity.
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Lizardqueen

Posted July 29, 2006 at 9:07 am

I forgot to hate on Angela. She’s awful. That garment was ridiculous. It was Flashdance meets a Wannabe meets a crack whore. I’m almost positive she would’ve gotten the boot if Whatsherface had made a hoody for her cute dress.
And PS EdHill- In Great Britain “fanny” means “cooter”. So when an American woman on the double decker bus says “Oh, my fanny is so sore.” All of the men look around and snicker at each other about what a slut she is.
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zevonia

Posted July 29, 2006 at 9:10 am

Oh, EdHill, I tried to avoid the recap but you are just too funny to postpone. I don’t get Bravo so I’ve been watching the show on Mondays on NBC but that means your brilliant recap comes out before I see the show. Oh well, I can still enjoy it even knowing what happened.
I think Katherine got the shaft. Her dress may have been simple but I’d rather have worn it than what Angela came up with (Yves St Laurent on crack). And as bad as Bradley’s was, again, I’d rather wear it than Angela’s. In her bio on the PR website it says that Angela lives on a farm with her husband “and scores of other wildlife”. So what does that mean, is her husband a sasquatch?
And Laura as Cruella de Vil was too, too perfect. Even though you have trouble with their and there, brilliance shines forth in your recaps, EdHill.
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Mehitabel

Posted July 29, 2006 at 11:55 am

Rockit and TimGunnSucks: I read the article, and you’re right. Tim Gunn does suck.

Whatever you think of her work, Angela is already a successful businesswoman (Penn State degree) who’s placed her stuff in NY boutiques. She won’t be hurt by the crap. My guess is that just surviving this bitchfest of a show is a solid credential.

But I can’t get over you guys acting as if these constructed fairytales actually represent the reality of the contestants. These 5-second clips that we see are culled from hours and hours of footage, and always chosen to show the producers in the best light–and to fabricate drama. It’s too bad the contestants have to sign confidentiality agreements; it would be nice to know what really happened.

And trashing Laura as a working mom seems beside the point. The real question is why someone of her obvious wealth and privilege would be chosen as a contestant–does she really need Project Runway’s help?
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gasmgrrl

Posted July 29, 2006 at 1:59 pm

Tim Gunn is an amazing, fantastic reality TV personality and I love him love him love him! Angela is a crazy bag lady, who, as the recap suggested designs clothes for women who look like they eat their own poop (hilarious recap btw). Who cares what she says about Tim? She is CRAZY.

Laura does bother me (not as much as she clearly bothers other people). The footage they always show of her kids just makes me think she lets them run around in their HUGE warehouse apt. until they exhaust themselves and pass out. No nannies needed.

Love Michael’s designs, but Uli’s dress was my fave this week, and Allison’s was also amazing.

So what are the guesses for why someone goes home. I think maybe sexual relations with someone on the production crew, ala Dave from real world Seattle. My friend thinks Kayne tried to have his Miss Universe dress recreated for his store, which would be illegal. I don’t know who it will be but Kieth is too obvious of a choice.
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Memememe

Posted July 29, 2006 at 4:34 pm

I bet it was something boring and uncontroversial, like someone using a cell phone or watching TV (like what happened on Last Comic Standing).
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Loo

Posted July 29, 2006 at 4:52 pm

There was a shitload of really ugly, poorly made stuff under the Michael Kors label at TJ Maxx today. Fashion for the unwashed masses.

It was creepy, given how pissy Kors can be about other people’s designs.
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PixieGal

Posted July 29, 2006 at 5:11 pm

It couldn’t be cell phone usage because Nick used one to call his niece or whatever and told her she was on television. They didn’t actually show that bit on television, but it was on some clip on the website.

Perhaps someone brought a pattern from home?
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TimGunnSucks

Posted July 29, 2006 at 5:35 pm

Ah, the fair Mehitabel. Spot-on meta-analysis. But this crowd won’t be having it, Luv. So much easier to hate creative women than to be them.
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anonym.

Posted July 29, 2006 at 5:39 pm

“And trashing Laura as a working mom seems beside the point. The real question is why someone of her obvious wealth and privilege would be chosen as a contestant–does she really need Project Runway’s help?” Mehitabel

^ true, but Jeffrey boasted about designing stuff for aerosmith and other famous celebrity rockers, so he’s pretty successful himself, i guess.

though it seems obvious, i think keith’s ass will be booted. that’ll be a shame because, though he’s a pompous dick, he makes beautiful (allegedly copied) clothes…then again, he’s a menswear designer
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tvtvtv

Posted July 29, 2006 at 5:52 pm

“…she lets them run around in their HUGE warehouse apt. until they exhaust themselves and pass out. No nannies needed.”

The perfect parenting strategy. And so economical too.
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QueenV

Posted July 29, 2006 at 8:15 pm

One of the things Central Park is known for is their horse and carriage rides. So, it wasn’t that off-the-wall an answer…
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Pamsey

Posted July 29, 2006 at 8:49 pm

Hope you see this LQ, it’s very nice to hear from you again. Missed your delicious wit.
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Mehitabel

Posted July 30, 2006 at 7:22 am

Loo, Kors at TJ Maxx is a hoot. A reminder that this show is all about making money for its sponsors.

TimGunnSucks, I think hate is too strong a word here. Maybe schadenfreude?

Anonym., I take your point. But I’m thinking Laura might have socialite connections.
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cajah

Posted July 30, 2006 at 2:00 pm

Ivanka used to model, so as a judge it’s not too much of a stretch. And I knew Laura reminded me of someone….Thanks EdHill for the laugh!
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AufWithHisHead

Posted July 31, 2006 at 8:07 am

Of course Tim Gunn’s a weasel, TimGunnSucks–he’s in fashion, for chrissake, where weaselhood can be a badge of honor. Anna Wintour, the model for Meryl Streep’s character in The Devil Wears Prada, threw such awful tantrums that her assistants dubbed her Nuclear Wintour.

But I see him as a little weasel, not a serious player. He probably liked Angela’s and Katherine’s stuff, chose them for the show and so possibly Parsons, then changed his tune when the judges didn’t go for it. Fashion is notoriously arbitrary, and someone like Gunn survives by being loyal to no one below him and everyone above him.

Which is a shame, because otherwise, as BrilliantMistake says, he seems like a good design teacher with excellent instincts.

As for Michael Kors at TJ Maxx, can you say “sweatshop labor”?
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Foxbase Alpha

Posted July 31, 2006 at 8:57 am

Why didn’t anyone design handles on the back of a doggy sweater so that the models could carry the pooches like they were handbags. That’s totally accessorizing!
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sugarshane12

Posted July 31, 2006 at 9:31 am

“…she lets them run around in their HUGE warehouse apt. until they exhaust themselves and pass out. No nannies needed.”

I don’t really see anything wrong with this parenting strategy. It’s what I do with my puppy
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Tati

Posted July 31, 2006 at 1:27 pm

Central Park is known for its horse-driven carriage rides, but when you take into account the other clue Heidi gave the designers (“America’s most popular fashion accessory!”), you wonder how horses might even remotely fit that bill. But yea, I, too am sick of Laura & her ‘i have 5 kids AND i’m an architect’ spiel. U’d thnk she was the only w’m in modern times ever to do so. I like her designs but I don’t thnk red lipstick flatters her, nor do the plunging necklines.

I agree w/ previous poster abt Uli’s win: good, she’s won, now maybe she can design something else, a different style perhaps?

Katherine’s dress was boring, perhaps not what u’d expect from a top designer, but at least it was wearable—Angela’s was god-awful, something one would only feel comfortable wearing around a herd of cows perhaps.

Bradley’s dress was awful but seemed like the kinda shit fashiony types LOVE–rem’br Daneil’s huge-boobed top last yr that won a challenge, Kors loved it? ths is the same kinda thing. ugly but plenty of ‘real’ fashion is.

Yea, I wanna punch Keith in the mouth, too. prick.
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killbondnow

Posted July 31, 2006 at 1:31 pm

//killbondnow, you feel that way because you are racist. Stop posting here and seek enlightenment.

Posted by: The Svan | July 28, 2006 07:11 PM(#18 of 57)//

Yo Svan, grab a clue. I feel that way because I am, by osmosis and partnership, involved with/surrounded by people who WORK in reality TV and/or scripted game shows. These kind of omissions or ‘mistakes’ on official web sites are NOT usually accidental.

And if you’d actually read what I wrote, I said I HOPE I’M WRONG. I really like Michael’s outfits. I hope he does well. It’s a GAME SHOW, bud. I give not a crap who wins, I’m watching it for the same reason as everyone else — bickering and horrific/fantastic outfits.

Yeah, a gay racist, that’s me. Especially since I’ve posted on multiple shows and have never made any kind of similar comment. But if calling me that makes you sleep better, whatever. Don’t protest too much, bud.

Finally, Laura is a complete hypocrite — she doesn’t ‘have time or emotional energy’ for animals, yet gee, look who shows up at the Park wearing Devon-Aires and probably $400 field boots (at least?!). SOMEBODY appears to know her way around a horse! Hint: She probably rides warmbloods, because they automatically make *your* own butt look smaller…
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The Frugal Intern

Posted July 31, 2006 at 1:53 pm

“Think about who she is in terms of describing her to the judges” Tim says, meaning “Is this the kind of woman that eats her own poop and owns 30 cats? If so, spot on!”

Water definitely came out of my nose reading that. Hilarious! Fantastic recap. Kept me laughing for awhile – I love this show!
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juddfan

Posted July 31, 2006 at 2:22 pm

I agree Pamsey, so good to hear from you LQ! As you know I’m you’re biggest fan–no one can dish it like you!!! Snarktastic!!!

This has got to be my favorite show right now, good with the bad. It seems they gave Bradley a pass this week, wanting to focus on the other fish to fry. I do think Angela has really questionable taste, but she was beaming like the UFO over my head last night when her model hit the runway, so I applaud anyone who’s achieving their personal vision. She seems more suited to “young” fashion of the “Who’s That Girl” era, what with the fish nets–fashion, no, marketable, perhaps . . .

Laura still doesn’t bug me, but then, I grew up with a “working” mother who spent all her nights under an icebag, crying migraine, so perhaps I’m immune to the “bad mommy-ness” She seemed to like the dog by the end. Once again, is Cruella making a fashion come-back–her vision is solid, but . . . do people really dress like that?

Keith is a D*ck, and I can’t add anything better than LQ’s rant, but he can go . . . So right on about the matching collar biancaneve!!! And the piece of cloth on Bradley’s dog–absolutely!!! Miss Lippy!!!

The only thing I missed from this snarky re-cap was when they were questioning Angela, Heidi said, “Well, she looks like she’s going where ever you’re going!” Whodda thunk Heidi could give snark!!!

Loved the creepy breast plate too, Pamsey!
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Mulv

Posted July 31, 2006 at 3:15 pm

I agree that Keith sucks. I’m pretty sure that he’s the one that will get kicked off.

Andrea is terrible. The judges were absolutely right about her: she has no taste. She should have gone home.

I’m sure this puts me in the minority but I thought Bradley’s “garment” was ok. Not the best but certainly not the worst either. I liked the color combination and it is true that his garment looked significantly different from everyone elses.

Funny recap EdHill.
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Mulv

Posted July 31, 2006 at 3:21 pm

I meant Angela; Angela sucks, not Andrea. See, that’s how little I like her, I can’t even be bothered to learn her name.
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Loo

Posted July 31, 2006 at 3:30 pm

“And BTW I cannot STAND the Bravo/Project Runway website! Could it be more poorly designed?”

No kidding. I just spent 15 minutes trying to get things to work. Fuhgeddaboudit.

“Why didn’t anyone design handles on the back of a doggy sweater so that the models could carry the pooches like they were handbags. That’s totally accessorizing!”

This is so wonderful. Foxbase A, *you* should be on the show!
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murphena

Posted July 31, 2006 at 7:00 pm

On IMDB.com last week there was info that Keith had submitted a portfolio during his audition that didn’t contain his work (he said that it was “research” he did for one of his clients — if so, why submit it?). Someone watching recognized that it wasn’t his work. So it could be him that gets kicked off. I kind of hope not as he makes for good TV!
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Laurie

Posted August 1, 2006 at 7:34 am

Apparently, according to US weekly-Laura was pregnant with her sixth child during filming. Jeez. The woman will be in sweats and a mini van yet.
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juddfan

Posted August 1, 2006 at 10:18 am

Laurie, I can’t believe she hasn’t added “and pregnant with number six” to her list of qualifiers . . .

I rewatched the runway again last night, as I’m missing so much when I get here to read, and Keith was such an A**hole . . . for reals, tossing his head back, etc, I so hope it’s him!!!! (though his designs are ok)
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Fuxy

Posted August 2, 2006 at 6:08 am

Loo,

First of all, if you note the time of my posts, they are all made AFTER my kids are in bed. Thanks very much. Second of all, I am not being unfair. This woman seems to have kids just to be able to say, “Look at me, I have kids, I work, and I look good.” It’s not about hating working parents. Why keep on having kids if you’re not even going to be there to take care of them? It’s stupid and really, REALLY selfish.
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dojean

Posted August 2, 2006 at 9:59 am

I’m in an anticipatory frenzy over tonight’s episode.
LQ-Did you mean Robert or Bradley’s outfit was absurd? Your description reminded me more of Bradley’s.
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Loo

Posted August 2, 2006 at 10:03 am

“First of all, if you note the time of my posts, they are all made AFTER my kids are in bed.”

Exactly. That’s why it would be equally unfair to criticize your parenting–if we take only little bits of information and assume it’s the whole picture, we don’t have much of a basis for damning criticism.

We viewers don’t know how much time Laura actually spends with her kids. Or whether that time is quality time.

Like Mehitabel, I think the real issue is Laura’s class status. I’d rather see a contestant who is equally talented but far less wealthy.
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heehaw

Posted August 2, 2006 at 10:05 am

agreed! tim gunn is a 2 faced dog. says one thing in front of the designers then bad mouths them later. you can ask santino about that.

when heidi said “ooooohhh, you have been such a bad boy”. i got an instant boner! damn she is one hot mama. seal you lucky bastard.

BRING BACK MALAN!
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Lizardqueen

Posted August 2, 2006 at 4:30 pm

Wow, I’m so glad I checked back in here. So much activity. I hate when my favorite shows get pushed off the front page for a bunch of junk I don’t watch. My apologies to those of you who live for Laguna Beach and Rock Star. Anticipatory frenzy doesn’t even begin to describe it, dojean! And yes, I meant Bradley. I never figure out who’s who until mid-season on any of these shows. About half the contestants on any reality show just seem to toil away in obscurity until they get voted off. If I can stay awake I’m going to get a post PR3 chat going at 11 pm EST.

PS- Thanks for all the love juddfan and pamsey. I’m here for the praise, dontcha know.
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Fuxy

Posted August 3, 2006 at 1:46 am

Loo, I just find it hard to fathom being away from my kids for months at a time. Usually when you see a parent on a reality show, they are often found blubbering in the confessional, or talking to other castmates about how much they miss their children. Laura seems completely detached. I find it really hard to believe that a mom that probably even wears cocktail dresses and Manolos to bed would be able to play a game of chase with her kids, play with their toys with them on the floor, get dirty with them in the sandbox, or crawl in bed with them to read a story. I stand firm on what I said before. Kids need their moms. I guess I’m old school. I believe that if you have a child, you put yourself and your desires aside to care for your kids. I really couldn’t imagine popping out 5 (6th is on the way?) kids and saying, “I gave birth to you, I did my part, now I’m going to run off to make it as a fashion designer. That’s just me, though. On the episode tonight 8/3, I realized I do like Laura. She may be a cool lady, but I think her babies need her more than the fashion world does. There is no such thing as a perfect parent, but ya gotta make a valiant stab at it anyway.
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Fuxy

Posted August 3, 2006 at 1:57 am

Oh! One more thing, Loo…I know what you mean about the wealth thing. I have absolutely nothing against wealthy people, but I just wonder what she has to gain here. It’s kind of sad when you think about some of the other designers, whose lives depend on winning this competition. I feel like if she wins, it’ll be just one more thing to brag about. “I have 5/6 kids, I’m 42, I’m an architect, I look pulled together all the time, AND I am a successful designer.” Shaddap, wench. If she doesn’t win, it’s not like she’ll be forced to live off of crumbs. Sheesh. I like Michael. Go, Michael.
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Loo

Posted August 3, 2006 at 8:56 am

I understand your argument here, Fuxy. (And I have no doubt you’re a fabulous mom.) But it may be that Laura is crying for her kids privately–we know only what the producers want us to. I can’t help wondering whether her ice-queen character is carefully pieced together from the takes. The producers are clearly trying for melodrama.

Some professional friends of mine have a nanny, and their daughter is well-adjusted and as happy as a clam. She has three people who absolutely adore her, instead of only one or two.

“It’s kind of sad when you think about some of the other designers, whose lives depend on winning this competition.”

Amen. Six kids, a nanny, and an apartment to die for. What did Laura do as an architect–Trump Tower?
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juddfan

Posted August 4, 2006 at 3:17 pm

Can’t wait for the new recap–but I wont comment here–I fear it will be over the weekend and, sniff, I’ll miss the rush again! Oh well. As to all the Laura speculation, I say, people have dreams, and cold, rich, ice queens have their dreams too. I think any art career is not a way to get rich–in fact, she’s probably sacraficing more cash than the rest by leaving her regular work and doing the show.

I do think good parenting is something to be admired, and it seems there’s less and less of it as the generations go–hence the RX–but I don’t think it’s the worst thing to go on TV for a chance to live your dream–I hope the kids are rooting for her!
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remford

Posted August 5, 2006 at 8:50 pm

The altitude of some of these high horses never seems to amaze me; neither does the extent to which so many seem to find it so easy, and be so willing, to make proclomations of another’s character from the conveniently safe location behind a firewall and based upon a few minutes of snipets edited and arranged by a third party for the purposes of producing entertainment, not necessarily accuracy, as if it was some sort of in-depth character analysis. Frankly, the extent to which some seem to feel that the opportunity to express an opinion seems to be some sort of mandate that happens to be more important than keeping one’s mouth shut in the absence of the kind of information that any measure of responsibility would require before making any sort of statement about another’s character, let alone a statement regarding something as important as parenting and her children.

For as much as I enjoy laughing my ass off each week as I read the recaps of my favorite shows each week, they aren’t half as ridiculous as those who seem to be lying in wait for the opportunity to have “something to say” without ever really having “anything to say”. Of course, this always seems to come at someone else’s expense.

Kudos to those who have pointed-out that all the viewer sees is a contrived arrangements of non-linear film segments, and aside from straightforward acts like Keith’s cheating, otherwise attempting to extract any sort of insight is virtually meaningless.

I’ve read statements to the effect that a mother leaving her children for several months while so vocally claiming to be so dedicated rings false. It’s easy to take that kind of pot shot. It’s tougher to think for a moment that Laura happens to live in NYC and may have seen her children daily during the taping of Season 3, and apparently it’s nearly impossible to stop and try to consider these kinds of impossible-to-know possibilities and extend her the benefit of doubt she, or anyone, deserves as a result.

To the same extent I defend free speech, I’d also support a requirement that one must open themselves up to the same kind of criticism under the same circumstances before mouthing off about anyone else’s character. It’s the very same people who stand up and proclaim their right to say anything, without any consideration for whether or not they SHOULD say anything who would be responsible for our loss of free speech should that ever happen; and if we should lose it, we may have it coming to us.
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Fuxy

Posted August 23, 2006 at 11:46 am

Wow, I never answered this comment. OK, remford, I see what you’re getting at. I find everything you say really holier-than-thou, though. Just because I stated my opinion, you think I’m abusing my right to free speech, and that I probably deserve to lose it? Fuck that. I’m not Eminem, talking about how I want to smash in a homosexual person’s head in, or something. All I did was ask how good of a mother she could be, being that she is in tight dresses, stilettos, and doesn’t seem to have patience for a little dog? Yeah, they are in NYC doing the show, but she still lives in the loft with the other contestants. I’m just old school, I guess. I feel like you’re supposed to take care of dream fulfillment and sowing of wild oats BEFORE having children, not the other way around. Just my opinion, though. As for me having loss of free speech coming to me, I already have. I see posts on this site talking about the size of a show host’s vagina, and other disgusting, personal attacks on show hosts and contestants. Nobody seems to give a shit about all that. I simply feel badly for her kids, and I’m a judgmental jerk who takes my freedom of speech for granted. I don’t take my freedoms for granted AT ALL. I think the people responsible for loss of freedoms are people like YOU….who bitch everytime someone says something “offensive” or contrary to your point of view. I was merely calling it like I saw it. You don’t have to agree, but don’t tell me I may possibly deserve having my rights stripped from me.