Make (it Work) Over Madness!

Project Runway

By EdHIll | Friday, February 10, 2006 | 4:28 pm | 55 Comments

pr02-08-06p.jpgWell it was a traumatic episode for us all last week on Project Runway. Watching Andrae run offstage was tough for all of us. I mean sure we all laughed because he ran like a 6 year old girl with arms flailing, but still, below the laughter was pain. And it’s not because we will miss his over the top gay facial expressions. No we still have Nick for that. It hurts because Andrae was actually pretty talented, and Santino and Kara suck, yet they are both still here. But that’s OK, we have two episodes left to get rid of them so that when they finally get to Olympus Fashion week (Which took place this morning), it will be the three most worthy left. Namely Chloe, Daniel and Nick.

But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. We still have 3 episodes left until then. And tonight’s challenge is even more fun that sticking a bunch of models in shrubs. It’s time for a makeover!
The episode opens with the fallout form the loss of Andrae. Santino is beside himself now that his “Tim Gunn dates Andrae� impression must now be retired. But that’s not as important as winning. Santino still thinks he’s one of the most talented people remaining. He reminds us he’s won two challenges. What he doesn’t remind us is that Daniels won 4, and that Santino has almost been eliminated for more weeks than you can count.

pr02-08-06c.jpgThe next day they all come back to the runway where Heidi, who looks like she is about to explode with that huge belly, is there to tell them about their next challenge. It’s a head to toe makeover. And this is when the loss of Andrae hits me the hardest. We all know that the camera would have shown Andrae doing his famous bug eyed open mouthed “Oh my gaaawd!â€? expression. I mean sure, Kara did her best with her own bugeyed expression, but it wasn’t the same. But now there is just an empty hole in my heart where Andrae would have been. It’s like that first Thursday after they canceled Friends. You turn on the TV expecting to see the crazy comedy stylings of David Schwimmer, and all you get is a Will and Grace rerun.

Anyways, Heidi says that she will draw the names randomly from a bag. Santino gets to do Kara. Kara gets to do Santino. Nick gets Daniel, Chloe gets Nick and Daniel gets Chloe. Once they all get their picks done its time for one last bit of business. Time to boot a model. We have the winning and losing models from last week. Danyelle, Andrae’s model, and Rebecca, Daniels model from the beginning. It’s no surprise what happens as everyone but Zulema has been loyal to their models. Even Danyelle knows as she starts to tear up before Daniel even says anything. But its ok, he’s not telling Danyelle to leave, he’s simply telling her that he’s sending her off to do “bigger and better things�. And since the last thing Danyelle did was wear a big green tank, you can’t argue with him. Backstage Danyelle gets a big group hug from all the other models as she is sent on her way. One day I am hoping this will dissolve into a pillow fight, from there it will turn into a tickle fight, and then…. well the skies the limit.

pr02-08-06d.jpgWith that Heidi gives her patented “Byyye� which I find gets cuter every week, but then again what isn’t cute about pregnant supermodels? From there it’s onto the work room where Tim is there to fill them in on the details of the challenge. There will be no models used this week because they will be the models. Yet another painful moment as I think of what Andrae could have given us on the runway, arms flailing. Tim tells them they have a 200 dollar budget and two days to get it done. They have one hour to come up with an idea.

Nick wants to look like Euro trash so Chloe comes up with a concept of a pinstriped suit. Santino wants to look more preppy and more all American (as opposed to the Osama like look he’s got going now) because he thinks it would be funny. I agree. He also says he wants Madras pants. I only know Madras from the girly drink that gets chick’s hammered at weddings. Now they have pants too? Well looking at our handy dandy fashion dictionary I now know that madras is “a lightweight cotton fabric with patterned texture, used primarily for summer clothing�. Who says TV doesn’t help you learn?

Daniel’s idea for Chloe is to make her into a hip fun loving girl. Nick’s idea for Daniel is a suit with a tight fitting jacket with shoulders, accentuating Daniel’s skinniness. He says he wants it to be very 1980’s, but more modern. Huh? If it’s modern how can it also be 1980’s? Nick has a tendency to blather about stuff and not make sense. If the remaining contestants were the A Team, he would be Murdock. Which Would make Santino B.A. Baracus. Hmm. So I guess that means that Kara is the Faceman and Daniel is Hannibal? Or is Chloe Hannibal? You know what. This metaphor is going nowhere, I’m gonna have to bail on it (I knew I shoulda went with the Golden Girls!) Santino meanwhile says one word that makes my heart soar. Jumpsuit! That’s right, he’s gonna make a one piece jumpsuit for Kara. He wants to break away from Kara’s whole Free spirit granola kind of hippie look and what better way to do that than make her look like Evil Knievel?

Now it’s off to Mood to pick out fabrics. Santino being Santino he immediately starts bullying Kara as to her fabric choices. He practically picks everything out himself. Nick finds some Cashmere that’s he somehow thinks would look good. On a man. In a suit. Now any normal person would worry at choices like that but Nick says that his secret weapon is that he knows how to do menswear. My secret weapons are 6 inch titanium claws in my forearms that I can extend at a moments notice. That and an uncanny ability to instantly recognize the cheeses of the world.

Back at the workroom Chloe is looking lost. She has never done menswear and Nick is horrified that she doesn’t know to use a tight fitting shirt when using a vest. Nicks ego is starting to take over now. He is walking around thinking he’s safe because he is the menswear designer. When he finishes his pants before anyone else they all are amazed and we see Nick in his confessional acting snotty saying that “that’s what I do� and everyone else better “catch up�. Nicks chances of surviving this challenge have now dropped to about 10%.

As they are working Daniel decides to start playing “would you rather�. “Would you rather have sex or make love� he asks. Chloe wants to make love, Santino just wants to have sex. As they continue the “would you rather� game, Santino starts to get more loud which annoys Nick to no end. Santino then starts talking about how many times he has to shit in a day. Just to let everyone know I am writing the rest of the recap from a hospital bed, because once my brain was presented with the notion of Santino having sex and shitting all within a 2 minute time frame, I had what the doctors are calling a “mini stroke�. But don’t worry I’ll be fine.

Nick is still fuming from Santino’s interruptions and he starts to do what he does best, passive aggressive anger. We were treated to a taste of it a few weeks ago when he pulled his little Tim “can I ask you what will work better with a blonde model?� ploy with Tim to try and get sympathy for Zulema taking his model, but man you haven’t seen nothing yet. That was just a warmup.

But before we get to that its time for Tim’s takes. He stops by and wants to see everyone’s concepts and how they are progressing. He thinks everything looks fairly good. There are no huge disasters out of the gate like Andrae’s doormat from last episode. He tells Santino that based on his color palette, which he thinks is really rich, it has the potential to be really good. He makes sure Chloe is managing her time well, because we all know she had issues with that last week. He even likes what Kara is up to. Myself, I meanwhile, can’t keep my eyes of Santino’s whole Jesus of Nazareth look. I mean if you ever wanted to know what it would have looked like if Jesus decided to chuck it all and become a bisexual dressmaker here is your answer. Now If I can only get to see what Jesus would have looked like if he walked around dressed like Flava Flav, my life would be complete.

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Those who reek shall inherit the earth

Later as they are all working frantically Nick is trying on Chloe’s suit and Santino jokingly yells out “You can’t polish a turdâ€?. This sends Nicks hissy fit into overdrive. He decides the best way to deal with Santino is to give him the silent treatment. It’s also worth pointing out that Nick is 38 years old. If Santino keeps up this behavior Nick might be forced to tell him that he’s rubber and Santino is glue, and whatever Santino says bounces of him and sticks to Santino. Or he could do the thing where he just repeats everything Santino says. That’s a good one too.

Next morning Tim greets them and tells them its time for a special surprise, which is code for “product placementâ€?. It’s non other than Collier Strong from L’Oreal! He’s there to help them all with the makeovers. However the mans competence level is soon brought into question when he starts talking about Brad Pitt and Santino in the same sentence. Unless he’s talking about the smell of Brad Pitt’s dumps and the smell of Santino’s hair there’s no comparison you can really make here. But no, Collier is talking about how strong Santino’s chin in and its like when Brad Pitt grew his beard hiding his beautiful face. Santino’s only response to this is to just nod and say “I know, I knowâ€?. With Kara he wants to trim down her eyebrows. Seeing as how she’s the resident crunchy granola head, her eyebrows are probably not the only thing that’s needs to be trimmed down, if ya know what I mean.

pr02-08-06e.jpg When he comes by to see Nick and Daniel, Nick has some definite ideas for what he wants to do to Daniel. “I want just a nice good warm color. You know like a self tanner or a bronzer” Collier disagrees and says that it would look more dramatic to keep him looking pale. Once he says that Nick jumps in and exclaims “Exactly!â€? It’s amazing how Collier was able to read Nicks mind and know that the exact thing he wanted was the total opposite of what he said he wanted. What a team they make.

Santino tries joking around with Nick later but Nick still has his panties in a bunch and continues to pretend that he’s not there and not answer him. 38 years old people. To this we hear Santino say “If you’re going to give me the silent treatment then I’m not going to tell you that the suit you’re making makes Daniel look like a girl and its sewn bad.� Just when you think Santino is just too annoying he’ll say something like that to get him back into your good graces.

Later as Tim is making another round looking at everyone’s progress, Nick tells Tim and Chloe that he thinks he looks like, and he says he means this in the nicest way possible, the senior flight attendant for British Airways. He truly is a master of the passive aggressive insult. It’s like telling you’re girlfriend shes the “good” kind of fat. This is all just making his inevitable downfall that much easier to take. Tim is worried about Nicks outfit and its “feminine overtonesâ€?. Nick says he definitely wants to “Masculinizeâ€? it. Then we here him tell us that at that point he was “94% done so there was nothing I could do but have Daniel butch it upâ€?. Yep, he’s doomed.

Out on the rooftop patio Chloe is telling Kara that she thinks they are safe. Kara, in her increasingly unintelligible South African accent says that “safe isn’t even a wuhd anymohr�. Yep, Kara still realizes that she may be in “Daihnguh�.

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Are they trying to tell us something here?

Soon enough its time for the runway show. This week, besides the beautiful Nina Garcia and the fabulous Michael Kors, we also have as a visiting judge celebrity fashion stylist Freddy Leiba. He can also been seen as the Ooompa Loompa from Tim Burtons Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, now on DVD!

Santino walks out and to me his outfit looked horrible. The pants didn’t fit,they look like a picnic blanket, the shirt had a crazy collar and the hat had a weird looking print glued to it. But what do I know? Also about 50% of Kara’s voiceover explaining her work was completely unintelligible to me.
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Kara comes out wearing the tan one piece jumpsuit. It’s breezy and airy and even has slots to keep your soylent green in so you don’t have to worry where it is when being chased by the C.H.U.D.. It also accentuates the blinking red lights on her palms indicating that she is a runner and must be taken down. The one thing I can say positively about the outfit is that Kara has a pretty nice figure under all those layers of hippie dress and patchouli oil and the jumpsuit gives us the slightest hint of a camel toe.

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Chenbot?

Daniel Comes out wearing Nicks and it doesn’t look very good at all. It’s wrinkly and very feminine just like Tim Gunn said, but Nick just smiles and tells us he thinks he totally pulled it off and it looks fabulous.

Next up is the Chloe, who while comically short, is still something of a cutie pie. She’s wearing a tan vest accentuating her boobs but it’s not fitting her real well. Plus she has the whole short person walk, which doesn’t work well on a runway. Unless it’s made of yellow bricks. ZING!

Finally Nick sashays down the runway wearing his pinstriped suit looking quite dapper. Chloe did a pretty good job. Very Guys and Doll’s.

Once they get in front of the judges its clear who they like and don’t like right away. Everyone is disappointed in Daniel, none moreso that Michael Kors, who has done everything but get down on his knees and give him a rusty trombone right there on the runway the last few episodes. The hem is a mess, it doesn’t fit her well. “When I saw Chloe before she looked like a hip, cute….girl” Heidi says, with an uncomfortable pause between cute and girl. Eh, she’s German. They like shiny things.

Amazingly, at least to me, they really like Kara’s Santino outfit. They like the look, and the color. And the madras pants. Kara says she wanted him to be “mohr wuhldly looking�. I thought it sucked, but like I said, what do I know? Other than the cheeses of the world that is.

Kors says Nicks is a mess because he picked a woman’s wear fabric that’s mushy and soft, he has no pockets, no buttons, and its badly sewn. He says it looks like “a Golden Girl jacket you belt and wear with leggings”. Ooh, he went there.

When it’s Santino’s turn he gets immediately defensive and starts attacking Kara because she is looking uncomfortable. When they actually ask her if she looks comfortable, she doesn’t answer and Santino jumps in saying “I think she looks great”. Then they notice that one of her sleeves is literally falling off.

pr02-08-06b.jpgThey send them backstage and its time for the judges to deliberate even more. And Nick is getting pummeled. “It’s the wrong fabric, the wrong garment. The pants are like a legging that friar tuck would wear.� Wow, somebody but a little extra bitch into Michael’s corn flakes today. The Oompa Loompa somehow likes Santino’s jumpsuit that’s falling apart at the seams. This may be the deciding vote that keeps him.

When they bring them out for the final decision Heidi tells Daniel how disappointed they all are in his outfit. If it wasn’t for the fact that he had immunity â€?Today you would have gotten my Auf Wiedersehen” Heidi tells him. Man, you do not want to get Heidi’s Auf Wiedersehen. But he does have immunity so they send him backstage. As for the winner it’s between Kara and Chloe. And the winner is… Chloe. She’s amazed as it’s her first time doing menswear. HA! Suck on that Nick. Then they tell Kara that she is safe and she can leave.

This leaves our final two down to Nick and, as always, Santino. I’m trying to remember what it is Heidi said about both of their outfits but the cheesy after the fact Apprentice like voiceover was so distracting I can’t even remember it. Something along the lines of Nicks looking like a chick who just rolled out of bed and Santino’s looking like a bad jumpsuit as opposed to the brilliant jumpsuit that it could have been.

And this weeks loser is.. Nick. No surprise there. You get cocky on a reality show, or to be more precise they edit in the cockiness in a reality show, that is the kiss of death. But somehow even after he leaves I don’t think Nick realizes he lost. He tells us that �It’s not over yet. The fat lady hasn’t sung�. Yeah she kinda did Nick. She was the German pregnant one. She even said Auf Wiedersehen and everything. Don’t let the door hit your as on the way out kiddo, and tell Andrae we said hi.

But not to worry, Nicks impact is being felt to this day. Here’s TVGasm reader Jenny10girl showing off her very own Nick designed Project Runway Barbie.

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Now of we can only get her to buy about a hunderd Save Kaysar buttons we have lying around the office…

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55 Comments

  1. 1
    anonym.
    Posted February 10, 2006 at 4:48 pm

    woah- kara’s rockin’ some serious camel- toe in that mess of an outfit!
    chole’s outfit was truly the best- nick looked very stud-ly..if only he were heterosexual, 5 inches taller, and 100 times more masculin..man, we’d make the perfect couple!

    sad to see nick go- he’s my favorite faux-hawked drama queen. especially since santino’s unitard was basically falling apart on the runway..
    and, for the love of god:how the hell did kara AND santino get higher marks than nick?! his suit wasn’t terrible, but kara’s outfit was ripped straight from Steve Martin’s “Two Wild and Crazy Guys” SNL skit..and you know they keep santino around because he’s probably the effeminate reincarnation of Jesus.

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    Lizardqueen
    Posted February 10, 2006 at 4:58 pm

    EdHill you continue to make me swoon. The only reason I know what madras is, is from “The Outsiders”. Socs wore madras, outsiders wore denim. Oh yeah, and from getting obliterated at weddings.
    Kara looked surprisingly hot in that jumpsuit. Now, if Scentino had just used some attractive fabric and less glue, he may have been a winner.
    Bravo (no pun, please.) to Chloe and Kara. It is very difficult to make a tailored shirt. The flowy women’s wear is simpler. It’s also tricky to make patterns line up and they both did that well. Was Daniel’s that bad? It must be hard to make a munchkin look awesome on that big black runway. The red was bad for her, but I’m down with leather corsets.

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    zevonia
    Posted February 10, 2006 at 5:00 pm

    Great recap, EdHIll. I don’t get to see the show but after reading your recaps I always feel as if I have. I find your secret weapons disturbing but very intriguing. I began to see why all the ladies on this site love you.

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    anonym.
    Posted February 10, 2006 at 5:01 pm

    lizardqueen- i kind of liked daniel’s as well…i thought it was more attractive that kara’s outfit, but there’s something i must be missing from it? i guess it’s just not in my taste

    yah, kara looked great..but the outfit was falling apart and i thought that was a HUGE no-no on PR..isn’t knors always bitching about the qualtiy of the outfit?
    idk..won’t be as fun without our favorite pint-sized fashionista

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    anonym.
    Posted February 10, 2006 at 5:05 pm

    *kors

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    jenny10girl
    Posted February 10, 2006 at 6:35 pm

    How much are the Save Kaysar buttons? I’ll take the whole lot for $1…LOL…Anyways, I saw a preview of the fashion show from today and I must say, Santino did a good job…I know he has been incredibly over the top in some of his designs, but his collection was actually pretty nice. Remember I picked him from day one, so we’ll see what happens…

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    jenny10girl
    Posted February 10, 2006 at 6:36 pm

    Oh..also..that Barbie is sold out, and I already see in on eBay for waaay over what I paid for it…woo-hoo!!

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    Lizardqueen
    Posted February 10, 2006 at 6:39 pm

    Freddy Leiba reminds me more of Deepak Chopra than Deep Roy. Has he wound up in porn yet? With that name and the little person thing going on you’d think they’d be knocking his door down.

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    Lizardqueen
    Posted February 10, 2006 at 6:54 pm

    Very nice jenny10girl. I trust you won’t be selling your doll on e-bay. I just looked over there and would you believe that some asswipe is trying to sell the Raymundo, ugly, losing, Barbie for $5000? If someone actually buys it they should be euthanized. Especially since the afforementioned asswipe got it for $120. Oh, if the seller is one of our friends from TVgasm, I’m sorry for calling you an asswipe. Twice.

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    jenny10girl
    Posted February 10, 2006 at 7:02 pm

    Oh thank you LQ. Not the best picture of me, but if we ever have that Happy Hour you can see that for yourself. :o )

    And you are correct…the doll is staying at my house and not going on eBay. And I am with you that if anyone pays 5K for the Raymundo piece, they are totally out of their minds!!!

  11. 11
    Happy Homemaker
    Posted February 10, 2006 at 7:03 pm

    After reading articles on your site for about a week now I decided to get an account. I LURV the recaps on your site. Once again your site did not disappoint on my new favorite show Project Runway. I was laughing out loud during some points, so much so my daughter asked what was so funny. Great recap. As much as they set Nick up to be the bad guy, I still wish Santino or Kara had left the building. Drat! One more week of those two, minimum!

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    EdHill
    Posted February 10, 2006 at 8:02 pm

    If you do a TVGasm happy hour can me and sg-dub charge for autographs?

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    grifter
    Posted February 10, 2006 at 8:52 pm

    santino had the best concept but poor execution. at least he did something that was different. nick made daniel look like a lesbian on her way to job interview. and i’m surprised chloe didnt just put nick in a blue dress!

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    subgenre
    Posted February 10, 2006 at 9:04 pm

    EdHill – Holy Shiite Muslims, Batman! “The reek shall inherit the Earth”!!! Too frigging funny. Your recaps keep getting better and better. Who’d a thunk that an oily bohunk like you would make a Bravo-licious show like PR funny?

    As I said in the other comments, the Santino haters must chill. Yes, he is obnoxious and arrogant. But that is his beauty. Plus, the editing on this show is intended to make us feel this way or that for the contestants. Look at how they kept showing Santino in the Death Pose while the judges deliberated. But you can see that he was in that pose when Tim Gunn came in the room later to tell Nick to pack his work space up. And the gawdawful, Apprentice voiceover that EdHill so adroitly pointed out. Who the hell knows what goes on on the runway? Yes, I think Santino was really out-of-control this episode and his piece was insulting to the creativity of the other designers. (As Chloe said, she made THREE pieces so why did Santino just cut & paste Kara’s jumpsuit?) But Santino is ORIGINAL and that is the coolest thing about him. The world is full of cute and SAFE little go-along-to-get-along folks like Daniel and Chloe. We need more original thinkers in the world. Even if they are only on Reality TV to distract me from the cute and SAFE little world in which I live.

    *hopping off my soap box*


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    Laurie
    Posted February 10, 2006 at 11:37 pm

    As much as I was happy Santino cut his hair, it actually made him look more scary (if that’s possible)

    And as always the Tim Gunn podcast fills in some spots. Apparently Kara decided it would be a great idea to take everyone out for mani/pedi’s. In the middle of a challenge. (sigh) That alone should get her out not to mention the fact that she made some poor woman work on Santino’s feet. Ick.

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    Jesus_loves_you
    Posted February 11, 2006 at 1:41 am

    EdHill,

    Recaps that work in a Rusty Trombone reference are instant classics. I was waiting for you to drop the blumpkin line when you started going on about San-TEEN-O and his chronic bowel movements. Oh well save that one for another day. Really I don’t understand the hatred towards my boy/girl Santino, he’s so freakin entertaining. Being arrogant, rude, crude, smelly, and the ability to sport 5 inch pumps doesn’t make you a bad person. It makes great TV. Now if my future sugar momma ex-wife, Nina, who I have the biggest younger guy older women crush on, could find some love for him all would be well with the world.

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    herkxena
    Posted February 11, 2006 at 4:23 am

    I still can’t believe Kara didn’t say a thing when Nina asked if she was comfortable in the garment. If that was me, I would have said “would you be comfortable in an outfit that is partially glued to you and that is in “Daihnguhâ€? of falling apart if you try to move?” She had the perfect chance to expose Santino and she blew it. She deserves to go just for that.

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    KatiesHole
    Posted February 11, 2006 at 5:18 am

    Gang…Kara did not look hot in that jumpsuit. She looked like a old moldy jimmy dean sausage.

    What Danielle did to Chloe was awful. She looked like a bridesmaid from a bad 80s wedding.

    Did you hear Chloe rag on Santino’s outfit, backstage, during the eliminations, she said something like ‘he made one piece, I made 3′. Chloe could not understand how Santino could not make 1 well made garment, and she made 3. True Chloe!

    Poor Nick….Daniel has to butch it up? Not with that hair she ain’t.

    Why hasn’t Kara or Santino been eliminated?

    KH

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    Lizardqueen
    Posted February 11, 2006 at 5:52 am

    KH,
    What I meant to say was that Kara’s body was surprisingly hot. A very small segment of the population can get away with a jumpsuit. She has exposed herself to be what I believe EdHill would call a “Butterface”. She looked less moldy sausage to me and more “this is the liner to my flight uniform.” Imagine if Santino had used Madonna purple or Chloe blue and actually sewn his garment correctly.

    EdHill please. I was figuring you and sg-dub would stay home with the baby and a couple of bottles of breast milk (No. They are for the baby.) while the rest of us had a night on the town with Mrs. Dub.
    jenny10girl, you are in New York, right? I would seriously enjoy a Gasm Gathering. Let’s see what we can do. juddfan, LA is far, but if you’re willing…

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    jenny10girl
    Posted February 11, 2006 at 6:01 am

    Yes LQ…I am actually on Long Island but anywhere in NYC would totally rock…

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    holyterror
    Posted February 11, 2006 at 8:48 am

    Two words I never want to hear from anyone dressing me: BROWN JUMPSUIT. Surprised no one mentioned Kara’s FUPA, and I can’t believe Santino got by with half the thing GLUED on.

    I liked the Chloe look, too. Way to hike those boobs! Daniel did one of those vests for Fashion Week, so obviously, he had the sense not to listen to the judges.

    What’s with the clip-clop “horsey” music while the judges are thinking? And then the metal-boots “death” music for the elimination? Is The Grim Reaper coming in platform boots to take away a designer? That’d be pretty cool.

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    LRo9
    Posted February 11, 2006 at 9:33 am

    I’m sad that Nick’s gone, I really liked him. Did anyone else see that he actually was asked to design Brenda Strong’s (narrator from Desperate Housewives) gown for the SAG Awards? Not SURE that it was the SAGs, but some semi-big award show like that. She apparently loved the dress he made for Nicky Hilton and sought him out, but it wasn’t shown on Project Runway.
    If I have to see another slicked back side-ponytail on Kara’s fugly face, I’m going to puke. Please send her home.
    I’m guessing now that Daniel will win. He definitely has the most talent of everyone left, although Chloe could be the dark horse of the group. Santino should crawl back under the highway overpass that he came from.

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    The_Svan
    Posted February 11, 2006 at 12:05 pm

    The Svan demands more pics of jenny10girl. She’s hot.

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    jenny10girl
    Posted February 11, 2006 at 1:09 pm

    Awweee The Svan made me blush….you can check me out here:
    http://www.myspace.com/jenny10girl

    Love Ya!!

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    holyterror
    Posted February 11, 2006 at 1:50 pm

    No “head to toe” makeover of Santino could possibly not involve a head shave — he’s about one month from a comb-over, and still looked like an onion-scented unmade bed after the “makeover.” Different colors, but still sloppy, and with the omnipresent hat.

    Cut the man free and let him go bald.

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    holyterror
    Posted February 11, 2006 at 1:52 pm

    LQ: I’m down town. Let’s do it.

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    Lizardqueen
    Posted February 11, 2006 at 2:04 pm

    I was confusing. I’m in Hartford. When EdHill and sg-dub threatened to have a gathering I assumed it would be in that vicinity, as they are around here somewhere. It would be next to impossible for me to get away to the city to drink and talk about bad television with strangers. Not that I don’t want to, mind you. If the more free wheeling among us were to come here I could participate and facilitate. How do you guys feel about that? Or we could just arrange several local parties and ask J-Unit to post our blurry pictures and revelations.

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    Ellen
    Posted February 11, 2006 at 2:06 pm

    Your recaps are funny, but I have to say that the lack of commas and apostrophes where they are needed is pretty annoying.

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    EdHill
    Posted February 11, 2006 at 3:18 pm

    Ellen, It’s just how I roll.

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    ceenee
    Posted February 11, 2006 at 3:19 pm

    I thought it was so funny when Nick turned into an old Jewish lady when Santino started talking about eating his own feces. “Oy Gevalt!” sounds pretty crazy when it comes from a gay Latino guy!

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    Keyser Soze
    Posted February 11, 2006 at 4:55 pm

    Things that made me chortle;
    “those who reek shall inherit the earth”
    “rusty trombone”
    I actually liked Kara’s outfit for Santino, mainly because it made him look recently bathed.

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    heehaw
    Posted February 11, 2006 at 5:07 pm

    Santino will not be eliminated. he is the real deal and will go far after this dog and pony show is over. in reality he made 2 outfits for this show (Kara’s) and his. he saved Kara’s ass. kara will be eliminated next week (she is too weak for this level of business pressure). santino is entertaining and has the creative edge the others don’t have. also Nina Garcia is in love with santino and now that michael kors has soured on daniel and beat some of the smugness out of santino he loves him also. keep in mind that nikki hilton also fell under the spell of santino. so what if an arm of a jump suit falls off? these designers know they wont be bothered with foolishness like sewing after this silly runway show. designers design, slave labor sews. i think i made my point. even the fag who won from last seasons episode is jealous and threatened by santino. “i hope you get canned”. notice how the other 3 designers (sewing machine operators) are ganging up on santino. they feel his overwhelming superiority.

    did you see what Daniel’s face looked like when he was kicked to the curb by michael kors?painful! someting happened behinds the scenes between these two. you can probably guess what. (red lobster?) also his response will not be received well by the judges. “can’t be right all the time?” wrong thing to say to these egomaniac judges.

    kara bit her tongue because she knew santino bailed her out. she dared not bite the hand that fed her.

    chloe showed poor character and weakness by piling on the santino group mugging after the show. “i made 3 pieces,” plus she kept reminding us all “first time men’s wear,” i don’t believe it. how did you ever get on this show with that resume?

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    The_Svan
    Posted February 11, 2006 at 7:22 pm

    Santino rocks and The Svan is glad he won. (that means getting his line shown)

    jenny10girl, thank you for the quick reply. You certainly know like you like to have fun. ;)

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    Nodacchi
    Posted February 11, 2006 at 7:24 pm

    I was kind of expecting this. The commercials I’d seen had said one of the fans’ favorites would go and Nick seemed the most likely to go.

    Oddly, Nick and Chloe didn’t strike me as being arrogant so much. Nick’s statement seemed more like he was saying he’d done menswear before and was confident because of his past experience (which, in this case proved to be limited).

    Santino’s outfit was pretty awful. It was a great idea… even if it wasn’t as original as some people here think – especially not after the whole Gwen Stefani Japanese fashion craze that has slowly leeched its way into America. Unfortunately, Tim was thinking more along the lines of Emma Peel… I think Santino was thinking more Gwen Stefani’s Harajuku, though. Simply because it’s not a current huge fashion craze in America, doesn’t mean it isn’t elsewhere.

    The main reason I feel Santino should have been eliminated is because of the many problems with his jumpsuit. It was falling apart, it was completely unflattering (jumpsuits aren’t supposed to have all those wrinkles) and made Kara’s nice form look a bit more like a sack of potatos to me. It was just very poorly made. And since it was falling apart (which is the biggest no-no in the book), he really should have been the one to go. But this is a reality show and Santino is more interesting than Nick despite how much his attitude annoys quite a few of the show’s fans.

    I do agree that Kara’s near-win was due to Santino’s help. However, I don’t think Santino is solely at credit here. She did the grunt work and there’s still many chances to mess it up and she didn’t, so in the end Kara’s nice outfit really was her own.

    Personally, I don’t think Santino should win thing. The main reason being that I think Santino and Banana Republic would clash horribly in a mentorship. I can see Chloe and Daniel working with Banana Republic, but Santino seems a lot more like the strong-willed artist. A lot of his designs aren’t really something someone would wear daily and his creativity would drive the Banana Republic team batty. Still, I think if he did have his own fashion line, he would do good. I know he has fans and I know people who love his designs (even if I’m not one of them).

    I guess I just don’t see Santino’s vision at the moment. :>

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    Nodacchi
    Posted February 11, 2006 at 7:27 pm

    “Personally, I don’t think Santino should win thing.”

    *this thing, I mean

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    USNRNPage
    Posted February 12, 2006 at 2:53 pm

    Funny Funny EdHill.

    Yes, Kara most likely smells like Patchouli oil. Gawd, I hate that smell. My neighbor wears Angel by Migler and it has a hint of Patchouli in it. Makes me gag.

    Was sorry to see Nick go over Santino. But that suit was horrible.

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    Aries
    Posted February 12, 2006 at 5:36 pm

    I totally agree with Nodacchi, Santino’s jumpsuit for Kara was unfinished, not well made, and did not do her figure any favors. I don’t know why the judges opted for the jumpsuit over Nick’s suit, even though a man’s suit without any pockets is kind of strange. Granted, Nick’s suit wasn’t well made either but at least it was finished! Santino’s attitude combined with the shoddiness of his jumpsuit work should have earned him an auf IMO, but I guess he makes for better TV than Nick.

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    serenasixfeetunder
    Posted February 13, 2006 at 5:11 am

    This was a tough week because I think everyone was ready for Kara to go. She is still there by the grace of God. Most of her work is mediocre and weak, even though Santino was bullying her about the fabrics and design, he turned out to be RIGHT. She has him to thank at least partially. Also, she had him trying the outfit on so much that he was having trouble getting back to his own work. What I think is an interesting point, is that it was NOT in Santino’s best interest to help Kara– what anyone on “Survivor” would have done would have been to steer Kara in a totally wrong direction and not help at all. Also interesting to note is that It would have been to everyone’s advantage to bag each other on the runway by not saying great things to the judges when asked if it was what they wanted. There was at least a modicum of solidarity there. Also interesting to note; only Nick and Santino worked-it on the runway with their walk. Chloe did a weird walking thru-2 ft.-deep water-thing down the runway– sort of weird. Kara didn’t sex it up at all, probably because she felt out of place without her off-center bun. Is it me or did Daniel look like he was about to throw up all the way down the runway? If he really was Nick’s friend he would have worked the runway and looked like he loved his outfit! after all, he had immunity anyway… I think that Daniel’s outfit would have worked great for a model but it only made poor Chloe look short and choppy. I also hated the red with the brown. In Daniel’s drawing, the skirt had a tulip-like flare at the bottom, giving it movement– what happened to the skirt? Even though Santino comes off like an arrogant dick, he did at least try to make up with Nick.

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    jelodi97
    Posted February 13, 2006 at 5:41 am

    When you look over Kara’s work as a whole so far, its not too bad. It certainly is more wearable than any of the crap Santino makes.

    I’m conflicted about Nick. I loved him and wanted him to stay, but he really got kind of boring and uninspired in the last few episodes.

    Still, I’d rather see that arrogant SOB Santino leave. I think he will be the one who is out this week.

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    livemusicjunkie
    Posted February 13, 2006 at 8:32 am

    Okay, I love PR, but I’m really starting get bothered with who gets eliminated each week. Santino and Kara should BOTH be OUT! I don’t care if Nick seemed a little cocky this week or whatever – the other two simply suck! So, Nicky Hilton liked him – BFD. Have you seen her purses? Who cares. Santino’s work is crap and that’s proven week after week as he’s been in the bottom two. I just don’t get it. It’s really disturbing to me that one or both of these two made it to “Fashion Week”.

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    livemusicjunkie
    Posted February 13, 2006 at 11:08 am

    I find it interesting, too, that Kara has a jumpsuit that “she” designed – it’s on her website. It’s almost as ugly as Santino’s. Honestly, though, it does have some similarities to his. Just thought I’d share. http://www.karajanx.com

  42. 42
    AbbyAnn
    Posted February 13, 2006 at 1:51 pm

    “With that Heidi gives her patented “Byyyeâ€? which I find gets cuter every week, but then again what isn’t cute about pregnant supermodels?”

    The offspring.

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    MIA
    Posted February 14, 2006 at 9:22 am

    I will miss Nick. I was hoping he would be in the final three with Daniel and Chloe.

    I wish Andrae and Nick were still there instead of Kara and Santino.

    WHY DO THEY KEEP SANTINO!! He has only done about 3 maybe 4 good outfits. Nick was great.

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    KJ
    Posted February 14, 2006 at 10:27 am

    Ok, what is this C.H.U.D.? I feel incredibly out of the loop.

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    buckwena
    Posted February 14, 2006 at 2:27 pm

    Everytime they show Kara’s personal comments all I can do is picture those claymation chickens from the movie Chicken Run!

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    tvaholic
    Posted February 14, 2006 at 2:59 pm

    I just watched this show for the first time over the weekend. I saw the flower/plant episode & the very end of the one before that. I was pretty impressed with Chloe, being able to fashion a pretty dress in the same way I did homework in high school & college-at the last minute by the skin of my ass! Santino, get over yourself! It’ll be Daniel, Chloe for sure at the end, & #3 will probably be Santino just for the Omarosa-type viewings factor. Damn, now another “relaity” show I have to watch! Thanks a lot Heidi!!

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    Lizardqueen
    Posted February 14, 2006 at 5:04 pm

    KJ,
    The only C.H.U.D. I’m familiar with are the Cannibalistic Human Underground Dwellers. It was a horror movie from when I was a kid. Do people keep talking about it? I could be wrong, since I often feel out of the loop and have to look things up on urban dictionary. Rusty trombone? Thanks for that, EdHill.

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    sg-dub
    Posted February 15, 2006 at 4:34 am

    Lizardqueen: “Rusty trombone? Thanks for that, EdHill.”

    EdHill: “No… Thank you!“

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    Lizardqueen
    Posted February 15, 2006 at 5:14 am

    Ba dump bump. As soon as I hit post, I knew it was forthcoming. I thought since EdHill spurns my every advance I might get away with it, but alas…
    I believe I also have this trusty website to thank for knowing what a Cincinatti bowtie is. Yea. It appears however that I alone know what the “Kentucky Tuck” and the “Mississippi Wraparound” are. Neither one is in the Urban Dictionary. Take that, dirty minds. Take that.

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    EdHill
    Posted February 15, 2006 at 11:31 am

    LQ, I just like to play hard to get.

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    juddfan
    Posted February 15, 2006 at 12:44 pm

    Sorry I missed you all this time around, I only saw the episode last night–TIVO died–UGH!!! and becoz I’m locked into my lifetime membership, I have to pay $50 for a refurbished Tivo that will take 5 days to get here (sans the signing of the slip 2 day lull) so, in short, I’m going to be struggling to see my shows this week . . . I did enjoy the episode, and agree with all on all. I think, when revealing who is at fashion week, as spoiler alert might be in order–just a suggestion . . . and LQ . . . how fun it sounds to gather with you acerbic commentors and put unblurred faces with names, but alas, I am an LA-ian, though I visit my turf in Boston a couple times a year . . . keep me posted if you decide to venture into the city for some Madras and perhaps I’ll hop the train . . . never know . . .

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    killbondnow
    Posted February 15, 2006 at 4:33 pm

    “With that Heidi gives her patented “Byyyeâ€? which I find gets cuter every week, but then again what isn’t cute about pregnant supermodels?”

    The offspring.

    Posted by: AbbyAnn

    ———–

    ZIIINNNGGG! Abby, I salute you. I wished you lived in Southern California so we could PR-Party…

    ———————-

    It appears however that I alone know what the “Kentucky Tuck” and the “Mississippi Wraparound” are. Neither one is in the Urban Dictionary. Take that, dirty minds. Take that.

    Posted by: Lizardqueen
    ——————

    LQ, you also. “Cleveland Steamer”? Too much Family Guy here…

  53. 53
    Lizardqueen
    Posted February 15, 2006 at 6:22 pm

    I won’t sweat it EdHill. It’s how you roll.

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    GatahBaby
    Posted February 16, 2006 at 7:55 am

    Hey! If you guys get together in NYC, you should go to The Cutting Room on Saturday nights for Live Band Karaoke!
    http://www.thecuttingroomnyc.com/

    The Bar is co-owned by Chris Noth (Mr. Big!) and he sometimes sings with the band with his Law & Order friends. What better place for us?!?

    Let me know and I’ll be there too!

    *full disclosure* I love the band Bunnie England & the New Originals! They make me feel like a Rock Star!

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    mcsquared65
    Posted February 17, 2006 at 7:07 am

    I can’t believe that piece of shit jumpsuit got such praise. Even if it HAD been sewn together it still would’ve sucked. Any outfit that makes a slender woman look lumpy is AWFUL.

    I also can’t believe Santino’s makeover made him look worse. Did they even do anything?

    I was really impressed by Chloe’s work. Too bad about Nick

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