Momma Drama!

Project Runway

By EdHIll | Friday, August 25, 2006 | 11:57 pm | 49 Comments

I’m not sure how to react to this week’s episode of Project Runway. Part of me recognizes that the challenge was one of their freshest and most original, made more so by the fact that it came after another boring “garbage challenge.” Yet part of me felt somewhat manipulated and defensive. Let’s just say EdHill is an unabashed momma’s boy, and he don’t take too kindly to people raggin’ on someone’s momma. Unless we are playing the dozens, then I will destroy you (Yo momma so fat, her belt size is Equator). All controversy aside (and this episode did have it) I still think it was one of the best episodes of the season. It was a truly original challenge and really tested the designers’s limits. We got to hear words we’d never think would be uttered on Project Runway. Words like “Poncho”, “Tank dress” and “muu muu”.
We start as always the next day after the challenge. Jeffrey is still reeling from the travesty that as the Alison loss. “Alison was eliminated yesterday. It was a huge blow” he says emphasizing the word blow as if it’s a word that has become part of his everyday vernacular, as in “Hey man where’s the Blow” or “Holy shit I am so high of blow right now I just shat myself”. Jeffrey tells us that he feels that it was Angela who should have been in the bottom rung of the ladder and not Alison. Listen, there was plenty of shitty dresses to go around last time but for once Angela’s wasn’t the worst. She still sucks mind you, but come on, Did you SEE Vincent’s snow cone? Over in the other apartment Michaels is reveling in is double win. He’s so happy he says he grinned himself a headache. He’s really getting his moneys worth on those gold caps.

When the contestants are brought before the runway Heidi tells them that they will be designing an outfit for the everyday woman. But knowing Heidi and her knack for tomfoolery, I suspect a devious yet adorable twist involved. “But first (Should TVgasm get some kind of residual for every time this phrase is uttered?) let’s bring out your models”. And what follows next is a series of what Tim Gunn would call “Zaftig” looking older women. Angela freaks out and almost faints, but she does that every 5 minutes so at first I didn’t notice. But then it dawned on me. Each model is a loved one of the designers. Most of them are their mothers.

But there’s yet another twist. The designers have to pick but they cannot pick their own relative. Ooh, a veritable Sophie’s Choice. Michael gets to pick first and he picks Roberts sister, who is kind of cute, relatively young, and not as zaftig as the other ladies so probably the easiest one to design for. Plus we get the added bonus of having Robert watch her walk down the runway with a hip hugging nip slip of a Michael dress. Woo hoo! Next up is Laura and she’s chooses Jeff’s mom “Just to torture you Jeff” she says laughing that fake “Yes I’m laughing but I’m totally serious you piece of shit tattooed neck freak” laugh. I love that laugh. Vincent picks Uli’s mom. Oh Vincent, you better be on your toes my good man. Uli’s mom has got to be at least in her sixties, meaning she was born in say the mid 1930′s, in Germany. Let’s just say she will not tolerate failure. Then it’s Angela’s turn to pick. Who’s mother will be drowned in flourettes? Laura’s mom! Kayne picks Michaels mom and Uli picks Kayne’s mom. Robert goes with Vincent’s sister, and Jeffrey since he had to go last, is given Angela’s mom. We then hear Jeffrey joking about how god must have gotten drunk today for him to get her mom. Yeah well, he created Jeff when he was wasted on mescaline and tequila and choking on his own vomit, so these things do hapen.

In the workroom Tim comes by with what must be the 8th surprise of the show. They are all invited to special event hosted by their guest judge and they are leaving right now. Where they end up is Tavern on the Green in Central Park. They are met there by Michael Kors and an older looking woman who I instantly can tell is Michael Kors mother. Michael opens up some bubbly and the moms immediately whip out dorky photos of their kids when they were younger. It’s what moms do. And how embarrassing is that? I mean my god, imagine if you had a really lame picture of yourself as a kid out there for all the world to see? I can’t even imagine how I’d react to something like that…

EdHill age 2. And yes, that’s a beer

After we see pictures of Kayne as a fat kid he tells us that “he was a fat, funny kid”. Unfortunately for us now he is neither. When Jeffrey’s mom brings out pictures of her young son with braces everyone laughs. I must admit looking at his picture his neck looks positively naked. Then Jeff’s mom tells us that Jeffrey is a recovering alcoholic (Is anyone really surprised?) and she is really proud of him. And would t have killed hi to have fit in “Mom” on his neck? I mean Christ he’s got the room.

Not to be outdone Kors is talking with Laura and her mom and they are all bonding over the only child thing. Kors tell his mom that Laura is in fact the mother of five. “Working on six now actually” Laura says. That’s right. Laura drops the bomb that yes she is in fact pregnant with her sixth child and has only found out since the show began. Malan is going to be a daddy! OK, it’s probably her husband who is the father but a guy can dream cant he?

Tim then grabs everyone’s attention and says its time to go back to the workroom with their champagne buzz. When they get there he fills them in on the challenge. They are to design an everyday outfit for their “Client” but it has to be fashion forward as well. They have 30 minutes to meet with their client and a day to work. When they all start their sketching a big kudos to Robert for talking about the difficulty of working with “normal” women as opposed to the rail thin models that they have been working with where you can just drape the form and go to work.

Angela is working with Laura’s mom Lorraine. Lorraine tells Angela that “I am open to anything that you think is good”. Oh sweet, sweet Jesus. This is borderline abuse. Poor Lorraine. Over at Kayne’s station he is working with Michael’s adorable mom and he thinks that because she had rhinestones on her shoes that they are going to bond. And they do bond. About rhinestones. Vincent is working with Uli’s taciturn mother and he suggests something sleek. “Something black and tan” she says. Now for people like me a black and tan is a truly glorious thing. But it has nothing to do with fashion. Laura and Jeffrey’s mom Pam are talking and when Pam mentions she just came home from a cruise they go with the idea of cruise outfit and gets a sketching. We hear words like “sea foam green” and “cobalt blue” being bandied about. Over at Jeffrey’s station he is with Angela’s mom Darlene and things aren’t going well . She mentions that she wears a lot of jackets and he immediately shoots it down saying he doesn’t want to tailor a jacket with just one day. There’s a bit if tension and Darlene starts to feel really bad that Jeffrey is struggling. See, this is the awkward part about having the family involved. But if you think that’s awkward, you ain’t seen nothing yet.

After they are done sketching Tim comes in to tell them its time to go to Mood. To the Partridge Mobile!!!! Robert is not happy that Patricia, Vincent’s sister, wants to go with red ad black for colors. Robert thinks they are too boring. But Vincent’s sister thinks it’s hot. It totally turns her on man. So Robert is stuck.

Back in the workroom Laura say there are some stumped designers in the room, which is based mostly on the fact that they are designing for mostly larger women. None of them are comfortable because they are used to working with models that have perfect measurements, which are of course .000999 percent of the population, but thankfully 80 percent of those woman end up as models on Project Runway and/or ex girlfriends of mine.

After the designers get a few hours of work in Tim stops by to check on their progress. Vincent describes his relationship with Uli’s mom thusly. “She is very, very comfortable with me. In spirit”. That’s kind of like the old axiom “Communism works, in theory.” I mean when you think about it, Tom Cruise is straight, in theory.

When Laura’s mom poo poo’s Angela’s color choices Tim “zaftig” Gunn diplomatically says Angela is “lucky to have a client with a point of view!”. Well, not when they have one day for the challenge and no way of changing fabrics Tim. Now it’s kind of a pain in the ass. But that’s not tension. What happens next, that’s tension. In fact I have to say what happens next will have to go down in the annals of reality show douchebag moments. In fact, I would have to say that this is almost as bad as Johnny Fairplay taking a shit on a woman as she sleeps in Kill Reality. When Tim comes by to talk to Darlene (Angela’s mom) alone, he asks her about the colors. Darlene is ambivalent because she never really worn them before and it’s not something she’s used to. Soon Jeffrey sneaks up behind them as they are talking and says “Tim I didn’t even know you were at my station” in a kind of dickish way that is classic Jeffrey. After Tim diffuses the situation with his trademark wit and a nicely paced bon mot. He just explains that he wanted to take the opportunity to talk to Darlene alone and see what she thought. Another interesting thing to note, in Tim’s always entertaining podcast, he says he was embarrassed for Darlene because Jeffrey decided to pad up his dress form to the size of a hippopotamus with paper towels and tape.

Tim tells Jeffrey what Darlene said. Namely that she is ambivalent about the colors. Jeffrey then gets defensive and starts taking it out on Angela’s mom. That’s right, Mr. punk rocker tattoo bad boy rock and roll hot shot starts insulting Angela’s poor middle aged mother to her face. When Tim leaves Jeffrey just continues his tirade. “I’m gonna make the dress I’m gonna make and if you don’t like it you don’t like it. I just hope the judges like it”. Angela’s mom asks, correctly, why she is being treated this way. Jeffrey’s responds with “I don’t even appreciate you even standing here”. Oh Christ I want to reach into this TV and strangle him. And god knows it’ll be easy with a neck like his. It just screams out for a garrote.

Jeffrey won’t let up and Darlene tries to tell him that “I know what works for me”. Jeffrey then fires of his last salvo of pure dickishness. “Maybe other people find things about you that you don’t find in yourself because of your own insecurities. How does thatsound?” he says with dripping disdain. Angela’s mom comes back with what I have to say is a good comeback. “I think that if you have your own tastes in clothes that that doesn’t make you insecure.” Jeff can no longer take this kind of horrible abuse so goes off to sew while calling Darlene a “crazy bitch”. Class personified.

Meanwhile, the somewhat oversensitive Darlene’s is crying. Angela tries to console her by explaining that that’s just Jeffrey, he’s the obnoxious drug addict egotistical moron of the show. Every shows gotta have one. He’s like our Balki. In Angela’s diary room interview she is breaking down into tears because her mom was so upset. There are no patchwork flourette designs that can mend the hole in her heart… Back in the workroom Vincent lets Jeff know that Darlene is crying. Jeff remains unapologetic to the last saying he feels no need to be nice to her.

In the break room Jeff’s mom is trying to minimize the damage he did, a role she looks like she has played many times. When she goes into hug Jeff she breaks down crying herself. Jeff, still clueless tells us that “it breaks his heart” because his mom is so proud of him. Back in the workroom Angela confronts Jeffrey about what happened. Jeffrey’s take is that she went out of her way to embarrass her and “I’m just not gonna stand for it”. With that drama out of the way everyone hunkers down and works through to the midnight deadline.

That night when they get back to the apartment Uli pours herself a glass of wine and makes a reference to Laura’s pregnancy. From there we hear Laura talks more about her 6th pregnancy “5, 6, 7 it doesn’t make that big of a difference, I’ll just throw it on the pile with the other ones.” OK, it’s official; I’m now an unabashed Laura fan.

The next morning everyone is excited about the impending runway show. Tim comes in and tells them they have an hour to dress and get their models ready. When it’s time for Darlene’s fitting she steps up to the plate because, as Tim Gunn has said, the dress is a monstrosity. When she goes behind the curtain to change Angela is their to tell her that when the judges ask her what she feels about the dress that she should be honest and say what she feels. Jeffrey overhears this and probably thinks it’s Angela trying to subvert his chances. I suppose it kinda is, but he did make her mom cry, so yyou can’t really blame her. Jeffrey is already smelling defeat by saying he would feel good about going out on this challenge because it was nothing he could have prepared for. These women aren’t anorexic rock stars with bad taste. He’s just hamstrung. Vincent meanwhile is talking to Uli’s mom as if she is from another planet. “Is OK? I come downstairs (Pointing down). We do hair, makeup. I go with you.” It’s like Tarzan meets Woody Allen. With that the time has come and its Runway time.

On the runway they are greeted by Heidi who introduces our judges Michael, his mom (who sounds as if she is no stranger to the menthol) and Nina. Heidi also says that for this challenge, there will be no immunity. The first one up is Laura’s design modeled by Pam, Jeff’s mom. It’s a classic Laura, but not one of her best. The nautical thing is goofy and it doesn’t fit her right. Laura spots this as she’s walking down runway. Next up is Uli’s design being modeled by Kayne’s mom Judy. Its great. Classic Uli print and it flows and fits her real well. If Uli is not showing at Fashion Week in September I will be so mad I am going to drape my BAWLS on the runway. Speaking of which, don’t forget to enter the contest and go with me and drink my BAWLS. They are quite refreshing I can assure you.

Next up is Vincent’s outfit modeled by Uli’s mom. It’s a tan outfit with an enormous collar. I’m surprised she doesn’t have the huge oversized sunglasses to accessorize it. I just don’t get it. Vincent meanwhile is quietly masturbating to its unabashed hotness. It just turns him on man. Kayne’s model is Michael’s mom and it doesn’t fit her well. The colors are nice but Capri pants on a woman that size? Not working.

Next up is Angela’s dress modeled by Laura’s mom Lorraine. It’s a basic black dress with all sorts of layered fringe around it. The sad thing is this is “understated” Angela. Also, it doesn’t flatter her figure. Another dud. Angela however is thrilled. She loves the fringe and how it moves and thinks she really embodies the spirit of “casual elegance”. When Vincent’s sister comes out wearing Roberts outfit she looks like a giant walking hurricane warning flag. I’m not ragging on the woman’s weight but it’s more that Roberts dress is just not tailored well. It’s just a big black muu-muu with a giant red wrap around the top. The pissy look on Patricia’s face didn’t help sell it either.

Next up is nice bit of fresh air as Roberts sister Teresa comes out looking cute in Michaels outfit. Sadly she has had no screen time and we haven’t even heard her speak yet. So she speaks with her runway walk. She does it like a pro. And Michael’s outfit is nice to boot. Black with a printed belt. And it’s reversible! Next up is Jeff’s dress on Darlene. It’s the mess we all knew it would be. A blig blue patchwork pile of nonsense.

After the show they bring them all before the judges. They start with Michael, Kayne, Vincent, Uli and Robert. They start with Michael. It’s a reversible shirt dress and they all like it, with the exception of Michael Kors who had issues with the belt. He felt it looked to “matronly”. Then it’s Uli’s dress. My favorite. I love Uli and her prints. And so do the judges.

When they get to Kayne the mood changes. They don’t like Kayne’s dress on Michaels mom. Nina thinks its too “matchy matchy” for her. Next they talk to Vincent. Before they critique the dress Heidi and Uli’s mom have a short conversation in German. Not speaking German I’m not sure what they were talking about but I’m sure it had something to do with the Jews. The Kors duo both like it was well as Nina and Heidi. Not sure why as it’s just a black dress with a giant clown collar. But what do I know? I got a girl helping me pick out my outfit for Fashion Week.

Then they move on to Robert and the hurricane warning dress. Nina is upset that he went the easy way with the tank dress, and they also wanted a print. Kors says it’s a good basic, but it doesn’t show her personality. The “boring” stigma is staying with Robert. Will it be enough to get him booted?

Next they bring out Angela, Jeffrey and Laura. They start with Angela and when she start talking about “Casual Elegance” and how this would be a great dress that Audrey Hepburn would wear to Jubilee Jumbles yada yada, they cut her off and tell her that it doesn’t look Audrey Hepburn at all. Kors says its more Stevie Nicks than Audrey Hepburn. And fat older Stevie too, not the young hot and coked out Stevie.

When they get to Laura’s sailor outfit they aren’t happy. Kors thinks it looks aging, and it doesn’t fit her well. But Laura benefits by the fat that they go from her outfit right to Jeff’s. They ask Darlene her opinion and Darlene lets loose. She feels matronly and that she would never buy something like that. Jeff tells the judges that “My objective really was, really was, to make this dumb bit- I mean Darlene happy.” Kors doesn’t like it at all. He thinks it looks confused. Then we hear Heidi say something that then becomes one of their tell tale voiceovers. She says “I have to tell you I didn’t like it” which is then overlapped with the voiceover of Heidi saying “But at least I see a point of view here.” This of course means that Jeff is going to make it. It’s the same ploy they used last week with Alison. As far as you knew Alison was making a good dress, so they had to insert Tim Gunn in a voiceover expressing concern about the design so that way when Alison gets booted its not completely out of nowhere. Same thing here. Everyone ragged on Jeffrey’s outfit, but since we now know he didn’t go home they have to insert a voiceover caveat making it sound like there was a saving grace in the outfit that spared him. The whole thing makes me suspect about the judging process of Project Runway. The show has always shined on its integrity of the process, but lately I’m not so sure, after we found out that the producers have a hand in the judging, and with the phony voiceovers, I’m starting to form a theory about how the show is set up. I think the judges know fairly early on who they think the top 5 most talented designers will be. From there it’s not a question of who is eliminated, but just when. Vincent sucks, but since he’s crazy they’ll keep him around longer than they would Alison, who didn’t make for good TV (well, if you don’t count the shots of her in her nightie that is). At least that’s my theory.

From there they ask Angela how she thinks her mom looks, and Angela wastes not time in hurtling Jeff under the bus. “I think it’s embarrassing” she says.

After the judges deliberate (Highlight: Michael comparing Jeff’s outfit to “Comme des Garçon goes to Amish country” Oh my god he is so right!) they bring everyone out for the final decision. Michael gets to go first because he had immunity. Which means no threepeat. Next they tell Laura that she is safe. Now its time for the winner. And the winner is… Vincent. Whoa. The judges must have quite the hard on for collars. Uli, Kayne and Angela are all safe and leave the runway. And the look on Jeff’s face when Angela makes it never gets old.

So that leaves us with Robert and Jeff. And we all know because of the voiceover who is going home. It’s Robert, for his boring two color tank dress. Backstage everyone laments the loss of Robert. Kayne expresses his sadness in a tortured metaphor. “You brighten up my sunshine every day”. Jeff is also taking it hard and in complimenting Robert while choking back tears, also throws more backhanded insults at the others “They’re not all good people, bottom line., and Robert is a good person.”

After that they give Robert a nice round of applause and send him on his merry way. What did everyone else think? Did the right person go home? Did Vincent deserve to win? Is Roberts sister a mute?

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stm007

Posted August 26, 2006 at 4:43 am

I gotta side with Angela and her mom. Jeffrey is psychotically obsessed with hating Angela based on very little experience (she beat him in one challenge, that’s it). He waited about 4 seconds before heaping that hatred on Darlene, the poor girl’s mother, who was obviously one of those quite, oversensitive types, but its still no excuse for the behaviour.
He basically blew off every idea she had and made what he wanted. ANd the whole ‘mixed messages’ thing? WTF was that? She said 2 things – she’d like a jacket, and she liked dark green and dark purple. So he makes he a muu muu dress with a baby blue collar. I felt so bad for her and I think the ‘controversy’ over it is a little ridiculous. Any positive aspects of Jeff’s side seemed to be shoe-horned into the production afterwards and his mother talking about his alcoholism doesn’t excuse someone from being a total dick to people.
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Lizardqueen

Posted August 26, 2006 at 5:09 am

Oedipus…I mean Jeffrey is a known piece of shit. I think we all agree on that. But, let me tell you I couldn’t stand being around Darlene for 5 seconds. She seems like a passive aggressive, whiny drama queen. Bad personality combo on those two. Way to blow Jeffrey’s anonymity mom. A big AA no-no. If someone did that to me I’d probably start shooting up again. I’m wondering if the name discs in the Crown Royal bag have raised letters on them. Maybe Heidi manipulated the choosing by feeling who she was picking. Kinda how I always get the Q in Scrabble. Doh!

Laura and I obviously have the same parenting style. Love her! Makes me want to have a whole mess of kids and lock them up in the basement. What’s up EdHill?

We now know officially that Michael Kors really is half Oompa-Loompa.

Vincent’s design was good for Vincent. But the winner? That’s crazy talk. It didn’t even look like it fit well to me. I’d also like to adapt my “who is Vincent” idea a tad. If Peter Falk, Madeyoulaugh, and Jeff Conaway (you know Kenickie from Grease?) had a love child it would be Vincent.

Uli made the most beautiful outfit of all. And she fulfilled the challenge. Her job was much harder than Michael’s (fantastic dress) or Vincent’s, because Kayne’s mom was a really big lady. She was also a breath of fresh air. It was adorable when she was talking about working it on the runway. Most of the models were so uncomfortable and wooden, I felt really bad for them.

If the booting of Robert was a production manipulation it was an error. Keeping Jeffrey around because he’s a character is just wrong. He ain’t a character. He’s just an angry asshole. Nobody “loves to hate” Jeffrey. Everybody just hates him, even Jesus. He’s not even remotely a Santino. Robert was amusing and snarky. His clothes weren’t any worse than Jeffrey’s.
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conrad5

Posted August 26, 2006 at 5:37 am

It’s not cool to dis someone’s mother…this is a truism that Jeffery should have tattooed across his neck (in mirror image), so that he can read it every morning as he shaves. Just as I was starting to warm to the guy, he acted as if Tim Gunn said: “people, it’s make like a jerk time!” You’ve got to respect the guy for overcoming his alcohol/drug addiction and transforming himself from a homeless junkie into a successful designer. His mother ( who’s quite attractive) is obviously very proud of him, and rightfully so. This, however was not one of his finest moments.

Speaking of dissing, I know its heresy to diss Tim Gunn on this blog, but he was a smarmy instiGAYtor who contrived this whole conflict out of pure, bitchy spite. He totally misrepresented Jeffery’s intentions with the periwinkle (or “blue”, as the rest of the world calls it) fabric. Jeffery was planning on using it as an accent color, but Laura’s mother thought it was to be used as a principal component of the dress. It really didn’t matter, though. No color scheme could have made that whammo-bird collar look like anything other than a hang glider, or top half of a uniform for a gay bowling team. And after Jeffery reduced the poor lady to tears, there was absolutely nothing he could design that she would ever like.

Tim seems especially effeminate and intrusive this season. It’s like when referees start calling a bunch of petty fouls during the last few minutes of a a basketball game. At some point you start screaming at your TV screen: “Would just let the guys play ball!” He’s turned the volume on the whole gay thing up to eleven…exactly, that’s one louder than ten. Last year he came off as a serious, thoughtful mentor, who was solely interested in guiding his students in the right direction. Now he’s become an over-acting buffoon…a passive-aggressive Rip Taylor, running around the studio while tossing confetti in the air, and shouting “notice me!” Tim has become somewhat of a a caricature of what he was last season, and this troubles me, as I rest my chin on my fist, and look down condescendingly.

We all know the score…the finalists will be Michael and Uli. The only question, is what creative way will the PR people use to showcase the failure of everyone else, and when will Vincent’s car spin out and hit the wall?
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HoneyBunny

Posted August 26, 2006 at 7:08 am

As the women paraded out on the runway someone (Laura?) said they thought Jeffrey’s mom would have a Mohawk…LOL.

The dramafest over Darlene, Angela’s martyr mom and Jeffery, Pam’s douchebag son was painfully funny. But if my Mom ever caught me being that disrespectful to someone else’s Mom she would pull my ear and give me the “Listen here Missy” speech! That is why I snark under an alias~

Kayne made Pamela look like she forgot to take the ‘lobster bib’ off when she came out of the Red Lobster.

Poor Lorraine – she was “Angelized” with fringe.

Sorry to see Robert go…this means the “Lisp Club” is down another member.

hb
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Mehitabel

Posted August 26, 2006 at 7:12 am

I agree with Loo (last episode) and EdHill (this recap) that the winners are determined early and that the “losers” are let go in the order most dramatic. (Loo, I apologize for looking codependent–again.)

Jeffrey’s recovering alcoholism helps to explain his crankiness. And I think Angela’s mom was justified in being upset. I wouldn’t want to appear on national t.v. in an ugly, ill-fitting dress, either–to say nothing of being crudely insulted before millions of viewers.
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crazee4mullets

Posted August 26, 2006 at 7:27 am

Robert’s dress reminded me of RED GOD!!
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crazee4mullets

Posted August 26, 2006 at 7:30 am

See RED GOD here:

http://www.tvgasm.com/archives/real_world/002688.php?page=3
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The Svan

Posted August 26, 2006 at 8:20 am

The Svan cannot believe that it took 3 seasons for people to realize production had a huge influence. Well, duh! It’s not like they state that at the end of every episode (even season 1) that producers have influence. Oh wait, they do.

Fat people should lose weight, they run up healthcare costs for the public and make working with them a frustrating time for the medical staff. Quit eating so much and ride a bike!
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biancaneve

Posted August 26, 2006 at 8:23 am

It was sad to see how poorly most of the designers did with this challenge – designing an attractive everyday outfit that would fit the majority of the women buying clothes these days shouldn’t be such a struggle.

Jeff was such a jerk to Angela’s mother – he could have politely explained to her that the periwinkle was an accent color, but no, he had to act like a prick. His attitude was so insulting. I guess if you’re not a size zero, you don’t deserve to have stylish clothes. And it was telling that on the runway he explained to the judges that Angela’s mom works for the Salvation Army (when in fact she works for the Red Cross), as if that justifies creating an ugly tent of a dress with a stupid vest. Obviously those weird religious Salvation Army people don’t deserve or appreciate good fashion.
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dojean

Posted August 26, 2006 at 8:34 am

Just this once, couldn’t they have assigned models to designers? I was cringeing when all the skinny relatives got picked first. They need to let go of all this fake drama and let the designing and the mixture of personalities be enough.
Next week is bound to be designing uniforms for flight attendants or pilots. Jet-setters, get it?
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Arthur101

Posted August 26, 2006 at 8:53 am

I really feel for Michael – the guy not only considers his model, avoids any meltdowns from other members family, he even THINKS a bit and comes up with a reversible design. Like, as if to say, oh by the way I had some extra thought and time. He isnt even sweathing anymore. And then just to see vincent be symbolically awarded for a big collar, again the same old “basic dress with something in front added” …. its just so clear that the PRunway is being messed with, and that goes to show you how finely tuned it was in the last two seasons. Yeah, Michael, Uli and then whoever…and now we just watch like in a bad slasher movie, to see how each of the others is going to be auf’d. Why not…
12

remford

Posted August 26, 2006 at 9:01 am

You know, I’m really touched and inspired to know that Jeffrey has made such a dramatic turnaround from the self-destructive spiral that took him to the depths of depression and despair.

Thank God he’s “back”, clean and sober, and forging a bold new path, free of his own misery and personal demons, which he now seems hell-bent on directing toward everyone ELSE!

I’m no Angela apologist and believe she’s only there by the grace of God and the fact that He protects children and fools. However, I found her mother to be a perfectly nice lady (if not perhaps a tad bit mousey and a little insecure), and for Jeffrey to whine on and on in his finest victim mode that she is somehow one of the worst experiences of his fucked-up life, I’m beginning to smell a little “James Frey”, in his tales of personal woe.

Furthermore, Jeffrey’s cruise-whore of a mother isn’t much better with her efforts to excuse her son’s actions as some sort of tortured artist instead of apologizing for him and for having shot him out of her crotch.

Christ Almighty. If being clean and sober means he’s going to be THIS kind of asshole, someone slip him a Benjamin and point him to the nearest happy hour.

Have a nice day.
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brilliantmistake

Posted August 26, 2006 at 9:29 am

I have to say, Laura’s looking a lot better with some fullness in her face. Her mother’s passive-aggressive reaction to the pregnancy cracked me up.

Vincent’s dress was ugly and didn’t fit his model. It would be nice to see these guys have an actual plus size challenge, with professional plus size models, dress forms, and a plus-size designer judge to school Heidi, Michael and Nina in how being above a size 10 does not mean wearing muumuus.
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JayhawkAnne

Posted August 26, 2006 at 9:39 am

“If Peter Falk, Madeyoulaugh, and Jeff Conaway (you know Kenickie from Grease?) had a love child it would be Vincent.” – Lizardqueen

Freakin’ brilliant! I knew I recognized Vincent from somewhere, but I would have never thought to add Jeff Conway into the DNA melting pot. That totally brings everything into focus now. Thank you, LQ!
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boomersmommy

Posted August 26, 2006 at 9:43 am

I think Vincent has a William Devane look about him.

And I think Uli should have won love her stuff, this outfit is one I would wear.
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GnomeCorp

Posted August 26, 2006 at 9:45 am

http://ilovecamping.blogspot.com/2006/08/jackpot-on-runway.html
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EdHill

Posted August 26, 2006 at 9:56 am

Wow, with an offer from Lizardqueen to breed, an appearance from The Svan and at least 6 honest to god “LOL’s, these are the best comments ever!
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LagunaBeached

Posted August 26, 2006 at 9:57 am

I thought this episode was pretty good, and like always I like Michael’s design most. DOn’t know what the hell Jeffrey was thinking.
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NB

Posted August 26, 2006 at 10:06 am

I see method behind Jeffrey’s madness. He may have been an ass to an Angela’s batty mom, but surely he knows that crazy/combative/good TV will get you far on a reality show. And sure enough, he sticks around even when he absolutely deserved to go home.

And I’m calling right now that this is the beginning of the end for Project Runway. Whenever a supposedly fair competition starts valuing crazy (i.e. “good” TV) over actual talent it goes the way of the Apprentice and it quickly starts sucking.
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chubbyballerina

Posted August 26, 2006 at 10:19 am

I love that Michael Kors and his mother are twins. It makes me like him even more.
Tim Gunn’s “Jubilee Jumbles” award on his podcast is possibly my favorite thing in the world.
It’s annoying that Vincent won the challenge, but at least he doesn’t have immunity.
And, of course, Jeffrey is a condescending twit.
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GiadaFan

Posted August 26, 2006 at 10:27 am

I always love me some good TV, but Jeffrey really made himself look like an ass.

Perhaps Angela’s mother really is insecure, but he needed to tone it down a tad.

I too am sad that Alison was let go. Outside of being an actually consistent designer, she probably didn’t add enough TV drama. She’s still a cutie though, lithp and all.

Michael, Uli, and some wackjob will be in the top three. The producers always need to throw in some unskilled home-designer to make the public feel like they could do this too. My bet is on Mz. Angela Rosettes.
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Mulv

Posted August 26, 2006 at 10:46 am

Oh EdHill, your attention whoring knows no bounds. That baby picture of you is a shameless ploy to garner yet more cooing from your female fans. That said, it worked. That’s a freaking adorable picture.

I am sad to see Robert go. He wasn’t that bad. I think Jeffrey is an asshole and his behavior was classless and flat out rude. The fact that Darlene may or may not be a little annoying is no excuse.

I don’t really understand why Vincent won this challenge. His wasn’t the worst outfit of the show but it certainly wasn’t the best either. Eh, waddaya gonna do?
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squeegie

Posted August 26, 2006 at 10:53 am

Wait, with Robert gone, how are he and Kanye going to fall in love and adopt babies from China and go on the Rosie gay family cruise. My heart. It’s broken.
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heehaw

Posted August 26, 2006 at 11:01 am

i watch the show to see hot models and drama. this week i only got drama. please no more mommy episodes. just because the challenge is original does not mean it is a good one. hell i can think of plenty original challenges.. how about designing outfits for dwarfs? wow that is original and fresh, but who wants to see that? ……
well maybe that is a pretty good idea… and they could all be drunk and pissed off… yeah and well you get the idea. lets see PR sell that one
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heehaw

Posted August 26, 2006 at 11:26 am

conrad5 thank you for bringing up the fact that tim gunn is definitely getting gayer. the lisp the wrist ect… i thought i was the only one to notice.
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sg-dub

Posted August 26, 2006 at 11:35 am

It would be nice to see these guys have an actual plus size challenge, with professional plus size models, dress forms, and a plus-size designer judge

No it wouldn’t.
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Leah3t

Posted August 26, 2006 at 2:30 pm

remford- good point! that guy went to hell and back and decided to bring all it’s venom with him, apparently. Being mean to a mom, esp a little cute mousey mom, is horrible.

However (I know this could be editing) I noticed Angela seemed to get a lot more worked up about the treatment of her mom when she could get full on camera time than actually taking a second to give her mom a hug when she was actually in the room with her.

Laura is a ton of fun to watch, but a lot more fun when wearing high necked numbers, as she was in the judging here.

Kayne’s mom was great. “where would you wear this?” “out to dinner with my husband. at chevy’s”

Great p.r. article in this week’s entertainment weekly.
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murphena

Posted August 26, 2006 at 2:38 pm

EdHill I look forward to your recaps more than I do the actual show! I’m convinced that even before the competition starts they have picked out who the final 2 will be — in this case Michael and Uli. And while I think Laura should the third, that would be way too boring so it probably will be Angela who has no real chance of winning. Their harsh critique of Laura this week definitely set the stage.

I didn’t think Robert’s outfit was the worst (that honor goes to Jeffrey) but the judges were going to send him home no matter what. If he had done something he wanted, the judges would have blasted him for “not listening to your client.” At least Vincent doesn’t have immunity next week.

And as someone who does not have a model figure (and who’s also 40), I can tell you that Uli’s outfit is the only one I would consider wearing. Women who wear a size 14 or over want clothes that fit well and don’t make them look any bigger — except for Uli, all the designers’ models looked even bigger than they were. But you can’t really blame Robert — he’s used to designing for Barbie after all.
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TheBeanQueen

Posted August 26, 2006 at 6:50 pm

Oh my lordie. I just listened to Tim’s podcast for the first time and he said, “fashion bitch-slap!!!!!” Maybe it’s the wine talking but that might be funnier to me than “that crotch is insane!” I can’t wait to secretly pass out fashion bitch-slaps. I’d so go lezzie for Tim Gunn.

As a fellow carpenter’s dream redhead (team firecrotch!) I was a good bit freaked by Laura but I am quickly falling in lurv.

Vincent needs to be ‘auf-ed’ and sent back to 1988. Seems like he was happy there and obviously very aroused.
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c-wise

Posted August 26, 2006 at 7:04 pm

EdHill – Is that Connecticut in the background of your Top Model-esque photo?

I don’t think Angela’s mom overreacted. Jeffrey was being quite rude… can you imagine how he would’ve reacted if someone talked like that to his mom?

Bring back the adorable Alison!
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maybeimamazed02

Posted August 26, 2006 at 8:51 pm

My thoughts:

1. I didn’t think Vincent had a chance in hell of winning. Maybe the judges thought the big collar was Euro?

2. Michael seems the most well-adjusted of the bunch. His mom was cute. It was also sweet seeing Uli and her mom together.
Kayne’s mom seems like a lot of fun.

3. Kayne got a bum rap for his outfit. Maybe the capris weren’t a good idea, but I thought the top was pretty, and Michael’s mom seemed to like it too.

4. I was sad to see Robert go, BUT he had been warned about the boring-ness of his designs. Obviously, he was a very well-liked guy among the designers, as he was the only one so far who warranted an ovation AND a Tim Gunn hug!

5. I would have worn Michael’s shirtdress. Adorable, and very Diane von Furstenburg. I’m with everyone else in predicting him and Uli at Fashion Week. The “wild card” remains to be seen: could very well be Angela (she HAS done some cute stuff, her Audrey Hepburn dress two weeks ago was lovely) or possibly Laura (although she doesn’t seem to have enough versatility).
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maybeimamazed02

Posted August 26, 2006 at 8:56 pm

Oh yeah, and:

6. Third person at Fashion Week could also be Kayne. Last week’s dress was horrible, but his Marilyn dress was gorgeous…he’s definitely got talent, and he has a great TV personality without being too fake (you get the feeling he’s that way all the time).

7. Jeffrey’s mom should indeed be proud of her son: he battled drugs and alcohol and now has his own company. Cool. However, he was an asshole to Angela’s mom. Whether he was doing it for the cameras, or whether he’s still a little messed up (or a combo of both), I don’t know, but he was awful and mean and unprofessional. No excuse for that.
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Aries

Posted August 26, 2006 at 9:04 pm

If I’d been a contestant, PR would have had their second elimination this season because I would have given Jeffrey the beatdown of his life. Rehab would have seemed like a picnic after I got through with him. It’s beyond me how all of the other contestants remained so calm. Despite how much they dislike Angela, it’s still no reason to just stand there while Jeffrey picks on her mother. In season 1, there was just as much hate (or more) towards Wendy Pepper, yet when her mother and daughter arrived, Kara Saun and Jay were friendly and welcoming. They probably would have been that way even with the added pressure of having to design an outfit for them. But then that’s the difference between the season 1 group and this season 3 group, who on the whole are not a likeable bunch. I haven’t like Jeffrey from the start, and I only hope that this episode will only serve to dissuade consumers from buying from his line in the future.
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zevonia

Posted August 26, 2006 at 9:29 pm

“Keeping Jeffrey around because he’s a character is just wrong. He ain’t a character. He’s just an angry asshole. Nobody “loves to hate” Jeffrey. Everybody just hates him, even Jesus.”
Lizardqueen, that was priceless.
Jeffrey was a complete ass and for no good reason. Well, no sane reason. I think his demons include paranoia and he felt Angela’s Mom was trying to keep him from winning. He became very upset when she was talking to Tim without him as if she was trying to sabotage Tim’s response to the outfit. Don’t worry Jeffrey, your design sabotaged Tim’s and the judges’ responses.
Oh yeah, I actually got to see this episode and most of the garbage one in repeats tonight. My brother was gone for the evening and said I could come over and watch. He even came home early and didn’t throw me out (though he did roll his eyes when he saw the screen). I thought Uli’s outfit was much better than Vincent’s which didn’t fit Uli’s Mom very well. Robert’s may have been boring but at least Vincent’s sister liked it as opposed to Angela’s Mom who didn’t like Jeffrey’s and it didn’t fit her well. I have to agree with everyone else that this season seems very fixed. At least Michael and Uli deserve to win.
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MelanieM

Posted August 27, 2006 at 2:36 am

“Vincent meanwhile was quietly masturbating…” Oh God how I laughed, this guy is so fucking creepy. He is so the guy you find masturbating next to your car when you come out of the mall.
Heidi and Uli’s mom possibly talking about the Jews, so wrong but so funny. EdHill, you are the shit.
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mspixiechick

Posted August 27, 2006 at 7:30 am

When Angela’s mom first came out wearing Jeffrey’s design, I thought she had left her shirt on under it. Then I realized it was part of the dress, but it didn’t seem integrated at all. I thought for sure Vincent would be called out for his dress. Robert was cut for being too boring, but honestly Vincent’s dress was boring to me, and it was ill-fitting. Uli should have won this time.
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TimGunnSucks

Posted August 27, 2006 at 8:03 am

Other than Michael’s foxy short-short set, Laura’s elegant pantwear, and Angela’s INC set and Audrey Hepburn dress, the clothes this season leave much to be desired. NB is absolutely accurate: this show’s starting to suck.

And the fat-bashing on set and here at TVGasm is beyond silly (though it doesn’t surprise me that Tim Gunn hates fem fat).
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kensrus

Posted August 27, 2006 at 8:25 pm

Am I the only one who likes Jeffrey? Angela and her mother are just alike with their passive/aggressive tendencies, and I don’t blame Jeffrey for reacting the way he did. I admire him for standing up to Angela’s mother the same way he stands up to Angela (and Laura, for that matter.)

Jeffrey has won his personal battles, and it wouldn’t surprise me to see him go far in this fashion battle. Go Jeffrey, GO!

Poor Robert! Seems he froze after the first week. If he had designed trampy outfits like Mattel does for their playline dolls, he’d still be in the competition.
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kensrus

Posted August 27, 2006 at 8:31 pm

And what was that thing that Vincent designed?!? The fabric showed every bump, bulge, and flaw that Uli’s Mom possessed! How could that dress have won over Uli’s, Michael’s, or even Kayne’s design??

I almost expect to see Vincent design a frock for Jane Jetson next — complete with orbital rings around the neck and waist!
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Fitz

Posted August 27, 2006 at 9:37 pm

I just wanted to say…
a)while I do not like Jeffery, From the show and Tim Gunn’s comments Angela and her mom, seemed a bit out to get him.
b)I felt a bit sorry for Robert, since apparently Vincent’s sister had very strong ideas about what she wanted and he was quite limited by those.
c)Uli should have so won that challenge…
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gasmgrrl

Posted August 27, 2006 at 10:27 pm

1) Uli should have won

2) I love that Michael Kors and his mom are adorable, tiny orange twins. They even wore the same outfit to brunch!

3) Top three: Michael, Uli and Jeff. Angela is crazy enough to go to top 3, but she will not cause any drama with Michael and Uli – who are the two most laid back, non confrontational people on the show. THe only person who is a big enough dick to fight with those 2 is Jeff. Bravo will make sure he is at fashion week.

4) The fat bashing on this blog (my favorite blog of all time) is sad, not funny, and beneath the usually hilarious writers of tvgasm. Dudes lighten up ! Who wants to hang with these anorexic, purging size 2 girls? They taste like throw up.
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YouWannaBMe

Posted August 28, 2006 at 10:01 am

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pinkspatzi

Posted August 28, 2006 at 11:13 am

I know I’m late to comment…I’ve actually gotten some work done this week. Anyway, if that had been MY mother that Jeffrey had made cry, they would have had to pull me off of him. He’s a sore, sore loser and a piss-poor designer. Even IF Angela’s mom were out to get him, which I doubt, he could still have designed a nice outfit…if he had any talent.
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Memememe

Posted August 28, 2006 at 9:01 pm

Conrad5! You are so right. In the whole exchange, it was TIM who Jeffrey should have bitched out. From here, Tim instigated the whole thing. Angela’s mom wasn’t trying to dig Jeffrey — Tim was giving Angela’s mom fuel.

All three of them suck, Tim just less than the other two. I really wish Jeffrey had left. I’m tired of hearing and seeing him.
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juddfan

Posted August 29, 2006 at 3:26 pm

I can’t believe I forgot to look for this recap–thanks all for the laughs, and snark. I have to say, it’s the lowest to take out your petty girl fight on someone’s mother, the poor thing.

what is with this half hour to design, pick fabric, and one day etc, I want to see some good stuff on this f***ing show, and I see nothing wrong with giving them a frickin’ minute to come up with something totally outside of what they are used to.

I’m no fashion designer, but even I know verticle stripes and lines help trick the eye, and Robert should have put the red in the center of the black to create some of that. What a sad sack Vincent’s sister was, could she have been more grim . . .

Uli was robbed for sure! Possibly not the first time. I too, thought Vincent’s dress had an awkward fit, not as bad as Laura’s though.

No matter what, I seem to be rooting for Angela ,but I want another Audrey Hepburn effort from her, girl, fringe was never in! Possibly never will be!
Did anyone else notice that dress went for 3 times everything else on the auction site . . . 1455, and the Macy’s one, second highest at 710. ish.

I was thinking the jetsetter would be Heidi, but I guess we’ll see . . .
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juddfan

Posted August 29, 2006 at 3:27 pm

I can’t believe I forgot to look for this recap–thanks all for the laughs, and snark. I have to say, it’s the lowest to take out your petty girl fight on someone’s mother, the poor thing.

what is with this half hour to design, pick fabric, and one day etc, I want to see some good stuff on this f***ing show, and I see nothing wrong with giving them a frickin’ minute to come up with something totally outside of what they are used to.

I’m no fashion designer, but even I know verticle stripes and lines help trick the eye, and Robert should have put the red in the center of the black to create some of that. What a sad sack Vincent’s sister was, could she have been more grim . . .

Uli was robbed for sure! Possibly not the first time. I too, thought Vincent’s dress had an awkward fit, not as bad as Laura’s though.

No matter what, I seem to be rooting for Angela ,but I want another Audrey Hepburn effort from her, girl, fringe was never in! Possibly never will be!
Did anyone else notice that dress went for 3 times everything else on the auction site . . . 1455, and the Macy’s one, second highest at 710. ish.

I was thinking the jetsetter would be Heidi, but I guess we’ll see . . .
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Loo

Posted August 29, 2006 at 6:31 pm

“Angela is crazy enough to go to top 3, but she will not cause any drama with Michael and Uli – who are the two most laid back, non confrontational people on the show.”

I prefer both Angela’s and Laura’s designs to Uli’s, but I think this assessment may be at least partly right. Jeffrey’s been retained to keep things nasty to the end.
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YouWannaBMe

Posted August 30, 2006 at 6:08 am

I’m pretty sure that the “jetsetter” for the next challenge is going to be a powerful/social MAN and for the first time ever they’ll have to design menswear. Why else would Uli be so shocked to shit? Making uniforms for flight attenedants is peanuts compared to the last few challenges- and not all that “shocking”. Yep, my bet on this week’s challenge is that they’ll have to do menswear.
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YouWannaBMe

Posted August 30, 2006 at 6:09 am

I’m pretty sure that the “jetsetter” for the next challenge is going to be a powerful/social MAN and for the first time ever they’ll have to design menswear. Why else would Uli be so shocked to shit? Making uniforms for flight attenedants is peanuts compared to the last few challenges- and not all that “shocking”. Yep, my bet on this week’s challenge is that they’ll have to do menswear.

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