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Sunday, September 3, 2006
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After last weeks tension filled episode will we get back to a relatively bitch free night of Project Runway? Eh, Not really. Jeff is still on the show so juvenile dickeshiness is sure to follow. That being said the show continues to surprise with it’s challenges and the directions it takes. This week we get a surprise change of venue as the show relocates to the true heart of the fashion world. No not Dubuque Iowa. Paris France. Even I didn’t see this one coming. Of course this is a trend in reality television these days, what with the upcoming season of Apprentice moving to L.A. A season that I will of course not be watching since my beloved Caroline and George are going to be replaced by the talentless parasites known as Trumps kids. It’s kind of like the last season of Beverly Hills, 90210 When Aaron Spelling’s kid Randy became a major character. You just knew the magic was gone.
But I digress. I think this change will be good for the show and it even tied in this weeks challenge. And while I can’t dispute the outcome of the episode, I still wish it hadn’t gone down the way it did.
The designers are met on the runway by a braless Heidi wearing a lowcut top. Before we get to the challenge however, its time to bring out the models. Yeah! Finally we can wash that 200 pound mom challenge out of our mouths for good. Unfortunately since last week no models competed this means we are going to have to send two of them home today.
Décolletage!
In further evidence that the whole “switching up the model” show tactic has failed miserably, every designer sticks with the models they have worked with all along. It makes sense. They know their walk, they know their measurements and how the clothes fit them. When it comes down to the final 3 its my favorite red head Amanda (OK, second favorite red head after last seasons Grace), Alex and Danielle on the chopping block. 
Kayne decides to stick with Amanda because as he tells us “when she walks down the runway, she f*ckin works it.” Amanda is thrilled to the point of doing a spazzed out happy dance when she gets back stage. Cut to one of the models in a diary room interview telling us how Amanda is obsessed with the show. Wait. What? The models talk? Who said they can have diary room interviews? This messes with my head man. Maybe next year they should do a whole second Project Runway show from the point of view of the models. Get all Rashoman. All the behind the scenes cattiness. All the drama. All the bare breasted tickle fights we never get to see but just know deep down in our heats are going on when were not looking. Yeah. They should definitely do that.
A phantom Auf
With the model selection out of the way Heidi tells them their challenge. This week they are going to be designing an outfit for a hip international jet setter. Of course they all start wondering who it may be. Kayne for some ungodly reason thinks that it might be Tara Reid. The woman can’t even get into clubs anymore so doubt I would call her a jetsetter. But then again, it would kind of be brilliant if it was her. I mean we can all agree Taradise was simply the greatest show ever produced. It showed that she is just as vapid, shallow, selfish, drunk and annoying as you think she is. And it also showed the slow disintegration of her body. When once it looked like this, now it looks like this. Who wouldn’t want to see Laura design one of her low-cut belly exposing shirts for that stomach?
Heidi now done with her tease tells the models that Tim will fill them in on the details. She also says that there are benefits to winning this one that will be revealed in a future challenge. I love it when Heidi teases us. Back in the workroom Tim does his usual “shocking” reveal and tells them that the international jetsetter will be… the designers themselves! Oh Christ another week with no models. This is getting tough. They better make up for it next week by having then design dresses made up entirely of saran wrap or something.
When they find out that they are designing for themselves some are happy with it like Uli, who tells us she already is an international jetsetter so its no biggie. Angela is of course thrilled and jumping up and down. But she does this with every single challenge. Can’t blame her. The flourette queen should have been gone long ago so she has reason to be excited that’s she’s still around. Vincent tells us with his usual constipated look that he’s nervous since he’s never designed menswear before. Form there they have 15 minutes to sketch up their ideas. The jetsetter needs an outfit that’s comfortable and breathable and travels well. Do flourettes travel? Well, were gonna find out. Laura goes with a cocktail dress and Jeff is just beside himself. He’s gonna rock and roll baby.
After the skecthing it’s off to Mood. THere we see Kayne’s white trash aesthetic come out in full force as he picks up the gaudiest looking purple fire print imaginable. The thing is ugly. Like one step above those t shirts with dog drawings on them ugly. Now I start to wonder how his cheesy stuff has made him get this far as well. The horribleness of the fabric isn’t lost on the others as we hear Jeff talk about Kayne’s bad taste and get a priceless shot of Tim in what looks to be a fit of dry heaving when he sees it.
Back at the workroom Uli is back in what Laura describes as another “Uli explosion”. The woman knows her prints. Uli tells us that the dress is for a party girl that you can wear “the whole evening even if you get vasted”. Heh. She talks all foreign like! Vincent meanwhile has stripped down to his boxers (hey, we should all just thank god they were boxers, the last thing we needed to see was Vincent and his nugget pouch) so he can use his pants as a guide. God, where are those models…
Later in the night as they are all slaving away at the sewing machines, Jeff, the poster child for the “Just say yes to drugs” campaign, can’t let go of the last challenge. That’s where he made a horrible outfit for Angela’s mom, insulted her repeatedly and made her cry. Since Jeff wont let it go, Angela buts in and says “if you want to talk to me just talk to me”. Jeff responds with his usual flair and says “”I’m so f*cking frightened when I look at you”. Then he gets all pissy and says he doesn’t want to talk to her at all. THen he says thats shes infinity times infinity ugly and storms off and brings all his marbles with him. Laura, who I am starting to think has become my inner voice on this show, says she’s not surprised that he can’t let it go, “..but Jeffrey’s always an asshole so I’m not surprised to hear it.”
Jeff then lashes out at Angela about how they both conspired last challenge to get him eliminated. Yes of course. Angela and her mom somehow managed to brainwash Jeff into making the biggest piece of shit ever thrown down a runway. It’s all their fault! Jeff continues to push her buttons and then gleefully laughs at how upset he is getting her. Laura once again pipes in that she’s glad she’s not involved because with a one day challenge they don’t have time to “dick around with other peoples personal lives.”
When Tim comes by to check on everyone’s progress he stops ant Jeff station first. Jeff says he is working on his “Rock and Roll blazer”, which is kind of like saying you drive a “Rock and Roll Chevette”. At Laura’s station she says that what she is doing is really different than anything else she has sewn. But from what I can see it looks like a typical Laura outfit. Which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. She’s a great designer in my opinion. Just not when she wears her own clothes. Then it just looks horrific. So this worries me about the runway show. When he gets to Kayne’s station Tim tells him what we all know. “This looks very Elvis to me”. Kayne’s just nods saying “Oh I know I know” as if Tim saying that was some sort of compliment. Normally when you say you look like a bloated aging hick with a pompadour and rhinestones, it’s a bad thing.
When he gets to Michaels station we see Michael is going all Diddy. Pure white. It’s all very Logan’s Run meets Making the Band. When he asks him about the shirt he is wearing under his jacket and he says it will just be a white t shirt. Tim is bothered by it so Michael decides at the last minute to create a sleeveless shirt himself from scratch instead of going with the jacket.
Then its time for Angela. Wow. I mean what can you say about Angela that we haven’t heard before? She decided to go with a puke brown color for her outfit, and after Malan we all know how successful a choice that can be. When Tim says that it looks a little “Holly Hobby” Angela is actually excited saying that she likes Holly Hobby. Jesus, what does it take to insult these people? “Hey I think what your making looks like something Hitler’s insane poo throwing inbred son would wipe his nose with”. “Ooh I like that. Thanks Tim!” With that Tim says to “Carry on, because I’m carrying myself on”. Oh Tim!
Later that night as they start to work we hear everyone else’s opinions on what everyone is making. Laura being Laura says that although Angela is a good designer “wherever she could stick a rosette she did”. Then Michael echoes that sentiment by talking about how she planted two huge ones right on the but. And man, it is pure Angela. Meaning pure shit.
That night after they are done Kayne and Michael decide to go out for some impromptu walk offs on the roof of the apartment building. Regarding model walks Michael, who has had some modeling experience says “I never turn around, just cuz that’s not cool to me.” Amen brother. Whenever I drive I never turn left cuz that makes you look totally gay.
The next morning everyone shows up to the workroom and Tim tells then that they have an hour to get ready for the show. Jeffrey cant stop talking about how awesomely talented he is and how great his outfit is gong to be. 
Meanwhile Kayne is using a glue gun to finally stick the giant purple explosion on the back of his shirt. While everyone is busy in hair and makeup, the closely shorn Michael who has no need of the Tresemme hair salon uses this opportunity to finish his last minute shirt. Everyone is still shocked at Kayne’s trashy outfit. Laura says that Kayne has tacky taste that just doesn’t translate to high fashion. Laura by the way, looks positively hot with her hair down. 42 is the new 30.
After the runway show they are brought before the judges. Along with Nina and Michael, today’s guest judge is Francisco Costa, creative Director at Calvin Klein. They start the judging with Uli. 
Uli live sin Miami eh tells us and that this dress is made for a hip Miami party. The judges like the dress, but think Uli’s style is a littlie one note. They think it works in some situations, but they want to see something else from her.
Next it’s Angela. And the look on Michaels face is enough. She chose as her dress fabric Linen. That’s right, the fabric she chose to represent something that would work for a jetsetter, meaning someone who travels in said outfit, is Linen. The fabric that is eternally wrinkly. And crap brown linen too. And it’s covered with her insane “Angela details” as she likes to call them. Not being content with sticking that crap all over the fabric she is also wearing about 12 different rings and bracelets to boot. Michael calls her out on the fabric. “You’re a mess just standing. So traveling you’re going to almost be a homeless person.” Ahh, classic Kors.
Next we have Laura, looking quite fetching all dolled up in her evening gown. They love it. The only minor problem they find is the fabric that is knotted in the back. The only reason they question it is that it wouldn’t travel well. Next up its Jeffrey. Mr. Rock and roller. Jeff’s obnoxiousness comes through in his presentation but admittedly it’s not a bad design. Except for maybe the “look at me” giant crotch zipper. Trust me Jeff, the real men, if you know what I mean, don’t have to advertise. The judges of course eat it up. They love it.
Then Vincent. A very “minimal” as he calls it, cotton black stretch pants and back top. Its pretty basic and boring and he gets called out on it. When they move on to Michael in his Diddy garb. Michael imagines him going to hang with Diddy in the Hamptons. Maybe listen to some hot tracks from the new super group Danity Kane . Or go for a ride in Diddys rickshaw. He’s wearing seer sucker pants. Which is interesting as I’ve always thought of seer sucker as a brand not an actual fabric. Is this true? What do I know. If Michael Kors says so it must be true. They like it and think it looks great. Then of course we have Kayne. They immediately use the “E” word, meaning Elvis. And they obviously don’t mean it in the nice way. Kors says its way too much and looks like a costume.
With the judging over Heidi tells them that one of them will be out “…but not tonight!”. Get ready for the twist! In order to test out their jet setter ideal they are sending all of them on a trip. The plane tickets are in their apartment and they have an hour to pack and get to the airport. Which is complete horse shit because there is no way in gods green earth you can pack and drive from lower Manhattan to Kennedy Airport and make a flight in one hour. It is physically impossible. The tickets themselves don’t say anything about where they are going so they are all in suspense until they reach the airport. Vincent chimes in thinking that it would be great if they were going to Budapest or Istanbul. Yes of course, lets ship off a bunch of Americans with a camera crew to trounce around the Arab world. I’m sure they would be welcomed with open arms.
When they get to the airport they look on the terminal to see where they are going. The destination is Paris France. Everyone is thrilled. Laura, who has been to Paris numerous times, is actually more excited about the fact that they are flying first class. And first class it is. Luxurious seating, glasses of champagne, personal mini TiVo’s at every seat. First class rules. Before they take off they are greeted there at the last minute by Tim, with his champagne glass in hand. You didn’t think Tim would leave his little lambs behind now did you?
For the love of god Angela, it’s just a glass of champagne.
The next thing you know they are in Paris, or as Uli calls it “the former province of Germany”. And you can tell they are in Paris as they pipe in that clichéd Parisian accordion music. I half expect to see Marcel Marceau walk up to the car and do his “trapped in a box” routine. Which would be doubly entertaining since the mans 84 years old. After brief drive through the main sites (the Arch de Triumphe, the Eiffel tower and a huge pile of stinky cheese, they are brought to Parsons Paris. That’s right, just as TVgasm has offices in L.A., Colorado and CT, Parsons has an office in Paris.
They are brought in to what are now there new work areas. At first they are thrilled but then they realize that there are only six tables when there are 7 designers. That’s when they tension starts. Who will be voted out? They will fond out soon enough. Tim brings in their fashion judge for this challenge Catherine Malandrino. After the “bon jours” and French cheek kisses are out of the way they go onto the final judging. Catherine is ere to judge the clothes after they have traveled. She will then add her score to the other judges and come up with a final tally. At least ahts what I think she is doing. Catherine was speaking in such broken English she could have been ordering a turkey sandwich for all I know. And with a side of French Fires! And maybe a salad with French Dressing! HA! Get it?!
With that our last second runway show is on. Most of the outfits traveled well except for Angela’s. Her linen disaster has gotten even worse from the trip over. After the runway show is over we get a Project Runway first. Tim Gunn himself will announce the winners and losers. Does that mean he is also in charge of the Aufing? AS he reads off the manes he tells Laura and Vincent hat they are safe. Then its time for the winner of the challenge. The winner is Jeff. The French love oversized crotch zippers, what can I say. My main man Michael gets in with a close second place. And of course right after the win Jeff simply tells us that he should have won more than one challenge up until now. I mean, He’s so awesome you know? How can they not see it?
Tim then says Uli is also safe. That leaves us with Angela and Kayne. Elvis and the homeless girl. Catherine tells Kayne that he looks “ree-dicolous!” and that Angela looks like she is coming “from anozer vorld!”. I personally think she looks like a pile of merd.
The decision is made and Angela is out. Jeff, being even more of an ass in victory throws some more insults her way as she leaves saying she isn’t a designer but more of a “macaroni gluer”. That’s our Jeff. This outcome is not the one I was hoping for. I mean, clearly Angela’s outfit was the worst but I just didn’t want her to leave until afeter Jeff left. The guys such a jackass I didn’t want to see hi get the satisfaction of seeing her go. Alas the fashion gods have ruled and Kayne and his cheesiness stays.
The Tim Auf
What did everyone else think are they excited the show is now in Paris? Is there anyone out there that thinks jeff isn’t a complete tool?
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I love the fact that they’re now in Paris and hopefully that will play into some of the challenges.
Angela so deserved to be sent home for her version of a jet set outfit. Don’t people in Ohio ever go anywhere besides swap meets and flea markets? It really did look like an arts and crafts project. I wasn’t a fan of Uli’s dress this week — her patchwork skirt reminded me of something that Angela would do and considering she had to hike it up while going to the airport it didn’t seem like it would be comfortable to walk around in.
I knew Jeff would win this one even though I wasn’t a fan of his outfit (although I would like to find that rhinestone sketeton tee shirt for Halloween this year). Kayne’s was over the top but that’s him. Vincent was boring but for him that’s good considering some of the strange stuff he has done. And as he said “I’m the twist…”
I loved Michael’s outfit and Laura’s dress as well (something I would totally buy for a cocktail party). I’m still hoping she makes it to the final three. She is the only one so far who has not won a challenge but except for the “sailor suit” she did, all of her work has been consistent. It will be interesting to see if she wins next week to even things out. Then again, Heidi may not like having another pregnant woman on the show so we’ll have to see how that works out.
I liked Michael’s outfit. I’d buy it if I saw it somewhere.
Are you ok, Edhill? Two recaps and no use of the word “cooter?”
I wish Michael Kors had yelled, “That crotch is INSANE!” again after seeing Jeffrey’s pants. (Sorry for two human genitalia comments in a row.)
Michael is my favorite with Uli in a close second. I just hope that Uli can do something different and stay around. I’m afraid her days may be numbered if she continues to do nothing but loud, intricately patterned dresses. Granted I think her designs are amazing and she should have won the “Everday Woman” challenge, but if she doesn’t come up with something new…she may be gone soon.
Love Laura and can’t wait for Jeffrey to go. Does he have immunity next week since the designers were their own models?
If the fashion gods were smiling upon Jeffery this week, then one can only hope that the bad Karma gods are preparing to piss on him soon. I can understand how the judges awarded the hapless mope a win, but it was unseemly for him to feast on Angela’s carcass after she was ejected. Isn’t it punishment enough for her to sit on those ridiculous rosettes for 2-12 hour airplane rides? Her ass cheeks will probably have rosette imprints on them for a week!
Little by little, Uli is exposing herself as a talented dressmaker, but also a one-trick-pony…the Vivaldi of Project Runway. Michael, on the other hand, is emerging as a true talent, with imagination and diverse construction skills. What’s most impressive is his ability to adapt and make course corrections on the fly. When Tim offered him some valid criticism, he didn’t try to tell Tim how he was wrong, as Vincent or Jeffery might have. Instead, he used the advise to make his design stronger. Between the the hot pants outfit, coffee filter dress, and hip menswear ensemble, he’s developing an impressive portfolio.
Call me a bottom-feeder, but I think that the cashiered “zaftig” model was was totally do-able. True, she doesn’t have the body of an underfed pre-pubescent boy, but most people would consider that an attribute. She can hang out at my place for pizza, beer, and debauchery anytime.
Angela stayed 3 episodes too long, but she should not have been auf’d before sore loser/sore winner, stuffed-a-sock-in-my-sequined-crotch Jeffrey.
Kayne is so gloriously colorful a character, who cares if he designed an Elvis-in-Disney-World outfit? I will root for him ’till the end.
Michael’s rejected sketches and ideas show more creativity than all the other designers put together. Not only can he design, but he also walks the WALK! I defy anyone not to LOVE that scene where he is teaching Kayne to strut his stuff on the runway. If Michael wins I will not be unhappy. (And Kayne, boy, you learned good!!)
Now about Laura. She’s at the top of the heap, leader of the pack, head of the class, first chosen on the team, the magna cum laude of self-confident, self-assured, talented, edgy, forward-looking, alpha, meat-eating women of this century. Plus she can design.
Uli has become predictable, and she’s been playing it safe. She needs to design out of her comfort zone to convince me.
Vincent? Oh, puhlease!
Jeffrey should be auf’d next week just for acting ugly. Besides, he won with an aging 80′s rocker outfit. We’ve seen that tired design a 100,000 times before. ˜Nuff said.
I can’t stand the dude with the billboard tattooed around his neck.
His “rock star” fashions remind me of the 80′s- it was a good moment, now let it go.
Love Laura, love Michael, love Uli. Will be happy if they are the final 3.
I actually loved Michael’s, Laura’s, and Kayne’s outfit. Yes, I said Kayne. I know it was a bit out there. But remember they were designing for themselves, not Nicky Hilton, or someone else. So he designed something he, himself, would wear. Yes, it had a very bold print that I would not have worn, but it’s not as if the whole damn outfit was in that print, it was just an accent on the arm and a part of the back. Not that bad, IMHO. Could have been MUCH worse. I think if Jeffrey reigned in his mouth and crap he threw on his outfit, I might have liked it better. Also, something about his outfit I noticed did not make him look better, it made him look much worse. More “hobbit” like. I didn’t realized how short PenisNeck was, or at least looked. I honestly don’t know who’s more of a hobbit now, Lukas of Rockstar or Jeff??? I honestly thought Uli should have been safe even though she played it safe, but she did get the spanking she deserved. I thought it should have came down to Angela, deservedly, and Vincent, for coming up with such a safe, boring, easy, omg what more could I say about this outfit, with Angela, again deservedly, going home. Quite frankly I’m surprised after the recycling challenge Vincent is still here, hell after a few challenges. And after last weeks’ challenge, I’m surprised Jeffrey’s still here. Then again, I was surprised Santino made it to the final 3 and actually made nice dresses and not those freak of a “deer” messes he made, among others. LOL
Good show though all around. It does look like Laura is showing a lot more in next week’s challenge. Is it still true most pregnant women aren’t supposed to fly past 7 months? I wonder how many months along she is and how many she will be when they return from Paris? The clip for the next challenge makes it look like she’s 4 to 5 months pregnant. Any guesses?
I think Jeff made those pants specifically to try and enhance his natural bulge. That outfit was hideous and he shouldn’t have won.
I personally cannot stand Angela, and I’m glad that she’s going home. Micheal, Uli and Laura will be the ending three.
Obviously Jeff is an asshole, but his outfit was by far the best. It fit the idea of jetsetter perfectly. I think it was also really fashion forward even though it has a retro feel. That blazer was perfectly tailored. I would never want to be friends with the man, but I would buy his clothes anyday.
Michael is definitely going to win, but I am getting worried about Uli. Lets just hope our second favorite fraulein pulls something new out of her fashion bag of tricks next week.
This episode was BORING.
Jeffrey is so “rock and roll”…hahaha. Sure.
Hollywood Goth Rock and Roll Lite version, circa 80s. He finally gets his chance to do nothing but what he does anyway, which is to show he is a designer-poser, hiding his “trauma” in design rather than WORKING it.
In this respect, Kayne is healthy in GOING FOR IT – work that Elvis out of your hair.
But Jeffrey, instead of cutting-edge, forward-thinking what rock and roll + jetset could be (think Bowie, or what the hell, think many, many other rockers who specifically DO NOT wear the cliche BLACK, because they are around being fashion icons, who use the rock platform for – hang on – EDGE. HEAR THAT JEFFREY. EDGE. FASHION. FASHION. Not your therapy listening to Green Day.)
So those guys would go to a designer in order to be…BORING BLACK? And because they are TRAVELLING, they would want to WORK IT when they arrive, not look like they were drunk for two days. NEVER. He knows his b-string wannabee rocker list, but not players.
I think Michael didnt get the nod, partly because he KNOWS his players – his work was implying something “urban”, hamptons, diddy, etc..and…I don’t know if that is what PR judges… “aspire” to. Same old same old. Michael is really clear, able to explain himself, and thinks of a client where he doesnt have to fantasize – a la Jeffrey “I am a ROCKER”. He should have won.
Laura did laura and even that really hasnt been much to talk of. Its promoting her as always a one-detail person who needs more time to really USE it (this time it was “the knot”, but in the wrong place, – duh!.. the other time it was the one-liner conceptual joke, the “peanuts” printed over the ass – yes, haha – except forgetting to do any real design isnt funny.´)
Uli actually was correct for where she imagined her dress to work, and why the judges want some so-called universal fashion thing, I dont know. It was a weird cut – maxi isnt all-over wearable really. But anyway. How can you be an “international jet set” person who doesnt change clothes, have handlers who make sure she/he has various outfits readied upon arrival, etc…
What strikes me overall, is that NONE OF THEM had any idea of the current jetset feel or scene (tara reid- beautiful) except Michael. He had his people already figured out. Jeffrey just played imaginary rocker. Laura thought she WAS someone because she has money. Uli thinks travelling as much as an average european designer may, makes her “jetsetter”, missing the point as well of the celebrity issue. It isnt comfort, its photographers and such – and that dress, no, wont make it.
Kayne is soon to go, a pity, then Jeffrey
Angela – well, its all too clear. The whole audience wanted jeffrey to go, but angela went and did something horrible and jeffrey did not. Timing.
As for Vincent… amazing what editing can do. Suddenly he is moody, quiet, thinking, clearer… and yeah, he never did mens clothing before but he managed to do something that even the Calvin Klein guy actually liked (how really different was it from some of their line). Flattering? No. He could have sucked in his gut, or designed for his slouch a bit, but hey…His time is soon over, he can relax.
And..oh yeah, he was calling out angela long before everyone else, he has some credit due.
“And you can tell they are in Paris as they pipe in that clichéd Parisian accordion music. I half expect to see Marcel Marceau walk up to the car and do his “trapped in a box” routine.”
Hilarious EdHill. I haven’t seen it yet, but I’m crossing my fingers that they also included b-roll of people walking around with paint palettes and berets and maybe a can-can dancer or two.
When Amanda was celebrating, I could feel the icy chill from the other models through the TV….brrrrrrr.
When Kayne heard that he would be designing for a “jet setter” he thought of Tara Reid? WHAT? The boy has to stop making costumes and start making clothes.
Vincent said he had never designed for a man before…and he still hasn’t!
Michael was robbed of win #3. He envisioned himself flying from Brooklyn to the Hamptons to party with Diddy…in seer sucker! How cool is dat?
Laura’s was beautiful and classic. And damn it – Bad Mommy is beginning to grow on me…especially when she grinds on JeffPuke.
JeffTool and Zayra should so get together and design crappy clothes for crappy rockers. And I would have loved for him to have gotten “caught” in that insane zipper.
Angela – “Welcome to Paris, now go home”…and to be Auf’d or Au Revoir’d by a french bitch at that!
At first I thought how cruel….then I remembered what she made.
C’est la vie!
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Ugh, TattooNeck…HATE. Last time I checked, “rockers” don’t wear LEGGINGS!! He looked like an evil elf.
I think Laura is adorable now that she’s preggers. A few extra pounds do wonders for her. And I love that she and Michael seem to be buddies.
I may be eaten alive for this, but I thought Angela’s outfit at least had a point of view, and you could tell it was her design. Vincent’s…you could find that anywhere. Also Vincent creeps me out immensely.
Much as I HATE Jeffrey, I loved his outfit and he deserved to win. He looked like a rock star, and was very much in his element (for once, the neck tattoo didn’t bother me).
I was glad they recognized Michael as a close second, though…he had a clear plan and executed it beautifully. I hope he wins. (And he looked HOT on the runway!)
Laura looked very old-money older socialite going to a cocktail party, and Uli looked very young socialite going clubbing. I thought they gave Uli too much crap, and that her dress would do very well for a young jetsetter.
I hope she sticks around, but she’d better do something different next week.
I agree with the people who said Kayne got a raw deal. He is a PAGEANT GUY designing for himself. Of COURSE it’s going to be tacky. And whoever said it could’ve been a whole lot worse was right on the money. Plus, it traveled a heluva lot better than Angela’s (whom I like, but what was she thinking? Read a magazine, and you will get a clear idea of what jet-setters wear!)
Final three: Michael (definitely), Uli (unless she keeps doing the long, loud dresses), and either Laura (impeccable construction and good ideas, but I worry they’re going to get on her for not being versatile) or Jeffrey (for the drama, and he DOES have some talent when he reigns it in).
Jeffrey, though…what a prick. Even Santino wasn’t that mean-spirited.
Dammit EdHill, I love you brother, but I have one word for you: proofread!
Aside from the very brief attention blip in the form of Angela finally going home (albeit far later than her ‘talent’ should have carried her), this eposide just seemed to be a continuous mottled stream of nondescript static punctuated by Jeffrey being a not only a dick, but a fully uncircumcised dick.
I would wholeheartedly endorse and be entirely willing to donate some time, energy, and financial resources to a coordiinated “Get Jeffrey Off The Wagon and Back On The Bottle” campaign. Does anyone have any contact infomation where I could have a couple of sixes of Schlitz Malt Liquor and a fifth of Jack forwarded to him?
I’m not sure the world’s a better place for his sobriety; and I’d be willing to invest in findinig out.
I did not think Jeffrey’s outfit was cool. Did you see the thighs on those pants? So unflattering!! They made him look bowl legged. And his childish ways- what a pain. This is not Santino or Wendy Pepper fun to watch. This is just someone annoying with a gross neck.
I thought it was mean to fly someone over and then just send them back. They could have at least given her the option of staying the night or something. but gosh those pants were bad. And she has been warned time and time again about those rosettes. Wasn’t buying the “I live in Ohio” excuse. Anyone with a tv would have done better than that.
I’m glad to see Angela go!
The thing with Kayne’s model, Amanda, seemed a bit too random for me! Perhaps they are foreshadowing a future incident?
Kayne is by far my favorite! He makes me laugh and he is quirky! He may not be high fashion, but I think of all the designers he’d appeal to the masses the most.
As far as the other designers:
Angela’s makes all the wrong choices. Design. Style. Fabric. Color. Cut.
Uli is boring. Ever notice how they don’t feature her on the episode? That patchwork was too old ladyish. I’d like to see her mix it up!
Michael is very good, though I wasn’t crazy about his outfit this season. It looked liked he was wearing scrubs.
Vincent’s outfit was too boring. It didn’t fit either. I hope he goes next.
Jeffrey is great entertainment. I’m not crazy about his designs.
Laura is a great designer and I’m glad to see her personality coming out. However, I want to see something other than a dress, or a typical “Laura outfit.”
Though I wasn’t crazy about her design this week, I wish Angela were still around. When she gets it right, she really gets it right. (I can’t get that gorgeous black dress out of my head.)
Jeff’s remaining was no surprise, however. He’s clearly the village villain. And this show is pretty much fiction, after all.
But, hey, what’s with the Ohio-bashing? I don’t see any other state-trashing going on.
copygodd is from Ohio. ‘Nuff said.
Damn, I wish the photos were better on the website. I hated Jeffry the prick’s outfit. It looked like rock ‘n roll poser to me.
Linen, Angela? I find it hard to believe she didn’t
know it doesn’t travel well. I mean, that is something a clothes designer should know!
I liked Laura’s but think it needed a different color.
I agree with everyone that Michael is the most creative and so good at construction. If he doesn’t win this thing, we’ll know it was fixed.
I agree, EdHill that it would have been nice if Jeffrey had gone before Angela but Karma will hit this guy at some point. I just hope it’s caught on camera.
Go Buckeyes!
Kaynes floppy bologna man tits frighten me.
Edhill, this is for you:
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KH
If you like Tim Gunn, you should listen to his podcast. He says some funny shirt about the contestants.
He also stated that Jubilee Jumbles winner Angela got to stay another day in Paris to tour around before they jet setted her sad sack back to the U.S.
Also, the first class cabin they filmed in was not the actual plane. It is Delta’s new premier first class service across the Atlantic. Tim Gunn said they couldn’t film while in flight. So they staged the champagne toasting and Angela’s flaring nostrils then all went to a their real plane.
I love Tim’s Parsons counterpart. She’s so right on with her descriptions of the outfits/costumes.
Michael, Uli, and Laura in the top three. Vincent and Angela were there way too long.
Jeffrey’s clown costume was a joke. Rock and roll? That crap was an outfit that you can get from a pattern bought at Joann’s Arts and Crafts at the Del Amo mall. He needs a chin implant and an orbital sander to his neck. All I think of is a crack-addict version of Guy Pierce’s character in Memento.
I am not so sure that the designers understood the theme. Uli needed to hold up her hem, Laura travels like she’s going to some private school fundraising gala, and Vincent crawled into a potato sack. Something that travels well and still looks sharp upon stepping off the plane.
Love, love, love the podcasts you mentioned. Tim was hysterical this week talking about Angela. If you haven’t heard it – head to iTunes now.
Also – I am now not sure if I saw this on the show or maybe it was in the Bravo bonus footage of this week’s episode…but, Tim asks if anyone has been to paris before and Angela replies that she has, “Several times…” Is anyone else shocked by this? I figured she had never traveled out of the backwoods before now.
Here’s what I’m scared of:
A few weeks ago there was a report that one of the PR models got hit by a bus and was in a coma for a few days. When she awoke, her first words were, “Am I still on Project Runway?” The article reported that the model was one who had made it to the final three.
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Sweet_Mullet (#15), I don’t think you understand the beauty that is EdHill. Typos are part of his charm.
Jeffrey, whatta bully, whatta prick. There was no reason to keep on Angela like that. It sucks that not only that he won this challenge, but also had the satisfaction of seeing Angela go home. Karma’s gotta come around and bite him in the ass… hard. But he survived the cut with the dress for Angela’s Mom (which had to be the ugliest, most unflattering tent, ever!)he’ll survive for a few more weeks no doubt.
I was very impressed with how well Laura’s dress traveled. It looked totally wrinkle-free and beautiful even after that long flight. No wonder she has that many kids, pregnancy flatters her.
Kanye pissed me off in his totally dismissive attitude to Tim Gunn. Hey, we can’t have that! When someone, (TG no less!) tells you your outfit looks like Elvis, you need to take heed and change that ugly thing, quick!
Did they really make Angela leave Paris immediately? That’s cruel. It’s an 8-hour flight. Surely they arranged a tour for at least a day or so? Why bother?
I would have voted for Jeffrey’s outfit too.
My hat goes off to Laura. When I was pregnant, no way on earth could I have stayed up till midnight sewing a dress, forget about doing any sort of world travel !
What you fail to realize, Mrs C, is that saying his outfit looked like Elvis was a compliment to Kayne. I’m sure Kayne thinks Elvis is the height of haute couture.
LOL zevonia! I see the flaw in my logic now. Thanks for setting me straight.
great recap! One thing though: Michael’s outfit wasn’t “white” as you said. It’s hard to see on the tv, but it was seersucker (a loose kind of cotton) which had light blue pinstripes, as seersucker usually does. It’s often hard to see close patterns on television; the worst offenders are tight pinstripes, some tweeds, and herringbone.
BTW for anyone in Manhattan – the midtown Macy’s has all the winning outfits from this season in a display window, with the one that won most recently on a mannequin, the rest on hangers. It’s really fun to take a look close up, and you definitely see who has good construction skills and who doesn’t.
I live in Manhattan, and today I saw one of the contestants walk by my office while I was outside. I’m not sure of how Project Runway works, but do all the contestants come back for Fashion Week? Or just the 3 designers. I won’t say who I saw in case it actually is a spoiler.. I don’t want to ruin the show for anyone. But if someone can let me know the “process”.. maybe I did see a final 3 designer!!
I’ve officially made my choice….I want Michael to win it. Every time Tim tells him something doesn’t quite work, he somehow throws together something fabulous in barely any time at all.
Btw, there’s an article in People magazine this week about one of the designers and says that they are “currently on break from shooting”. My interpretation is, they are in the top 3 and preparing for Fashion Week. I don’t mind if this person is in the top 3, but did they have to ruin it? It’s like IMDB.com posting an article a week and a half before Keith was kicked out saying he was disqualified.
oh Loo, guess it’s me and you missing the rosette crazy Angela . . . seems Laura was right, she can’t seem to keep from hanging herself. I soooo wish she had just ripped herself off, and done a version of the macy’s suit, or the Audrey dress, maybe with pants, a different cut on top, or sleeves . . . anything but holly hobby–it’s almost like, if someone had explained the challenge in a different way, she may not have been hung up on the whole jet-setter thing.
Thanks for all the guffaws people, i have to agree, that f’ing studded zipper was hideous, and F that Calvin Klein designer, were it not for him, would Vincent finally be taking the walk of shame . . .
Oh well, guess I root for underdogs, and now she’s gone, so I’ll just root for Michael and against neck-tool-boy, I sooo agree, he’s not fun to hate!!!!! He’s just hateful, and though cruel, I’ll pitch in on the jack, remford!
kerrilp, they do have all the designers watching the fashions at fashion week, and last time, they had 4 designers present to not reveal the top 3–not sure if they did the timing differently this time, so that wouldn’t be necessary.
Ps. Althought the fabric was hideous, I thought the cut and fit of Angela’s Holly Hobby outfit was feminine and kind of sexy, why oh why can’t she get a clue–and nothing against Ohio, that’s where Chrissie’s from, so it’s gotta be cool!
Juddfan, thanks for the info. Well, I saw Laura holding hands with one of her sons, who was about 4/5 yrs old. She looks great and quite pregnant. She was wearing a really nice black dress that looked fantastic on her. I wished her luck. She is one of my favorites, but Michael is my absolute favorite.
Just wanted to let y’all know that not EVERYONE from Ohio is like Angela. Can’t stand her–disliked her from day one. So glad she’s gone. And I must have been the only one who didn’t buy her mommy’s “boo-hoo, Jeff’s being mean to me” act. She knew her daughter was competing against whatever Jeff was doing and had to make him look as bad as possible. Where do you all think Angela learned how to act? The nut doesn’t fall far from the tree.
but . . .boomersmommy, would you let boomer talk to another mommy that way!?
I hope it wasn’t me who implied everyone in Ohio is like Angela (even though, since i like her, it wouldn’t be intended as a zing) but no matter what, I love it when anyone hear goes off on their favorite hated ones, makes my day no matter what I think . . .
and Kerrilp, would be fun to see a pregnant Laura having to put out a line of clothes with the extra burden, though somehow, I think she’s prevail.
On camera, Laura always promotes a sense of comraderie with Michael, or at least respect, so I assume they both are there in the end, because this is all edited before.
But I don’t understand the whole Laura-mommy thing, in relation to winning either.
I don’t see what she needs to win from what PR offers this season, outside of lots of publicity. But that p.r. she already gets with even a second place at this point.
Does she really want some Macys line – or whatever that offer is? I think her client is not there, nor her tastes. And she doesnt need the startup money for a line, hell, her husband has an architectural office in NYC? No issue, he and she can get financial backers that bring more than 100 grand. So nothing with Laura really feels like a fit to the idea of PR – outside of getting some publicity. Even just…six kids – that is just NOT the situation for any hard-working designer starting up.
Michael..Michael.. should win.
Does anyone remember that idiot Jeffrey telling Angela’s mother that he wouldn’t make her a jacket because he didn’t have enough time. That was one of her only requests.
Of course the first thing he does in the latest challenge is to make a jacket for himself. He would have done anything to make that poor woman look bad. I really think he did it on purpose. I seriously want to take a wire brush to that neck.
It will definitely be Laura and Michael in the finals.
here-here, gotogirl! May I also add that, telling her mom to be honest is hardly, “make it seem as bad as possible so we can get him out” as neck boy was accusing her of doing!
Ok, everyone. I hate to say it but Laura is not a favorite of mine. Her designs are FAR from “young” or “hip” looking and she just seems like every other yuppie wife in NYC that has too much money and time on her hands. Granted, she comes up with some good one-liners, but I doubt she’ll be in the final 3. Oh, and it’s really not a big deal if anyone’s seen her around in NYC… She DOES live here… dee dee dee!!!
Michael, Uli, Vincent. Those are the final 3.
“oh Loo, guess it’s me and you missing the rosette crazy Angela”
I’m an Angela fan, too, and it’s annoying how she’s been presented by this show. Her fabric choice for this episode was unfortunate, but she’s made some beautiful clothes on PR and has a bright future ahead of her.
Michael’s been the winner from early on. Not only does he make a good story, but he brings the goods. Some of the others were obviously chosen to play stereotypes–Vincent the Crazy, Jeff the Asshole, Laura the Rich Bitch, etc. And while Jeff has given us every reason to believe his stereotype, I really wonder about the others. Were their moments as manipulated as Angela’s?
you bring up a good point, AufWithHisHead, and how fitting your labels are, extending to crazy Queen and cute blonde . . . no names mentioned (or needed esp, after that first screen grab–and we thought Angela was excited by the champagne!!!
I actually hated Angela after the team work challenge, but she won me over, and I really liked her enthusiasm, and frankly, girl can take some punches. Jeff said so many nasty things to her, and she never hit back below the belt, just restated her point. for example, Jeff said, “is it okay if I hate you”, and she said, “yea, just don’t accuse me of doing something I didn’t do”
How I remember these things, I worry for myself sometimes . . .
Editing the people into “TV characters” has always been project runway.
Something never fits or sits exactly right – like with Angela.
It feels like, in the end, the characters were so clear to type, yet in the beginning of the season there were SO many people – I forgot some already – and it did feel like others were expected to last longer, to be one of the attractive focal points, and someone else other than jeffrey was to be the (Santino-style ) talented “asshole”.
Now as for Vincent – I have no explanation for how he lasted so far over the others.
It seems to me the secret to someone like Vincent staying (besides the input of Bravo and producers) is that you don’t have the BEST outfit to stay in — you just can’t have the WORST one as perceived by the judges. And to be honest, I’m not sure I would want my designs to be judged by Michael Kors — he wears the same outfit every week — jeans, black t-shirt and black blazer. At least he could wear gray every now and then!
go-to girl- EXCELLENT point!
Miss Katrina, Loo, Juddfan, Auf–I’m glad to see your support for Angela. It’s always nice to see people thinking independently and not blindly following producers’ cues.
EdHill, Honey, you *really* need a copy editor.
If I hear Vincent say one more that something “gets him off” I think I’ll pull a Little Britain and spew vomit all over the TV. Thinking of him getting off makes me want to be straight.
“…the Vivaldi of Project Runway.”
seriously? vivaldi?