Christian is confident, no nonsense, and as girly as possible as he pitches his skirt and pleated jacket, and Elisa is also confident and of course, crazy. She has a giant tent cape that can be tied into a hoodie, a ball gown, and a wet suit. She's poly-morphic. Ahh, that's what you call it. I think they make drugs for that. SJP smiles supportively and when Elisa pulls at her sketch, showing that it's a pop up, Sara J doesn't even look around for security. Sweetest ever. As a matter of fact, when it comes time to choose her faves, SJP baffles me by picking Elisa first!! I'm not the only one.

Inside voice.
SJ thinks the look is innovative. Go figure. Next, she chooses Kit Pistol's sweater dress (as long as she promises to check out Garnier's website and fix that straw hair) and Victorya's tired and done shirt dress. Next, SJ goes for Marion's pancho thing followed by Ricky's flowy 70's dress with a gigantor belt. See, Ricky? The look on his face when he finds out that SJP really likes him makes me wince.
Ouch. You look way cuter when you're crying uncontrollably.
Christian gets her thumbs up for his tight skirt and pleated jacket, and last but not least, surprise surprise. Rami! SJ likes that he thought of all sizes in his clothes. By my tally, four out of the seven winning sketches are tents. It's almost like SJ knows 57.14 percent of her audience are having more bagels in the city than sex. And god bless her for it.
Long live SJP!
Chris looks completely devastated, and Denny Crain visibly pouts. Sad headroll earring dangle. Marion seems to be the most upset, and he won. Cheer up, sad clown! SJP announces the winner of this challenge may have their design produced for her Fall Line and sold at Steve and Berry stores across the country. May? SJP is no dummy, and I'm sure she watches this show. Remember Angela's lame short seeved suit with those gaudy rosettes pinned on from last season? Macy's does, and they're still pissed.
Sarah J preens and giggles out the line she's been dying to say all day. "See you on the runway!" I'm smiling and loving it and then a beady eyed goblin pops up on my screen dressed like a cross between an extra in an Outback Steak House commercial and Big Gay Al.
Even the car thinks you need to rethink your fashion.
Why, Bravo? Why? After three minutes of visualizing running over Sebilia with a Saturn, I wipe the blood from my self-poked eyes and press play. Pause. The lambs are still screaming, goddammit!
Tim picks names from a bag to determine the order that the winners will choose their looza partners in. Marion picks Steven, because working all day in a museum might have made him sullen and introverted enough to be a compatible parter for a "calm journey". He looks thrilled with his decision.
Poor Mr. Whipple!
Ricky chooses Jack so he can feel like the butch one in front of SJP, Victorya picks the straight guy, Kit Pistol takes Chris, and Rami picks Jillian, leaving Carmen and Sweet P in the bottom. Sad horns. Christian thinks about it (totally beautiful dick move) and finally chooses Carmen, who practically cheers at not having to work with Elisa. Elisa says in a creepy little girl voice that she wanted Sweet P from the beginning, and Sweet P has trouble concealing her unease. I'm sure it doesn't help that Elisa is smiling like a spiritual jackal primed to gorge on her soul.
You smell good.
Sweet P tries to steer Elisa at Mood by helping her pick colors that are closer to the Bitten line and suggests that she finish some edges so she doesn't look like a soul hungry psychopath who doesn't know what she's doing. Ooooh, I hope we get to see Mean P tonight.
The designers only have eight hours to complete both of their pieces, and most of them are off and running. Chris and Kit Pistol are a match made in Hag Heaven. So are Jillian and Rami, only their Hag Heaven is way snottier and more exclusive. Marion and Steven are the cutest couple I've come across in a long time. Marion whispers everything meekly and Steven answers in a stopped up, tripped out voice that just kills me.
Nize budd.
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Comments (16)
Man this show is great. I'm so glad crazyface is still there. Kinda sad to see sad squiggy leave though. Poor thing.
Love the recap!
1 of 16 | Posted by CheriesTake | Posted on November 25, 2007 3:36 PM
LOL...sad squiggy!
Flipit, Thanks for the good laugh. I laughed out loud so often that my husband thought I was losing my mind.
What a great writer you are...really special around here. Salute.
2 of 16 | Posted by moxy | Posted on November 25, 2007 5:47 PM
flipit I've been reading your recaps since your first one, they are all great. I finally had to tell you that:) thanks for entertainig us!!
3 of 16 | Posted by justina | Posted on November 25, 2007 5:59 PM
Oh my. In preparation for Thanksgiving festivities, I (accidentally?) hurled myself down a flight of stairs & now it literally hurts to laugh. D*mn you, Flipit! It hurts!
4 of 16 | Posted by Lime23 | Posted on November 25, 2007 7:12 PM
Loved your FIDDLER screencap. I laughed out loud.
Also, I think that Nina Garcia might have been pregnant or nursing when this was filmed. Maybe that's why she shows no signs of the botox.
5 of 16 | Posted by ReeseWitherspoon | Posted on November 25, 2007 9:32 PM
I love reading the recaps, so I finally registered because I have to share what I know... regarding the be-hatted crying Ricky, I have worked with him. He conveniently left out all of his career experience when he vaguely interviewed, "I came to NY to dance, and well... I ended up with my own lingerie collection". He did not mention the years of working for other people, designing a licensed collection, and walking off that job literally an hour before he was fired. Another big scandal ensued at his next company, and I heard he was threatened with a giant lawsuit for certain conduct at that job. He showed his collection at a trade show, received small orders, and promptly went out of business. The next I heard of him, he resurfaced on this show! I have to wonder if the Bravo producers did any sort of background check on the people they choose to have on the show... beyond the mess that is his career, he is a nasty spiteful person with horrible taste- both these facts were the reason he was about to be canned before he walked off that first job I mentioned (with no notice- very classy). I told several coworkers that he's on the show, and were so thrilled he was in the bottom three the first episode! One more thing- those are purely crocodile tears being squeezed out for the camera.
6 of 16 | Posted by vivalasvegas | Posted on November 26, 2007 4:53 AM
you're not allowed to use botox when you're preggers? that's when you need it most! like wine. lame.
lime, feel better! i hurled myself down the stairs on purpose this tday. wah me. thanks so much for commenting guys. and thanks for the gossip, viva! i can't wait to see little ricky craaaaaack. what a dope. LOVE
7 of 16 | Posted by flipit | Posted on November 26, 2007 8:55 AM
Hey Flippy!!!! So nice to start my return to work with your refreshing dish! I wasn't hating on Ricky . . . but now . . . well, I think I'm buying what you're selling flipit--withdrawing . . . I know I weep my ass off when I'm out of clean needles--and forget that spoon burning shit . . . I need ready to shoot!!!
Very ho-hum fashion this week, for me, I was confronted at the water cooler and I had to squeeze my little brain to remember anything, other than top 2 and last. Are capes in!? I thought leggings were a fashion don't . . . they certainly are in my world! (unless accompanied by fishnets!)
Something about that Steven guy was bugging me . . . next to go!?
8 of 16 | Posted by juddfan | Posted on November 26, 2007 12:05 PM
"No, God Complex, it's a hypothetical. Christian gives her permission to say he should go since it was his design and she squeezes out some salt as she chokes "him."
I started coughing I laughed so hard at that. My little sister and I are sooo on the same page. I looked at her and she said "Jeez calm down, she's asking who you want to go home not the gas chamber."
9 of 16 | Posted by PixieGal262 | Posted on November 26, 2007 11:59 PM
Great recap!!
I learned two new things from this episode. 1. Steven might be a serial killer. Or Art Garfunkel's cousin. 2. Sarah Jessica Parker has far less fashion sense than most people give her credit for.
10 of 16 | Posted by memememe | Posted on November 27, 2007 9:46 AM
so I went to S&B to buy the winner dress and vest (not to wear together, me being in the Midwest, we don't typically mix and match like that). Anyhoo - the dress is there in plum and black - v cute. But, it is SO shorty - would definitely need pants for fear of showing your Britney. And, without the vest, it is very shapeless - so I sort of looked like I had the shape of a purple pumpking. With the vest on, it was much more flattering. The jury is still out on if I would purchase, but thought I would give you my 2 cents...
11 of 16 | Posted by cfab | Posted on November 27, 2007 1:56 PM
Flip, excellent recap!
12 of 16 | Posted by slutty_whore
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Posted on November 27, 2007 4:53 PM
Steven's nickname should be Slingblade.
13 of 16 | Posted by dojean | Posted on November 28, 2007 3:50 PM
This recap was truely excellent. I spit out a peice of cake when I read the Elisa cootchie licking bit.
I want to add some other factoids though. Steven does have a super crazy way of speaking, but he's no Slingblade. As someone who's dated him he's totally hot in real life, and probably much better looking than anyone who is sitting around home so much that the think using "Slingblade"as a pejorative is still a viable as comedy. Also Steven works at a museum, but one hastens to add, he's a secretary at that museum- not an exhibit maker. Word to your mother!
14 of 16 | Posted by jazzhandstheworld | Posted on November 29, 2007 2:34 PM
Steven and Jazzhands sittin in a tree...:)
15 of 16 | Posted by flipit | Posted on November 29, 2007 4:21 PM
Jazzhands-
Yeah, you're right. It was a stupid comment and a dated reference at that. Just a note of caution, though: if there is anything tougher than the world of reality television, it's the blogs about reality television. Much tougher than what you've probably run into while dating museum secretaries. Be prepared for your ex and his fellow contestants to be savaged weekly. First by each other and next by the blog commentators. The judges remarks will be the least painful things they hear each day. Have fun.
16 of 16 | Posted by jeanhyclak | Posted on November 29, 2007 4:54 PM