Tim comes around to check on progress. He loves what Korto's doing when he thinks it's inside out, but when he realizes that all of her crooked ass darty pleats are the look, he is wordless. Her head snap rolls back, then she says says "hold up" and kinda glares at him until he sputters out that she needs to make it perfect or it will be a hot mess. Hot mess? For Tim Gunn, that's like saying the f word.
Oh HELL no you didn't, you tight assed Redenbacher!
Tim walks over to Suede next and asks how he's doing. "I'm crazy!" We get it! Tim waits for more than a cheap wacky personality ploy to get more airtime, and when Suede shows off his mess of torn red and tan strips tied and pinned to his dress form. Suede says that he's also adding a tulle skirt. And then Tim pokes his eyes out and becomes my hero forever. No. Instead, he says "I'm very excited by this" with no trace of sarcasm. I think Tim might think this dress is actually going to be one of those braided straw things you put your two index fingers in and then pull until they're stuck. What the fuck were the point of those things anyway and who invented them?
Someone "wacky" no doubt.
Wesley's next and Tim doesn't say his dress looks like Korto's or that it could very well turn into a hot mess. Korto is so going to have a whisper fest about that one. Leanne has draped all sorts of big brown swirls all over her brown dress to make it look different from Wesley's, and Tim says that it's way too much and she needs to calm the fuck down. "Don't force it, resolve it." Leanne doesn't understand what that means, so she adds about twenty more loopy squircangles. How many of you are kinda missing rosettes right about now?
After Tim is done wondering aloud in subtle ways what the casting department was smoking when they came back to work this season, he announces that the winner of this challenge won't get immunity, but their design will be sold on Bluefly.com! What an honor! Furthermore, the guest judge will be one of the hottest young actresses in Hollywood! I can't wait to see what Tim Gunn's idea of who the hottest young actress in Hollywood is.
She's a triple threat! What's cuuler than that?
The night is almost over so everyone's rushing to get er done, as usual. Wesley has been complaining all day and night about how his dumb ass model bought horrible fabric. It's getting annoying, but it's nothing compared to Stella. She starts droning on and on about leathuuh and how it's all she evah wants to use because she's very hiiiip and uuuuurban. Blayne starts making fun of her heavy accent and whiney drone behind her back. When the cracked out tanning bed addict thinks you're annoying, it's seriously time to check yourself. She hears him and makes fun of the big gap in his teeth. Then they hug and he tells her that he loves her leather face. Still hating Blayne, but LOL.
The next morning, Keith starts the day by making Daniel's bed because "he's my buddy." Darn. -1 from my straight theory. Suede tells us how nervous everyone is. He's got all sorts of camera time today. I hope that means he's getting the axe tonight. The designers get to the workroom and everyone rushes around with the usual I'm not gonna finish bs. Except that this time I don't think it's just edited to look that way to stick with the formula, because Tim comes in and kinda freaks out that no one's finished yet. Second episode, second mini freak out from Tim. I hope it keeps going downhill just to see him lose his shit. Korto is also happy with the shitty turnout this week, as it's easier to be mediocre as a group than just personally mediocre.
Daniel is having the most trouble finishing on time, but there are other disasters looming. Jerrel notes that "team ugly brown fabric" is looking scared, as they should. I always hope the biggest ass gets cut and since we haven't seen anything he's been working on, hopes are high that it will be him. It's been said that there's not really anyone to root for this year and I totally agree with that. On the bright side, there are plenty of people to root against, and it's actually almost just as fun.
At some point, we get to see this ass cry like a little sweaty girl. How can you not look forward to that?
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Comments (21)
Okay, "squircangle" is my new favorite word to replace "Holla" and "cuul"! *snap* *snap* Flipit, you PEED, gurl!
love, J-Mo :)
1 of 21 | Posted by J-Mo | Posted on July 24, 2008 8:34 AM
Hey Flipit, sooo glad your recapping PR (fav show/fav recapper). I have a question though, on the poll, I could have sworn that Suede's talking in the third person recieved 47% of the votes, yet they circled the first one (tanolishous) with 30-something percent. Did I see it wrong, or did they make a boo boo? Let me know.
2 of 21 | Posted by featherhead | Posted on July 24, 2008 8:54 AM
Awesome as usual, Flipit!
3 of 21 | Posted by Clair | Posted on July 24, 2008 8:59 AM
flip, please call Suede "Pleather" from here on!! LOL. Love.
I thought the same thing about Stella's model buying the fabric: like she could do any worse!
And featherhead, you are correct. I caught that too.
4 of 21 | Posted by Pegster | Posted on July 24, 2008 9:23 AM
Glad Shorts is gone. He was such a bore.
5 of 21 | Posted by foxbasealpha | Posted on July 24, 2008 9:35 AM
Great work as usual - and kudos for getting done so FAST! Tim Gunn would be impressed.
Your Scott McClellan line stole the entire recap - well played.
6 of 21 | Posted by chelle | Posted on July 24, 2008 10:49 AM
Maybe Suede's dress looked better in person because I honestly did not like it.
I also noticed in one of the interviews that Stella looked a lot better with the right make-up... I'm sure they'll do a montage of her talking about leather on the reunion show near the end.
7 of 21 | Posted by murphena | Posted on July 24, 2008 11:23 AM
I will never get tired of Project Runway as long as I have these recaps to look forward to the day after. And so fast!
I looked up Holla in some online dictionary and found out it's something guys say to hot girls (that being not me) when they want to hook up later. So that's why I've never heard it before...
You keep calling Blayne Bryce, Flipit. Given that Blayne looks just as sun-damaged and wind-eroded as Bryce Canyon, it's understandable.
I'd call Suede Polyester, but I like John Waters too much to do that to him. But I liked his dress yesterday, so ouch.
And J-Mo, given the geniuses on SG this year, they are bound to cut someone's hair in the shape of a squircangle yet...
8 of 21 | Posted by sayhuh | Posted on July 24, 2008 1:10 PM
Flip it, You are too good to us!!!!! thanks again for gitin' it right out there!!!! Too funny about Tim losing it, on the show and here, I did always wonder about those deadlines and whether there was some wiggle room . . .
I thought Keith's Scarlett Ohara curtain dress in cream was pretty fug, and moved funny, and I confess, the whole time I thought Bluehawk, I mean Pleather was toast, way too much screen time for him not to go, and they hardly showed short-shorts the whole time! I did think blank white girl with the inspired squircangle's was a goner too, she did say she thought she might win, and calling it a school project was LOW!!!!
Leathah is entertaining to me, for the most part, must be the Lawng Eyland accent, glad she pulled one out, and even licious managed to not suck--glad his model didn't pick diaper material!
Independent Eyes Terri was meh this time, but I'm still seeing her as front runner. Like Betty Page and Korto too!
Oh, and Flip, on your "Did the gays give permission?" question, I often wonder those things too, and what is the ruling on Mohawks, and Fauxhawks, and should I tuck half my shirt in now, or all, or leave it out . . . eh, I'll just suck so I don't have to think so hard . . . but do let me know what you discover on the rats tails . . . soooo Aimee Mann from Til Tuesday!
9 of 21 | Posted by juddfan | Posted on July 24, 2008 3:02 PM
Thanks Flipit,
I still love you with all of my heart, but I'm not loving PR. This is my favorite show, but I'm having trouble getting into this season. These people are NOT appealing!! Please tell me it'll get better, please!
Oh, and yes, featherhead, they did make a mistake with the text poll... it was the third person talking Suede, not the tanorexic Bryce/Blayne who won that one. I guess Bravo with pulling for that leathery loser.
Love,
Michigan
10 of 21 | Posted by michigan | Posted on July 24, 2008 7:06 PM
Great recap as usual..but one thing.. People named Tia are the bestest, most specialist, most beautiful people in the world :0) Just so you know. And not just because my name is Tia too!!!!!
11 of 21 | Posted by cuzimbtyful | Posted on July 24, 2008 7:33 PM
Flipit, you rocked with "squircangle" - although I do prefer them to the freakin' rosettes! No more ROSETTES, ever!!
As for rooting for who to lose, maybe we need a Vote For The Worst Designer website?
I hated Microfibre's dress as well ... and as for selling it on BlueFly.com ... maybe that's why that bitch is walking around airports and weddings naked - all she has to choose from is his horrible dress.
Keep up the good work!!
12 of 21 | Posted by arizonatom | Posted on July 24, 2008 8:37 PM
I can't tell whether the independent eye thing is a sign of severe alcoholism or just plain magic, but either way I'm in favor of it.
I rewound a few times to LOL and to get some direct quotes for this recap, but all I could really hear was that sound chocolate milk makes when you blow bubbles into it through a straw.
LOL! Loves it!
First time commenter, long time reader. Love the recaps!
13 of 21 | Posted by Fluffy | Posted on July 25, 2008 6:55 AM
He said he's salty, not saucy. It means mad that his model was stolen.
14 of 21 | Posted by protegefox | Posted on July 25, 2008 8:07 AM
I can't remember which "designer" (I use the term loosely this season) it was that said it, but did anyone else notice how when they said Natalie Portman's company made vegan shoes, that whoever it was said they use material like leather? Really??? You think a vegan company uses leather. Interesting...
Also, has anyone else notice how in the commercial for the show, Heidi says something to the effect of "What else is there to watch?" What marketing...
15 of 21 | Posted by User Name | Posted on July 25, 2008 11:17 AM
I had to post here for the very first time because I have been reading this and every time I ran across the word "squircangle" I nearly collapsed in fits of laughter. Thanks for the laugh and keep it up!
16 of 21 | Posted by Y3KPhenom | Posted on July 25, 2008 1:37 PM
Love love love the recaps, Flipit :).
User Name: The designer said faux leathers and such.
17 of 21 | Posted by PixieGal262 | Posted on July 25, 2008 3:13 PM
Isn't faux leather a fancy word for plastic?
18 of 21 | Posted by sayhuh | Posted on July 25, 2008 6:11 PM
I was wondering what the fuck was going on through Korto's head when she said "Women from both of these countries have big butts..." WTF?? When did AFRICA turn into a country? It's one thing when other people say it, but why would an AFRICAN say that?? I don't remember which country she said she was from, but I'm imagining she knows... (Gigantic pet peeve of mine...I actually had an argument in 7th grade about whether or not "African" was a nationality.)
Me: African is not a nationality.
Fucking idiot: Yes it is.
Me: No, it's not.
FI: YEAH, it is!!
Me: Do you know what NATIONALITY means?? Africa is not a NATION. AFRICAN is NOT A NATIONALITY.
FI: ...
19 of 21 | Posted by Rock Star | Posted on July 26, 2008 1:18 AM
I loved how Nina said the fastest way to look cheap was to wear short, tight, shiny dresses .... right after Heidi had come out in a short, tight, somewhat shiny dark chocolate dress that looked a little cheap.
I know lots of people love Natalie Portman, but really. WTF does she know about fashion and dress manufacture exactly?
We had started calling Suede "Naugahyde" around here but Pleather probably works better. Less syllables and easier to spell.
Love the recaps!!
20 of 21 | Posted by Mememem | Posted on July 26, 2008 12:39 PM
I know I'm late, but great recap, Flipit!
There's something really off about this season (even beyond %'s not adding up to 100%), but it's still better than most things on the old TV.
One point of disagreement, I kind of like Suede's dress. (I know!) While I thought Tim was insane when it was just a pile of craziness & he was, like, praising it, I thought the final product was actually OK! At least after a couple of glasses of wine & some intentional blurring of the eyes. But, maaaaan, is Bluefly *bleeped*. How would they even replicate that?
21 of 21 | Posted by Lime23 | Posted on July 28, 2008 6:31 PM