Leeloo!!!!

Great recap, Flippy!

HAHAHA! I actually liked Peppermint Patty's top, but the pants were a big NO! Not for Greece. The women would be dying during most of the year wearing those.

Those pants would actually look good on Logan's outfit instead of the boring ones he made. But the vest was kinda cool, and I definitely saw the influence.

But Logan? If you want to design for losers like LiLo, maybe you should change your career goal.

And MN? How many bj's is he giving Kors? That was one fugly dress. He made a Simplicity pattern for chrissakes!

I have to admit that Irina's was very cool, but I was waiting for the cowel to come alive and suffocate her.

What was cool about CH's was the braiding. Ditto w/Indiancornhauser & the necklace.

UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!!!! HOW could they keep MN and kick off FD??? What's going on here?? They picked the right top three this week but I don't get this at all. I think FD was shocked too.

I was thinking the exact same thing when he was whining about not having a degree. THEN GO GET ONE. Apply then attend school. It's not that difficult and maybe you'll even learn something.

LOVED the "hope you're in the mood for a corn dog" line, Flipit. It's going to be an all girls final this time. NO WAY could they put MN or SG into the final three over any of the women.

Dear Flipit,
I am completely flummoxed by the judges this season. Maybe moving to Lifetime was too much for them . . . Nina was wearing the weirdest necklace I have ever seen, Kors wears the same outfit every week, and Heidi is suddenly dressing like she shops at garage sales. Their decisions have been really odd! Well I guess that is really nothing new (Sebalia!) In any case I miss the good ol' days where Nina was bored and Kors was less tan. Great recap though!

"Carol Hannah has ditched her swimsuit sketch for a dress made out of outdoor furniture covers... I think Dorothy Zbornak wore this at least once."

LOL. Personally, I think CH was channeling Uli. Uli should sue.

Fantastic recap!!! Laughing out loud and my dentures popped out.

Loved the photo of you in the sombrero by the way. Was that a bullet-necklace?!

Oh my goodness, a Huskies reference! I moved in the middle of fifth grade from Rexburg, Idaho to Orange County, California. I made the mistake of wearing my Huskie jeans the first day of school. May all those bitches that made fun of me share in Irina’s many gruesome deaths! Thank you for taking me back to that scary place. I now need to hide in a dark closet where I’ll assume the fetal position and hum nonsensical tunes

Yeah, yeah, I'm going to have to take Irina's side here (not only because she's good-looking...great legs...bet she was even prettier with her real nose).

Sure, she may be bitchy, but remember that she's surrounded by the likes of FD and MN and SG(not to mention the other hacks that are already gone), who are clearly no where near the level of competency you'd expect from a competition about designing and dressmaking.

Would you be able to resist laughing at the crap Cartoonhead Boy (excellent call, Flipit, so true!) has been making?

And wouldn't you be pissed off that, after years of effort --actually learning how to sew, for example-- you have to compete against this crop of losers?

Besides, it's clear she's been given the bitch edit, especially since FD turned out to be a limp noodle. Being bitchy only works if you're actually good at what you're doing.

And Straight Guy may be there just because he's a token straight guy, but he really sucks at this. So does the giant Amazon blonde, who is consistently boring.

The only three who have a chance are Irina, Raccoon Eyes, and Gordana Hemminahamminahausen.

But of course they're going to keep at least one of the guys in the final three.

My guess is it'll be MN, because he's so damned laughable when he cries -- maybe it's because of his silly putty nose and the way he always puts his hands up on his face like he's checking to make sure his nose hasn't fallen off.

The only plus side to him staying is, of course, that maybe he'll keep Matar for another week.

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention Milla Jovovovovovich's voice... I can't recall ever hearing her speak before (I know I've seen a couple of movies she's been in). I wasn't prepared for her to sound like a Mob goon.

The low budget horror movie Milla Jovovich is in is The Fourth Kind. The other one is Paranormal Activity.

Love your recaps, Flip!

Dear Flipit,

I don't know how in the world you're going to top the head down the pyramid steps or the nuke up the nostril next week in coming up with Kenny-style deaths for Irina, but I know you will, and that makes me very very happy.

I must admit the theme for Gordana Forever21hausen's name went over my head this week. I guess they must be Jellybelly flavors, but I'm not a fan of the brand. Do you like those, Flipit? What else do you have in common with Ronald Reagan? With all this talk of mall stores, I'm paying homage in my post: Claireshausen, Gymboreehausen...

I can't even remember if Nina was there this week, and I can't find it in the recap. But I'm getting to a point where I really don't care, because Gordana JCPenneyhausen should have won this week and MN should have left, so it's not like having the regular judges (if Nina was even there) is a magic bullet to right all that has gone wrong with the judging this year.

And one last thing: after seeing this week's episode, I watched a HIMYM that I had taped before it, and they were advertising PR promising all these dramatic confrontations - "after Michael Kors gives them a secret project, friends will become enemies!" (cut to CH and SG arguing) "Tim tells someone to tell someone else she's being a bitch!" (not sure, I think it might have been about FD and Irina). This was also on the lame-o Models show, talking about the rerun right after. But I didn't see any of it. Given that they said Kors would be giving them the challenge, and that I don't think they would do that two weeks in a row (or maybe they would, this season has been anything but imaginative and surprising), I don't think they were the previews for next week. So WTF? Where's all the promised drama? Are we going to have to add false advertising to the list of this season's sins?

And for chrissakes (whichever way you spell that?) can they give them something wacky to do? You know, like create a dress out of Legos or out of office equipment like pencils and staplers? Where's the fun? Although this bunch, they could tell them to design for Lady Gaga and they would put her in jeans and a T-shirt (yes, I am looking at you, Logan...)

Wasabipeas, the filming for this season, was finished before the Lifetime contract was signed.

Lifetime & Burnim/Murray have nothing to do with the boring season. The problem with the judging lies because they filmed at a bad time (when Nina & MK had to be in Europe)

Totally a mistake on Heidi & Weinstein's fault. As was the casting.

OMG, I so agree with all the comments, especially that Jellybeanhausen? should have take tnis one--I wasn't a fan of the hairy faux diamond thingy either, Flip--but that rocked in comparison to the others. Uli-yes, MN putty, yes, even Irina's bitchy plight--but keep killing her girl, she so deserves it! And the hate is not spot on always--she was wrong about CH, and I still think Shirin should be in, the judging is wonk-yes!!!!

Love to the Flipit always and forever!!! XOXOXOXO

man, why do I have to be one of those !!!!ers . . .

ohyeah, Flip, you dissed my town (North Hollywood) and the movie I can't wait to see (the Forth Kind) all in one paragraph . . . sniff . . . and I the only one . . . sniff . . . granted, if they don't get off the couch throughout the movie it will be a snore--but I think in the trailer they do. I read all the stories these are based on as a teen, so, yeah, can't wait!

Go 'head and judge . . . maybe I was abudcted before, maybe that's what it is . . .

Flipit - truly great recap!

I finally figured out what is bothering me so much about this season - there is like ZERO DRAMA (in the fashion, not the attitudes). It kills me to use this as an example, but look at Jeffrey Sebilia, even when I hated his designs (which was most of the time) I appreciated that they were full of drama and craziness! Like you just never knew what the F he was going to send down the runway (each season has some of these Austin Scarlett, Stella, Santino, Kayne, Suede..memories..Chris March...human hair gowns..so fun!)

But this season, I got nothing! I mean, it's like they picked up an entire group of designers who have the same dream job: Fashion Director of Talbots. FeatherDuster had promise, but he proved just as boring as everyone else.

At this point I always have clear favorites - but this time, I could care less who makes it to Bryant Park, cause you all know we're just going to see a lot of black cocktail dresses, pantsuits with shorts, and mono-color schemes -

carmelicious (love that sn!) - I couldn't agree with you more. Where's the drama and entertainment? Will there ever be another couple like Andre and Santino? I should hope so. Not only were they hilarious - but, had interesting garments, ta boot. And, Kayne - loved him! So many great "characters", and this season is just bleh. Feather Duster was showing promise, but he fizzed. Irina makes a decent bitch, but she's so dry.

I want my favorite show back!

All I can say is, thank goodness for Flipit - his recaps make this all worth it!

Hackesota stays and FD goes???? HOW?!?!?!? FD at least showed some competent outfits over the season. Hack nods earnestly, flounders and genuinely has no clue at all why his work gets such bad feedback. "It's ugly", the judges say. Fine - then next week, he goes even uglier. This man needs his hearing tested.

This season has been so boring. Only a few more 'aufs' before Bryant Park and how many memorable outfits have we seen so far? They're told to go all-out stage-y for Bob Mackie and they wimp out. They're told to do boring for the Macy's inc. challenge and barely achieve a minimum of boringness. You can't do boring, you can't do crazy, what can you people do??

Flipit....GREAT recap as usual. I agree with the other posters here, this season has been really boring. It's almost like the producers thought "okay, this season is going to be tied up in court for almost a year, who cares, lets just cut our losses and get it over with and move on to the next season".
I can't believe MN did not get auf'd. I am so tired of hearing him whine about not be "educated" like the other designers. Look, I know how tough it is to work and finish college at the same time. But hello, has he ever heard of a library? Can he not read "Fashion 101" on his own? Try Correspondence school? I know the state of Minnesota is not the fashion capitol of the world, but come on. I really thought he had potential in the beginning and I liked him, but now it's just the same old fugly design each week and crying on the runway.
Sigh....at least Nina is back!
Again, great job Flipit...you da best!

Congrats to you Flipit, for coming up with new and inventive ways to kill Irina-Kenny every week! Then again, we don't really want her gone, because, despite the fact she is a bitch, she is a bitch who is right. There's not a lot of talent left amongst these hacks. Only a few of these designs actually evoked the city/country in the photo, and even then it was a stretch. As in, it's cold in Aspen, so I'll make a sweater and fur vest. I thought Logan’s auffing was harsh, though justified by the sheer craptitude of the gray pants.

Christopher: HATE! Why is Mickey Mouse still in the house? WTF? Slightly less volume than his usual bubble designs -- thank goodness -- but still doesn’t evoke Santa Fe. That skirt is especially not Santa Fe. Shirin and Louise must be ripping their hair out. They are so much more talented than this guy. Yes, he’s cute and looks like a puppy, but I am willing to kick the damned puppy. Get out, mongrel!

OK, right, Santa Fe. Yeah, sure, if a fashion-challenged teenage girl borrowed her mom’s Chico’s belt to go out in, then this is Santa Fe. Zebra print does not evoke Santa Fe to me, but Chico’s is very popular in retirement areas, so maybe he has something going.

Logan: Why does he keep making ill-fitting pants? Why? And why do the judges/producers keep him in the competition when it is clear that he is NOT GOING TO SHAG ANY OF THE MODELS/CH’S EYELASHES? He’s already in love with himself and how he looks in skinny pants and there is no further room in that relationship with a carrot-stick eating insect or spider lash wearing blondes. Ha, figured him out. He makes skinny pants because he’s a narcissist: the models look fat in them and he doesn’t, which this somehow makes him look better. I liked his top, very Urban Outfitters/Anthropology. Hated the pants. See? He hates models: if white jeans add five pounds to the figure and the camera adds fifteen, then ill-fitting white high-waist jeans will add 20 pounds to Celine’s figure. Ouch. And black suspenders and white jeans? You will not sell those on me, pretty boy.

God, Kors was so right, these are just clothes. *ALL* of these designs are just clothes. I miss Christian. Oh to hear him lisp “Fierce” one more time. I'd even settle for a Rumi draped dress at this moment or No-Neck's high-concept-in-his-pot-smoked-mind's designs then deal with these hacks.

Nicholas: Ah, Feather Duster, the ONE EFFING TIME YOU SHOULD HAVE MADE AN EFFING WHITE DRESS!!!@@##@$#$%#@^@@! Right. Too much grease from your hair dripping into your ears and clogging up the gears a bit? And what was with the pants? Pants? In Greece? Why not some cute cargo shorts to go with the white, drapy top? Add some lace up gladiator stilettos and let your model go to town! Instead, sad gray pants. Why not Aegean blue pants? Or harem pants with the gladiators laced over them? And if those aren't tight enough for you, then cropped pants, with the Greek key scrolling across the bottom? Then you could at least get a job at Coldwater Creek post-show.

Instead, you have a bunch of feathered/lacey ice capade dresses and gray pants with white piping that are supposed to be Grecian. Sad. I am sad.

Irina: Now normally, I’d hate on her for being a bitch, but considering how sub-standard the competition that is left is, it’s hard to knock her for being right. The fur vest/cowl neck is sort of done, but it did look Korsian and Aspenian, so well done, bitch queen. The color palette was hideous, but I kind of liked the sweater. If only it weren’t the color of baby poo … the 80s thing doesn’t bother me so much as the baby poo colors.

Gordana: Love her. I liked the necklace dress. It wasn’t a huge statement maker, but it was pretty, especially compared to everyone else. Honestly, I don’t get the personality thing. I have met plenty of designers with personalities one-step up from slugs, but who design beautiful things, consistently, year after year. (I think they burn their personalities away when making their collections).

Althea: My favorite outfit; it’s those shorts. They are seriously cute and look like leather. I want. And the floaty top is a little twee, but I like the over all look, even if it doesn’t fit very well. Althea is not too great on fit is she? That blue dress she did a while back would have been super lovely if it has fit. I don’t understand why the judges won’t call her out on it, but then again, look at who she is designing alongside. Anyway, the outfit is very chic and St Tropez. Naiomi would totally rock this look there with her super-long legs.

CH: Gee another long dress. Uli did these sort of dresses so much better. I didn’t like her much at the time because of the amount of float long patterned dresses, but I am missing her now. Then again, Forever 21 does these dress so much better. Seriously, the seams were mismatched and the fabric was just gross. And it was boring. Really boring. Someone compared it to patio furniture covers and I have to say, I have those covers on my present deck chairs. Blends in nicely with the wood patio but fades from the runway. It’s a nice enough dress, I guess. I wouldn’t have minded some sort of accents on it. Terribly uncomplicated design.

This is where I start to get pissed off. How on Earth do they cut Feather Duster for his admittedly ugly arse outfit and yet keep around Logan and Christopher with their EXTREMELY AND REPEATEDLY ugly arse outfits? Who are they blowing? Seriously, this makes NO effing sense to me. Nicholas can at least design -- if you like ice skater dresses and repeated lace mistakes. But MN isn’t that good – in a season where none of these fools would have made the top six in the last couple of seasons, this is sad – and Logan ISN’T THAT CUTE. In a season where the judging seems impartial and whimsy-based, this is a stupid auffing. After all, NONE of those Xtina outfits looked like Xtina, only a few of the outfits designed for the surf bunnies looked like something a surf bunny would wear, and those bridal recreations were fugtacular fug for the sad sort of Cougar who hangs around her son’s 16th birthday party with a pitcher of ready-make margaritas trying to get one of his friends sloshed.

*sigh* I was happy to see Milla. I loved her label with Carmen Hawk and was sad to see it went under. I’m a collector, though, so it made my wardrobe more valuable. Ha. Fashion is fickle. And she should stick to fashion, really, because while I love The Fifth Element, everything afterward has been some variation of the theme: monsters/aliens/zombies taking over the world! Milla looking hot and taking the world back! (And The Fifth Element has Gaultier, which upped the class factor.) And now she is sitting next to Kors -- who could be a zombie invader for all we know. A permatanned zombie invader.

Flip,

I nearly fell off my chair laughing so hard at your Orange Julius Michael Kors comparison. Thanks for the laughs!