Project Runway--Back Again

I finally caught an episode -- the one where Christopher and Epperson teamed up. I thought that one was kind of cruel -- he (Christopher) was getting so much positive reinforcement (reinventing the shirt-dress! exciting!) and then wham, Heidi says it's a shower curtain, and everyone hates it. Even the lady who loved it when he was pitching it. I get how the fabric would make a difference -- cotton vs. that slightly-shiny stuff -- but still didn't really seem fair.

Yea, I know! I think they might have had something if they had made that shirt dress out of a flowy-er fabric. That other thing? eh...I dunno. It was pretty ugly and unflattering. Although, I have to say I saw lots of looks during Fashion Week that had all that neck stuff going on.

The eight remaining designers:

ChristopherIrinaNicolasShirin

GordanaCarol HannahLoganAlthea

IMO, the boys are lagging behind and need to step up their designs if any of them hope to make it to the finals.

Unless Irina screws up very badly, I expect her to make it to the finals. She seems to have a giant ego making her somewhat less likeable than the rest of the designers.

The other girls are probably equally talented, but Gordana is way ahead of them in workmanship skills and she stepped up her "designing" skills on the last "wedding dress" challenge.

Debra, Thanks for the photo guide. I said I thought Shirin would be in the top three. Nope. I meant Irina. I agree that Gordana has excellent skills. If she can consistently keep her design skills up, I think she'll have an excellent chance.

I forgot Giordana. I think she is very skilled. Teh judges don't seem to like her, but she is still around. Let's see if she can step it up.

I'll give Shirin credit for not doing the tacky costume her client obviously wanted, including a shorter hem (she would have looked like Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct) . She had the least to work with and pulled off a nice little dress that actually looked wearable.
When the woman asked Logan not use "wool" or any fabric that exploited an animal I wanted to throw something at her. If she thinks polyester and acetate are good for the world she needs to do a little more research into the environment and her belief system.

Is anyone still watching? Were you surprised at who was left standing?

I'm still watching, Swimpy. I thought Gordana should have been out last week. What a wreck of an outfit that was.

Not at all surprised at the three who remain. It will be an interesting finale.

What are your thoughts on the subject?

I think they are probably the best of the pack. Not really surprised at the out come. Gordana's dress looked good from the front, but the back was a snooze. Christopher should have gone home a long time ago. I hope Carol Hanna wins.

I couldn't really see enough of the collections to decide which one I liked the best. Waiting for next week and Bryant Park. I've been to Bryant Park when it's a park. Never when it's a fashion center. Not a bad place to hang out.

I hope Carol Hannah can keep her head out of the toilet bowl long enough to get her collection together.

I wonder why, if she's that sick, she is not seeing a doctor or going to the hospital.

They don't want us to see the collections in much detail until the runway show. Irina's collection looks very drab, but my guess is that it will be pretty spectacular when we see it on the runway.

I have high hopes that these girls will pull out all the stops. They are all so young. It amazes me.

Roberta, are you going to watch tonight?

I think she has a typical stomach virus or flu. Probably not what anyone would call a medical emergency. She just needs bed rest and fluids.

From what I've seen, I'm not crazy about any of the collections. Maybe one of them will blow me away when the items hit the runway.

It's on Thursday in my neck of the woods. You can be sure I'll be watching.

Well that was embarrassing. It is on Thursday here, too. I blame the drugs.

Didn't especially like any of the final collections. I really didn't like the winner's final collection. A disappointment. Unless I'm so far out of the fashion scene that I don't know what's hot.

I think it was Althea's first outfit--a sweater with exceptionally long sleeves. It looked like it had been made for a gorilla. Who would wear such a thing?

I had trouble staying awake for Irina's collection. So much black. What a snooze! I liked Carol Hanna's the best. She makes beautiful dresses and she even through in some pants. I think of the three, she will be the most successful in the future.

The new season starts this Thursday--I guess today.

They're back in New York. I don't know whether this will affect the show. But last season was a disappointment. I'm hoping for better.

Yea, I wonder how much the location affects the show. LA may be too laid back. I hope this new season has more spark. I won't be watching tonight, but I'll catch it sometime over the next few days.

If the first episode is any indication, Swimpy, the location affects things not at all. Yawn. Don't worry. The following comments contain no spoilers.

I did agree with the winner--a shock.

Not sure about the loser.

There's one designer I want to smack upside the head. Some people just rub me the wrong way. This person rubs me the WRONG way. Otherwise, the usual collection of eccentrics and sincere "artistes."

Tim Gunn is indispensible.