Remember a couple of weeks ago when I was so disappointed in the results on “Project Runway” that I flung my TV remote in disgust?Last night’s episode may have been even worse. Thank goodness we (and Shirin) have Tim Gunn to keep us sane.
Things started out promisingly enough with an interesting challenge that would really test the designers’ creativity and, more importantly, unleash a group of sassy divorcees onto the streets of Los Angeles in fabulous new outfits. At least that was the plan.
The contestants got to pick a divorcee they wanted to work with, though they were really picking the dresses. Irina went first and picked the dress with the most material to work with. Shirin, on the other hand, got stuck with the dress with the least amount of yardage AND the most difficult client.
That’s why I’m willing to (mostly) forgive the fact that approximately 70% of the episode was comprised of Shirin complaining/fretting. Her bubbly and muscular client Charlie wanted a Cher-inspired monstrosity complete with feathered headdress. Shirin wanted to crawl in a hole and die.
Enter Tim Gunn, who saved the day by comforting a weepy Shirin and telling her to scrap the feathers and start over. (In case you didn’t know, Tim Gunn is simply the best.)
Tim wasn’t done there. Apparently, he hates acetate even more than he hates leggings. He also tried to warn Christopher about the length (or lack thereof) of his metallic bubble dress (“You don’t want her to look like a cougar.”) Finally, I found his delivery of, “Designers, I’m sending in your divorcees” instead of “I’m sending in your models” endlessly amusing.
Christopher wasn’t the only designer having a tough time with this challenge. Wedding dress designer Carol Hannah likened ripping up a wedding gown to running into a church and cursing. Logan and Nicolas ultimately admitted that they hated their creations (I’m surprised we didn’t hear more from Nicolas in this episode – I’m guessing they edited his snark out), and Epperson just misunderstood the challenge altogether, marginalizing the original wedding dress in his first design.
No one seemed to be having a tougher time than Gordana early on. The divorcees seemed to dredge up memories of her previous marriage and her current family, whom she left a tearful voicemail for. Two things: 1.Was I the only one slightly icked out by the disregard for the dye as she had her hands on her face and hair? 2. I’m usually pretty critical of the reality show phenomenon that makes otherwise rational adults turn into puddles of tears from simply not seeing their families for a couple of weeks, but I’ll give Gordana a pass since it seemed like the challenge itself is what got her emotions going in the first place.
I’m also giving her a pass because she bounced back so well that the judges awarded her the win on the runway (and the final gift of immunity for the season).
She was joined in the top 3 by Shirin (who smartly ignored her client/divorcee’s insane rantings and created a pretty white dress with a cool stitching pattern) and Irina (again!). I’m guessing the judges didn’t award Irina the win out of concern for her own safety – her head would’ve gotten so big, that it would’ve literally exploded. That being said, Irina deserved to win for her dress (the color alone was amazing).
The bottom 3 was comprised of Epperson, Christopher and Logan.
Epperson’s biggest sin appeared to be that he misunderstood the challenge (didn’t he correct himself) and that his dress reminded Heidi of Oktoberfest. It wasn’t THAT bad, in my opinion.
Certainly not as bad as the atrocities Christopher and Logan sent down the runway. Christopher’s dress DID in fact make his divorcee look like a cougar (not even a sexy cougar — she looked like a tragic cougar). There wasn’t much to report from the judges this week, other than Michael Kors describing the dress as a metallic Hefty bag cinched in the middle (which, of course, is precisely what it looked like). Deep down, I think Christopher knew too because he didn’t burst into tears over the harsh criticism like he did last week.
That being said, Logan’s design was at least 30 times worse. EVERYTHING about it was wrong. The colors, the concept (a vest top and wool pants is supposed to be a glam look for a divorcee — really?) the execution (the bottom of the pants were embarrassing and the vest was ill-fitting) and the ruffles (where were you Nicolas?)
After inexplicably saving Christopher first, it came down to Epperson and Logan. In what HAS to be a move to keep the season’s only Man Candy on the show, the judges decided to keep Logan instead of Epperson, who showed humor and class on his way out.
Last week, after seeing everyone fawn over his looks, I wondered if Logan was actually any good. I think we kind of got our answer last night. He failed to stand up to his dress-averse client and delivered a hideous garment he didn’t even believe in. Oh well, at least he’s still really good looking.
So what’d you think of this episode? Did Carol-Hannah deserve a spot in the top 3? (She wuz robbed! I would’ve actually replaced Gordana’s dress with Carol-Hannah’s look.) Is Irina peaking too early? Finally, was this even worse than when Ra’mon was sent packing instead of Louise (who went home the very next week)?
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