i am desperately trying to catch up with my Project Runway viewing. hopefully, i'll watch e07 tomorrow, so i will be current. then i can get my posts out to y'all as soon as possible. i'm not promising anything though.
okay, now on with the show. ha!
*spoilers. you've been warned!
in this episode, we got to see the designers interact with "real" people. i always love these challenges where we see the designers mingling with us common people because during these challenges the designers have no idea how to work with an actual client. it's actually really shocking to realize most designers have no bedside manner. i remember one season (i can't remember which one) where a designer made their client cry. good lord! who do these designers think they are designing for? it's like they are all expecting to come out of Project Runway right into haute couture design. let's be realistic, please. but i digress.
i also like that at this point in the competition the designers are becoming a bit more judgmental, and they're starting to voice their opinions about their competitors. i love it! we don't see them become snaky and bitchy to one another. it's usually just during their one-on-one interviews that the claws come out. i enjoy all the passive-aggressive bullshit.i love that Michelle is the first to really voice her opinion because--let's be honest--i agree with everything she is saying about Patricia. i do not like Patricia's work; and, like Michelle said, she is hiding her designs behind smoke and mirrors. her team members have carried her thus far. she is pulling something over on the judges. Patricia reminds me of how i felt with the designer Gretchen from s08 (Gretchen was the winner of s08). but again, fashion is all about personal taste, and sometimes i'm not going to like every designer. Gretchen was very different, and she could be seen as a breath of fresh air.
so of course it was great when Michelle ended up being teamed up with Patricia and Layana.
like i was saying earlier, this is the challenge where the designers have to design for a "real" person. all the clients are mature women, a.k.a. feisty old ladies. i kind of thought Patricia might kill it on this challenge. the clients seem to be the Chico's wearing crowd, and Patricia seems to be the Chico's type of designer. and that dance class. oy! i'm happy all the designers joined in, and did you see Daniel cutting it up? love it!
i think Amanda is losing it too. she was a hot mess during this challenge. i have no idea where she went. i think all the time she has been spending at the bottom is just messing with her. she did have a kick-ass dress last week, but good lord, she just couldn't get her shit together in this challenge.
let's talk about the designs:
team threesome. (oh Tim, what a hoot.)
Michelle - i thought her dress was okay. nothing to sway me either way. you could tell her client loved it, and that's always nice to see.
Layana - another dress that i thought was okay. it looked a bit lopsided when it was going down the runway, but nothing too bad.
Patricia - okay. the shawl was just over the top. i know that i've said this before, and i'm sure i'll say it again with Patricia, but it looked like something my mom would buy from Chico's or better yet Christopher Banks. and boy did she have an ego during this challenge.
sidenote - i'm glad Heidi called out Patricia on her design, saying that the only reason that she was safe was because of Michelle and Layana.
Tu - good lord! what a dress. i felt bad for his client. i really thought he might have had a difficult time with this challenge because he has a very specific style, and it's a style that isn't for everyone. but that dress, ugh. bad sewing. bad fabric. just a bad dress.
Kate - her dress was cute. i really loved the top.
sidenote - i like how Tu and Kate work together. they are a great little team.
Amanda - what a hot mess of a dress. the front, the back, the whole lot was just a wreck. i did not like the dress.
Benjamin - i thought his dress was all right. his client loved it and loved him. he gave her what she wanted. the dress was just tight. it could've been let out a bit because she looked like she was going to pop. i didn't like the fabric choice.
Stanley - great little number. he did a good job.
Richard - it was a nice dress. i didn't like the waist-cinching thing, but it was very youthful. i could see myself wearing that dress.
Samantha - i liked the dress, even though Heidi didn't like it at all. the sleeves were a bit too "cute" for me, but i loved the sash. i just wish the sash would've gone around the entire waist.
Daniel - a nice little pant suit. he did a great job on the jacket; the collar was great. i didn't understand how the judges were treating him like he is crawling back up from being in the bottom for weeks. he was just in the bottom one week.
the high scorers: Stanley, Richard, Samantha and Daniel. the winner is Stanley, and i agree.
the low scorers: Tu, Kate, Amanda and Benjamin. i really thought Amanda should've gone home this week. her dress was by far the worst, and she has been a cellar-dweller for the past few weeks. last week, she did kick some ass, but i really thought it was her time to go. instead we saw Benjamin leave. i didn't see that one coming.i've said this before, and i'll say it again. the judges need to keep their eye on Patricia. i really think her time in this competition needs to end. i'm just not a fan of her style.
Project Runway airs on Thursday nights on Lifetime.
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