the boob tube: Project Runway s11 e12

let's just jump right into this one.

*spoilers!

this episode started with the "to be continuned..." moment and Michelle's future hanging in limbo. but really, what was Project Runway going to do? if they wanted Michelle eliminated, she would've been gone, and the show would move on to the last round. now that i am thinking back, this saved Michelle because the judges have faith in her. the last challenge wasn't Michelle's best, but just in the way that she didn't follow the directions well. Patricia should have been the designer sent home. i'm glad they didn't send either ladies home because i really, really want to see what Patricia can produce with more time and money just as i want to see a collection from Michelle. so, Michelle is saved for now -- but we all really know her fate.

like i said last post about Project Runway, the designers are going to Europe. i think it's a "thank you" prize for the last designers for having to put up with working in teams the entire competition. they made it this far, now we are going to send you to Europe (just for a day). so each designer is being sent to a different European city as well as a little helper, and their helper has been switched around again. i think this was for Patricia because she cannot work with Richard anymore. her Richard quota hit its limit.

the pairs are:
Layana and Samantha - Barcelona, Spain
Patricia and Kate - Paris, France
Daniel and Amanda - Berlin, Germany
Stanley and Richard - London, England
Michelle and Tu - New York

when the designers heard where they were going they freaked the fuck out. Patricia was as giddy as a school girl (perhaps high as a kite?), and Daniel just plain lost it. poor Michelle just got depressed. i think it would've been hard for me too, to see all the other designers go out and get all this inspiration and a fresh perspective from a new city while she got to stay in gloomy old New York. i just wanted to be all like "girl, get your shit together. they just gave you a second chance, so take it. don't sulk. kick ass and take names like the bad-ass bitch that you are."

while the designers were away, the drama was nil. it was a nice episode. all the contestants had to worry about was what they were going to do; and, because they had such little time in their city, they just drove around. the architecture of each city was the big inspiration for every designer, even Michelle. that is what a city has a lot of by car, buildings. what was fun to watch was how each designer bought their fabric from their city. watching them trying to communicate with people in a foreign country while trying to buy fabric was great. and having the added bonus of a money limit with the conversion of Dollars into Euros (or the Pound for our English travelers) was funny. watching Patricia deal with the French lady at the fabric shop was great.

so let's just jump in and talk about the designs:

Layana - her look was okay. it totally reminded me of something that Prince would wear. ha! the jacket is cute. the shirt is cute. putting them together just didn't work. all you see is a jacket and some ugly-ass sleeves. when you take away the jacket the shirt is cute, especially with the pants. but in having the jacket be the main focus, the look just looks old. the judges don't like this look at all, calling it old fashioned.

Michelle - i love this look. the breast plate is super cute and the back straps of it are fun and edgy. the dress is really cute too, i love how it has pockets. i just didn't like how she dyed the bottom of the skirt. it just made it look dirty. but besides that, the look kicked ass. and the judges like it.

Stanley - a cute dress. his details are just gorgeous. the zipper slit is amazing, and the lining peeking through the slit is beautiful. his eye for detail is amazing. and the judges like it, of course.

Patricia - i like her top, just not the shoulder part of her top. the textile that she made for the top was awesome, but the top does look a bit homemade crafty, which is a line that she treads often. i would say that the judges are half and half with her look. to think that she went to and was inspired by Paris and all she got from her time there was just this top, not enough.

Daniel - i love his look. his jacket is cute and modern and didn't look too bad for being pleather. his dress was really hip, and the skirt was super cute. he did an amazing job. the look was very modern and young, something that he struggles with a lot in his designing. i don't know if it was a combination of working with Amanda and having Berlin as his inspiration, but it worked. and the judges like his design.

since this was the last challenge before the final, the judges always ask why each designer should go to Fashion Week and who should go with them. i love this because i like to see who the other designers think are good too, and i was a bit surprised by some of the designers choices.

Stanley said Daniel and Michelle
Patricia said Michelle and Stanley
Layana said Michelle and Stanley
Daniel said Stanley and Michelle
Michelle said Stanley and Layana

it's pretty clear the top two favorite designer are Stanley and Michelle, and i agree. i find it funny that no one really thought about Layana, she just isn't as good as she thinks she is, and the other designers know it. and poor Patricia, no one really cares to see what she can do. i really think it's because we haven't seen anything from her, not really. she always sends down half-finished designs or revamped ideas because she bit off more than she could chew. i think with more time, what Patricia has to show us might blow us away. but maybe not.

the designers off to Fashion Week:
Stanley
Daniel
Michelle
Patricia

the designer out:
Layana

of course i've been waiting for this moment for a while. i think i wouldn't have minded seeing a show from her at Fashion Week, but she needed to go. i like how the judges were saying that she is just a ready-to-wear designer, not really a high fashion designer. i agree 100%.

Project Runway aired on Thursday nights on Lifetime.

(photos from Project Runway on myLifetime.com)

the boob tube: Project Runway s11 e11

where, oh, where has the time gone?

the boy informed me the other day that i still have five (FIVE!) Project Runway's recorded on our DVR. that's over 7 hours of valuable real estate taken up by Project Runway -- the Lifetime network is really good at milking this tv program, and the usually hour-long episode is drawn out to an hour-and-a-half (in an added bonus, the last three episodes have been drawn out to two hours). good thing i record this crap because that's a lot of commercials to sit through.

in a perfect world where i have my shit sorted out, this would've been finished by now -- i would've had each recap done the day after the show originally aired, but who are we kidding? in a perfect world i wouldn't already know who is the winner of season 11. i know who won so i'm dragging my feet on finishing up this season. however, i am dying to see where Layana gets eliminated. let's get this show on the road.

*spoilers! 

oh, the top five.
we have left standing: Stanley, Michelle, Patricia, Daniel and Layana. at this point, i really think Stanley and Michelle are the top designers, and i really would like to see them go all the way. i'd be happy with either of them as the winner. the other three are just so-so.

Daniel has had some great ideas and is an impeccable sewer, but his taste can be questionable every once in a while. sometimes he is missing the youth factor in his designs.

Patricia is just too big for this competition. she has some crazy-ass design ideas, and she can never execute them. she would be someone who could use a few days to work on these challenges instead of the day allowed. i feel we haven't seen what she is really capable of producing.

Layana, oh Layana. i'm not a huge fan of hers -- if you haven't been able to tell. i think her designs are just okay; nothing extraordinary that sticks out in my mind as something amazing but none of it is terrible. i feel that she always skirts by elimination (no pun intended), but she has the ego to tell you that she is the cat's meow.

this week's challenge is the editorial look for Marie Claire, a chance for the designers to have their design in print and worn by Jordana Brewster -- very prestigious. Nina has a long list of things she wants to see and not see -- pay attention designers. i love it when they don't listen to directions because how much more clearer does Nina need to be? what's also nice about this challenge is that the designers get to work on their own, finally. the show is bringing in help for this challenge in the form of past designers who have been eliminated. welcome back Richard, bring on the drama!

the pairs are:
Stanley and Tu
Michelle and Amanda
Daniel and Samantha
Layana and Kate
Patricia and Richard

no one wanted to work with Richard. poor Richard. everyone was freaking out about the possibility of being paired up with him again, and Patricia, the poor soul, got stuck with him. the look on her face was priceless when she was paired up with him because it doesn't help that they just worked with each other in the previous challenge, and it just about killed Patricia. i foresee someone's death. i love her quote, "i don't even remember how to pray anymore because of working with Richard last challenge." she's all out of prayers people! what's a girl to do? Richard just isn't up to Patricia's level technically, and Patricia has a hard time explaining what the fuck is going on in her head. this is a disaster waiting to happen, again.

what about Stanley? holy cow. he was insane. i felt really bad for Tu. i think at one point Stanley was yelling at Tu for smiling and laughing, basically breathing. i'm surprised that Tu was allowed bathroom and food breaks. good lord, Stanley is in it to win it for sure. i guess you miss these kind of things when the designers are working in teams and one having to be accountable for their actions towards their teammates on the runway. i liked Stanley when he wasn't all crazy and shit.

all in all, the other designers seemed to work smoothly with little drama. Daniel finished using Samantha and let her go help Patricia and Richard, what a guy! Layana thought her design was a gift from God. and Michelle didn't listen to directions. she didn't care because she thought she had the best design. it was a pretty kick ass design. however, when Nina said that she didn't want a t-shirt and jeans (pants) going down the runway and a t-shirt and pants is exactly what Michelle gave her, i think she might have a little problem.

let's talk about the designs:

Daniel - it's a whole lot of yellow and linen, really. all in all, the design is okay. i really liked the shorts and the jacket but not the two of them together. like the judges suggested, the jacket would've been nice with a soft flowing skirt. what's funny was it looked like Layana was going to vomit when this design when down the runway. little dramatic, aren't we Layana?

Layana - this was a nice design. i thought the leather could've been softened up a bit like Patricia mentioned, but that's just me personally. i liked the hard of the leather and the soft of the skirt together. very nicely done.

Michelle - i loved this look. i loved the t shirt and the leather trim. i loved that is was transparent and you could see the black bra underneath. loved it. i'm not a huge fan of the peg pant, but it worked here. Michelle has great taste, but she didn't follow directions. this could send her home, and i don't want her to go home.

Patricia - this was okay. it would've been nice to see what she intended to send down the runway but couldn't because she didn't have the proper help. i feel that is what happens a lot to Patricia's designs. she just bites off way more than she can chew. what she sent down the runway was just ordinary and poorly made.

Stanley - this was a cute design. the culottes kicked ass and the tank under the jacket was super cute. i just didn't like the jacket, mainly the color. but all in all this design was spot on and flawless, just like Stanley. good thing he rode Tu hard.

the winner: Stanley. no questions about it. his design was cute and fashion forward and perfect for Marie Claire and Jordana Brewster.

the loser: ??? no loser! what the fuck? actually i'm very glad about this because it was looking that it would be Michelle and i really think she is the best designer and because i know who the winner of the season is, of course Michelle can't be eliminated.

this episode ended with a "to be continued..." so it will be very exciting to see what will happen to Michelle next week. it looks like the designers are going to other countries for inspiration, wow! they spared no expense this season. i'm sure it's to say sorry to the contestants who made it this far for being stuck doing teams this entire season.

Project Runway aired on Thursday nights on Lifetime.

(photos from Project Runway on myLifetime.com)

the boob tube: Project Runway s11 e10

i just realized that Project Runway season 11 has finished and a winner has been chosen. oh boy! i still have four episodes to watch. i am going to try my best to not see who the winner is, but i'm sure when i go onto Project Runway's website i'll see who it is. so let's get this party started.

*spoilers! you've been warned.

this episode of Project Runway was a good one -- i think i always say that for every episode, oh well.  this was the episode where the designers get to design there own fabric. i always love this challenge. i love the idea of making one's own fabric, but i am always disappointed because the fabric the designers' designs never looks any good. they are always too geometric for me. let's think outside of the box people.

the other part of this challenge is to make two pieces; a wearable work of art inspired by the Guggenheim and a ready-to-wear complimentary piece. a lot is at stake with this challenge because not only are we very close to the end, the winner of this challenge gets a nice cash bonus. so everyone is in it for the money.

again, the teams have been reorganized:
Stanley and Michelle - a dream team.
Patricia and Richard - impending disaster.
Layana and Daniel - should be okay but i feel that Layana might not play nice.

this episode. oh, this episode. i am going to come out and say it, i don't like Layana. she is whiny and bitchy, and she thinks her shit don't stink, but it does. i like that Heidi questioned her design and taste during the runway show because everything that Heidi brought up about Layana is true. i don't recall any design of hers sticking out as being amazing. i even looked at her portfolio online after this episode to see if i am missing some extraordinary design from her. sure some of her stuff is nice, but her portfolio doesn't justify her cocky attitude one bit.

i even went back to re-watch her and Daniel working together in this episode because of how she acted on the runway. i had to see if i was missing her design the piece that Daniel did. in doing so, i didn't see anything that pointed to Layana working on Daniel's piece like she claimed during the critique. she said that she put in 50% into his piece, but i didn't see it -- this could be an editing issue with the show -- but there was no evidence to support her claim that she put in any effort into Daniel's design. what we saw in this episode was her lack of creativity catching up with her. Daniel had to spend a lot of time talking her off a ledge and getting her to come up with something to send down the runway. i really think that Daniel should have done the wearable work of art and Layana the ready-to-wear piece.

Patricia and Richard were a hoot to see working together. this was the first time Patricia had to play the babysitter with her partner because she has always been the one who was babysat. ha! like when they were at Mood, and Richard was going for the crystals, and Patricia was all like stay away from the crystals. however, Richard was totally out of his league, and his lack of design knowledge caught up with him. he was a fish out of water in this episode. oh poor Richard. i really hate to see him go, but i think this might be his end. working with Patricia didn't help either. Richard, or anyone for that matter, needs a translator to understand what Patricia is up to, and Richard was just out of his element with her. watching Patricia trying to describe what she is doing and Richard not understanding a single thing she is saying was the key moment; he just totally shut down. we cannot forget about that bracelet of Richards. when he was all like "fashion was born this morning," i wanted to die.

Stanley and Michelle were amazing together. they understood each other and were a perfect team. really, there is not much to say about them. no fighting, no misunderstands, just totally collaboration. i even loved the fabric they designed. it wasn't geometric like the other two teams; it was interesting and different. of course Layana had to put her two cents in and say that she didn't like Stanley's dress. i just wanted to say "girl, just worry about your own hot mess of a dress because that shit looks like a high school art piece hot-glued together. how much more shit are you going to tack onto the chest?" good lord, i can go on and on about Layana, but i don't want to waste any more time.  

so let's talk about the designs:

Layana and Daniel
the wearable work of art - it was a disaster. there was no direction. it was a hodge-podge of crap just piled on.
ready-to-wear piece - i felt it was all Daniel, and it was a great piece. the jacket kicked ass. the shoulders were amazing and it was youthful.

Patricia and Richard
wearable work of art - this was all Patricia, and you could tell. i really liked it. it was crazy and bold and outside of the box.
ready-to-wear piece - this was all Richard, and it was not good. the skirt was a tragedy, but at least he did try something different. it just didn't work.

Michelle and Stanley
both of their looks were amazing. i loved them. Michelle's jacket was beautiful and the painted train was an added bonus. Stanley's ready-to-wear dress was lovely, i felt a little big looking, but still lovely. and his idea of making the wearable work of art dress out of bubble wrap turned out really nice. bravo!

the winners: Michelle and Stanley. Stanley went away with the prize. hands down they where the best team. the judges loved their design, they even loved the fabric they designed. that fabric could have gone either way, them hating it or loving it. i loved it.

the losers: Patricia and Richard. and my favorite, Richard was sent home. to quote Richard "i need to stop the cameras and get some oxygen because i am passing out right now." love him and i'm going to miss him. he had some great quotes. it was his time to go, and i did think he was the weakest designer at this point in the competition.

Project Runway airs on Thursday nights on Lifetime.

(photos from Project Runway on mylifetime.com)

the boob tube: Project Runway s11 e09

*spoilers!

i cannot believe that there are only seven designers left (at this point in the blog, because i am behind). the designers are getting tired--physically and mentally--and the cracks are showing. when we get this far into the competition, people start to break, and boy did some of the designers snap in this episode.

we had the nice little recap of what happened in the previous episode with team slick and hip -- Richard, Samantha and Layana minus Amanda. Richard is still upset with Layana for throwing him under the bus, and Layana is still being a snob. basically none of the female designers like Richard or his designs. of course, there is always more than we, the television audience, sees during the time when the judges ask the designers questions about their work and each other. it seems that the claws came out between Richard, Layana and Amanda. drama!

and so, the teams have been reconstructed again:
Stanley and Patricia - when Stanley said that he "threw up a little" about being paired with Patricia, priceless.
Daniel and Michelle
Layana, Samantha and Richard - let the drama begin.  

the drama this time around wasn't left to just Layana, Samantha, and Richard, but there was plenty present there. Richard just ignored Layana the entire time. loved it! when Layana was going on about sketching on the floor of Lord & Taylor, and Richard was all like "nobody's paying attention to you right now sweetie pie. go flip your hair over there." loved it! basically Richard is all over Layana, and Layana is all over Richard. they are just hating everything the other person does. Layana thinks Richard has no creativity and is just terrible, but really Layana doesn't have a lot to stand behind. her designs have just been okay. i really can't remember anything from her that simply stands out, let alone anything from her that was amazing. she is defiantly very sure of herself, and that is half the battle.

Stanley and Patricia ran into some drama of their own. they are two very strong personalities, and they are very set in their own ways and design aesthetic. some butting of the heads took place. i really think Stanley knew what he was doing with Patricia though because he totally pull her back down to earth. he called her out on her crazy-ass design, which was great to see. a "Patricia light" design as Stanley called it. she was able to pull together a very nice design in the amount of time allowed because time management isn't a strong suit of hers.

the shocker came from Michelle and Daniel. they seemed to be working very well together at first, but after Tim's critique Daniel just lost it. he was emotional and all over Michelle for just saying that she thought a 21-year-old wouldn't want to buy his design. he wouldn't let that go. it was a total what the fuck moment. and Daniel just kept on saying that his designs are to "make people happy." i'm all like "we get it Daniel, you design to make people happy. Michelle is just trying to help you with this challenge specifically." good lord, calm down boy. it was a really weird moment.

this was the Lord & Taylor challenge, with the winning design being reproduced and sold in the stores. always a designer's favorite because who doesn't want to see their design reproduced and sold to the public? however, a lot of the designers took this challenge too literally. too much pink, y'all!

so let's talk about the designs:

Patricia - very cute. i was surprised, and i loved the top. it flowed beautifully and looked graceful. i just didn't care for the color. i am like Michelle when it comes to pink. no thank you.
Stanley - a nice little dress. i just thought it was average, nothing special. and it was pink, no thank you.

Richard - i liked this dress, but i do agree that we have seen this design from him before. it just flowed and looked effortless, and i like that. i have a feeling the judges won't like it.
Samantha - i don't know how i feel about this dress. it's okay. it's very, very young and short. i want to say it's almost too young and the heart cut-out is not my cup of tea.
Layana - it's a very pretty dress. i felt it was a bit old for the demographic. i didn't like the print on the fabric at all. i like that the judges didn't like the print either.

Daniel - i thought this dress looked old. the color was no good either, i'm right there with you Michelle. Daniel just loved this color, and he is totally standing behind it, oh boy. the styling of the hair was terrible. oh Daniel.
Michelle - the cutest dress. fun and young and no pink. thank you Michelle. my favorite.

the winning team: Daniel and Michelle and Michelle went away the clear winner. all the judges loved this dress hands down, and i loved it too.

the losing team: Richard, Samantha, and Layana. the designer sent home, Samantha. which surprised he hell out of me. i thought for sure that it would be Richard. i like Richard, and i want to see him stay, but do i think he should win? i'm not sure yet. but Samantha's dress was not good. it was a hot mess. she is a designer that is very youthful, but i think a bit too young if you ask me.

Project Runway airs on Thursday nights on Lifetime.

(photos from Project Runway on mylifetime.com)

the boob tube: Project Runway s11 e08

*spoilers! you have been warned. 

i would have to say that this episode was one of the better Project Runways and one of the worst. the challenge, in and of itself, wasn't bad; it was what the designers produced that made this episode to go down in flames. now, i haven't seen every Project Runway, but from what i've seen from this week's final outcome, this was the worst. the challenge was amazing and had so much potential, all they had to do was design three opening costumes that tear-away for the magical all-male dance group The Thunder from Down Under. OMG! best. challenge. ever.

the teams were reassigned again, and i like how they did it this week. no button bag was used or people picking partners. this week the judges chose the teams, and i like that they really thought about who they should pair together. it was two teams of four:

team shades of grey -- really?
Patricia
Daniel
Stanley
Michelle

team slick and hip -- oh good lord!
Richard
Layana
Samantha
Amanda

this was an amazing episode if only for all the great one-liners and the potential cold showers for some of the designers. Richard was incredible. when the designers had to sit down for the consultation with the Down Under dancers he was all like "oh i'll lead this one ladies." it was like "yes!" when Amanda was getting on his nerves during the work room time, he was all like "gurl, play nice." i love Richard. i felt really bad for him during this challenge. his teammates where attacking him whenever they got a chance. they would shoot down his ideas and disregard whatever would come out of his mouth. i was getting all protective and wanted to jump into the tv and be all like "nobody puts Richard in the corner." i think if he were to get his way the dancers would've looked like RuPaul, Boy George, and Prince walking down the catwalk like Layana pointed out. what's a girl to do?

Richards other teammates were way out of their elements. both Layana and Amanda couldn't construct a simple tailored suit. i know dressing a man is different than dressing a woman, but come on, you should be able to tell that the suit jacket that you're making looks like it's for a woman -- i'm looking at you Layana. how could she not tell that was a women's jacket?

the ladies from this episode were just out of control. Nina couldn't keep herself together during the judging. it was actually really funny because the shit -- and yes, the outfits they sent down the runway were total shit this week -- was one hot mess after another, and it had Nina laughing uncontrollably. all you could do is just laugh at what you're looking at. oh good lord. and all the ladies having to work with the male dancers was too funny. you couldn't shut up Michelle about the men being such "men." Layana couldn't not touch the men but couldn't stop touching them. get these ladies a cold shower.

let's move on and talk about the designs:

team shades of grey:
Patricia, Daniel, Stanley and Michelle
they were going for a business-man-by-day and a stripper-by-night, or something like that, look. the idea was okay, i could see it going somewhere, but what they produced was boring and baggy. Michelle had some good ideas, but Stanley just kept on shooting her down. Stanley is a classic kind of man so his strippers will be classic as well. oh boy. the suits were just basic and boring. Patricia's shirt was awful and she spent so much time on it, it was pointless. the trench coat was so boxy and boring. the entire collection was just boring. the only thing that was interesting was Michelle's vest, it just didn't fit with the collection. their tear-away's did not work. epic fail.

team slick and hip:
Richard, Layana, Samantha and Amanda
they were also going for this business-man-by-day and stripper-by-night look. what is up with this style right now? am i missing something in the male stripping trend? i thought make strippers are supposed to be firemen and construction workers and police men. i think i am missing something. this is not what i learned from Magic Mike! okay, i digress. this team was a hot mess. if the shades of grey team was bad, this team was bad on an epic scale. they didn't work together during the workroom time at all, and you could tell. they were not a team. the shirts were terrible, the pants were awful, the whole thing was just bad. however, their tear-aways worked. bonus.

the winner: no one!

the loser: team slick and hip by default because they were the worst of the bad, and Amanda was the team member sent home. i guess it was her time to go. out of her team, she was the weakest, but she isn't the weakest of the whole lot of designers. this is why the teams aspect kind of sucks, because you have the weakest designer on the winning team. but this is a competition, and someone needs to go home.

this was an exciting episode, and it just shows you how lucky some people are being on the winning team, and how some designers get sent home even if they aren't the weakest. now we are down to five designers, things are going to get interesting because it's going to be harder seeing people go home. everyone at this point is really talented, except for what we saw in this challenge. it was just embarrassing.

Project Runway airs on Thursday nights on Lifetime.

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the boob tube: Project Runway s11 e07

here i go again, attempting to catch up. i finally watched the next Project Runway - episode 07. it's been about a month. i am way behind. holy cow! i could sit here and list a number of reasons why i haven't been keeping up with my boob tube watching, but i have none that are very good. i've just been down in the dumps for a bit, and i'm trying to crawl out of the black hole. i have been thinking of writing about feeling "down," but we'll see. now, enough of my "feelings," let's get down to judging some people's hard work.

let's do this.

*spoilers! if you haven't seen this episode yet, you're just as lazy as i am.  

this episode was a fun one and a first. the designers had to design a prom dress made entirely out of duct tape. now if that doesn't sound like high school... because in high school there is always that group of "weird" kids who would make outfits out of duct tape. hell, when i was in high school, there was this one boy who made an entire three piece suit out of duct tape (i think there was one of those boys in every high school.) he was super proud of that suit, he should try out for Project Runway. and you can't forget about making your wallet out of duct tape, a project that kids tend to do while they are sitting at home getting high instead of doing their homework. oh high school. okay times.

this is the episode where the claws came out of Kate. good lord girl, settle down. i want to say it's her youth - she is worried about all the catty bitches, but she is the catty one. i feel that is an issue younger girls worry about because when you get into your 30s you don't give a fuck about what other people think. it's good that she is being passive aggressive and is only showing her feelings during the interviews. that is exactly what i like about this show. i don't feel like watching people being all catty and bitchy to one another, i just want to hear them talk about each other behind their backs.

the show changed it up again. the designers are still working in teams of two, but everyone is changing team members. i think the only two that are working together again is Kate and Tu, and i see her game plan. she chose Tu knowing that she can control him. it's sad to see Tu reduced to Kate's helper, he has a very crazy style, and we haven't seen any of it from him during the past two challenges. this can go either way for Kate, if they are in the bottom she can very easily throw him under the bus and save her own skin. isn't it always the cute quiet ones who are the most diabolical?

we must talk about that gold duct tape, or better yet, we can have Layana whine about it some more because she did not whine about it enough during the episode. good lord girl, just stop. you sound like a spoiled brat and it doesn't help that you have a whiny sounding voice so it was even worse. i like how Richard was all like "i want all the gold duct tape and i am not sharing it with anyone. so go fuck yourselves, bitches." actually i just imagined him saying that in my head, because then i would respond with "you go gurl." Richard doesn't have to share with anyone, it is a competition first and foremost.

what was up with Patricia's crazy eyes during Tim's critique? they were super scary. it was like she was burning a hole into Tim soul with her glare and placing a hex on him for thinking her design was anything but fabulous, and it worked. i have no idea how Patricia works her magic, but she has someone on her side. i would guess having to work with her would be super hard, but Samantha made it work. i don't know how, but the two of them were able to produce a crowd-pleaser, even though i usually think Patricia's designs look like an arts and crafts project, and this was no exception.

let's talk about the designs:

Michelle and Amanda - it was a cute little dress. i didn't like the side cut-outs, but otherwise i can see a high school girl in that dress. the judges loved it. the "Gwen Stafani" dress. ugh! i also liked how Kate hated this dress and kept on saying that she was just in high school, and no one would ever wear that dress. oh Kate, i just think you are an old soul.

Stanley and Layana - i thought the dress was okay. i liked that they were going with this over-exaggeration of the bow and pleats. the bow and the bracelet they made for the dress was really cute. the judges loved it, of course.

Daniel and Richard - i liked the dress, but it was dated. i think what got them was when Tim told them during the critique that the dress "looks like a wow." the boys got cocky. i thought the ruffles turned out better on the runway than when we first saw them. the dress did look like it came right out of the movie Sixteen Candles. boy, did the judges not like this dress, and Nina especially was harsh on them.

Kate and Tu - oh this poor dress. it was okay. boring, but okay. the judges hated it, and i have to agree with everything they thought about this dress. it did not look like a prom dress. it was a mediocre runway dress, and no girl wants to go to their prom in a stuffy stiff dress. it was Kate's dress, and she was all cocky with this challenge and like "i was just in high school so i know what high school girls want." wrong Kate, you have no idea what the youth likes. the color of the dress was terrible too. choosing the denim duct tape, ugh.

Patricia and Samantha - the "jiffy pop" dress. ha! i thought it was okay, but of course the judges loved this dress. i really need to be smoking what the judges are smoking. then again i am just an old hag who knows nothing because this dress also won with the high school kids when they did the runway show for the students. it had the most student votes, wtf!

the winner: Michelle. i was just happy it wasn't Patricia. i liked Michelle and Amanda's dress more.

the loser: Tu and Kate. holy cow! they tossed out two people this week. i did not see this coming. i am totally cool with this decision. they both needed to go. at this point they are like one unit. they like working together as a team, but it really is just Kate with a helper. good call judges.

what a great episode. i loved the whole duct tape thing. i hope to see it again.

i hope to have the next episode up soon. the show is just sitting in my DVR taking up precious space, and i need to get this shit out so my fellow Project Runway peeps know my feelings of each episode. it's very important stuff yo!

Project Runway airs on Thursday nights on Lifetime.

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the boob tube: Project Runway s11 e06

let's do this!
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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the boob tube: Project Runway s11 e05

okay.
glass of wine in hand? check.
blankets wrapped around me snugly to keep warm because our house traps in the cold, so it is fucking freezing in our abode? check.
now let's get this party started.

*spoilers!

last episode ended with a "to be continued"... what could it be?
Heidi brings out the button bag! things are about to change. in a good way. the producers are going to shake things up. yay! instead of having two big groups the designers will be in groups of two. i like the idea of switching things up. i really think the big groups should've been reorganized a lot sooner than they did, but oh well.

so the twosomes are as follows:
Daniel & Samantha
Richard & Stanley
Patricia & Layana
Matthew & Michelle
Kate & Tu
Amanda & Benjamin

i liked that they got to pick their partner, so there should be very little drama. the challenge is a super-fun one: to design one runway look and one stage look for Miranda Lambert. i like how every designer was super stoked to design for a country star. there is no fucking way that they all love Miranda. come on, i call bullshit. but i understand that they have to sell themselves because being a designer is being in the service industry and being in the service industry means you have to like everyone. right?

but back to the designers. everyone fell into a role, very natural. no fighting, no drama, everyone worked well in their twosome. we are off to a good start.

this challenge should've been called the leather challenge. my goodness. why is it that when you say musician everyone thinks leather? oh boy. there were a few little moments that i loved. like when Tim used the term "stink pot." loved it. and how could you not love Richard? when he described his look, "it's rock goddess. it's everything." i wanted to die because it was everything Richard. but Tu's design and idea was way out there. i was worried. he was channeling Lady Gaga, and i think Miranda isn't Gaga at all.

this episode was where we saw Matthew just give up. it's sad, i was hoping for big things from him. he was the one i liked from the beginning. he just couldn't handle the pressure. it's hard to say, but i think he was having a problem from the very beginning. oh Matthew.

let's talk about the designs:

Amanda - i loved her dress. the fringe was tasteful, the necklace was perfect for the dress. she pulled herself together in this challenge. her dress was my favorite.
Benjamin - the dress was beautiful and simple. the color was great and the butt bustle thing was awesome. he pulled himself together during this challenge too.

Tu - i was really surprised with his design. during the work period i thought i wouldn't like it at all, that it would be too wacky and too Lady Gaga, but when it came down the runway it was great. i really liked it.
Kate - it was a nice dress, but i didn't like the color.

Samantha - i really liked her design, but the runway look was okay. the jacket/vest was nice, but the skirt was just so so.
Daniel - i too liked his design, but the runway look again was just okay. i hated the skirt. it was just trashy. the fringe and the seam were tacky.

Matthew - his look was just simple. he really gave up on this design. the top was cute, but he phoned in the bottom. he is lacking confidence. poor kid.
Michelle - i hated the denim skirt with train. ick. and the fringe necklace. ick. i liked that Nina questioned her taste. it was a tasteless look.

Patricia - her textile choice was gross. the whole look was gross. i just didn't like it.
Layana - it was a simple dress. not much going on. i didn't like the belt at all.

Richard - during the design and work period, i really thought the dress was trashy. especially since there was no lining. what was he thinking? but putting the lining in and seeing it come down the runway, the dress was great. and he has the best attitude. i really want him to wear that cut off Mood shirt. he just needs to stud it.
Stanley - it was a nice dress. i didn't like the skirt, too big at the hips/waist.  

the high scorers: Richard, Stanley, Amanda and Benjamin. i really thought Amanda should win, but they gave it to Richard. i don't mind. i love me some Richard.

the low scorers: Daniel, Samantha, Matthew and Michelle. i really thought the judges needed to back off Daniel, he has been kicking butt up until now. and Michelle needs to watch herself. i did love Miranda's pep talk to Matthew because the poor kid just gave up. so sad. but he did need to go. it was Matthew's time.

another good episode. now the judges need to keep an eye on Patricia. i really think she has just been really lucky up until now. we'll see. xoxo.

Project Runway airs Thursday nights on Lifetime.

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the boob tube: Project Runway s11 e04

hello! i am here and alive, i'm just a little behind. i can go on and on about how lazy i am, because i am, but y'all have heard it before. so let's just get on with the show.

*spoilers!

episode 04 of this week's Project Runway is everyone's favorite, the unconventional challenge, or The Ultimate Hard and Soft challenge. yay! this is the episode where the wacky, way outside of the box crazy designer kick some ass, in theory. this is their time to shine, but for some reason they never do. all i can say is that it was an unexpected elimination. i didn't see it coming, or i saw it coming when the judges were deliberating. but up until then, i didn't see this one coming.

i do feel the need to mention that as of this episode all the designers have been pretty calm and collected. no drama, no cat-fights, no backstabbing; actually that is what i really like about Project Runway, the lack of said drama. i figured that with the added "teams" plot this season, i was expecting some drama. maybe that is what the producers were thinking when they added the "teams." i'm glad the designers haven't stooped to a petty level.

this was an amazingly good week, and i thought the elimination was really hard. no one stuck out as the "awful" designer. i must mention Daniel's pajamas at the beginning of the episode. they were totally kick ass. i love it when people can rock the crazy loud colors. only a certain person can wear what he does because half of fashion is the personality of the wearer. good lord, listen to me. it's like i know something about fashion. i don't, believe me, i really don't.

in this episode we saw some of the designers being moved around. the teams were becoming a little too lopsided, and if they were going to continue this way, the dream team would be done for. like Matthew pointed out, the teams are getting to a point where the judges are going to send home really good designers because they are on the losing team and the mediocre designers will last way too long because they are on the winning team. this was the only concern i had with having teams this year, some designers will last too long because they were lucky enough on being on the winning team. so the teams were reorganized.

the dream team add Stanley & Layana but lost Michelle. it was a good choice for the dream team to take those two because they are very strong designers. i loved Michelle's reaction to joining team keeping it real. i love that she has such a strong distaste for Patricia.

let's talk about the teams and final designs:

the dream team -
finally, they won a challenge. yay! it was about time and they needed it. otherwise i could see a possible mass suicide from them if they lost again. i think a lot of confidence came from adding Stanley and Layana. they were the leadership the team needed.
Benjamin--who had kind of taken the helm in the past--was just drowning, and he really needed to get his shit together before trying to save the team.
Stanley brought a vision and was able to bring the team together under the Dior theme. it was a great idea.
during the work period, i really thought they were screwed with time management issues (i'm looking at you Samantha and Benjamin), but they pulled it together. bravo team!

Matthew - i loved his top. all together it was okay.
Stanley - i loved his dress. it was just pretty. i loved all the green leaves.
Tu - he surprised me with his dress. i really liked it.
Benjamin - he pulled it together, and it was beautiful. the top that he wove was gorgeous.
Samantha - i really liked her skirt but thought the whole design was just okay.
Layana - i loved it. it was so pretty and whimsical, just beautiful. i was my favorite.
and the winner - Samantha - which surprised me and i did not agree with. but what do i know?


team keeping it real -
to me, they started out strong. their brainstorming session seemed to go well. they seemed like they were all on the same page, which is very important. but then they forgot to make sure everything went together. it was not cohesive.
i was loving Richard this episode. when he said he wanted his design to be something like "RuPaul meets Gilligan's Island," i died. i want to see that dress, and i want RuPaul in it.
watching Joseph is always interesting. when Michelle said his dress was like a "sea hag garment," i shouted for joy. i will say this now, Joseph: i do not get your style. i've seen his style plenty. i live in a hipster's paradise, so i know his client base, but it's just not for me. however, he did jump in and save Amanda.
oh Amanda...
this team had no cohesive design. period. and the whole fashion through the decades theme was terrible. ugh. but the dresses were impressive. it was a hard call and a hard elimination.

Daniel - a lovely dress.
Joseph - when i saw it go down the runway i was shocked because i really liked his dress. i thought it turned out nice. i think his end dress was not what he was going for at all.
Richard & Michelle - okay. very Madonna.
Patricia - another designer who always surprises me. i really liked her dress. but i felt it was very similar to Joseph's dress.
Amanda - an okay dress but i thought it was the weakest. everyone hated her moss and kind of threw her under the buss during the judging.
Kate - it was a pretty dress but i felt it looked like a craft project, just like Tim said. i think it was the hem.
and the loser - Joseph, and this surprised me. i really felt that it should've been Amanda just because it was the weakest. none were bad. but halfway through the judges deliberation the shift went off of Amanda's dress and onto Joseph's. i'm not a big fan of Joseph, but i don't think he should've gone home in this challenge.

this was a good episode and a hard elimination. needless to say, i was shocked.
i hope to have the next episode up tomorrow and then the one that airs on Thursday up on Friday to get caught up. we'll see if that happens though.

Project Runway airs Thursday nights on Lifetime. enjoy. xoxo.

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the boob tube: Project Runway s11 e03

hello all. i know i am a week late on this post. i have no excuses. i'm just lazy. better late than never, right? well this week was a pretty good one. here we go.

*spoiler! you've been warned.

this week was the "design something for Heidi" challenge. last year for this challenge, the contestants had to design a look for Heidi's Babies 'R Us collection Truly Scrumptious. designing for babies is so not cool; and if my memory serves me correctly, the contestants weren't happy about the challenge. boo to babies because who needs them? this year's challenge was much better: to design a look for Heidi to wear while promoting her new perfume Surprise. oo la la.

we also saw the break down of three of the designers; Benjamin, Matthew and Daniel. i was surprised by Daniel's little breakdown at the end of the episode during his interview. he seemed all calm and collected during the challenge, and during the design process and dress-making he was spot on. but i can see how this is the time where the contestants start to get really emotional and whatnot. now it's getting real. they've been at this for about 3 weeks now, so a lot can happen emotionally and physically. i am guessing really, but it sounds like it should be about right.

but good lord Benjamin and Matthew, what is going on? Benjamin was doing pretty well, his design was beautiful. the idea was there, he just lost sight of the prize. he needed a good slap. i just wanted to say, "guy, get your shit together. your abusive relationship is over. we get it. if your professional life suffered from it don't let this competition suffer also. ugh." (actually i yelled that at my tv.)

what about Matthew? i don't know what to say about him. he just phoned in this one, and it looked like he was board with the challenge. how the hell is this challenge boring? how hard can it be to dress Heidi? dressing Heidi isn't supposed to be boring. she wanted a dress that was sexy, short, feminine, and hard. any designers dream, right? oh boys!

let's talk about the teams and the final designs:

team keeping it real - 
they have their shit together. they work well together, they listen to each other and they are a good group of designers. i really think they are just a team of better designers.
watching Joseph and Amanda design together was fun because they were total opposites, always a crowd pleaser. they got their shit together. but when Joseph said that he would love to have his designs on What Not to Wear, i was like "oh good lord. i'm sure your cat sweater will end up on that show." (i wonder if that show is still on?)
Patricia's design was crazy, like always. she definitely thinks outside of the box.
and why the fuck was Layana freaking out? she needed to calm down. the pink fabric wasn't that bad. it was actually nice. that's what happens when you work with someone and she had immunity. a little over dramatic, weren't we?

*Daniel - very beautiful. when she walked the dress just flowed. well done.
*Patricia - i didn't like it at all. but the judges did. what do i know?
Joseph & Amanda - it was nice and short. they did well together.
Richard - this was a hot mess. when Zac said the dress took a shit of ruffles, i died. because she was shitting ruffles.
*Kate & Layana - gorgeous. the pink and black together brought the hard and soft together, just how Heidi wanted it to be. and it flowed so beautifully.
Stanley - i loved his fabric. i also liked this dress, but the judges didn't care for it much. i thought it was better than Patricia's, but it was over-styled. less could've been more.
(*) - indicates the top three.
and the winner - Kate and Daniel.

the dream team - 
this team is anything but a dream team, i am sorry to say. two of their members just broke down. and i could say that they are a team of weak designers. at this point, they have lost so many people that each member was able to work on their own design. and they weren't looking good.
at this point i really think Cindy's work is not good. i hate to say it, but her stuff just looks old. it seems like that even though she just went to design school she is just very new to design. she just doesn't have it yet. it's like with everything, practice makes perfect and she is not there yet.

Michelle - her dress was cute and short and had a great back. too bad she is always on the losing team.
*Matthew - this dress was a disaster. at least he knew it was bad, so there is some hope.
*Cindy - it looked dated. the fabric reminded me of the fabric of bad prom dresses from 15 years ago (when i went to prom). ugh.
Samantha - it was a nice dress. she is just always lost being on this team.
*Benjamin - oh good lord. this dress was a hot mess. the design was beautiful, he just couldn't execute it at all. and the bodice... the model's poor boobs. it was just sad.
Tu - it looked like two dresses in one to me. i really like the top, but the bottom just didn't seem right. he was just lost amongst the three really really bad dresses.
(*) - indicates the bottom three.
and the loser - Cindy.

it was Cindy's time to go. it was a good choice by the judges. if they had sent Matthew or Benjamin home instead of her, then i think i would've been upset. i just see more from them than her.

Project Runway airs Thursdays nights on Lifetime. enjoy. xoxo.

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the boob tube: Project Runway s11 e02

good lord. what an episode. i am really liking these teams.

*spoilers!

this week was the sports wear challenge or the challenge the designers usually hate the most because they are all "artists" and can't be bothered to design sports wear. i do have to say there wasn't much complaining from the designers on this being the sports wear challenge, and i think it has to do with the fact that they're still hung up on the teams. they just need to embrace the teams and move on; i'm looking at you, dream team.

but really, a ping-pong club/bar? really? and i can't believe that Susan Sarandon owns it. oh boy! so this challenge had the teams/designers design new uniforms for SPiN New York. the uniforms have to be sporty and functional (ah functional, a word the designers do not understand very well), and the uniforms have to be for guys and gals. oh boy!

i love watching the teams brainstorm and come up with ideas. when Joseph suggested harem pants, i wanted to die. no boy in the "real" world would want to wear harem pants; when he was talking about his cat sweaters, i was like "no fucking way." i can't believe thousands of people are buying this sweater, well actually i can. i can see them on half the population here in Austin. i guess if you're ingenious enough to come up with the cat sweater, then you know what's going on. but still, $78 for that sweater, really?

watching Cindy and Benjamin working together was enjoyable. she was getting all sassy and shit. Benjamin was just trying to help her, and he's worked in this business, so i would listen to him a bit. but Benjamin should've been watching James. James is weak, and maybe the team is just letting him kill himself off. that's kind of what James did to himself.  

let's talk about the teams:
the dream team - they are so afraid to lose again. they just didn't have their crap together.
Michelle - her dress was cute and very sporty.
Samanatha and Tu - ok.
*James- i liked the pants, but the judges hated them. the logo on the back pockets were tacky. but the t-shirt was god-awful. he just can't construct a shirt.
*Benjamin and Cindy - just boring. when they said they wanted to dress up a sporty place, i was like "what?"
*Matthew and Benjamin - i liked the kilt, but i can see how it wouldn't fly with most men.

team keeping it real - at the beginning of the episode, they were a hot mess. they just were working on their own designs, but they came together and seemed to work very well together. it showed, and they won the challenge.
*Layana and Daniel - it was very cute, and i liked how it was a skort.
*Stanley - it was a nice design. very strong and masculine.
Kate and Patricia - it was cute. i liked the shirt, especially its back.
Amanda - it was ok. very short.
*Joseph and Richard - i did not like the pants. drop crotch are not my favorite. but the judges liked it.

i'm glad Layana won, and that Daniel said he thought she should win the challenge over him because he already won the first one. what a gentleman.
and i'm very glad that James was sent home. i didn't mind his taste, but in the two challenges they were just boring and poorly constructed. and he wasn't a team player at all. he needed to go.

Project Runway airs Thursdays nights on Lifetime. enjoy. xoxo

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the boob tube: Project Runway s11 e01

so it begins. Project Runway season 11.

oh, how i love this show. i love the creativity, i love the design, i love the passion for fashion (oh boy!), i love the designers (especially the batshit crazy ones but not the mean ones), and i love Heidi and Tim (and Nina and Michael, but where is Michael?). That's okay, Zac Posen is a great replacement. 

but i digress. so Project Runway begins.

i love that in this season they threw us a curveball by making it all about the teams. yay teams! i personally would hate to work in a team if i were them, but i'm not. i think it's a fun plot twist. i would think that working in the fashion world, one would usually have to work in a team, but i'm kind of assuming here because i am not part of the fashion world at all. just a fan. so needless to say, working in teams for this season seems to make sense to me. 

let's go ahead and start the fashion critique. i do love to judge what people wear because i am both evil and opinionated. however, i am no fashion diva. fashion is meant to be worn and seen out and about and brought to life. i, on the other hand, usually do not leave the house (i'm a crazy shut-in), so my closet is pretty boring. i usually just shop at the Gap or Old Navy. boring right? but i live my fashion-diva-inner-goddess self by watching Project Runway.

*spoilers, be warned!

the first episode is always the hardest because you can't really tell much about the designer yet. you can see bits and pieces of what someone might be like, but everything can change. someone you might like at the beginning could turn out to be someone you hate at the end. i also find that more often than not the person who wins the first few challenges tends to burn out in the middle of the season. and seeing the first person eliminated is always sad to watch because you can't tell what someone is capable in just one challenge. but it is a competition show and it's all about the winner. 

first impressions. 

who i liked without seeing their work yet? 

Matthew. he is my favorite so far. i kind of like Amanda too.

who i'm not feeling the love for?

Patricia. she screams "fashion designer for Chico's". but she is a bit crazy, and i like that. so we'll see...

my top three (or four or five):

Amanda - very cute, even though she didn't think it was her best work. i liked it.

Patricia - i know, i know, i thought i wouldn't like her from the get-go. even though i think she might be batshit crazy, her little dress was my favorite. and i liked how a lot of the designers were questioning her dress while she was in the middle of construction. 

Daniel - just magical. constructed beautifully. can't wait to see more.

Richard - loved the asymmetry of this dress. very New York. spot on.

Samantha - very cute little black dress.

my bottom three (oh lord, not good):

Cindy - her dress was not attractive at all. it lacked design and taste. what was up with the red and white checkered waist band? and i was not a fan of the print. i was very surprised that she didn't go home. what were the judges thinking? 

Emily - i felt bad for her because even though her dress wasn't finished, there was something there. she has the design and taste but just ran out of time. i really think she got cocky, and it seemed like she wasted most of her day (or maybe that was just the editing of the episode). i was surprised that she was sent home. 

Tu - i just didn't like his dress. i know this style, i've seen it before, and i am not a fan of it. very modern and minimal. i have a feeling i won't like a lot of his work. i am glad he didn't go home though. at this point, it's just a matter of taste with him and his work for me.

i can't wait to see what this season has in store. i can't wait for the crazy unconventional challenge. i'm expecting big things from Patricia and Joseph in that challenge. like i said earlier, i am hoping Matthew has some great things to show me. i'm excited to see what Stanley can do also. so hang in there, i'm sure there will be a bunch a bratty crap to come from this season. especially since they are working in teams. xoxo.

Project Runway season 11

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