# Project Runway 13

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-13/693991>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 25, 2014, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-13/693991 "2014-07-25T03:39:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![JeffB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeffb/32/188_2.png) [@JeffB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JeffB)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-13/693991/61 "2014-08-12T19:45:49Z")

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In response to twickster:

You’re thinking of Ven Budhu (season 10). He is from Guyana.

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**Author:** ![Hedda\_Rosa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hedda_rosa/32/1204_2.png) [@Hedda\_Rosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hedda_Rosa)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-13/693991/62 "2014-08-12T20:58:44Z")

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> [@JeffB](#):
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> In response to twickster:
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> You’re thinking of Ven Budhu (season 10). He is from Guyana.

He of the roses? Yeah I remember him. One trick pony.

Wasn’t the deaf guy getting kicked off the start of the whole Tim Gunn Save ™?

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-13/693991/63 "2014-08-12T22:08:19Z")

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> [@JeffB](#):
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> In response to twickster:
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> You’re thinking of Ven Budhu (season 10). He is from Guyana.

Ah, right, that’s him. Of Indian descent, though, no?

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**Author:** ![CrazyCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CrazyCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrazyCatLady)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2014, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-13/693991/64 "2014-08-13T16:40:57Z")

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> [@Hedda\_Rosa](#):
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> He of the roses? Yeah I remember him. One trick pony.
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> Wasn’t the deaf guy getting kicked off the start of the whole Tim Gunn Save ™?

That was the first season they had the save, yes. I didn’t get the feeling it was a gimmick developed after the fact to keep him in, more a gimmick they’d developed to stretch the season a little further that he happened to benefit from.

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**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2014, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-13/693991/65 "2014-08-13T18:37:13Z")

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> [@Hedda\_Rosa](#):
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> He of the roses? Yeah I remember him. One trick pony.

One way monkey, according to Dimitri!

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**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-13/693991/66 "2014-08-15T02:55:41Z")

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August 14

## Short

**Actual winners/losers**  
Top 3  
Amanda - Winner, Alexander, Kini

Bottom 3  
Sean, Kristine, Hernan - Out

**My pics**

Top 3  
Korina - Winner, Alexander, Kini

Bottom 3  
Char, fäde, Sean - Out

## Long

Korina - I loved it. I loved the design and I loved the colors.  
Char - I didn’t care for the neck, and I didn’t care for the purse on the hip.  
fäde - I had mixed feelings about it, but I slightly disliked it more than I liked it.  
Samantha - Looked good, but dated. My wife was thinking the 80’s.  
Hernan - Looked kind of 70’s. And the V? What was he thinking?  
Alexander - Looked great. I loved it.  
Mitchell - Nice, but the fabric made me think of a shower curtain.  
Sean - Another 70’s look. I hated the skirt. It made the top look good by comparison.  
Kristine - It looked just OK to me.  
Amanda - Looked like it was fromthe 60’s. I thought it was OK, but I didn’t care for the fringe.  
Kini - I really liked it, but I swear I’ve seen that look before.  
Sandhya - Arts and crafts-y.  
Emily - The plaid bottom reminded me of a kilt.

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**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-13/693991/67 "2014-08-15T15:55:28Z")

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I would have gone for Kini, only because he actually embraced the suitness (although his outfit was a little hippy). Amanda didn’t even use the fabric, and turned it into another of her short dresses with long hanging stuff. I actually liked Fade’s best, but that’s because I am a quilter and like mixing patterns of the same colors.

SO happy Hernon is gone. What a jerk. I didn’t like Sandiya giving him the finger but I did like her telling him not to call her a bitch (although he seems to call everyone a bitch so it may not mean much to him).

Mitchell totally screams blue leisure suit – it is similar in spirit to the crap he wears. I don’t know why he doesn’t see that!

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**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-13/693991/68 "2014-08-16T00:58:25Z")

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> [@gigi](#):
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> ISO happy Hernon is gone. What a jerk. I didn’t like Sandiya giving him the finger but I did like her telling him not to call her a bitch (although he seems to call everyone a bitch so it may not mean much to him).

I was so glad to see the sexist piece of shit leave. All he did was whine and sulk. Ironically he was the one illustrating all the worst traits of a stereotypical female. I was even more glad to see Sandhya stand up for herself. How dare that asshole call her a bitch! His chosen fabric was equally as hideous as the one she gave him.

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-13/693991/69 "2014-08-16T03:37:53Z")

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I really liked Fade’s dress. Also Sean’s. Hated Amanda’s, and can’t believe it won over Kino’s.

Glad Hernan’s gone, though – talentless asshole.

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**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-13/693991/70 "2014-08-16T04:42:13Z")

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I would have given the win to Kino, and like some others here, i also liked Fade’s dress. Amanda’s turned out better than i expected, but i wouldn’t have given her the win. I also liked Emily’s look, although she did have about the best possible suit fabric to work with.

Hernan is a whiny fucking crybaby, and i’m glad he’s gone. It’s bad enough that he kept moaning about the fabric, but even worse was the way he kept saying that Sandhya had sabotaged him on purpose. Get over it, bitch, and make it work.

Speaking of Sandhya, i thought that her creation was actually quite fun and interesting. I’m not saying i would have placed her in the top three or anything, but i thought that what she did this week was actually better than either of her victorious outfits from previous weeks.

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-13/693991/71 "2014-08-16T13:18:25Z")

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[TLo agrees](http://bit.ly/1mU8DVR) with me that Fade should have won.

And I agree that Sandhya’s look was better than the ones she won with, but the mustache stuff was just stupid.

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**Author:** ![toast\_pakora](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3ec8ea/32.png) [@toast\_pakora](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toast_pakora)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-13/693991/72 "2014-08-16T16:55:07Z")

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Agree, Sandhya isn’t afraid to use bright colors but she just tacks shit onto everything. Her first winning dress, with the ripped shoulders, was interesting but since then, no. She _is_ operating outside the normal [sic] design parameters, as Patricia did, and the judges are rewarding innovation just like they did with Patricia but it’s not anything any editor would put on the front cover of a fashion mag. It’s all cheap and crafty. She has a good story though.

I would like to see a basic “make a beautiful gown” challenge to see if she can make something beautiful and flattering rather than conceptual-crafty.

Kino’s dress reminded me of Carrie’s in the first ep: side cutouts, pleated hip detail. The molded cap sleeves are Mouret by way of Dimitry.

Oh hey, I sort of got my wish: the next episode is design an outfit for Heidi to wear to the Emmys. Short tight and shiny will win.

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**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-13/693991/73 "2014-08-16T17:58:20Z")

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Maybe I shouldn’t, but I’ve always felt funny when the designers have to make a dress for Heidi or any other judge. Isn’t that conflict of interest?

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**Author:** ![Brynda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-13/693991/74 "2014-08-16T20:47:22Z")

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I have liked all of Sandyha’s looks. I like quirky, and she makes quirky work.

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**Author:** ![toast\_pakora](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3ec8ea/32.png) [@toast\_pakora](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toast_pakora)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2014, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-13/693991/75 "2014-08-18T14:25:54Z")

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Winner of next episode already spoiled by Heidi and Tim!

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**Author:** ![Hedda\_Rosa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hedda_rosa/32/1204_2.png) [@Hedda\_Rosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hedda_Rosa)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2014, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-13/693991/76 "2014-08-18T15:25:05Z")

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> [@toast\_pakora](#):
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> Winner of next episode already spoiled by Heidi and Tim!

Saw that - I think though it was spoiled by the timing, because as soon as it walked the runway anyone paying attention would have figured it out. That said they didn’t have to push it so much more widely!

Anyway back to the most recent episode…

Well PR seasons always come to the the point where I’m like fuck this show, I’m breaking up with it. I just didn’t expect it to be so early.

That dress from Amanda is hideous, crafty, unimaginative, and unwearable. I agree that Fade should have been in the top if not absolute winner. I can’t imagine the feelings among the other designers who now have been through 4 challenges with 2 winners.

Of course the right person went home, and about damn time too.

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**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2014, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-13/693991/77 "2014-08-18T17:39:49Z")

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Ack! Don’t tell me! I can’t unsee that there will be a double elimination next week. I need to not watch the teasers for the next week!

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2014, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-13/693991/78 "2014-08-18T19:18:47Z")

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And here I thought you were talking about the dress Heidi wore to the Emmy thing, which is all over social media – revealing the winner to anyone who’s following PR or other feeds, like TLo, which is where I saw it.

Didn’t they used to be more careful about this shit?

ETA: Oops, didn’t see\*\* toast pakora\*\*'s and **Hedda Rosa** ’s posts, sorry, this has already been commented on.

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**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2014, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-13/693991/79 "2014-08-18T19:24:28Z")

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> [@gigi](#):
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> Ack! Don’t tell me! I can’t unsee that \<snip\>
> 
> I need to not watch the teasers for the next week!

Thanks a bunch!

Useful tip: Even if you put spoiler tags around something here, those spoiler tags do not work for email notifications, so anyone who is subscribed to this thread will see what you posted when they get an email notification.

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**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2014, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-13/693991/80 "2014-08-19T00:55:30Z")

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> [@mhendo](#):
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> Thanks a bunch!
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> Useful tip: Even if you put spoiler tags around something here, those spoiler tags do not work for email notifications, so anyone who is subscribed to this thread will see what you posted when they get an email notification.

Sorry ☹

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