Project Runway 8/16

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I really like Michael and am really glad he won last week. Truth be told, I want him to be the big winner. I liked what he did this week but I really think either Uli or Robert should have won.

I’m going to start calling Vincent “Lemonade” because he seems to take that saying, “When life hands you lemons, make lemonade” to heart. The scary part is that once he says something he’s done is hot, he seems to actually believe it. Yeah, he deserved to go this week but they must be keeping him on for controversy’s sake.

Why the fricken heck don’t they blur out Laura’s anorexic boobs? Man, how’d you like to be a contestant and have to look at those every day? And I hate the way she does her makeup. That severe red lipstick seems to match her severe personality. Ugh! The thing is, when they showed her getting out of bed, she looked pretty good with her hair escaping that tight bun she puts it in and no makeup at all. Not being able to see her bony chest was a plus too. She actually looked human.

Oh, and the design she did, did anyone else think of Ginger Grant of Gilligan’s Island in her S. S. Minnow dress? Laura’s dress was shorter and the printing was in a different spot but they were pretty much the same.

Looks like next week Angela is going to put one of the sewing machines out of its misery rather than just wounding it. The show’s producers should buy several cheap, basic Singer machines for her to kill and make sure she never touches one of the expensive professional ones again.

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According to Tim’s podcast, this is pretty much exactly what happened. He went to go backstage to dispense hugs and tell Alison she had to clean up her workspace, and Vincent was gloating about how awesome his dress was and how it had vision and he glued the hole punch holes on his his own precious bodily fluids.

Or some shit like that.

Anyway, Laura slightly flipped out because he’s a fucking loony toon and completely should have gone home, and everyone backstage knew it. For my part, I couldn’t believe Alison lost. I blame it entirely on that stupid hair-do. If she would have done something normal for the hair she would have been fine.

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If she’d done something similar to the tall hair from the dog challenge, that would have been good. Play up the whole Yohji Yamamoto thing that someone else pointed out earlier. I think the bow seemed to signal giving up in the same way that Kayne’s makeup did. (Kayne! WHY?)

And while I can definitely see how Vincent would get obnoxious about his tube of butcher paper, I still think Laura should have shown a little restraint. Just ignore him, say goodbye to Allison, and rip the shit out of him later. But it’s Allison’s moment. That deserves respect.

I don’t know. I just feel like Laura is in permanent mom mode, lecturing everyone for every little thing. It’s time she relaxed slightly. And covered her chest a bit more.

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Well, we know that people are kept on because of the need for “good television”–it’s the only reason Santino made it as far as he did. I think the producers have a sense of who can’t win, and that makes those people expendable, whether or not they deserve to be sent home based on the particular challenge. Also, there does seem to be a premium on technical skill–Kors said something about how Kayne knows how to make a dress and that is valued also.

I think the final three should be Michael, Uli, and Kayne, although Kayne has the potential for a flameout as the numbers dwindle.

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I swear I caught a glimpse of nipple on Laura last night. Eek.

I didn’t think Alison’s dress was bad enough to send her home for. If it had been done in fabric rather than paper, it would have been cute. The hair bow was a little bizarre, but no worse than some of the things you see on couture runways from time to time.

I did like Jeffrey’s dress, especially the color choice, but he was being an arrogant jerk again, so I’m not sorry he didn’t win. Michael’s dress was nice enough, and he seems so smart and level-headed, especially compared to most of his fellow contestants. Plus, he’s quite good-looking.

Based on the previews for next week, I can’t wait to find out what the big surprise is.

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Okay, I just read Tim’s blog for this episode, and it reminded me of something from last night’s episode. Has the definition of “plus size” changed recently? Because if Alison’s model is “zaftig” as Tim described her on the show, or “plus size” as he writes in the blog, then I’m morbidly obese.*

*I’m not morbidly obese.

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Yes, I forgot about this. When I saw the model, I wondered what the hell Tim was talking about. I’m zaftig. And I’m easily twice the width of that woman. (And half the height, but never mind that now.)

I hate Jeffrey, but I agree he should have won the challenge. I’m sick of Vincent. And just once, I’d like to see Laura (a) with her hair down, and (b) designing something she wouldn’t wear.

I’m glad Kayne’s still around, because I think I have a minor fag-hag crush on him. Vincent should have been the one booted–I think Alison just had a bad week.

And I think the rest of the designers should pitch in and buy Laura an undershirt, or something. shudder

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By the way, the huge bow of hair was the hairstylist’s idea, not Alison’s. I think she was just too fried to resist. She just asked for an updo. I hereby have serious doubts about the tate of that hairstylist.

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I just have to echo what’s already been said. I was so disappointed when Alison was auf’ed. She seemed like a genuinely nice person whose work, overall, was good. Vincent needs to GO! He’s the only one left who I feel is lacking the skills to make it to the end.

As much as I LOVE Michael and want him to win, Jeffrey’s dress was better. I just can’t feel bad, though, because Jeffrey is an ass. So conceited.

Laura, I think, it actually not evil. Sure, she bitches people out a lot, but rarely does that person not deserve it. I think, when she was telling Kayne that she questioned his choices, she was correct. Was it nice to say that? No, but Kayne is the one who turned it into an ad hominem attack.

What was the preview for next week? My DVR cut it off, as it always does.

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I think this is the weakness of the show (or shows like American Idol, for that matter). The final designers are not necessarily the best. They are the ones who never had one really bad week (or as bad as someone else that week). This is why you have an excellent designer like Alyson leave before Vincent, who’s spotty at best.

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If the only driteria was the dres that was created for that challenge then I’m afraid I agree that Alison’s was the worst. It just looked horrible on her model, so unflattering. It was just a big mess, IMO. Having said that I was very upset she went because Ithink Vincent’s dress was a close second worst and given how awful his other stuff has been and how competent and creative Alison has proven it just seemed ridiculous that she was going.

And Jeffrey’s dress was the best, why they picked Michael is beyond me. A nice dress, yes, but not as interesting and well concieved as Jeffrey’s.

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That comment from Tim’s blog about Kayne’s dress looking like it was going to Pattycake’s party at Jubilee Jumbles is absolute genius! Too bad he didn’t make some comment like that on the show, because Kayne would have been mortified (even more).

And Kayne creeps me out. His face looks like he’s heading to look like that plastic surgery cat woman, with the creepy cheekbones and odd features. Occasionally he looks normal, but when they showed him on the runway he looked more plastic than Michael Jackson.

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She’s in “jealous, older, ugly sister” mode.

Laura acts like she can say any snarky thing as long as she tacks on a shrill “Sweetie…” to the end of it. What did she say to Kayne? Something like, “I’m really worried about you, Sweetie.” What she meant, of course, was probably, “I think you have no taste, and you can’t design an outfit to save your life, Sweetie.” I hope she loses.

Laura drives me crazier than Vincent. At least Vincent is interesting in a train-wreck kind of way. I think Laura is better described the way Jeffrey described Michael’s outfit: “Like a diabetic diet–no flavor”

And her chest is…scary. :eek:

And count me as someone who, except for the bottle caps, thought Kayne’s original skirt was sort of pretty. I like the combination of bright green and blue. I agree that it certainly wasn’t “high fashion” though, and I can see why the judges didn’t like it.

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I agree with everybody else - I hate, hate, hate Jeffery, but I love love loved his outfit. He definately should have won.

It looked at the end like everybody really, genuinely liked Alison and were sad to see her go. I was upset - I mean, yeah, it was a pretty bad outfit, but she’s done such great things in the past. Vincent, on the other hand, well…

I’m just sad about the whole thing.

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Has anyone posted what exactly is scribbled on Jeffrey’s neck?

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I don’t have a clue, but I have picked out “Harrison” and “l’amour”.

That is one of the most annoying tattoo placements I have ever seen. It looks like he’s being strangled with a piece of barbed wire fencing.

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This sounds right to me. Jeffrey (who was robbed last night) and Laura have hugely overinflated senses of their own skills, and Vincent is genuinely delusional. He’s been in the bottom 3 at least 3 times so far and certainly was a much better candidate for getting the boot than poor Alison.

Btw, what was Alison’s accent? I couldn’t place it (some strangely European/mid-western regional mix?) but it was quite beguiling. She was also the only cute female remaining. :frowning:

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I thought Alison’s accent was actually sort of annoying: Broad vowels and so laid back it sounded like she could barely muster up the energy to talk.

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Can someone let me know what the preview was from next week? My DVR cut off right as Alison was leaving. Thanks.

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I’m so glad this thread is here!

First, I think the worst dressed is Heidi. She either looks like she’s wearing a nightgown or something a 16 year old girl would wear.

The vote last night was just so obvious that the drama factor weighs into what they decide and it’s really started to ruin the show for me. Unless they feel bad that Vince cashed in his 401K to go on the show, there’s not a reason on earth he should be there. He’s a mess, and a crazy mess.

I also don’t like how they show snips to booster the “Laura is a bitch”. They showed the coming attractions of Laura and Kayne going at it 100x and when it actually happened, it wasn’t a full out fight at all. Not that she isn’t, but I hate how they try to assign everyone on the show roles.

Personally I wondered why Alison and Kayne chose the hair and makeup they did too. Alisons model looked even worse with the Minnie Mouse hairdo. It made her model’s body look even larger because she looked like a pin head.
Kayne’s dress is horrible. That should, he should have defended it, instead of conceding it was crap.

Jeffrey’s dress - good but I’m not a fan of uneven hems.

Alisons dress wasn’t her best work, but considering almost all of her other dresses were good, they should have given her slack, like they did Kayne.

Laura’s - She’s good. I’ll give her that. Predictable but good. She won’t be in the final 3.
Out of all the designers, I’d wear her clothes.

Vincent’s - Never had a good outfit.

Michael’s outfit was great, but not the best.

Uli- Very good designer. She’ll be in the final 3.

Angela needs to go right after Vince.

I think everyone is getting too caught up on the plus size remark. She was heavy for a model. Model’s are skinny sticks because it’s all about the clothes. She wasn’t heavy in real life.