So, what did we all think?
The top three were really good today. I think it’s right that Daniel went home. His dress looked like another cocktail dress–and his attitude was not cool. Loved the look on RuPaul’s face when he dissed sequins!
I’m also getting tired of Keith and all his swatching…boring. I’m kind of surprised Blayne made it that far, though. I thought his was worse than Jerell’s.
I’m asking myself the entire time, have these people never worked with drag queens before? They are NOT your usual models…they WILL tear you right down to the floor if they think your design will make them look bad. You do NOT sandbag a drag queen with a garbage bag serial killer dress…
And can I just note that Varla Jean Merman is HAWT out of the wig!? OMG…take me home, sailor…
I am glad because I called that one top and bottom. I thought Joe would win, it fit well, it was perfect for the challenge and his model’s personality really sold it. I thought Terri’s was good but I recall her mentioning doing a kimono outfit for a drag queen before so this may not have been all that new for her.
I thought Keith might go home at first but then when Daniel opened his mouth to defend his outfit I figured he had aufed himself. It was actually a cute dress, but it was a normal dress, he never seems to get the challenge. Keith’s might not have been so bad if he left the fringe off the skirt and let the shiny skirt show through and then made a big fringey collar instead of that mess.
I didn’t think Jerrell’s was that bad, I was rather surprised that Stella got another pass, pink picnic tablecloth and lethuh? That was not a drag queen outfit, it was just odd.
I think LeeAnn’s outfit was better than her model’s original. She also made me laugh when she was talking about Blayne adding -licious to everything and how if she hears the word again she might barf -ilicious. I might have to root for her now.
They were waaaay more fun to watch than the usual bunch of models. But then, I guess the regular models don’t have carte blanche to sashay down the runway.
I also agree that I didn’t think Jerrell’s was soo bad. It wasn’t great–as Michael pointed out, it wasn’t so out there for a drag queen dress. But it seemed okay enough just to skate by. If I were going to choose a bottom three, I’d have put Blayne’s “gay Jurassic Park” in instead.
And Daniel’s was pretty, but had nothing to do with the challenge. It was like when he sent down a cocktail dress as an Olympic ceremonies outfit.
I am glad to see Daniel go. His inability to understand the challenge, combined with his constant braying about how talented he is and how impeccable his taste has gotten really old.
Another vote for Jerrell’s not being that bad. I thought the pop-up collar was fabulous. I thought the top three were all really excellent, though.
A fun episode.
Now that was fun! I loved the top three, and I really love seeing Daniel and his tacky attitude gone.
But I came in here to ask what the hell is wrong with RuPaul? Is she sick? She looked absolutely cadaverous!
I was wondering if maybe she’s gotten some work done or something, because her cheekbones looked like they could cut glass. The wig was pretty busted, too.
Beyond happy to see Daniel go home, as he is, so far, easily my least favorite contestant this season.
I fear that Keith is not long for this competition. He seems like a nice guy, but what on earth is with this swatch shtick of his?
I definitely thought RuPaul looked like she’s either had too much work done, or some really bad work done, or something. Not good. It’s a shame when the need to slow down aging collides with the knife…it can have some really awful results.
(An aside…I heard that Joan Rivers is going to be on Celebrity Apprentice. While I think she’ll be awesome, I shudder to think of seeing her on screen every week…it actually hurts to look at her!)
I thought Joe did a great job, but I could see why Terri was so disappointed, as well (just to show how tastes differ…my husband thought hers was the worst one.)
I am pretty much glad to see Daniel go…it is so weird how he just didn’t get the challenges. Dude, we know sequins are tacky. That’s the point! :rolleyes:
I like to think that was the nail in his coffin. Not only did he not get the challenge but he dissed the whole concept of Drag, with a major Drag star as one of the judges! He treated his model as just another manikin to show off his work with no thought to what he was actually supposed to do for the model. I think Keith’s was actually the worst outfit but Daniel was just begging to be aufed. This was one case where I think it’s fine that the maker of the worst outfit got a pass.
Daniel gave all previous Project Runway Daniels a bad name.
Oh, my god YES! Who was it that was saying that the clothes their drag queen came in with were horrible and tacky?
DUH! It’s DAA-RAAAG! None of these gals is known for their impeccable fashion taste…they’re not America’s Next Top Model. They’re drag queens! “Tacky” is a fully-owned subsidiary of “camp”.
I mean, there is glamor drag (think Patrick Swayze in To Wong Foo), but most of these dq’s aren’t from that branch.
Just for fun, I’m linking a YouTube video of Varla Jean Merman in a music video for Cher’s “Dark Lady” here.
Varla Jean is also one of the stars of the ultra-camp film Girls Will Be Girls, and it’s internet spinoff series, along with Evie Harris and Coco Peru.
Well, exactly, you guys. And he was the same one who acted like designing for a sporting event was beneath him, too. Nice attitude.
Varla Jean has a lot of personality. I was surprised that out of drag “she” looked like any guy off the street. Definitely, not someone you’d peg as a drag queen.
Like I’ve already said, she was hawwwt out of the wig…Jeffrey Roberson (Varla Jean’s testosteronized alter ego) looks a little like Mike Nelson from latter-seasons MST3K, and I always thought Nelson was cute.
Any of the top 3 could have won, but Joe’s was spectacular. Even before they accessorized it into the “Ann-Margaret on The Love Boat” look, I thought he was nailing the Southern glam Sweet Potato Queen pantsuit thing, amped up for drag. Then he listened to his client, did what she wanted, and made it spectacular. He’s a shoo-in for the top 3, IMO.
Daniel lasted a couple of shows too long. Keith does one thing well, and while that has served other designers just fine (Laura, Rami), the fact is that he doesn’t do it that well. His time is coming soon.
Top 3 prediction: Joe, Terri, and Kenley. Maybe Leanne as the fourth, if she can really ramp it up, or Korto if she can rein it in just a hair.
And it’s just not an attractive or appealing trick, you know? Neither Rami nor Laura’s stuff was my style, but both did beautiful work. I don’t get Keith’s…it always looks to me like he dumped a bag of rags on the model.
Poor little Suede got eviscerated by Hedda Lettuce, who I thought was overreacting, since her outfit was fine. Check out Hedda’s myspace post about her PRW experience, which is much nastier than we saw her be on the show, complete with bitchy comment from Miss Understood, aka the pterodactyl from the gay Jurassic Park. And speaking of Blayne, I thought he should have been in the bottom 3 with those ridiculous (and failed) wings.
I liked Terri’s but it was way too busy for me: sleeves, collar, corset, leggings, boots, dangly bits, full torso make up, huge mohawk… I was to distracted that I can barely remember what it looked like. If you read Tim’s Take, he and Terri really clashed over her outfit, none of which was showed onscreen,unfortunately. My impression of Terri as a class act is kind of going out the window, between last week’s shrill harpy and this week’s sore loser.
Korto’s was great too, and I liked it better than Terri’s. However, Joe deserved the win. A true collaboration, that was. He made Varla Jean look beautiful.
If Keith doesn’t do something radically different next week, he’s going to be out. Loved Blayne and Jerell calling his outfit The Chewbacca Dress, and then making the “aaaaaaaaaugh” Chewbacca noise.
Stella’s dress looks exactly like something a goth girl would buy at Hot Topic.
Leath-uh…
Kind of want to see her doing something more original. She’s not going to make it a lot further if she doesn’t get out of the comfort zone. The judges didn’t like the one trick pony thing in the past. She is doing better than I thought, but she needs to do something…new.
RuPaul is a he! Not a she.
They are drag queens, men who dress up like women. Most often as entertainers.
They are not transexuals ot transvestites (not that there is anything wrong with that). But there’s a real difference.
I’m not sure if RuPaul goes by “he” or “she” but I do know that drag queens do want their drag persona to be called “she.” So when acting as Jeffrey Robinson, use “he,” but when referring to Varla Jean Merman, use “she.” Though I also know plenty of gay men who aren’t transvestites who call each other “she.” I don’t know if there’s a rule here to follow.