by WindUpDoll
Apparently the designers have enough downtime to get in a workout. Has Heidi Klum gone soft this season? No, she still sends the loser model home. And she does it in a sparkly short dress. Didn’t Michael Kors say something about short sparkly dresses? Or maybe it was Nina Garcia.
The designers try to guess who the ‘professional woman’ they’ll be designing for. Kelli says Nancy Grace, which puts her annoying breathy voice in my head. I suppose professional designers could create variations on a power suit, but it could get boring pretty fast. Stella wants it to be Sharon Osbourne, ’cause then she could work in leatha. Jerell thinks he should focus on the challenge. Like really focus, unlike last time when he way overfocused.
Wrong, it’s Brooke Shields. Or it’s her character Wendy Healy on Lipstick Jungle. It’s got to be able to go from the office to nighttime events. ‘Cause no one else wants that. This challenge is also one of those where the designers have to pitch to Brooke. Brooke will decide who gets to create their pieces. The designers then get to work with another designer to bring their creation to fruition. Designers love that.
The winner of this challenge will see their creation be worn sometime in Season 2 of Lipstick Jungle. Keith gets picked first, followed by Korto, Jerell, Kelli, Terri and finally Blayne. The way things get canceled these days, let’s hope the outfit is seen early in Season 2.
Tim Gunn whips out his velvet bag for designers to pick their partner. Blayne picks Leanne. Keith picks Kenley. He hopes she sticks to sewing. Terri picks Suede. Korto picks Jo. Kelli has the choice of Daniel or Stella. She goes with Daniel. Jerell is actually happy to work with Stella since he was planning on using leather in his design and can use her expertise. Way to be a good guy, Jerell.
At Mood the designers get all passive-aggressive with each other. The ‘helper’ designers throw out their ideas for fabric, regardless of whether or not they fit the actual design they’re working on. All the helpers are worried about going home. Guys, do you watch this show? The helpers don’t get sent home. The leaders do.
Suede keeps talking about being uncomfortable. Terri thinks he needs to decide if he’s got balls or a va-jay-jay. She ain’t got no babies suckin’ on her, so Suede needs to man up. I love Terri.
Stella starts pounding the leatha, much to the other designer’s delight. Masked as annoyance.
Tim sends the models in for an ‘early’ fitting. By early I mean nothing is really done yet, so it’s kind of hard to fit. Those things that can be tried on aren’t fitting very well, like Daniel’s skirt. Daniel goes into whiner mode about how it’s not his design so he doesn’t care. Nice.
Tim tells Blayne to ‘evening-up’ his Bermuda shorts. He’s way excited about the Jerell/Stella collaboration. Tim’s dubious about the Kelli creation and it’s a little too lingerie. Tim thinks the Suede shirt is gorgeous. Apparently he did some work after the little mini-meltdown he had. Tim also likes Keith and Kenley’s creation. Korto and Joe are making a big sweet potato. That comment causes them to have a bit of a spat right in front of Tim Gunn. Korto’s big beef is that Joe didn’t say anything negative about the creation until Tim said something. Got to agree with her on that.
Runway day frenzy, after the designer morning ritual where we get to see a bit of Keith’s really freakin’ huge abdomen tattoo. That’s got to tickle. Today the designers have to borrow appropriately from the Bluefly.com wall.
Hair & makeup, hair & makeup, interspersed with talking behind people’s back. Kelli’s happy she’s not sending a naked model down the runway. How disappointing! I certainly don’t get enough naked women while watching Project Runway and Bluefly.com ads.
In fashion, one day you’re in, the next day, you’re out. Let’s start the show.
Brooke is smiling like a maniac. She’s got absolutely no poker face about how excited she is to be on the show.
Korto’s jacket is a bit less sweet potato than it was before, but the dress is weird. Daniel thinks the Kelli creation is a little Dynasty. Brooke smiles at Jerell when she sees his creation. Keith’s creation turned out ok. Terri’s outfit really doesn’t change from day to evening. Blayne’s outfit is more mall-appropriate.
Terri, Suede, Korto and Joe are sent off into mediocreland. First up to defend is Jerell & Stella. Brooke is concerned about the belt. Heidi loves the belt. Michael thinks it’s chic and good-looking. Kelli and Daniel are up, and Brooke thinks it’s much cheaper than she thought it would look. Michael says ‘slutty, slutty, slutty.’ Kelli throws Daniel under the bus. Daniel defends his taste, which makes Kenley laugh.
Keith and Kenley get mostly positive feedback about their creation. Nina doesn’t think Blayne really listened to Brooke and what she needed. Blayne proves that under the tan he’s a big boy & says he would take the hit if one of them is going home. Leanne agrees, since he was the leader, and apologizes for it.
The winner of this challenge is Keith. What a robbery! Jerell, Stella, you guys were totally robbed. I wouldn’t have given it to them simply because Kenley was such a brat.
Of the losers, Leanne is spared first, then Daniel. See, I told you the helpers always get spared. Kelli gets ripped on taste. Blayne left the judges speechless. So Blayne is in, and Kelli is out. She did sell out Daniel, which may have been her ultimate downfall.
Next week will be awesome. The designers are creating dresses for a drag show. How cool is that? I hope they get to go to Spandex World. Or maybe we’ll be introduced to a new store called Glitter World. Or Wig World. This could be better than the wrestling challenge. And we get to see Chris March in his viking outfit. Finally, this season of Project Runway is taking off.