By CJ Bomb (and Leslie)
Ok. Can we please finish this nonsense so we don’t have to deal with it EVER AGAIN??? Oh and Heidi? You are a terrible actress. We pick up where we left off with Michael calmly walking off the set and proclaiming the unfairness of the competition. Tim tells him he is entitled to his opinion, but Michael explains that Claire’s designs have been a direct rip-off of everything she and her sister have worn and that is hanging in their closets. It’s one thing to measure and reference clothes you own, it’s quite another to keep knocking off things that already exist. Heidi is still demanding to know what is going on. Les and I think it’s a bit hard to take her seriously. Batani now starts to explain how Margarita was upset about Claire referencing her winning top from last week. Claire is HORRIFIED that she is being accused of this. (Kenya is mouthing: you did) Judges are ok with referencing. I swear to God if Claire stays I’m going to be so upset.
Michael is now telling Tim that she has a ruler in her apartment and she measures things, writes them down and brings them back in the morning. He says he has seen it and Margarita says she has also seen it, as well as heard her talk about it. Tim is now pissed as if this is in fact true, it is cheating. Michael and Margarita come back on the runway and apologize. Yolanda asks them if they are judges or participants. Shut up Yolanda, you don’t even like prints. Michael again states Claire copies looks she already has as well as others. Heidi states that they are all inspired by each other. Nina and Zac, who should be the voices of reason, agree that the decision stands with Claire as the winner. She goes back to the workroom and tells the others what’s going on. Batani is eliminated and handles it with grace and class. Back in the workroom Claire is still INCENSED that she would be accused of cheating. When she mentions she does in fact have a tape measure and pens and paper to make notes outside the workroom, Amy is now realizing that Claire is breaking the rules. Michael comes in and apologizes to her (????) as does Margarita (?????????) for how this went down. But Michael points out that she copied her good and evil top and Claire keeps yelling that she was just sketching a tank top!! And measuring crotches!! In her room!! It’s not cheating!!
Tim (sanity) enters. He asks Claire if she has a measuring tape in her room. She rolls her eyes like my 12 year old and says yes. He then asks if she has been measuring garments in her room. She says yes again. He says, Claire, we must rescind (great use of that word) your win and and send you home. I text Les that she should be sent home for rolling her eyes at Tim. Leslie writes that she is crazy mad how this was handled. She can’t believe that production made them go through all this drama and she hates Lifetime. Everyone is crying. Claire still somehow thinks she’s a victim. No Claire, your fellow contestants are the victims. The ones who were voted off. They played fair and you didn’t. Brandon’s is picked for the win based on his print and Batani gets to stay. Brandon is like, huh? But he happily takes it and I have to say it looks nice on a Dixie cup. Les then types that our crush crushed the Dixie cup challenge. We even get to see the ad. Leslie types: cheating gets you no wear Claire. I groan. She truly is on fire tonight. Claire regrets….bringing the measuring tape home.
Let’s just put this whole sad THREE PART chapter of nonsense behind us shall we? Indeed.
Onwards and Upwards. Or as Les says YAY! Back to normalcy. The designers walk onto a runway filled with little girls playing with toys at multiple stations. Leslie hopes they are dressing these cute kiddos. I am not. And by the look on his face, neither is Brandon. The girls are playing with Shopkins Shoppies. Dolls that have A LOT of accessories. Like hoarders. Les wishes she had this when she was little and thinks it’s a lot more creative than Barbie or American Girl. They didn’t make a goth Barbie so I wouldn’t know. In a major twist we did not see coming, Tim explains that each girl is a Shopkins superfan and has a favorite doll. They will explain the doll’s look to their assigned designer and the designer will have to come up with an avant-garde design to compliment it. AVANT GARDE, yay! And we think this is such a cool way of doing it. Because what is avant garde if not big kid fantasy dress up? I said this last season and I will say it now. If you don’t know what an avant-garde look is, please google, Alexander McQueen, Iris Van Herpen, Viktor and Rolf and/or Rei Kawakubo. Go ahead, we’ll wait for you. Unless you are Daphne Guiness, these are not clothes for wearing on a night out or a trip to Publix. (unless you are Daphne Guinness) They are extreme expressions of what fashion can be; i.e. wearable art. Iris Van Herpen’s looks are usually purchased off of the runway by MUSEUMS. So none of that: but who would wear that?? Please. The prize is a one of a kind doll inspired by the winning look and five thousand dollars. We are happy until Tim tells them this is a one day challenge. Seriously, does Heidi have some sort of music fest she needs to hit? Can’t we get two days for Avant Garde? We are displeased.
Ayana’s girl likes bright colors and bows. Les points out that this is my worst nightmare. Ayana is going to do lots of ruffles. That actually might be my worst nightmare. Batani’s girl would like her doll to have a very sparkly dress. Kentaro’s cutie brought a sketch. Her doll is going to an art gallery and a party. I want that doll. Michael’s girl also brought a sketch ad she is very specific. She is going to a disco party and dancing to funky music. Michael adores her and so do we. He’s going to do a jumpsuit disco ball. Brandon’s girl loves chocolate. She wants it all over the dress. He looks concerned. Kenya’s girl is a BOSS on the red carpet. Kenya loves it. Margarita’s girl loves glitter. Margarita points out she does as well…so win-win. Amy loves talking and playing with her little girl so much she forgets to sketch. She misses her 16 year old daughter and playing with this child is making her super wistful for times gone by. It is a sweet moment, but we are worried she has lost focus.
The designers are creating “make it work” songs. They are laughing and teasing each other. Amy points out that without the twits everything is so much better. Someone wishes they had an eliminated designer to help them. Well, not the ones that just left, says Amy. Brandon still seems a bit lost and Tim has told him to “do him”. Good advice.
Tim’s critique
Batani has picked strong colors and prints and has random pieces hanging off her garment. She says something about butterflies but Tim tells her that with her elaborate color story she doesn’t want things to get too distracting. He tells her to remove the tentacle.
Kentaro is focusing on feeling instead of structure. He wants to make a lot of different parts and build it on the model. Tim is cool with this. We feel like this is Kentaro’s challenge. It will be awesome or a disaster. Tim is very impressed by Margarita’s MacGyver moment of using packing foam under her fabric to create voluminous shapes. He is also happy with Kenya’s mermaid looking dress. Ayana’s look. Ummm. I’m getting a clown vibe. Tim tells her to edit immediately. Tiers and ruffles are good….metallics and polka dots together…not good. Michael explains that his look is a disco ball melting on the model’s body. Les wants him to design for the next silver and white party we hit. (We went to one last month). Tim tells him that with the silver sequined fabric he is using he can’t hide any mistakes and to watch every detail. Tim is concerned about Amy. Les and I are concerned about Amy. Tim thinks her outfit is a mish-mash of two different looks. He then tells her one of her textiles looks like cheap pantyhose. Ouch. Brandon is still stuck. He gets avant-garde (love it when young contestants do their homework) but he’s not sure how to incorporate his own vision. He decides to do multiple layers.
Ok Kentaro telling Margarita that they are going to sauna and then asking Kenya to join made my whole evening. Kenya is like, huh? Sauna he says. Salmon? She responds. He says: Yes Santa! Merry Christmas Kenya!! Everyone giggles. I love this workroom. Brandon is STILL struggling which has caught everyone’s interest considering he is one of the front-runners. Kentaro steps in to help his brother and Michael notes that this has happened before. Yes, but it has also happened many times when Brandon has helped Kentaro. Kentaro has a distinct look, as does Brandon. When they leave for the night Kentaro tells everyone not to bring a measuring tape home. Everyone laughs.
Runway Day
I text Leslie that JCPenney and Avant Garde are not two things I ever thought I would type in the same sentence. Les thinks JCPenney needs the boost in exposure and sales and PR has no problem accepting sponsorship these days. Again, no disrespect to Penneys or the customers who shop there. It just seems like an odd pairing. Amy is not happy with her look. It is very basic. I’m sad as I thought this would have been a challenge she would have excelled at. I text Leslie regarding Ayana: I’m not sure what’s going on here……that’s a really big fucking bow. Batani’s is a LOT. Brandon seems to have gotten it together. Everyone keeps saying he might be in the bottom. Everyone is wrong. Michael’s model looks like a space disco diva. That is a compliment.
The Runway
Heidi is is a very short, very tight dress. This one works and Les says her body is sick. In a good way. Speaking of sick bodies, Kate Upton is the guest judge. My twelve year old has come down to say good night and suddenly seems interested in the show. I send him to his room. Thankfully none of the last episode’s drama is mentioned. Clean slate. Let’s do this.
Brandon’s look is cool. Period. You can say what you want about Brandon, but do you know how hard it is to cultivate a design aesthetic that is recognizable without being gimmicky? I can point out a Rick Owens design. I can point out a Zac Posen design. I can point out a Isabel Marant design…etc..etc…etc…. I can now point out a Brandon Kee design, and he’s 24. And I would wear ANYTHING he has designed so far. That is saying something. Les thinks she looks like a hip Marie Antoinette and it’s super cool. She wonders if he’s gone far enough. Leslie asks me if Batani forgot the fabric in the upper right butt cheek of her garment. I tell her that this dress is weird and not avant-garde weird. Bad weird. Girl, why didn’t you stick to mis-matching prints in a crazy way?? We both love Kenya’s but Les thinks she missed the hem length or heel height. Ayana’s model rocked her look. It was weird. It was extreme. It worked. Les says: kid friendly to the max. Amy’s was simple. We think too simple. Margarita’s is what Batani’s wanted to be. Les disagrees, thinking it looks like someone couldn’t figure out what their wedding dress was supposed to be so they did everything. We both adore Michaels’s. This is what they, who must not be named thought they could do. Kentaro’s is pretty, but forgettable. I expected so much more from him.
Leslie picked Ayana, Michael and Brandon for the top with Michael for the win. I picked Brandon, Ayana and Michael for the top with Michael and Ayana for a tie. Les picks Batani, Amy and Margarita for the bottom with Batani to go. I pick Kentaro (sniff) Amy and Batani for the bottom with Batani to go.
The Judging
Heidi tells them one, “or more of you” will be out. She then says that they loved the runway so much there are four designers on top and two on the bottom. Huh.
Kate says that Ayana’s look is a showstopper. Heidi cannot believe she made it in one day. She loves the imagination and the volume. Zac says it’s a “surrealist Bo-Peep”. Nina loves how the bow is sophisticated and child like at the same time.
Nina thinks Michael’s looks so incredibly well made. It makes Kate want to go dancing. I’m not sure the world could handle that. I know my 12 year old couldn’t. Heidi thinks it looks good from every angle. Zac says it is fresh, exciting and new and is very impressed with the level of imagination.
Zac tells Brandon that though his looks may not be everyone’s cup of tea, he has a very clear aesthetic and he does really great work. He wants to see more from him. Kate loves the intricate top. Nina respects that he KEPT his aesthetic in this challenge and tells him they understand his language through his clothes.
Heidi thinks that Batani’s looks like a lot of scraps sewn together. Nina thinks it looks like she ran out of time. She can’t tell whether the look is unfinished or it’s the look she wanted to create. Zac asks why she wanted the black fabric on the thigh showing. He says that he wrote “laundry day” in his notes and says the back cut out isn’t flattering. No one wants back fat. Even hot models. Kate says it’s not polished.
Heidi doesn’t think Amy’s is bad but meh. Zac says there’s nothing risky about it. She should have taken her streamlined look and run with it. Kate was hoping for a dramatic reveal that didn’t come. Nina wanted to see her break the norm.
Heidi thinks Margarita’s look is stunning and it looks like a cloud. Kate thinks it is very flattering. Zac says that she draped it perfectly and let the fabric speak. Nina loves how she built an explosion of so many fabrics.
Michael wins! He is very happy and gracious. To no one’s surprise, Batani is out…again. She says that different people like different things and she is cool with it. To everyone’s surprise Amy is ALSO out. She is very gracious and emotional and says how much she will miss everyone, very much like when her students move on. She also says this has transformed her in a good way. We wonder it Tim will save her, but he sends them both to the workroom to clean out their stuff. Everyone was truly sad to see them go. So Margarita and Michael were redeemed and the non-essential drama has left the building. What do you think? Should they have spoken out sooner? Unconventional coming up. Brace yourselves….Have a great weekend everyone. xoxo
I am up early because I am having an allergic reaction to SOMETHING.
So I am just getting this up. I think Yolanda was a miserable cunt who didn’t know what she was talking about.
I think Ayana should haveTOTALLY won in the Avante Garde challenge.
I am not sure how Brandon won and Claire still seems to have the dixie cup. #confused
I am so sick of the older woman designer being kicked off. But Amy sucked on this challenge. I think she had to be a plant because she knows better than to send this shit down the runway. Clearly they have their winner, Brandon, selected as the winner with the straps. This show is going to hell.
They showed the Dixie cups and they had Brandon’s pattern, not Claire’s.
I think Kentaro has as an even better chance to win the final than Brandon. But it will probably be a close race. Tim must be saving his ‘save’ for one of the two top runners if they should have a bad design during the final weeks.
There were two commercials, the first was Brandon. The much shorter second one seemed to have Claire’s boring as hell pattern.
I am up early because I am having an allergic reaction to SOMETHING.
So I am just getting this up. I think Yolanda was a miserable cunt who didn’t know what she was talking about.
I think Ayana should haveTOTALLY won in the Avante Garde challenge.
I am not sure how Brandon won and Claire still seems to have the dixie cup. #confused
I am so sick of the older woman designer being kicked off. But Amy sucked on this challenge. I think she had to be a plant because she knows better than to send this shit down the runway. Clearly they have their winner, Brandon, selected as the winner with the straps. This show is going to hell.
I hope there is no breaking news today as I am going BACK to bed at 8 am.
Ayana should have won!
While I am not at all upset at twin 2 being sent home, I am annoyed with Margarita and Michael – they handled the whole thing badly. Talk about it with everybody EXCEPT twin 2. Then get mad when her print wins and storm off. They should have said something when they saw something. We could have kept a few other designers around longer and we would have missed the over pronunciation of words as well as the weird inflections.
I’m with you. Ayana’s was the clear winner this week. It was crazy and over the top but in a wonderful, whimsical way. She managed to capture every element of the challenge and her model absolutely ROCKED the look.
This show was so overly produced its as if it was staged to push them over the edge to tell while cameras were rolling..judges are all bad actors.
I felt that way when I watched the episode where Margarita is drumming up drama and not going to Claire directly. But it appears Margarita and Michael both had the maturity to understand that wasn’t the best way to handle things. We also don’t know what was going on in the interdynamics among designers and producers etc.–we don’t know if they felt there would be a point in going to anyone with their concerns. It also seems like when the twins were still both on the show, they were dominating everything and generating chaos, and it may be that individuals didn’t know how to deal with them.
STILL! Not one Producer noticed that C-word twin RIPPED OFF the Dixie cup design. It was a PRINT challenge and the PRINT was RIPPED OFF. Go back to the Dixie cup episode and check out the scene where Brandon and Brother K are in the break room. There are two Dixie cups sitting on the break table. The cups have black and white stripes with a deckled edge. Just like Claire’s design. The cups also have a lime green version of the Dixie logo. I don’t think in this case that C-word twin saw the cup and decided to steal it. I think it entered her subconscious and then came up. In the graphic design classes I took, that often happened. You get so wrapped up in your head and come up with a brilliant idea. Brilliant and ALREADY DONE. During work-in-progress reviews another student or the teacher would point that out and the design student would feel like an idiot for a minute and we all would SHARE a laugh. IT HAPPENS! That should have happened here. SOMEONE should have noticed and it should have been pointed out in the workroom Tim Gunn review. She should have been told then to change her print. If Teresa Bossong, Dixie’s Brand Building Leader, had been presented with Claire’s design it would have been awkward for PR. Dixie could not have added it to its existing line to make it part of a “suite,” it is TOO SIMILAR to an existing cup. One that has been in use for some time, I have learned. And, because Dixie is using Brandon’s design, he SHOULD GET the $25k.
Good eye!!
Agree. I only caught part of the shower, but when I saw the ad, I assumed Claire won and this was her cup
Exactly what I was thinking. She ripped that off too!! And yes!!! Brandon should get the money!!!!
This is more little review of Tamara. I just discovered your recaps. First, I LOVE that you use the c-word — when it is the BEST word, it has its place. (I do not think that Yo was one, BECAUSE she did not know what we know about C-word Twin and what has been going on. If we did not know, Michael and Margarita’s reactions would have reeked of sour grapes.) As you point out, Heidi is fortunate she did not try to become an actor. The “one or MORE of you” was so bad. The MORE emphasized twice at least. Tamara, it is so refreshing and rare to find a recapper with such deliciously evil humor, who also can show empathy — and SO IMPORTANT for recapping PR — knows FASHION. Your Iris V.H. references and “avant-garde” definition flow seamlessly into the bits of snarkiness and praise. I love your writing and your style. And I think that having Les involved gives these recaps an extra set of eyes, which is beneficial when reviewing ART, which is subjective. And if we cut out all of the Twin Drama from this episode (or your recap), we have an episode AND a recap that are worthy of the great show PR could be. We don’t NEED the cheezy manufactured drama when we get GOOD FASHION. I so wish they would have had two days (remember Christian Soriano and Chris March had two days AND two fabulous and fast designers and it took that long) for an avant-garde challenge. I think Batani and Amy could each have come up with something FABULOUS in that time. Amy would have had to work REAL HARD, though, considering her fabrics. This was a delightful challenge. Using the Shopkins and those kids who had such rich imaginations… if only PR would commit to giving us — and the designers — a show that REALLY was about FASHION and CREATIVITY. There IS an audience out there that WOULD WATCH. And, QUALITY sponsors would come back. I am knocking NEITHER Avon (on the forefront in research and current in color) nor JC Penney (note that with proper styling and FIT how great its fashions look in the TV and print ads). It’s just a bit scary that high-end sponsors seem to have gone away.
Oops. Siriano. Typo.
Hi! My name is CJ. I’m the guest recapper for the shown on TT’s awesome site with my sidekick the Lovely Leslie. We appreciate Your awesome comments. I do so love it when someone gets an Iris VH reference.
When Brandon’s superfan was describing her vision and then the cartoon version appeared onscreen, I could just hear Michael Kors (can’t we just have him at least once per season as a guest?!) moaning, “Oh, my God, it’s a literal shitshow! It looks like she ate the whole table at Hometown Buffet and then had explosive diarrhea on her way to the car!” His description would have been far more colorful and extremely graphic and funnier than [email protected]
Oh lord, I miss Michale Kors too! I’m just now watching season 10 when he was still a judge. During the unconventional challenge (Dylan Laurens candy shop) one of the designers used all cream colored Twizzlers cut into small pieces and designed a dress that made her model look like a linebacker. Michael called it Rigatoni Mad Max. Wahaha!
When Brandon’s superfan was describing her vision and then the cartoon version appeared onscreen, I could just hear Michael Kors (can’t we just have him at least once per season as a guest?!) moaning, “Oh, my God, it’s a literal shitshow! It looks like she ate the whole table at Hometown Buffet and then had explosive diarrhea on her way to the car!” His description would have been far more colorful and extremely graphic and funnier than [email protected]
I cam hear it said in his voice! Love Zac, but miss Michael.
Hello CJ. Do you recap any other shows or write anything else? I would love to read if you do.
Well thank you! I have recapped PR JR and All-Stars. But this is it at the moment! I volunteered to help out when Tamara had a perfect storm of a million shows to deal with. I dragged Les with me because I want it to feel like we are all hanging out watching together. I do feel for these people as they have been subjected to such a low-rent version of what this show used to be.
Sigh, I miss these days of Project Runway. What a bunch of bores now.
The best!
So goooooood!!!
Too funny about your 12 year old.
Fun recap, thanks! Les’ line about Claire cracked me up.
Wish they’d chosen TWO looks to WIN–loved both Michael’s disco doll AND Ayana’s big bowed creation with polka dot tights–could see both as Shoppies, and I’m sure the company could’ve sprung for another $5k prize.
Brandon pulled it out–half way through I thought he was going to blank and Tim was going to end up using the save on him. But c’mon, Brandon’s Superfan only asked that he create something chocolate and, while I know he was afraid it would turn into the mess depicted in the animation (love the witty animation this season, by the way!), I really thought Brandon of all people could satisfy the chocoholic in all of us.
I’m one of those avant-garde challenged people–never know when the judges will say they like something, it’s too “costumey” or it’s too safe. So I checked out Viktor and Rolf as you suggested and now I get it! And the first image of theirs was a Coke Can look which made me think Brandon could have created a winning look with Hershey Bar leggings and Hershey Kiss streamer straps!
Okay time to find some brownies before I get back to work…
When Brandon’s superfan was describing her vision and then the cartoon version appeared onscreen, I could just hear Michael Kors (can’t we just have him at least once per season as a guest?!) moaning, “Oh, my God, it’s a literal shitshow! It looks like she ate the whole table at Hometown Buffet and then had explosive diarrhea on her way to the car!” His description would have been far more colorful and extremely graphic and funnier than [email protected]
Im glad the twins are gone…..they were exhausting to watch! The work room seems focused on fashion now rather than dramatics.
Awesome recap!
Dagnabit I typed in lengthy response but accidentally closed the window. Happy Friday the 13
Regarding Brandon getting the Dixie cup design. I assume it went down two ways. 1. The production team met with DC and told them, the winner was disqualified due to technical reasons. Here are the other ones pick whichever you want. Since they were choosing the design not the total look and Brandon was declared safe, they couldn’t declare him the winner. Not sure whether he actually got the money. I am assuming that if Dixie had chosen Kentarro, he would have gotten the win since he had a top look.
2. Production was still intending to keep Claire around for draaama, but when Dixie saw her design they said they couldn’t use it since it looked liked one one of their existing. In order to save face, they disqualified Claire and let Dixie choose. Tim Gunn’s question was then window dressing since it looked like the decision was made before he entered the room.
Content note rape, assault, gas lighting
While I know this was tapped before, I was upset by the judges attitudes given all the publicized rape charges against Weinstein. I felt they were using then same dismissive and gaslighting tactics on Michael regarding cheating that are used against women reporting assaults.
As to the completion I thought Michael and Anyana were neck and neck in fulfilling all aspects of the challenge. I don’t know whether the win was given to Michael as a tacit apology or they thought his look would make a better doll.
I surprisingly liked Brandon’s look, I thought it was soft and flowy, but I didn’t think he fulfilled the Shopkins part of the challenge at all. If think if anyone else had shrugged and said he was feeling the chocolate for the brown, he/she would have been shredded. I think though Nina was gritting her teeth when talking about hi m remaining true to his aesthetics.
So if they rescinded Claire’s win… brought Batini back.. won the money and the challenge for that matter?
He did NOT win the money. Tim told him that at the same time he was told Dixie cup would be using his design.
Claire was disqualified for having a tape measure in her room and using it.
Kenya, design /dress was beautiful… not so much avant-garde ..but really beautiful nonetheless. I love Batina.. but it was time to go …that dress was hideous
Great recap. Thanks.
Glad the controversy is over and designers were able to work in a drama free work room.
Good use of product placement for this challenge.
Did anyone else think it odd that production paired up (segregated) the superfans the way they did?
Final four. Brandon. Michael. Ayana. Kentaro. That was not hard.
I thought the segregation was shocking too. But then I reasoned that I wasn’t just being too PC. I don’t know what to think anymore. Shrug.
That should read… WAS just being too PC
I noticed the conspicuous race pairing, too. It was odd.
The judges kinda telling everyone to suck it up at Claire copying people was unpleasant to watch. Yolanda was a With with a B.
I’m so glad Claire is gone but I’m pissed that the others didn’t mention this measuring tape thing earlier,.
I do think Brandon will will but I’m hoping it’s Kentaro
Or as i should say.. a WITCH with a B
Yes Kenraro for the win.
Yolanda needs to take a long journey off a short runway.
I could not stand the twins from the outset. I love your recap and will continue to read these. Excellent
CJ’s recaps are THE BOMB!
If you missed any, click the Project Runway link on the black bar above and enjoy. Trust me, you don’t want to miss a single recap!
I’ve had more fun reading CJBomb’s recaps than I have had watching the show. I log on first thing Friday morning (and all day until her recap appears). Love her!!!
1. Claire may be a cunt, but Michael and Margarita are also cunts for dealing with it the way they did. Unpopular opinion.
2. Project Product Placement.
3. Where did the 25k go? Free design for Dixie?
4. Why is everyone pronouncing Batani like Botany? Should it not be Bat-ah-nee? Genuine question.
Getting fed up of this show, which is a shame.
Also how has no one noticed Ayana’s look is copied from a toilet roll cover. I wonder if she measured it. CHEATING.
Why did Brandon win? She looks like a housewife who’s got tangled up in the fresh sheets after she’s done the laundry. AND THAT HAIR???? Questionable taste.
Oh ok Michael won. Slightly more palatable, but he’s still a whiny little cunt.
Did designed design the large off-white puffy dress, I thought that dress should win. Or the pink bell shaped dress. Looked like a Betsy dress.
Yes Michael handled it poorly and I doubt Margarita would had said a word if she wasn’t trying to support Michael.
Michael and others learned from this fiasco.
The twins seemed unqualified for this show, production placement maybe?
OOPS – Did Margarita design white —-
Long time lurker, love you TT and all your recaps. After I watched this season with the twins I couldn’t help thinking of my twin 8 got granddaughters. I watched this on DVR and watched it again tonight with my twins. They are Shopkins superfans too. Anyway this they have been googling like crazy and can’t find the Disco Shoppie online. Of course they both want one. Has anyone seen this yet? If so I would love to show it to them.
Thanks for all the fun the last two years.
JoAnn
Thanks for finally commenting JoAnn! I hope someone can help you find the ShopKins!
Thank you! You are the only blog I read and it brings laughs this old girl.
Well that was a big fail. Hangs head in shame.
CJ you write Leslie said she thought Penney’s might need the help, she is right on. They’ve done a huge turn around but need in-store shoppers.
The online shopping is hurting these type of stores. I want these stores to continue if at all possible.
Macy’s always carries a outfit when I need a quick grab but Penney s Ive had to do men’s cloths and cool tees. I try to get in there once a month.
I support these two stores because they have kept trying with clean updated stores and merchandise.
In Tijuana a few months ago Penny’s was with all the designers shops and was magnificent. I kept checking if I was still in Penny’s. Same prices as here, no discounts.
Are we sure that Tim Gunn has a save this season? I have been listening for Heidi to say something about it each week and she hasn’t. So maybe no save?
He does have a save.
Good to know! Thanks!
I checked out Rei Kawakubo and I found an outfit that is similar to Michael’s. It had the tube running through it, etc. So… did HE cheat? I don’t think so but everything old really is new again. And watching Margarita (a.k.a. Salty) almost have a nervous breakdown over the shirt Claire was making last/this week was laughable. Also… does Michael share an apartment with Claire? Or was his knowledge of the tape measure given to him second-hand from Salty? They’re super dramatic. (And thank God for that.) Craziness abounds in the workroom!
Anyway… thanks for the recaps, CJ. They’re funny and fantastic.
I didn’t like Yolanda saying to Michael “are you a judge or participant”. Just sounded unnecessary.
I want to say thank you CJ and Les for the recap.
I do think that it may be due to the switching up of model sizes (but really hope not), but this season just seems like it is lacking a lot.
I can not right now imagine the final show. I’ve seen nothing yet I’m really crazy about. But to be honest and fair, I know nothing about fashion. Don’t care about it, just need something that fits and is comfortable. My husband tries to get me to go shopping, but I don’t like shopping, at all. Especially for clothes. I’m truly a bore, lol.
I didn’t understand why Michael or Margarita were upset with how it all went down esp considering that the twin was cheating.
I was glad that this challenge mine and the judges tops and bottoms matched up. I thought it shoulda been a double win.
My hopes and dreams for this season of designers has fizzled as the episodes have gone on. I had such high hopes and was way excited during the first two runways and then, wah, wah, wahhhh. Amy had amazing technique but she couldn’t translate her vision on to the runway, so sad. I was pulling for her. I’m very impressed with Brandon’s ability to make baggy, layered garments with ratty strips of fabric look elegant. I’m too old to pull off his looks now, but 15 year ago I would have rocked them! Michael needs to quit bitching and wishing for Brandon’s downfall in his talking heads. It makes him look like the sniveling backstabber that he is. I found myself flipping the finger, and yelling Fuck You to that kid three times during the last episode. I don’t imagine I’m the only one who was yelling at their electronic box during his antics. We all knew why he did what he did, I just didn’t like how he did it. I do appreciate Kentaro’s growth and design process, and I love the dynamic between he and Brandon. If anyone can restore my faith in this season of designers before it’s over, it’s one of them. Everyone else can forfeit and go home.
Did you miss Kenya referring to Brandon as “goldenboy?” It could go either way, but with Kenya you know it was sour grapes and jealousy speaking. I hope she goes next.
You missed the most important part of the show – Zac has released a cook book! Why Zac….Why. Size zero salad anyone?
Michael going on about how he didn’t realise Tweedle Twin Two would be sent home for using a measuring tape/cheating. Really Michael?
Batani trying it on about the black showing being part of the design? She’s lied before instead of just admitting her mistakes. Can’t remember which episode.
Have to love Anya’s ‘grandmas hideous antique standard lamp and shade’ look. Truly inspired.
Didn’t Kenya slip in an advert for sponsor Pilot Frixxion pens?
I thought it all a bit disappointing for an Avante-Garde challenge.
Arrrgh! I meant Ayana not Anya. Actually thought hers should win: I liked grannies hideous lampshade aesthetic. Michaels was a bit to ‘tumours on the models body’ for my liking. Not sure that’s a good look for a child’s doll.
I think I am going to have to add my pet peeve to the COMMENTING RULES.
When someone writes a recap and some person wanders in and says, “You missed the best part!” It’s akin to a window washer completing a cleaning of the Empire State Building and some moron wandering up to say, “You missed a spot!”
It’s not nearly as annoying when it is my post. But when talented writers offer their work to the site, and someone starts with “you missed the best part!” It is highly insulting. A better comment would be, “For me the best part of the whole episode was when…” Much less offensive.
I certainly didn’t mean to be insulting. Words just came out of my head into my fingers. I certainly wasn’t expecting such a hostile reply.
Please, just delete my posts.
Oh, that was me being nice.
meh. I took it as snark. He said the most IMPORTANT part, not the best part. I don’t think Zac writing a cookbook was important or the best part. It was sarcasm. JMO
I am loving this season! I think it’s because I like most of the designers and the ones I haven’t liked are now gone – yay!! Kentaro is my absolute favorite – both for his designs and his adorable personality. I wanted to see more of his avant garde look. The draping on the top of his skirt was so cool – like a sculplted cloud. And was there a hint of pink on the top?
I didn’t hear anyone talk about the inside of Michael’s look during the judging. I wondered if they knew he had constructed another piece underneath.
I loved that Ayana’s model had no arms no one cared. Brandon’s was boring, although the crisscross at the neck was really pretty.
As always, thank you for the awesome recaps!
I really never realized that Project had rules about pen and pad.. Measuring tapes I can understand. but all creative people draw all the time! Would be very hard to all these ideas in your head and not be able to put them down. I don’t if anyone follows that rule.
But the twins ripping off others and measuring tapes… really . Glad they are off.
Claire leaving this week was a gift. She and her twin were nauseating & distracting. I’m sorry that no one mentioned that they had both been cheating since the beginning. As no other designer had a co-creator working with them on each assignment. Well I guess I can hardly say co-creator, Sean really had no idea what she was doing as proven by the last head-to-head competition they were instructed to do. She pretended like she was being selfless and didn’t want to go up against her twin but I think the real reason was because she has no idea what she’s doing. As another commenter mentioned so aptly, the over pronunciation of words was so irritating. Both of them are strange.
I’d like to hope that Claire went home and realized what she had done wrong, in teaming with her sister the entire time as well as cheating with the measuring. I was so happy when anything happened that pointed the finger at Claire. Long ago one contestant had patterns or books about patterns back at their hotel and was eliminated immediately. I was so happy to see that they still have the same rules!
Btw just saw Brandon’s cup on sale on amazon
Have been searching, unsuccessfully, for the PR Shopkins doll…anyone kknow where to buy one?
Also meant to say I adored Anaya’s dress. If Dr Seuss designed dresses, it would look like this and I mean it in a good way.
I like that she can modify her “modest” style when the occasion calls for it. Much as I like Brandon’s style, I wish he would show a broader range