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Project Runway Recap: Sleigh The Runway

December 20, 2019 by tamaratattles 27 Comments

Apologies Form TT I can’t do photos this week

By THE LOVELY LES!

The Holiday Season has arrived.  Literally. It seems as if Wayfair vomited every item off their website into the designer’s penthouse.  The designers wake up to sleigh bells ringing by the one and only Christian Siriano – who consistently impresses me each episode.  BUT before we get to that, we need our moments of reflection from the previous challenge!

Tyler is desperately trying hard to not be a “salty bitch” but is able to highlight how unfair it was for him to be in the bottom 3 while Sergio was safe with his “non-costumey” ball gown?  Others point out that they were confused as to how a ball gown is considered streetwear? It’s good to know that the designers do think like us!

Are My Pajamas Appropriate?

So the designers hop out of bed and join Christian for some holiday cheer – and they are all wearing appropriate pajamas because it is a reality show and it’s not the Bachelor.  However, Geoff finds it perfectly normal to just bare his torso – which is not hard to look at – and he is loving the extra attention that he gets from Christian. Christian begins the holiday challenge by gifting everyone with a tacky holiday sweater which Geoff is bummed to hide his ripped body.

So the designers are tapped with making a holiday dress as a statement entrance to a holiday party while using the holiday decor. Alan is beyond thrilled with the challenge as he has used unconventional materials his whole life. He describes his low income upbringing and you have to just love on him.  It’s a 2 day challenge with only 10 minutes to grab their materials. Then 20 minutes to sketch and off to the workroom.  

Let the chaos begin! 

Victoria has no strategy as she thinks you can’t plan and grab at the same time.  Tyler exclaims that it feels like Black Friday at a Kmart somewhere in Ohio. Shavi is not crazy about the holidays.  Delvin is in HELL because he only designs couture clothing. Someone shrieks that they have a gash on their hand and then Brittany gets hit with a bloody nose.  She has to stop her grab bag effort to get help to stop her bleeding nose. She ends up losing out on lots of ribbon that she had envisioned as the core element of her design.  Sergio loves the challenge because he is all about upcycling and recycling in his business.

The designers head back to change for the workroom and are discussing amongst themselves.  Victoria plans to make a New Year’s Eve’s cocktail dress. Nancy loves the monogrammed stockings – as she points out that she hasn’t had a stocking like that since she was little.  She plans to make a 2 piece ensemble as it harkens back to how her mom bought holiday attire for their Christmas photo.  

I Can Always Find A Way To Bone!

Brittany shrieks when she realizes that they can not access some of the items at Mood such as boning – only to say “I can always find a way to bone”!!!!!  I think I will get a good quote each week from Britt! Alan loves Christmas because his dad always made it so special for him. Unfortunately, his dad was deported and he never got to say goodbye to him.  So he cherishes what he did at Christmas even more.

Another tear drops from my eye – I adore Alan as does my daughter. Tyler is having PTSD from Nina’s comment of “too costumey” from the last challenge. Marquise plans to create a Tina Turner meets Christmas party look.  Delvin is acting like a primadona as he can not deal with the noises that Nancy makes. Meanwhile, Nancy is breaking down some materials – I mean literally Delvin is saying he can not take it another more or he will have a stroke! Alan has too many decisions to make.

Here Comes Santa Claus!

And yes, Christian Siriano and Santa have reversed initials!  Of course! All the designers call Christian, Santa – so apropo.  Christian stops by Victoria’s first and sees that she is using the pillow fabric as her dress fabric?  Um???? Have you ever watched this show? This challenge in previous seasons? That is a big NO NO!!!!! Christian also points out to not just place the berry wreath over the model’s head to make it look like a capelet.  Get to work!

Brittany is literally picking berries while sporting a farmer style hat – she is very entertaining to me.  She has a lot of intricate design work ahead of her. Christian is excited but steps away quickly because she has a ton to do.  Tyler is still fixated on his costume concern. Christian points out that it’s the silhouette that lends itself to costume – so as long as the form is good – it should be no concern. 

Sergio is going for a Gone With The Wind petticoat made out of baskets and wrapping paper. Funny that he used GWTW reference as I used that description for his ball gown last week…He points out to Christian that the movement of his dress will be the feature and I don’t need your advice again, etc, etc, etc.  Christian then asks Sergio if he can be excused as if he is the student! LOL! I love me some Christian.

I Am Already Scared for My Boy In The Hat. ;(

Shavi is going to make a dark and romantic dress for the holidays.  It is a good design so Christian moves on. Delvin’s look makes you think of a tin man.  He starts to complain about Nancy’s noise making again. He can not stand the unconventional challenge.  Delvin is getting on my nerves and CJ Bomb is blowing up my phone with texts of Delvin this Delvin that…she is not happy to say the least. 

Alan has no strategy still. Christian is trying to help him make sense of his options as he has too many items in his grab bag. Christian says to create color buckets and eliminate down to one color and go from there.  Melanie loves how the precision designers have been thrown off their game. It’s time to go home and Alan has nothing on his model form and everyone is literally slap happy with glitter and ribbons from what Delvin coins as his arts and craft project….I mean, really?

Everyone Need MORE BACON IN THEIR LIVES!

Designers are up early with the lovely smells of bacon by Brittany – CJ Bomb would be right there by her side!  

In the workroom, Brittany figures out that she can not make the box pleats and she is getting quite emotionally frustrated with her ever growing limitations of her materials.  Sergio, who can have a good side, offers up his help if he finishes early. Delvin is all bah humbug. Alan starts to see a design. He has sheer cutouts from a teal ribbon and comes up with a very minimal boob coverage for his dress.  Oh no! Who remembers the pasties from last season? Was that Hester? Marquise is almost done – remember he has immunity. Brittany is not happy again and she literally is unraveling,

You Better WORK, Work It Girl

The models arrive and they say it looks like Pier 1 imploded in the workroom.  Alan is showing way too much boob. Brittany is really behind – she is in a horrible writers block moment.  Melanie is using corn husks. Dayoung is talking through her vision story of her design. Shavi’s berries dried up on his dress top and he literally has to switch gears and go with the next best option.  It’s wild watching how some embrace the obstacles and others just get mired in the mud.

Someone asks Dayoung how Christmas is celebrated in South Korea (thank you to the comment about Dayoung being from South Korea vs. China in my prior post).  She says it is treated almost like Valentine’s day. Alan has way too much skin showing. Geoff says that the only girl wearing Alan’s dress is at a strange party on drugs. Well, there you go!

TOO SHORT!

Chelsey is admiring all of the other designers but is really excited about the usage of her materials.  Tyler had to move his panels around because he saw that he had designed a candy cane dress and freaks out over the COSTUME effect again. In the process, he loses a bunch of hemline. Back at the penthouse, the designers are all sharing their anxieties. It ranges from Geoff who can’t get his glitter off to Sergio missing his partner.

Sleigh Time

Christian enters the workroom and heads over to Brittany.  Poor Brittany hates her skirt so she opts for a gathered skirt – It’s the oh shit moment of the episode.  Tyler’s dress is way too short and Christian freaks out!!!! It’s a bit too late to save him. Sergio is adding bells to the underside of his basket form.  Christian again acts like he is seeking advice from Sergio because Christian is always wrong when it comes to his advice to Sergio. Alan has either made a pair of fur boots by adding some of the unconventional materials or they were on the accessory wall.  Either way – it raises my eyebrows and Christian’s. Christian says to scale back on accessories with such statement boots.

Brittany.  Britt. Britt is working on Brittexit.

It’s down to the last 10 minutes of make it work before the looks leave for the runway…there is a lot of “oh no” being heard.  

Sergio’s look is a timeless silhouette.  It looks like you took the character out of The Nutcracker and placed it in a cocktail dress.  The bells are ringing and it’s a very demure look. I must say – it hit all the high notes for me.

Victoria’s design is very pretty but it’s obvious how patch like her usage of real fabrics from the pillows make up the bulk of her design.  I just don’t see a ton of creativity but I see a lot of leg so she is probably courting Karlie a bit.

Geoff played it safe.  I personally do not like the chevron pointing to the privates so I’m not won over by his design.  Geoff seems to have found his new mid-mood level which was expressly assigned to him last week by Brandon.  So I must commend him for that hidden effort.

Short Shift

Tyler, poor Tyler.  It’s almost good but not good enough.  It is way too short – he has hurt himself by losing the hemline because of his costume fears.  He can not get away from his nightmarequise has a Scottish tartan top with a frilly skirt – total fun, hip, young look.  It even looks wrapped up in a bow. He nailed it and he has immunity. I love those who get immunity and still try to win again vs. those who take the opportunity to do something lazy or completely wackadoodle.  

Alan’s model shows up like she is at a red carpet event at the Ice Hotel in Iceland – the garment is definitely not what the judges cared to see.

Delvin’s look is lame lameè.  I’m not even sure where the snowy material came from other than the pillow forms?  Not impressed.

Melanie’s corn husk usage was great but I didn’t see enough of a holiday effect to it.  

Shavi’s look appears as a Poinsettia dress to me – but in a good way.   Though it seems Elaine is not digging it.

Oh What About Thijin?

Chelsey has a classic short dress style.  The upcycled materials appear as a 3D stained glass window – I thought it was perfection.

Brittany’s construction was good in the top half  but not so much in the skirt. Her creativity options seemed to have diminished throughout the challenge.  I did not care for the cranberry waterfall. Brandon was the only judge who sided with me on that opinion.  

Nancy’s dress was made up of ribbons and created a really cool pattern.  She designed a cape and dress in record time though I do not see where the hammering project was utilized for this outfit.

Dayoung’s look reminds me a bit of the Frozen fairy princess – so I go a bit costume on it.  It was beautifully made but it just seemed more appropriate for a themed party or on stag.

Usually, I Am Not Sad About Being On The Bottom

My top 3 picks are Chelsey, Dayoung and Marquise.  I struggled with not selecting Sergio because he is so full of himself.  My bottom 3 are Tyler, Alan and Delvin.

I was off yet again!  The judges selected Sergio, Victoria and Shavi.  Sergio gets the win. I am not seeing eye to eye again with the Victoria selection.  I need to get some better readers apparently.

Brittany, Alan and Tyler get selected for the bottom and sweet, joyful and young Alan is asked to clean up his workspace.  My daughter is devastated.  

And Tyler, Nina threw out that costume judgement call again!  He will be besotted with the critique next week for sure!

Next episode airs in 2020…

Happy Holidays and Happy 2020!  CJ Bomb will be back from overseas by that time and we will hopefully be back to sitting on the couch sipping hot tea as we dive into our January resolutions.

TT Thanks you both for your fashion service. Apologies for having a rough day.

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  1. Anna says

    December 20, 2019 at 10:00 pm

    Was it just me, or was it suggested that Sergio use the bells from the stockings back at their place? Isn’t that cheating?

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    • The Lovely Les says

      December 21, 2019 at 10:37 am

      I would have to agree! Especially since they weren’t collected in the 10 minute grab!!!!!

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    • LakeCarly says

      December 21, 2019 at 10:46 am

      I was wondering about that, too.

      Reply
    • Fizz says

      December 21, 2019 at 5:13 pm

      Sign me up for thinking that seemed like cheating too. Especially with bloody nose Brittany crying about her lack of materials.

      Reply
    • angela says

      December 22, 2019 at 3:55 pm

      I was screaming at the television when he did that! How can they let that slide?

      Reply
    • Fizz says

      December 22, 2019 at 9:09 pm

      So I did a deeper dive on this because it was really bugging me and saw that Brittany said that all the designers gave him jingle bells they had in the studio. Whether that’s true or if that’s the story they’re running with, I don’t know. But that’s what she said…

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  2. Nanette says

    December 21, 2019 at 2:54 am

    I just CANNOT with these judges at times. Victoria used FABRIC for MOST of her dress. Bad enough she didn’t get dinged for it, but to be in the TOP THREE. Sonny got sent home last time for not having enough yellow but she gets lauded for not following the parameters of the challenge.

    I LOVED Sergio’s but I hate his “designerier than Christian” attitude. LISTEN UP MOFO, Christian is not only successful and beloved, he WON his season. He has the inside track — unless the judges go rogue. Again. Sergio redeemed himself when he offered to help Brittany. But he is on thin holiday ice with me. I doubt he will get the Siriano Save, either.

    Happy holidays Les, and I look forward to CJ’s return so we can have double the fun. XOXOX.

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  3. SaraK says

    December 21, 2019 at 7:53 am

    My enjoyment with this show is tied with my joy in reading your thoughts. The unconventional materials always seem to throw some off and yet allow others to truly shine. I want to believe that Sergio is putting on airs…yep living in the South here…just for screen time. Don’t see how someone could look down on the guy that WON the show you are on and has gone on to massive fame and fortune. Hoping all reading have a great holiday time.

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  4. IJC says

    December 21, 2019 at 8:23 am

    I just wanted to say thank you for your thorough, detailed and entertaining recaps of this show. I imagine it’s a very difficult show to recap, yet you seem to do it effortlessly. I also love that you watch with your daughter! How fun! I haven’t watched it since the days of Heidi and Tim Gunn. But, I enjoy reading your recaps because it’s still fun to read without having to watch it. Just wanted to let you know that even though I don’t usually comment on this show, I am reading your recaps. Excellent work! Thanks again and hope your holidays are everything you hope for! ?

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    • The Lovely Les says

      December 21, 2019 at 10:40 am

      You are so kind! xo!

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    • Nanette says

      December 23, 2019 at 12:27 am

      Dear IJC: I was thrilled when Bravo announced PR was coming back “home.” The crestfallen when I found out Tim Gunn was leaving. No one ever could replace Tim, BUT … Christian is remarkably great. He is not TG, but he adds another dimension as mentor because he understands first-hand the challenges the designers face. He zeroes in on what the judges want — as far as ANYONE can — and he is funny as hell.

      The judges and Karlie Kloss all are very good. Brandon is a breath of fresh air — not as jaded as MK, but just as funny. It’s well worth checking out if you liked PR. And the time for challenges is far better back in Bravo.

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  5. LakeCarly says

    December 21, 2019 at 10:58 am

    I am also devastated about Alan. It was hard to make any other call (except for the cranberry waterfall disaster) but I will miss him. Am hoping someone drops out and they bring him back. I noticed on the wide, overhead shot of the designers, at the end of the runway show, everyone applauded except Delvin. Thanks for the always entertaining recaps!

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  6. Kerry says

    December 21, 2019 at 1:31 pm

    Les- Great recap! I really liked what Marquise made. He had the plaid sleeveless top and the fringe red streamer skirt with black streamers peeking through. I think if he used the black streamers on top with red streamers peeking through it may have looked better. I thought his look was funky and out of the box. I don’t want to admit it but Sergio’s look was polished and well made. I just don’t care for his attitude. I know it’s not fair but I do think that the models body types have a lot to do with the overall appearance of the look. I think Shavis look was festive and would have looked totally different on another model. I guess part of the challenge is knowing how to design for different body types.

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    • Fizz says

      December 21, 2019 at 5:10 pm

      Do you know what Marquise’s top was made of? I totally missed it and was curious…

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      • The Lovely Les says

        December 21, 2019 at 5:41 pm

        If you go to Bravotv.com, you can go to their blog and it shows each designers look on the runway which is so funny bc now I think the corn husk dress should have gotten a bit more attention – I can see the glitter on it now.

        Marquise’s top was made out of a wide ribbon.

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        • Fizz says

          December 21, 2019 at 6:11 pm

          Thank you!! I agree the corn husk dress was cool.

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  7. Old Jane says

    December 21, 2019 at 3:32 pm

    I thought Sergios dress was definitely innovative in materials used and beautifully made. And his previous street wear was ugly as all get out…little house on the prairie goes to the Amish ball. I was surprised Victoria didn’t get dinged for using fabric and her hoohaw slit. Tyler saying he was roasted like a holiday ham was lol, but the dress was dreadful.

    My picks would be Sergio, marquise and Dayong. Christian brings so much to this show and always love his expressions.

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  8. SJU says

    December 21, 2019 at 3:42 pm

    I liked Sergio’s dress. He also has enough confidence in himself to light up the Rockefeller Christmas Tree.

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  9. tamaratattles says

    December 21, 2019 at 4:30 pm

    So very sorry for the lack of photos. I’m a hot mess at the moment. They seemed to be trying to make Sergio more likable this season. He DEFINITELY deserved the win. I didn’t even know who made it when I first saw the look and said, “that’s the winner.”

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  10. Aud says

    December 21, 2019 at 10:11 pm

    Hi TT and Lovely, thanks for another great recap! My bridal Stevie Nick-ish insta-pick with the fur diaper was auf’d last week so I’m now rooting for white coat Delvin (?). I kinda liked the diaper tho’, which leads me to admitting to also liking NANCY’S! Didn’t anybody else? I wasn’t a fan of the complaints about her hammering, especially when Christian chimed in. The shoes and lighted purse may have been off, but her pieces were beautiful. I had her in top 3 for sure, altho’ even my amateur eye could see Sergio as the clear winner.

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    • The Lovely Les says

      December 21, 2019 at 10:41 pm

      Aud – There was a lot of robbery this episode beyond the Sergio bell stealing sidebar. I went through all of the runway photos today on bravotv.com and literally would have changed around my selection of top 3/bottom 3 immensely. I don’t get the judges opinions right now. I have to assume the 3 main judges (Brandon, Elaine, Nina with a tiny KK influence) are picking their own top individually because the number of designers is 10+. There must be a magic number of remaining designers that makes the judges have to judge more collaboratively? Just trying to offer any way for this to make sense.

      I loved Nancy’s. But I thought I spotted her cape as a tree skirt and I couldn’t tell if she added embellishment to it or not. Hence, the hammering. Still, HOW CAN Victoria be in the top 3 with the majority of her dress as a continuous fabric???????????

      Thanks for commenting! We love hearing from all of you!

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  11. belladonna says

    December 21, 2019 at 11:46 pm

    Thank you, the lovely Les, for the PJ recap. I pretty much closed my eyes to write this as I haven’t watched yet. . It’s one of the few bravo shows I still enjoy, and your recaps make it so much better. Just thought of a new app, Les says yes or no before you go out. You’re wearing THAT?

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  12. Audrey says

    December 22, 2019 at 7:10 am

    Christian says it’s the silhouette that makes it costumey and to concentrate on the form. Can someone explain the difference ?

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  13. Aud says

    December 22, 2019 at 6:54 pm

    I forgot about the bells! And I think they mentioned it for a reason.

    *cue ominous music*

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  14. JustJenn says

    December 22, 2019 at 7:15 pm

    I loved Sergio and Dayoung’s dresses. And while I like Alan as a person, he was ready to go. He’s not on the same level as the designers who are left.

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  15. belladonna says

    December 22, 2019 at 11:48 pm

    I was a bit surprised. We were hating on sergio last week. Delvin getting annoyed by sounds, I feel you. Has thought of murder because of noise, Nancy. Haven’t yet been inspired to grab the sewing machine.

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  16. jojersey says

    December 23, 2019 at 7:49 am

    How did Victoria only use material and end up in the top in the unconventional challenge? Sergio best thank his lucky stars that he is good because his attitude stinks…can’t wait to see his downfall just to humble him.

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