The Official Project Runway Summer Season thread! — Page 45

Vincent's brown nosing of the judge was absolutely disgusting.

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"Thank god Vincent is gone. I couldn't take any more of his "it gets me off" and "it turns me on" comments. His dress was awful."

BWAH! I know. Although it's kind of hilarious it's still totally disturbing. He must have said it three times. And can anyone say restraining order? I thought he was about to dry hump Madame Malandrino.

"Maybe not runway material, but I would have worn that dress to my prom in a second."

That is EXACTLY why the dress was problematic. Prom does not equal couture. Elements like the asymmetry of the bodice and the flowing skirt were beautiful, but there was still the costume-y element. He still may make it to fashion week, and it could be interesting! I agree that the fit was gorgeous! I am actually rewatching it on Bravo right now.

I understand what Laura was going for, but it fell flat. I wish she just embraced the spirit of the challenge more and attempted something really glamorous and decadent instead of going all harlequin-collar De La Renta '86.

Uli's was my favorite.

Overall? Eh. The episode was kind of boring.

Updated On: 9/7/06 at 12:23 AM

Please let that "Olsen twins" stuff be something to throw us off. I'll just die if those bug-eyed popsicle sticks are part of a challenge.

I'll bet that it is twins -- not the Olsens, but twin CHILDREN.

Even if it were the Olsen twins that wouldn't bother me so much. At least you can't say they're media whores like Paris Hilton.

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Is it just me, or are the judges becoming especially bitchy lately? They are finding flaws in these designers that I just don't see.

Jeffrey: at first I didn't care for the dress, but it really started to grow on me. It's exactly the kind of thing I could see go down some bizarre runway show. Do I think it was the best? No. I did love that in my Kayne text message, he noted that "I HATED Jeffrey's dress--I thought the fabric was cheap and there were raw edges everywhere!" I can certainly see that.

Ulli: I LOVED Ulli's dress! I thought it was very pretty and fresh and I just loved the color. However, this is the exact same kind of dress we've seen a million times before. It was very similar to her gown for the Miss Universe pagent. I love Ulli, but fear that if she makes the top 3 her runway show will be dull.

Kayne: Apparently I have no taste, because I loved this gown. The movement in the bottom was gorgeous and I didn't feel that the top was too flashy at all. Doing a lace-up back was a smart way to get around the fact that he had to fit the dress to 2 different models, and I loved how he cut it on a bias. The velvet ribbon didn't quite match, but if anything it helped tone down the brightness of the gold mesh. I think the judges just have it in for Kayne--I predict him leaving next week.

Michael: This gown had potential, but was poorly executed. I loved the look of the neckline when they shoved down the weird breastplates, and the ruching was admitedly a good idea; it has a very couture sensibility to it. Unfortunately, Michael had no experience with hand sewing it in. Add the fact that his dress got egged and his model was 4 sizes smaller than he designed for...the guy just couldn't win. I LOVED the color, however.

Laura: Let's face it; the dress looked better in Paris. It was very Laura, but I agree with what Nina had to say--I've seen that gown before. There was nothing new or inspiring about it; it came off as very dour and mournful.

Vincent: Oh Vincent. Seriously--it got you off?? You must have low standards. Between the front vs back issue, the weird sleeves, the stupid flower, the upholstery fabric, and the GLUING...you just didn't have a prayer. Take your weird self home and work on earning a new 401K. There's a reason you quit fashion in the 80s. Which I think is where the sleeves on that dress came from.

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I am so p/o'ed at Comcast b/c my cable service has been offline since the storm this past Fri. A tech is scheduled to troubleshoot this afternoon which is T.M.I. of course. It's just that life is not the same w/o PR.

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The reason Vincent's dress "got him off" is becuase there was way too much breast-age present. It was not very demure and no one other than Lil Kim or Lara Flynn Boyle would be seen in a such an atrocity.

I loved Kayne's Garment. I think the judges were reacting to the gold. I think if the bodice was tamer with a slightly more matching color, they would have liked it more. I agree with a previous poster that Jeffrey had sewn some bedsheets together and wins the challenge. Kayne does lots of intricate hand-work and got pooped on. It was a divine dress.

Kayne, will you marry me?

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OK I surfed over to PR's website b/c I couldn't take being out of the loop any further. First of all, Uli was robbed!!! That gown was beautiful and a relief from her obsession with tropical print. Kayne IMO regurgitated his color palette from the Marilyn Monroe nouveau dress. It doesn't look that bad at the website but I'll withhould final judgement until I see the video footage. Laura's dress looks like something Sigourney Weaver would have won to the Oscars in the 80's which is a thinly disguised way of saying it looks dated to me. Surprise...Michael mistepped finally as I anticipated. Vincent...good-bye and good riddance FINALLY. Last and in this case least, Jeffrey...as much as it pains me to admit it you score big points for producing something with a modicum of originality. All the other designers brought blasts of the past. Though I think Uli should have won this challenge, I'm not destroyed that Jeffrey won it. Like I wrote before, the judges are warming up to him and he's upping the ante. Next week's episode is a MUST-SEE! I have a sneaking suspicion that my fave Michael will misstep AGAIN and get the boot. Kayne will pull off a miracle of sorts again and make the grade. Laura will venture out of her comfort zone to secure her spot. Uli will finally serve up something completely Un-Uli and win a challenge. Jeffrey will deliver the goods again but get edged out by Uli. I'm just worried that Michael peaked early.

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I agree Dottie - I love Laura, but she's giving me vibes a la Robert - she seems like she's a bit exhausted with it all, which the impression I got from Robert as well. I think also perhaps - and this is just speculation - is that the stress takes more of a toll on her physically now that she is preggers, and she's starting to realize it.

Updated On: 9/7/06 at 01:22 PM

Dottie - haven't read it yet. I will go check it out now...

After looking at the pictures again, I stand by my decision that Uli should have won, hands down. And, to clarify my own questions above, Jeffrey's dress was a major tootie exposer on both Marilinda AND the French model. I'm surprised Kors didn't go all "that's vulgar" on him.

Dottie - just read the interview. Very interesting! Sounds like he got picked on a lot by the judges...which surpried me on the garbage challenge, because I thought his silver dress was pretty cute.