Tim Gunn has been put through the wringer this season on Project Runway, having to slap down Gretchen early on and then last night having to put that witch Ivy in her place ... again. Wow, she is an angry bitter nasty piece of work.
It actually wasn't that good of an episode, as I a) think Heidi's "collection" is hideous and b) never really like it when they bring the ousted back from the dead. I mean, haven't we all moved on? Obviously not Ivy ...
So the challenge for the Top 6 is to design something to go with Heidi's activewear collection that is sold on Amazon.com, a bunch of stretchy looking clothes in muted tones of dust and grit. Supposedly we suburban housewives want to put this stuff on after we leave the gym and before we hit the grocery store. I'm not sure what Clinton and Stacy would say about all of that.
So they have to use Heidi's Industrial Age color palette and her stretch knit jersey fabrics and off we go. Mondo is upset because there's no pink. Gretchen is upset because there's no wool crepe. Christopher is upset because once again we have discovered a kind of clothing he has never designed before. Seriously, what does this guy do all day?
Then, HEIDI COMES TO THE WORKROOM. Looking fabulous, I might add. Holy cow, that jacket. That hair. That eyeliner. We watch Mondo literally turn into a 4-year-old caught coloring on the walls with marker. We watch Gretchen hop back on her WWoTW broom and fly around the room hurling reams of banned fabrics. It is crazy.
Then Tim brings back the ousted and Ivy unleashes her vomitous spew on Michael C. and then Tim has to come back and bitch slap her. It's just ugly, as are the clothes. I hate this challenge.
They each make three things. Andy, Mondo and April are top, and Andy wins. I like his skeleton dress but I hate that tunic-y thing. Imagine making a 9-pound runway model look hip-py. That's what he did. Imagine what I would look like in that. At the A&P. (For the record, I wasn't crazy about anybody's stuff.)
Gretchen is again shocked that she is sucking, Christopher knows he is dead and Michael is hopeful that he isn't going to wet himself during the judging. Christopher goes home, nicely and with grace, and off we go to the Top 5.
What did you think?
Did I miss the cheating accusations earlier in the season? Or did they hide them until this episode? Whatever the case is, Ivy is truly a piece of work.
ReplyDeleteMondo's hissy fit was soooo funny. Did Christopher win ANY challenge this season before he was canned?
I thought they were all hideous too. Why does sportswear mean ugly, muted, tent-like outfits. This stay-at-home mom wouldn't wear any of them (Heidi's either). I thought that Mondo had a good reason for his hissy fit. Heidi was sporting an attitude as she forced herself into his clothes. Thought she could have gone about it in a different way. Gretchen and Ivy on the other hand are both witches. Wish I could watch Gretchen view herself on the show. She just doesn't get it.
ReplyDelete@Rich: They hid the accusations until last night. And I'm not sure Christopher even made it into the top 3 any time ...
ReplyDeleteWe sat last night discussing Christopher Collins. Throughout the competition he seemed like a grown-up and always a part form the drama. His clothes were boring but we loved his name. Its sounds like a Designer's name. As in; Gwynneth is wearing a Christopher Collins gown." Then we figured out that his name works for everything. Directed by Christopher Collins, featuring the art work of Christopher Collins, another fine casino brought to you by Christopher Collins....
ReplyDeleteI must say, I enjoyed your recap far more than I enjoyed that episode.
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