posted July 13 2006 11:19 AM                

I dig this show. I'm not at all disappointed with the decisions yesterday. The dress that lost was clearly not really finished and technically inferior than the others. The woman can't use a sewing machine! sure the stuffing shawl didn't look great...but it was at least a finished product.

the winner -- while not that innovative from a materials standpoint, was a spectacular dress. with the exception of barbie boy (hee!) and the fur wrapped coat, those were the only three dresses that I could see actually being worn. and of the three, the blue bedsheet dress was great. and i really loved his explanation: it doesn't take much in terms of quality of materials (aka, anyone can buy a bedsheet), to make something truly beautiful showed his stuff. and he's a MENSwear designer!!!

the challenge was a blast. what an interesting and good idea. AND with the stuff not being replaced (aka, they didn't get new beds)! hee. up the drama.

personalities and drama... oh boy. i definately need more material to get to draw on my favortites and villians -- all i can say is there are a LOT of interesting people. only a few didn't make impressions.

posted July 13 2006 12:48 PM                

more on personalities: there are several that really jump out.

keith michael (blue bedsheet dress), while clearly talented, there seems to be an underlying disdain for his follow opponents and judges that might prove interesting. will his raw talent for design and menswear translate into good design.

neck tatoo psycho boy, clearly this seasons "santino" but until he shows some talent, he won't last long. santino, love to hate him, was clearly a talented designer. but a clone, won't last.

hippie dated straw hat boy: uh. really. what were you thinking. dated and crazy.

hiphop, punk black guy: i like his stuff. my initial impression was "token black guy" but the material from the interview show and what he did with the coffee filters actually was interesting. he has a unique perspective that i hope stays around.

red-headed architectect: another personality i am drawn to. i like her notion of a challenge and the "i don't dress down" approach. we'll have to see if she's talented long term.

barbie-boy: damn i like him too. don't know much about his personality, but he can make a fine barbie dress.

malan breton: i don't know what to think. his slicked back demeanoer is off-putting. and the apparanent personality switch (again from the interview show) was interesting. i'm intrigued. i can see him being the long-term "villian", but he could also have talent. he WON'T be popular.

clearly we haven't seen enough of the show or its people yet to have a real feel for the personalities...but so far... I really like what I see.!

YEAH for Project Runway!!

posted July 13 2006 01:59 PM                

Red-headed architect--I think I like her...but does she have ANY breasts? How can a woman who has had 4-5 children not have breasts? Of course, it doesn't say she HAD them--she could have adopted them, I suppose.

Malan: Eek. When he does that little pursed-lip chuckle thing, it skeeves me out REAL bad.

Neck Tattoo guy: ICK. I just could NOT get past the fact that, everytime they showed a frontal shot of him, his neck looks like a giant column holding up a building.

posted July 13 2006 02:13 PM                

agree on the skeeviness of Malan. I'm simply intrigued. he reminds me (initially) of Stephen from Top Chef. and while ultimately I didn't care for Stephen either, the personality type is interesting. lets see him design. i'm not drawing judgements yet -- but he's actually my candidate for season villian.

a random question: this is season three. why can't we get any really strong female characters? wendy pepper didn't emerge as season one villian until late. last season was all about santino and the understated and fabulous nick and daniel. chole, while talented, was really a non-entity. red-headed architect is my favorite woman so far -- composed, talented, focued. but also eminently "likable". her fur-dress and chandeleir piece accompaniaments really represented her. and I like her.

posted July 13 2006 03:02 PM                

Good point about the lack of strong females. So soon to tell though. I didn't get to see the whole hour of the pre-show where you get to see them interviewing the applicants...I think that would have given me a better idea of their personalities.

Oh I also like that gay boy (ha! which one?) who uses his middle name as his first name. Dayne or something like that? He seems kooky and fun. How good a designer he is, I dunno.

posted July 13 2006 03:36 PM                

first, i love tim gunn. having him back on the air is one of the best things about the show.

second, love his podcast and blog. those have become part of the "project runway" ritual. the rate the designs are nice too because they give you another look at some of the designs that don't really get enough airtime. Kayne's and Uli's dresses are fantastic!

posted July 16 2006 08:47 AM                

Okay, I'm done.

posted July 20 2006 03:05 PM                

Having said that -- the dress was a disaster. That isn't to say that Vincent's was that much better, BUT, i have to admit the back looked good, the color was decent, and despite the shoulder flairs (yuck) it looked half way competent.

Melan's -- eww. The brown busty crunched ruffled thing didn't look good at all. Despite the conflict between Angela and Vincent, Melan's dress was a mess. I have to say that I agree with the decision.

posted July 21 2006 10:28 AM                

I'm curious--I know that there is a LOT of the Vincent-Angela melange that we didn't get to see. But based on what we DID see, do you think that the horrible teamwork was more Vincent's fault or more Angella's fault or that they were equally to blame?

posted July 21 2006 07:05 PM                

To be honest -- they were clearly both dysfuncional and silly. although thank GOD Bravo changed the "who's auf'd" poll to who was right, angela or vincent.

posted July 22 2006 08:24 AM                

Speaking of the beloved Tim Gunn, there is a great feature on him in this week's Entertainment Weekly (the one that just arrived in the mail yesterday so will probably be on newsstands this weekend). It talks about how he was cast in this role and how he wasn't sure he wanted to do it, and how casting him and changing his role in the show from what was originally conceived has changed and improved the show.

posted July 23 2006 03:04 AM                

STILL WORTH THEM!

posted July 24 2006 04:38 PM                

There is good stuff in here too. More behind the scenes insights to schedules / challenges, etc. Great stuff.

posted July 27 2006 08:36 AM                

The thing with the dogs was great...hilarious and adorable and to even see sourpuss Nina Garcia giggling like a schoolgirl at the dogs was amazing. I understand people not being dog lovers (though I love them myself) but I thought Laura's behavior was a little bit much.

posted July 27 2006 11:24 AM                

Bradley's poofy sleeveless thing did look somewhat similar to Daniel's orchid dress -- but I liked it, but not enough for the win.

Uli's was great. So was Ohio's Japanese fashionista's. And Micheal's. And Laura's. And Kayne's. And *gasp* Keiths. Although he is now on my dislike list. And because he is so talented, he'll probably go a long long way.

On the short list: Vincent and Angela (surprise). Katherine. Sigh. I kinda like her. But if she can't put a hoodie on it it sucks.

A few fun moments: how the dogs looked like their owners. Laura's recoiling from her dog! Ha. From Tim's Podcast: these are professional dogs people! from a dog agency!

Next week: scary. Please be Keith -- or scary next tattoo boy.

posted July 27 2006 08:12 PM                

Just because I think he's an asshole, arrogant, pretentious PRICK, and I hate him, doesn't mean he isn't compelling TV and fun to watch! And, I bought his story that the owner wouldn't demean the dog to dress it up. And I commend that bold personality. And I like that he had the courage to stand up there and say that.

Having said that: if the challenge was to design an outfit for the dog, I kinda agree with Nina or Heidi or whichever judge said "i don't know how to judge this -- you didn't complete the assignment." Let's assume that 90% of the judging was the real dress, 10% the dogs...he gets a 0 on that ten percent. IF for some reason, that both were mandatory requirements, and he failed to show/complete the task, then he should have been booted. But, clearly, it was only some fraction of the judging.

What pissed me off was the story that he designed 3-4 outfits for the dog, when (at least judging from the rolling of the eyes of the other designers) he didn't ; worse -- the bold lie that he made that collar or whatever thing it was... when heidi actually went up to the runway, looked at the thing, and pointed out: this is an accessory off the macy's rack.

I don't mind the story that the dog wouldn't get a costume. BUT, to claim credit for something you didn't do is a pretty big crime in the fashion world. Go Nina!

Secretly, I hope that Keith is the "sabetour" / "cheater" or whatever happens next week. But... I suspect he'll be with us for *quite* some time. And probably rightfully so... he HAS shown a lot of style, talent, and skill.

posted August 04 2006 09:20 AM                

I definitely think it was warranted and, while he wasn't my FAVORITE, I am kind of sad to see him go because I think he had a lot of promise for the show.

posted August 07 2006 01:01 PM                

thoughts: well, that was easy enough. i have to agree. if the rules are clear (and they appear to be), then they did the right thing and keith had to go. it's a shame, because he would have made an excellent, villian this year.

angela's win: well, damn, as much as I don't really like her -- damn that was a fine looking outfit. however, i think her team was the strongest -- BY FAR. and it showed how well they worked together.

sorry to see bonnie go.

we need a mass cleansing -- people who need to go -- like NOW, and my status of likes and dislikes of the remaining victems:

Vincent (ugh).
Bradley (ugh).
Jeffery (ugh).

middle tier people:

Angela (yes, i'm promoting her from exile NOW to redeem yourself, has earned middle ground with her win, most likely to get demoted).
Robert
Michael (everything he's touched has turned to gold -- but let's see some personality, most likely to be promoted to keep).

posted August 07 2006 02:02 PM                

Oh lord. I just rewatched the episode. This is even better on rewind.

Line's I missed that amazed me:

Laura: full tilt boogie quilted Angela extravaganza of puff
Michael's reaction to being chosen by Angela: Dayum!
Bradley: I'm like a squid without an ocean.

DA Yum. So much goodness packed into one episode.

posted August 10 2006 02:43 PM                

another really great episode. This season is nailing it out of the park. Thoughts:

model selection -- well, i'm ok with them mixing it up, and liked the model choose the disigner twist, but really hated that we lost two models due to simply random chance. ugh. what a silly thing to leave the model competition to random chance.

loved that the models got to choose the icons. even in the chaos of the "go" -- it was SO perfect. everything matched wonderfully.

and OH MY GOD>> the Kayne, "model who never shuts up" bit was a riot. Kayne was clearly pissed and annoyed. but damn, can that girl walk. she nailed it. i loved kayne's comment: i'll keep her, but next time i'm adding duct tape! hee hee.

the "wows" -- kayne (of many colors, hee, thank you twop) and marilyn monroe; the first of two outfits that made me go WOW. spectacular. i could see marilyn, feel and believe it, magic.

michael and "foxy brown" -- dayum. another homerun. the more i see and hear of michael the more he is becoming my favorite. unbelievable top, the hot pants...uhh...hot. either kayne or michael would make great wins here. personally, i'm really glad micheal won...amazing, amazing, amazing.

excellent, but not "wow" -- ugh (hate to say it) angela and Audrey Hepburn. it matched. the dress was stunning. it contained the silly granny rosettes. yet it was still well constructed and extremely nice. angela is growing on me -- her sewing machine behaviour, however, is clearly an issue (see also her ability to play on a team with others). when heidi is saying she wants one in every color, you know you've done well.

laura and katherine kepburn -- very, very nice. sleek, modern, sophisticated. perfect creation, perfect match. no real "wow" factor.

uli and diana ross. I really like uli. she is a pattern and color goddess. quite solid work. great outfit. stunning. the only real mismatch from designer to icon -- but uli is amazing. the purply cross-construction, print thing? lovely.

both laura and uli could easily have been in the top three.

middle of the road:

alison and farah fawcet -- this was really a really nicely done outfit, if not "wow worthy" pefect modernization, perfect, if unexpected match. modern with a very nice throwback. probably the best job with hair and makeup.

jeffery and madonna -- not nearly bad enough to be put into the "loser" category, but not that good either, but mis-proportiend, something she wore in the eighties, and not quite hip enough for my tastes. it WAS madonna.

the "ugh" what were they thinking:

bradley and cher. WTF? I thought bradley was gay, but no self-respecting gay man can possibly not know who cher is. the outfit, quite simply was the worst. what the hell. this was a disaster of epic proportions there was no doubt who would be auf'fed. bye bye squid without an ocean. you're stoner deameanor and lack of time / confidence makes for a well deserved exit.

vincent and twiggy. perfect match of designer and icon, but as always with vincent, HUH? I didn't get it. silly geometic nonsense. his days are numbered.

Robert and Jackie Onassis. Ugh? I agree with the judges, this didn't really hit the mark. barbie boy is boring. he should learn from Kayne and scream "FLAME ON" and do your design justice. glad he didn't get auf'ed here, but two "boring" challenges in a row and his days are also numbered.

posted August 10 2006 05:40 PM                

Michael: "I'm not trying to be Captain-Save-a-Ho..."
Michael: "Pam MotherFucking Grier!"

Diane Von Furstenberg (judge): "I knew Jackie O personally, knew her style, and that, actually, Jackie O would wear Robert's design."
DVF: "First of all, Twiggy is not dead. Let's stop talking about her in the past tense."

Bradley: "I don't know shit about Cher."
Bradley: "This is serious high fashion, and I made a Tinker Toy"

Jeffery (about Angela): "Supercalifradulisdisexpealacrazy?"

Tim Gunn on his podcast and his indignation that Bradley didn't know about Cher: "I thought you were gay!"

ROTFLMAO!!!

posted August 10 2006 06:04 PM                

On the supercali...crazy comment, I am pretty sure that was directed at Mr. Squid With No Ocean because there was a whole montage of Vincent and Jeffery making fun of Bradley and his Cher outfit.

I too loved Kayne's Marilyn dress and thought the model WORKED IT! Loved Michael's hot pants combo and am glad he won--it was so well put together and thought out. For me, the Farrah was "eh" the Madonna was "huh?" the Kate was "fine" and the Audrey was lovely but for the ROSETTES!!! Loved the texture of that fabric...would have loved to see it in person. Diana Ross was also VERY nice--loved the total look. The Twiggy and Cher looks were just "ew" for me.

posted August 11 2006 09:13 AM                

LOVED this week's episode -- Marilyn was great, but so glad Michael won -- I think he will be in the final 3. I'm surprised how well the models did at picking the icons!

posted August 14 2006 07:35 PM                

AHHHHHHH! Apparently they featured Nazri (love her) with the Tresemme guy and not Michael.

posted August 16 2006 11:05 PM                

2nd - NOOO!!! My Alison is gone! F this show!

posted August 17 2006 12:12 AM                

Kane and Vincents were almostly as bad, but right choice. It's sad because Alison is lovely.

On the other side...while I liked Michael's dress, dayum that man can work a runway show, I have to say I liked, *gasp* Jeffery's better. The color, the flow, the look... I really liked Jefferys. Even if I dislike him.

My DVR kicked out so I missed the previews, last few seconds.

Gasp, a few other notes...Nina as the most challenging judge? huh? How about the orange michael kors? And while i still love laura, she is starting to grate on me...and i've seen that dress...about three times by her this series. let's see some new fun stuff.

posted August 17 2006 08:25 AM                

I am no big fan of Jeffrey by any means, but I do think he got robbed last night. He should have won that challenge hands down. Michael's was trash fantasizing to be real clothing whereas Jeffrey's was a piece of art. I understand how the judges loved Michael's explanation and that he just used junk as IF it was clothing, but aesthetically, I think Jeffrey should have won it. Compared to the other things on the runway, Jeffrey's was head and shoulders above the rest (Robert's was probably the most real-clothes-looking but was not as innovative as Jeffrey's).