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For the finale I was in LA with some great friends that I lovingly call “My LA Gays” and at the finish of this season there were a lot of strong opinions but on this final Runway, here are mine.
Designers (a la "A Chorus Line"):
God, I hope I get, I hope I get it …
Having watched for three seasons, I have to say this finale was the closest in Runway history. These four designers have consistently evoked emotions in us that are usually reserved for Olympics events and the Oscars. Olympus Fashion Week did not disappoint.
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I don’t know that any of us were truly surprised when Jeffrey was “cleared” in the second great scandal of Season 3. Will we ever forget Keith Michael? The thought ran through my mind for the past week, though:...]]>
“Do not play it safe, amaze us.” -Heidi
There’s a great section of “Sunday in the Park with George” -- and let’s call it to mind in regard to this episode. “White. A blank page or canvas.The challenge: bring order to the whole.Through design. Composition. Tension. Balance. Light. And harmony.”
They did what they could do and they amazed us. They brought all those things, just as well as I can bring the obscure musical theatre references. The exception here is the harmony. Where was the harmony? The biggest cliffhanger in Project Runway’s three-season history!
The countdown begins…
Adieu to Atlas and back home for two months of solid designing and sewing. Tim makes his visits to the designers. This is always everyone’s favorite part of the season. And always chock full of highlights:
Michael Knight’s sweet, sweet father: “Never once did I...]]>
Well, Well…Hello, Heidi
Well Hello, Designers
It’s so nice to have you back where you belong.
You’re looking swell, Tim Gunn, we can tell, Keith that you’re still bitter from your early auf’ing from the show.
How can you not love the reunion show every season? It’s always so juicy-good.
All the designers look great (and brace yourself for Michael’s braces). I think that almost everyone can agree that their interest is at least piqued as to what Keith might have turned out had he been allowed to stay longer, but someone call Oliver Stone because his conspiracy theory was one of the more shocking moments. As Heidi said, “It’s getting too hot, I think we take a break.” And if you listen closely, you hear Keith say over Heidi, “Okay, I thought so.” These are the times you wish you could see what goes on during the...]]>
After no new Runway last week, I was all ready to sit on the edge of my seat to find out who was staying and who was going to Bryant Park.
The Challenge was to create an outfit that conveys your point of view as a designer. They’ve done their best -- from recyclables to couture. It’s interesting that getting to do anything they wanted seemed to be the last thing they wanted.
Could it be that without the frame the designers had trouble painting the picture? Jeffrey proclaims he’s taking a risk, Laura’s playing it safe, Michael is waiting for one of his designs to “jump off the page,” while Uli is preparing yet another print. And although Tim tells the designers to, “Wow those judges,” I felt like Peggy Lee:
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There are many things that separate the girls from the boys but there is one thing that I don’t think too many men know about – but I’m going to try level the playing field. Men, have you ever been in a women’s public restroom?
Don’t Get Me Started!!
Now I know that immediately every woman reading this is going to get defensive (mainly because their dirty little secret is about to be revealed) but I don’t care -- it’s time to tear down the barricade. I’m aware that not every public restroom in the world may be like the ones I’m going to describe but for the...]]>
At the runway Heidi announces the challenge won’t be announced until a Loreal party later that night. Jeffrey realizes (not unlike Lorell from Dreamgirls) -- “it don’t take a smarty to realize that even though my man throws confetti in my face, it still don’t make it no party this ain’t no party.”
Heidi announces that challenge winners are back for a second chance. What else could Angela and Vincent be thinking other than the line from The Godfather, “Just when I thought that I was out they keep pulling me back in.” THe rules are pretty clear, though -- unless one of them win, they’re out again....]]>
I love Paris in the fall.
I love Paris Project Runway when it sizzles,
I love Paris in New York City, fa shizzle.”
The Challenge is to create a couture gown (in two days…yikes). Catherine and Tim explain the importance of hand sewing and the details that are needed to put over a true couture original. I don’t know about you, but it seems as though Uli feels totally at home in Paris. The other designers, though, seem to be suffering major jet lag. With all the talk of “not playing it safe” and the “hand work” by Tim, all of the designers take the (crazy) route of playing it safe. What’s going on? Have their ears not popped from the long flight?
There goes Kayne. Off to pageant land on a big lacy golden boat. Laura (in her best Marie Antoinette) worries, “iz...]]>
Meanwhile, back on the tension filled runway, Heidi announced.…
The Challenge: Design an outfit for a hip international jet setter. She also hinted at benefits to be revealed later. Thank God Heidi didn’t self-destruct after delivering the cryptic message. Details filled in by Tim were that the designers would design for themselves and be their own models.
Jeffrey egged on Angela over last week’s events and you can tell there is no love lost here, but it’s what I call a “Jimmy Cracked Corn” issue (“I DON’T CARE”) -- ugh! That was all...]]>
The Challenge: Create an outfit for the everyday woman. The catch: Designers can’t pick their relative as their model. Angela is visibly shaken that her mom was chosen last.
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In the workroom, some designers seem completely perplexed that there could be someone out there who is larger than a size six. Where have they been, sick or in Europe? Immediate problems arise with Angela’s mom and Jeffrey teaming when she holds her ground...]]>
Designers meet Heidi, model Nadia is in, Katie out. Heidi announces things have been easy compared to Season 2 and are about to get tougher.
“Waste not, want not.” Here comes the type of challenge that comes once or twice a season that the designers want not: Create an outfit from recycled materials. After thirty minutes, three bins, and fifteen minutes in an art store, the designers go through the mounds of recyclables to choose their materials.
Getting my quote of the week is Vincent with, “I let things evolve. I don’t own the future. I don’t go there. You know what I mean? I just let it come.” No Vincent, we have no idea what you mean because we don’t have your medication. Are you taking yours?
The biddies from Music Man (Kayne and Robert) “pick a little,...]]>
