Project Runway - One of the best episodes EVER **spoilers**

[LynneSin]

I loved that they brought back Angela & Vincent to give them one more chance (since they each lucked out and won one competition previously - that was the big bonus suprise). And I loved how Laura outed Angela on that INC outfit - let's face it, Angela really only won that because Michael & Laura did all the hardwork and stopped Angela from coating it with flowers.

But I adored Laura's dress last night. Hell they should mass produce that and throw it into stores, I'd buy one in a heartbeat! And Laura finally showed she's not a 1-note designer, that she has the skills to adapt.

So I'm thinking the final 3 will definately be Michael (the guy would have to force his model to walk down the runway in a burlap bag to get outed) and Laura. Uli and Jeffrey need to prove that they aren't 1-note designers. Personally, Jeffrey should have gotten the boot, his dress looked like a streetwalker outfit whereas I really did love Kayne's dress (I wonder if Michael purposely sabotaged Kayne by telling Kayne to remove the white belt).

Michael is the winner- he clearly has shown that he can design just about anything, with any material, have his personal style (which is the hip-hop smooth look) but yet not typecast every outfit with that look.

I did feel kinda bad for Vincent - his dress wasn't that horrible, he just built it for a model of a different size and the contest didn't really allow for any additional room to expand the dress. He still wouldn't have won the contest though

[jakefrep]

1. At least they didn't bring the Olsen twins on...

...like they insinuated in last week's preview. I wonder if anybody seriously thought Vincent and Angela were capable of winning their way back into the competition.

Kayne got a bit of a raw deal. His clothes always appear to be very well made, even if they are somewhat garish.

Michael would have been a deserving winner of last night's challenge. Laura's dress looked great, even to my untrained eyes.

[LynneSin]

2. If anyone should have been brought back it's Allison

She was the one that got the raw deal with that recycled dress. It really should have been Vincent out that week. His dress was beyond horrible. Angela never deserved that win for the INC outfit because that outfit was all Michael & Laura. They even showed the clip where Angela wanted to put those damn floral thingies all over the pants.

I think Alison was clearly the only one deserving to come back. I'd almost say Robert, because he did some nice work in the beginning, but he clearly got too boring at the end. But even a boring Robert still put out better quality that goofball Angela. Angela will have a great career designing dresses for Rural Ohions with absolutely no taste in clothing.

[jakefrep]

7. Hey! I'm a rural Ohioan...

...but since I don't find fleurchamps and rosettes particularly manly, I won't be doing business with Angela.

[LynneSin]

8. Are you a Rural Ohioan with no taste in clothing

:shrug:

I tried to be specific about it. I grew up in rural Pennsylvania and yet I think I'm a pretty decent, classic dresser who has a sense of fashion.

[jakefrep]

9. I'd like to think I have SOME taste in clothing....

...although I think most on PR would describe me as boring.

[LynneSin]

11. Well, I think boring is better than dressing like a common floosy

which is pretty much the best way to sum up Angela's design style

[Ramsey]

34. I bet Malan is a good designer

I think Malan got a raw deal with that pagent gown contest. I mean, pagent gowns aren't real fashion anyway, they are aberrations! The dress wasn't so much a bad dress as it failed to please the beauty queen.

I'll bet he was actually pretty talented.

[LynneSin]

43. There is a whole society of women who live & die by the pageant gown

And Kayne is going to be a fricking millionaire designing for them!

Last year they had a design contest where you had to redesign the Postal Office uniform. That was a pretty fun contest knowing that even putting crap together would be alot better than what post office employees have to wear. They also once had to design a skating outfit for Sasha Cohen. That stuff made the pageant gowns look pretty tame.

It's the fun to see if they can take a wide variety of scenarios and see if they can step up to the challenge. BTW, the winning outfit for the Post Office Challenge - hell, even I would wear it.

[LostinVA]

3. I'm betting Jeffrey will be the third

'Cause Laura, Michael, and Uli are too normal... they need the Pepper drama.

[shugah]

13. we dubbed jeffrey "3rd season wendy pepper"

a few episodes back.

i agree with you - he will be the third.

[LynneSin]

14. Jeffrey is a PepperSantino

He's got Wendy's nasty attitude mixed with Santino's ability to shread every outfit he makes

[LostinVA]

18. I know... and, even Pepper didn't make someone's Mom cry

[underpants]

23. Separated at birth?

[LynneSin]

25. OMG - that is so real, Santino even sounds like him

Seriously

[underpants]

28. I calle dhim Squidwrd the whole season

that was my first impression of him and ...well....it was dead on.

[LostinVA]

33. OMG!!!

[LynneSin]

24. Yes but Santino would have made someone's mother cry if he could

Probably Andre's - he was such a cryer!

[Ramsey]

32. Perversely, I like Jeffrey

And I like some of his outfits, closet rock n' roller that I am. Maybe that says something about me :evilgrin:

I admire that fact that at one point he was on the street doing drugs and alcohol, and that he turned his life around and is now doing something this accomplished. The guy obviously knows how to make clothes really well, and he has talent. He needs some guidance, but he could be a great designer I think.

I like the fact that his neck tattoo says his son's name and "The love of my life".

He has an attitude problem, but I won't give him too much grief for making Angela's mom cry, because I think that was an act, and the woman was a conniving bitch anyway. If I had spent years on the street, I probably wouldn't take any shit either. At least with Jeffrey, what you see is what you get. He isn't manipulating behind the scenes.

And, as I have pointed out EVERY WEEK!, he doesn't shred his clothes- he does asymmetrical layers. Just want you to be accurate in your disparaging comments!

[LynneSin]

37. Even Heidi Klum called him a Shredder

So there, Heidi and I are on the same team

Jeffrey has a great future in design, even if he doesn't get in the final 3, he'll still have a runway show in Fashion Week. They usually give the designers a few months to put together their runway show and someone mentioned that the actual runway show for PR is actually tomorrow, but we TV viewers won't know the final 3 for another week. So in order to not give away the final 3, they have the last 4 do a runway show but only 3 are showcased when you see it on TV. But last year, I read where the best Runway show from the Project Runway group was actually the gal that was the 4th place contestant.


The thing is, it's a reality show where when the show is overwith these people actually continue doing what they did in the show and I think PR does a great job of showcasing up & coming talent.

[Ramsey]

4. It's getting interesting

First off, I never ever wanted to see Angela again. Vincent doesn't bother me, other than the fact that he seems to have a mild delusional personality disorder. Having them back made everyone else pissed off, so it made for some good drama. Even Uli was dissing Angela! However, there was no way either of them was going to win, so it ended up being irrelevant. Angela's dress was perhaps the most hideous thing I've ever laid eyes on. And stuffing her extra fabric in the purse was so lame!! Vincent got a bit of a raw deal with the model change, but that wasn't a winning dress regardless.

Kayne's cocktail dress was reasonable compared to his usual fare, but he didn't really meet the challenge. We knew he'd be gone before the end, but I'm not sure he deserved to be auf'ed for that particular outfit. I also don't think Michael was trying to undermine Kayne; he was correct that the vinyl belt and boots Kayne was originally going to go with were too tacky.

I didn't really care too much for any of the cocktail dresses. Laura and Michael's were the best, though I probably wouldn't buy either of them. Maybe because they were too young looking, but I guess that was the point.

The contest is getting good. Everyone remaining has some issue to overcome at this point.

Laura wowed the judges last night and showed them she can step out of her comfort zone. She'll need to resist the urge to revert to her "old lady" style to maintain her edge. I think she can do it, but we'll see. Her dress was better than Michael's; it was more elaborate and detailed. Michael's was just a simple sheath with an asymmetrical neckline, and I felt he didn't fully meet the challenge by doing a purely white dress with a black belt. (After all, they kicked off Kayne for only using a white ribbon.) But he created a nice (if safe) head to toe look.

I think Michael's problem is lack of innovation. He does consistently good work, puts together nice outfits, but he almost always comes in second to one of the others who did something more creative. He seems to play it a little safe. Michael will be in the top three, but can he win? I think he'll need to show some more creativity to pull it off. That or the others will auf themselves by getting too wacky, leaving Michael and his solid clothes the last man standing.

Uli has now been repeatedly told that she needs to stop doing the same dress every week. She won't win unless she too can show some innovation, as lovely as her dresses are.

Jeffrey's cocktail dress was my least favorite of all his outfits (except for Angela's mom's dress, but that one is hard to count). I can imagine that young women in LA going to parties might indeed dress like that, but whether on the runway or the streets of LA, it is still a tacky look. Jeffrey's challenge is now to break out of his rock n' roll mold and do something more elegant. Based on his paper dress, I think he is capable of it, if he listened to the judges critique. I wasn't sure what Michael Kors was trying to say when he said Jeffrey was all "Gwen Stefani" every week. After all, Gwen Stefani has a very successful clothing line, which any designer would love to emulate. Maybe he was saying the clothes were too derivative, yet Jeffrey has won twice now for being "fresh" and "innovative". :shrug:

So, who will win? I'm not sure. Uli and Jeffrey will have all have to think outside their personal style, and Laura and Michael will have to be more daring. I think any one of them could win, depending on what they do with the next challenges.

[LynneSin]

10. You are SOOOOO hooked!!!

It's just smart TV and I love seeing the designs that they put together. I just think it's really well organized, just enough drama to keep it interesting and the people who are on the show truly have skills. This is pretty much why I've given up on most reality TV except for PR and Top Chef. Any of those contestants on Project Runway have the talent for a successful career in the design industry and the top 5 from this season (Michael, Uli, Laura, Jeffrey and Kayne) will definately be successful even if it's just in what they are most skilled at designing (You just know Kayne will be the go-to designer for pagaent gowns and that is a major industry).

I know American Idol is the 'top show' in reality TV but until they actually force the contestants to write their own songs and then perform them, I think the show is nothing more than glorified karoke to cater to the lowest common denominator in American TV Viewing (Yes, I watched it once - I couldn't find the remote and I was too sick to get off the sofa and look for it).

[xchrom]

12. as usual -- you're very on point.

i've lost interest in michael -- he hasn't done anything more creative than the outfits he first showed tim gunn for th auditions.

''johnny one note'' as far i'm concerned -- and hardly fresh or interesting at that.

jefferey's look remains the most original -- whatever that might mean to any body.

jefferey might be ''all gwen stefani'' but he's hardly copying her.

what they are saying to jefferey is -- show us your range -- and that i totally agree with.

though his couture outfit was fabulous, really really fabulous.

laura REALLY surprised -- she dug deep and produced something very new for her.
the thing is -- will that ring an interior bell that will keep ringing and show up more in her looks.

i think the problem with this season is -- that the more seasoned the designers -- the less likely they are to produce variety.

[LostinVA]

17. I believe Michael will win

[AlCzervik]

5. Totally agree and hearing Tim Gunn utter "Oh Jesus Crist" killed me

i was howling! Bringing back Anglea and Vincent really surpised me.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

6. I don't think Michael sabotaged Kayne.

Kayne was definitely veering into prostitute territory. Kayne pretty much lost because he really didn't use any white. If he used a little bit more, he'd have easily beaten Jeffrey.

There is no way in hell Michael is going to lose. I honestly think they didn't give him the win last night just to keep it more suspenseful leading into the final episodes (and also to reward Laura for finally breaking the mold).

Vincent did get screwed, and I'm really pissed the judges didn't make some exception for him considering the circumstances. However, he wasn't going to win anyway, and given the rules, that means he'd have been knocked out one way or another.

[underpants]

15. WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG and WRONG!

Actually not really. I agree except about Vincent. He would have had to make Vera Wang cry tears of joy to stay, they just were f**king with the other contestants.

I can't imagine Michael not winning at this point but hey the same thing could be said about the young guy (not the human reincarnation of SpongeBob's buddy Squidward last year) and look who won. I think they gave Laura the boost she needed to get through to the big show. They also tried knock Jeffrey down several pegs from winning two in a row-he looked like he understood what was going on and *message received* just walked away. He still bugs the hell out of me.

Uli really has to step up or someone has to fall out for her to make it to the last show.

My wife and I laughed (heartfelt laughter) because you can witness Laura's emotions just flipping all over the place. There wasn't much of her anyway but man suddenly BAM she was REAL pregnant. That is a very interesting element that I am not sure has ever been on a reality show.

[LynneSin]

16. How much time is between the final 3 and Fashion week in NYC

If I'm correct, they usually give the final 3 a few months to design their runway show. If Laura is in the final 3, she's going to be waddling out there to show her design. You just have to consider the stress on her with the contest and trying to carry her sixth pregnancy. And she's 42 years old with 5 kids, doesn't the woman believe in Birth Control?

[cmkramer]

20. Tomorrow morning

is when the Project Runway people show their collections. And don't forget the fourth person also will show a collection too in order not to tip off who made the top 3.

[underpants]

27. Is that right?

Oh that is really good. These people really know what they are doing huh?

[LostinVA]

35. Interesting fact: Kara Janx was the decoy last season

And HER collection was way better received then Chloe's, Santino's, or Daniel's. And, word on the street is, she's now doing the best professionally.

[underpants]

36. But did SHE get $100K and a car??

I have never been nor lived in NYC but from what I understand $100K doesn't go very far and a good part of that would get eaten up just by owning a car.

It sounds like a great WIN but really it isn't. They showed footage of the season 1 winner (I didn't watch it then) and he had a place that looked like a broom closet. As far as I know his line still hasn't made it to a runway, but I could be wrong.

[LostinVA]

39. No, she got great exposure and her business is buried in orders!

Or was, last time I looked at her website.

[Beaverhausen]

46. Jay had a show - it was FUR FREE

http://hsus.org/wildlife/fur_and_trapping/fur_free_contest_winners.html

[LynneSin]

44. Season #1 Kara actually designed some of Heidi's maternity wear

that she wore on season #2.

I could guess if you weren't in the running for the $100k, you'd probably go balls out and do something really amazing

Here's the Decoy Show

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPbpAo93o5E

[Beaverhausen]

45. Kara Saun? Oh that bitch!

Sorry- I hate that word but she really was. She showed her true colors in the finale with the shoe episode.

[tallahasseedem]

30. Not all five are her biological ones.

I believe that 3 of them are, her Husband had 2 from a previous marriage. Whether or not she uses birth control is none of our business. I personally know 3 people who got pregnant while they were on the pill. One of them was my mother with me!

[Orangepeel]

29. I want Michael to win, but I won't be surprised if he doesn't.

In season 1, it was a foregone conclusion that Kara Saun would win, but she didn't (rightly, I believe).

I don't think Jeffrey understood anything or received any message, given that double flip-off to who knows whom when he got off the runway. But, then, I might be biased by my intense dislike for him. (he was funny last night, though with the "it's never a fucking party" and "the good news is.....")

[cmkramer]

19. ITA

Laura's dress was the deserved winner. In fact, it's my favorite garment of them all so far this season.

I thought Michael and Uli's dresses were nice and appropriate too but the last four were cheap and tacky hooker dresses to me. I'd have auf'ed Jeffrey for that hideous mess and I'm pretty sure that both Vincent and Angela would have been safe if this had been a regular challenge. I do think his outfit looked much better with the longer skirt length, but I didn't like the shawl thing either. I got a little misty when he choked up at the end. I liked him and think he's a good designer but he finished where he should have.

I'm really hoping Michael takes it all. Yeah, it won't be very interesting since he's no doubt the odds-on favorite but he's the most deserving in terms of talent and taste and he's a nice guy too.

Although I'd kind of like to see Jeffrey win only because it would be a good "redemption" story and he'd probably cry like a baby on the runway.

[Flaxbee]

21. It was a good episode, and I was pretty sure

Kayne would be the one to go (knowing instantly - as soon as their dresses were sent down the runway - that Angela and Vincent would go for the second time). Too bad they couldn't bring Allison back!

Anyway, Laura did something different, good for her. And Uli's dress looked different, it was lovely (I love her dresses), but I was worried they might kick her off for her too-long sleeves. Jeffrey's dress was hideous, but he's too good of a designer for the judges to boot last night. Kayne is a sweetheart and talented, but the writing was on the wall for the last few episodes that he wasn't going to make it.

Michael's dress was again clean and very well made. Even if he doesn't win, he'll go far in the fashion world. He seems to be such a nice man - I liked the exchange after Laura won, when Michael congratulated her as she was walking off the runway and she turned around and said "Thank you, honey". ;-)

I don't despise Jeffrey the way I used to - I think he says nasty things, but actually is pretty decent underneath. He's a shit, almost as a defense mechanism (and if he was a hardcore alcohol and drug abuser for a while, he's probably got some high fences built around himself) - you see him cry when Robert gets booted, and he hugs Kayne in front of the judges when Kayne is auf'd; I don't think he'd do those things if he didn't have feelings (when it at first seemed like the only feeling he had was self-love). I also watched the preview on the Bravo site for next week, and he's running around giggling like a fool, helping Uli, who is making yet another flowy-dress.

And Jeffrey's talented, no doubt. Might not be my style, but he's good at what he does, and hopefully he listened to the judges and injects a little elegance into his next design.

I like all four of these designers. The only other one who might've deserved a chance to be in the final four was Allison, it would have been more interesting, I think, from a design perspective to have kept her in during the recycling challenge and booted Vincent, who makes my skin crawl. I feel for the guy, I think he's someone else who has incessantly self-promotes to hide feelings of inadequacy, but every time he said "it gets me (auf) off" I cringed.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

22. I thought Laura's dress was a knockout.

When it (and the model :) ) came down the runway it looked like the perfect, classic cocktail dress -- it was just so right it wasn't funny. I did love Michael's look, as well, though it didn't have the sophistication that Laura's did.

Angela and Vincent -- I knew someone who had been kicked off was going to show up again (that happens every season) but I didn't ever think it would be those two and in that way! I would have loved to see the little blond gal (whose name I always forget) to have been brought back. She had one bad outfit out of many good dones, and she clearly is a very talented and fresh designer. Angela and Vincent both had the chance to redeem themselves but neither of them had the raw talent to take advantage of the opportunity. It looked as if Angela saw Jeffey win the last two challenges and decided to emulate his design style a bit. Didn't work -- AT all.

Although I adored his couture dress, Jeffrey's cocktail party dress was seriously lacking in everthing that the name "cocktail party dress" evokes. Jay from the first season had that edgy, torn-up style, but he showed the judges he could do classic elegance as well (his pale blue formal number was a beauty). Jeffrey hasn't shown us he has that ability.

Unless someone fucks up hugely, I think they are going to cut Uli loose next. Michael and Laura have been consistantly good in their work. Jeffrey is the cutting edge designer the judges love to have in the fnal three. But the judges seem to be tired of Uli's work. Unless someone blows it and/or Uli steps it up, she's out.

And, oh yeah, I love this show. :loveya:

[Flaxbee]

26. apparently bravo has bonus footage on the website...

anyone know where to find it? I have found the preview for the next show, but I've read about "bonus footage" and can't find it. Help me! I'm obsessed!

[tallahasseedem]

31. Follow this link!

http://www.bravotv.com/Project_Runway/

Click on videos. Im pretty sure you will find what you need there.

[Flaxbee]

40. thank you!

I'd been to 'videos' but for some reason had blocked on clicking "Season 3" for bonus footage, I thought the only video they offered was the preview. Duh.

Phew!

Saved, a small dose to feed my addiction.

[LynneSin]

38. They also auction off the dresses for Project Runway

http://www.projectrunway.com

What's funny is Jeffrey won last week but Kanye's next to last place dress got the most money of the Couture dress. Of course if you're not a size 2 then you're just buying a Reality Show souvenier

[Beaverhausen]

41. Jeffrey wins the "couture" challenge but they still say he can only do...

...the Gwen Stafani stuff?

I don't really like him but I couldn't believe my ears when they were saying that he only does the "hard rock" stuff. HELLO!!! He won the "high fashion" challenge just last week.

I still love the show!

[LynneSin]

42. Yes, doing high fashion 'Gwen Stefani'

Only reason that Jeffrey won that challenge was that he had immunity and had absolutely nothing to lose with doing something crazy. When your butt is on the line, especially when forced to do a dress that normally takes a week to make in 2 days, well you tend to be more conservative.

[JI7]

47. i want Laura's dress

there have been a lot of things i really liked, but that one is probably one i would seriously go out and buy.

[judaspriestess]

48. I thought I read somewhere all FOUR will be showing a

collection, which sucks cause Jeffrey is a disgusting impotent lil man and his designs SUCK. His coutoure dress was ok because I like plaid but thats about it for me.

oh well, I don't get it with Jeffrey, he's a whiny little bitch who runs to mommy if things don't go his way. I guess the love for him is like republicans loving *ush in my eyes :P I will never see it.
and the fact that he is a recovering addict, you would think he would be more humble not some obnoxious dickwad.