Previously on Project Runway: We recycled some more challenges, and had everyone make collections
with materials from the hardware store and also a flower shop. They didn’t have
to mix the two, so there were a lot of dresses made mostly of flowers. And then
they ACTUALLY gave them two days to make their outfits. I know! The Dream Team
finally won, but it’s too bad for Michelle, who was traded to the other team
and therefore has never won anything. Samantha used some silver mesh and put
leaves and flowers inside it, so she was given the win. Team KIR produced
Patricia’s mess of strings of flower fringe, but that was good apparently, and
also Amanda’s totally fine sheath dress with keys and moss. Amanda had too much
drama for everyone, and they tried to throw her under the bus, but in the end
Joe and his boxy sweater dress was sent home. I mean clearly because he was
kind of weird, and this way Amanda can hate her whole team. Then Tim said they
have business to deal with. Or something. (click for more)
Time for this unfinished business. Heidi has the
velvet bag. Pff. That’s all? Shuffling the teams? Apparently not really
shuffling teams, but moving everyone into teams of two. Samantha, as the
winner, gets to pick out her partner first, and she picks Daniel. That’s what the
bag is for. Richard picks Stanley, Patricia picks Layana, Matt and Michelle
(she has to say something bad, sigh), Kate and Tu, so Amanda and Ben. So there are
six teams here.
Back at the apartment Amanda recounts how everyone
threw her under the bus. She of course says her confidence is low. Because it
would be. Ben is worried because he doesn’t know Amanda, except for how her
team threw her under the bus.
Tim makes everyone go to a bar. It’s very cowboy
saloon. Today they are designing for Miranda Lambert. I’m impressed some of
them know who she is. These clips from her concert, she looks like Melissa Ethridge.
Each team will be designing two looks, a performance look and a red carpet
look, because heaven forbid we don’t weigh everyone down with a ton of work and
cause recappers like me to have to write about as many outfits as possible. I bet
they only get one day. Tim name-checks the episode title for the performance
look, and for red carpet he says “chic, young, fresh”. The two looks do not
have to match or go together.
Patricia is making textiles again. Amanda is from
Nashville, and is making the performance outfit. She and Ben are really getting
along. Kate says Tu is always super nice. Mostly everyone is getting along. It’s
not super exciting. While shopping, Daniel and Samantha are both pulling
leather. So leather for both looks? Then everyone is there buying navy leather,
except Michelle, who proudly declares she is different. Ben worries he’ll go
overbudget but he is way under. Tim asks them if they have $130 dollars left
over, and I think that receipt was for both of them. How do you not spend $130?
That is how far under they are. That never happens.
Back at the workroom everyone freaks out over
Miranda Lambert again. Lots of hard work. Maybe because there are only two
people per team so your screw-ups are more obvious. Daniel has some weird
technique that I don’t think he has done in leather before. So we’ll see. Ben thinks
he might actually be on time.
Tim time! Samantha is making a leather vest and a
ruffled dress. Daniel’s leather strips seem interesting but he doesn’t really
have a lot done, plus Tim tells him maybe it’s too much. A deep V and a high center
slit? Yeah. Layana is fine, I guess, but then Patricia has made “bullet
holsters” like a bandolino. What? Tim admits he was terrified but at least she’s
not boring. I guess he’s more OK with it after the explanation. Kate has made a
tight red leather dress. OK. Tu wants her to be more curvy, and maybe has extra
flaps and whatnot. Tim says Tu’s “Gaga-ized” her, which is hilarious that Tim’s
using that as a verb, and Tim is also very worried. Richard has some long
fringe and mesh. Mesh with no lining. Nice. Amanda has a full dress with
hand-cut fringe. It looks like she took the rectangles of fabric and made
slits, but not all the way to the edges. Ben also seems to be doing well. Matt has
some details that are impossible to see from a distance. He also doesn’t seem
to know what he’s doing with the skirt yet. Oh, look, they’re only getting
today. I wonder why they didn’t consult with Miranda?
Matt talks about trusting yourself and I guess he’s
more worried than usual. Everyone trash talks each other. Michelle thinks she
is doing a good impression of Nina but she is not. Nina is not Italian and she does
not pause every three words. Model fittings. It’s mostly fine. Richard’s model
is pretty naked. Now Amanda is worried about time management and she claims her
brother is in Maroon 5, and don’t I remember someone from the Road to the
Runway show saying something about Maroon 5? But I thought they were saying
they slept with the drummer? Wow, if I misheard that, I really need to get it
together. Matt is not done so of course Michelle is freaking out.
In the morning Michelle tells her apartment Matt
has no bottom. That is a quote. He’s reduced to making a simple pleated skirt. Richard
is discovering he has no lining for his mesh and neither does anyone else (in
terms of his being able to borrow stuff). Daniel uses a fork to make a rough
edge for his skirt. Richard discovers he used part of his budget to buy a Mood
T-shirt. You did? What? Anyway, he makes a tube dress out of it. Hot makeup guy
Scott. Tu is still sewing. Stanley is gluing sequins on.
Heidi is trying very hard to make sure you see
her legs in her super short skirt. Oh, Miranda Lambert. That hair pulled back
so sharply is making your head look tiny and your shoulders and boobs look
humongous. Or maybe it is the low-cut leather top that your boobs are coming out
of. I don’t think it’s flattering, is all. Amanda: short black dress (or maybe it’s
navy—I have a crappy TV and the snow is jacking up the signal) with fringe all
over it. When her model walks, it moves a lot. There is also a ton of silver
chains and jewelry. Ben: long dark blue dress with a strapless sweetheart
neckline and black beaded fringe hanging off one boob. Tu: short black dress,
high neck, and weird flaps on her hips. Like a peplum, except there is no
fabric over her stomach. And the flaps are outlined in white. Amanda: red
leather bodice, that ends just below her hips, with a long flowy chiffon skirt.
Interesting. There’s a train too. Samantha: black leather motorcycle vest, with
the silver zippers and everything. The skirt is short and has some fringe. Pretty
short, though. Daniel: blue metallic leather halter top, that looks all ruffly,
and a plain blue long skirt with a train and that weird frayed effect at the
hem.
Matt: black top with one sheer shoulder strap,
and a black folded skirt. Boring. Michelle: long black skirt, a lighter leather
vest, and a necklace that seems to be made out of long strips of white leather
hanging down like fringe. Huh. At least it’s interesting. Patricia: somewhere
at the bottom is a bronze sheath dress. But over that are two criss-crossing
straps made of beige leather, and then fringe. It looks like the whole dress is
made of fringe because you can barely see the bronze. Just at her boobs. The straps
have folded pieces so they do look like bandoliers, and there is more fringe at
the shoulders. I do not get Patricia at all. Layana: long navy dress,
sweetheart neckline, and a keyhole in the back. There’s a simple silver belt. Richard:
short black dress with random black and silver fringe hanging off it. It’s very
striking but not very country. Stanley: long black dress with a deep V and a
belt piece made from shiny leather or snakeskin or something.
Patricia, Layana, Kate, and Tu are safe. Why is
Patricia always safe? What? I don’t get it. Is she really great and I’m just
not with it? Whatever. Richard, Stanley, Amanda, and Ben have the high scores. They
get to stay for now. Richard gets praise for his mesh and fringe because it
moves but she can move in it. Heidi claims that it looks expensive, which is
crap. It’s not expensive. It’s interesting and moves a lot and is good for
performing in. Not expensive. Stanley talks about his dress, and his dress is
nice, but it’s not very exciting. There is a lot of volume in the skirt, but Miranda
likes it. Nina thinks maybe it is not good for Miranda, specifically, although
it’s a good dress. Nina tells Ben his dress is elegant and beautiful. They talk
about how nice it is, although Miranda worries the fabric will be unforgiving. No
one mentions the fringe hanging off her boob. Amanda talks about how her fringe
is cut on an angle and then she mentions that her model is wearing a normal
bra, and it doesn’t show with the way that the back is cut. Nice. They like the
fringe and how easy it is.
Michelle talks about the open neckline she
covered up with her giant fringe necklace. Miranda says she likes the top, and
could wear it with other things, and Heidi (bitchily) says that they’re not
here to pick apart the outfit. Then she says it’s no fun, and even if it’s not great
I think it’s supposed to be fun. The skirt is too casual. The back is good. They
of course love the front with the necklace gone. Matt is babbling about
patchwork lace and timing. There is a ton of detail, but it’s hard to see and
this is supposed to be a performance piece. It’s too boring. Miranda tells him
to have confidence in his own craft, and that she would love to have seen
patchwork lace and whatever he was talking about. Michelle then randomly sticks
up for him, which is weird after she’s been shit-talking everyone. Daniel talks
about his leather technique and the frayed thing. From far away the leather
looks like tinfoil. Miranda thinks it’s someone’s “interpretation” of what a
country star should wear. Nina hates pretty much all of it and tells him so. Oh,
he is in trouble. Samantha has immunity, but she was boring. It’s not her, and
Zac is all, that is terrible, but sometimes when you have a specific client you
can’t help it.
Amanda’s dress is very versatile and looks great.
Ben’s dress is elegant. Zac says it was clean, except, boob fringe. Richard’s
fringe thing is cool and I guess is rock and roll. Stanley’s skirt was a little
too full and maybe the bodice wasn’t perfect, but it was still a good dress. Nina
doesn’t think Michelle has good taste. Ouch. Matt’s plan was good, but he didn’t
produce anything good. Heidi asks if they want to give him another shot. Daniel’s
dress looked cheap, and he had no idea there was anything wrong with it. Nina thinks
this is the first time everyone got to work on their own, and I guess they
think Samantha could have done better since she’s immune.
Miranda says the winner is Richard. He laughs a
lot. Richard and Stanley are in. Amanda and Ben are in. Samantha is in. Matt is
out. Aww. He’s upset, because the outfit wasn’t really him and it’s too bad
that’s what he’s going out on. He’s proud of himself for trying.
Next time: real women challenge! It looks like
sassy old ladies. Freaking Joan Rivers, who is yelling at people. That should
be good.
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