Previously on Project Runway: Everyone has to
design for Marge Simpson. This meant everyone pretending Marge is a real
person, to the point that Chris said his design was based on the fact that
Marge was just a housewife and wouldn’t want anything too sexy. And then Isaac got
offended by that. Sigh. Anyway, Irina made a very pretty purple voluminous
thing and won. Jeffrey’s dress was poorly made and everyone seems tired of his
tortured artist shtick so he was eliminated. (click for more)
Down to six. Everyone is out somewhere where
there is a helipad. Alyssa plugs QVC and says they’ll all be taking helicopters
to the studio. Lots of freaking out. Also all the boys go in one copter and the
girls in another for some reason. Wow, QVC has sweet offices. This week’s
challenge is about “red carpet glamour”. Because QVC has a red carpet gala
around the Oscars? Sure. Lisa Robertson, who is “QVC Program Director”, will
wear the winning design. Not Alyssa? She must be able to sit and stand in it. Winner
will have “a version” of the dress for sale on QVC. Everyone gets a tour and
then they practice talking to the camera and presenting things. They mostly are
OK at it except Elena. She kind of flails. They go to another studio and joke
around for a bit before drawing. Chris wants a dramatic train. Those are hard to
move in because everyone steps on the train. Isaac shows up in a hoodie and
tells people to pull out all the stops. Well that was useful. Shopping is
shopping. People want dramatic gowns and there seem to be a lot of mermaid silhouettes.
Korto is doing orange to set herself apart from all the black.
10 hours to work. I know because Irina complains
about the time. Chris has a one-up on “some” people because he’s done some
gowns already this season. I don’t know who he’s talking about. Elena is doing
all new things and it’s not working. She is at least self-aware enough to know
she’s about to freak out. Korto is kind of eye-rolly about it because Elena is
fine. Viktor lays all his fabric out on the floor. He interviews that something
is bothering him and he needs to talk to someone about it. Seth Aaron agrees
with this, that Viktor is off his game, but then nothing happens. Korto gives
Seth Aaron crap about making multiple dresses. He is actually using the
neoprene that Elena avoided. She didn’t want to do the same thing she always
does.
OK, so now Viktor is talking about being a
private person but he’s “living with something” and he’s not sure how people
will take it. Is he HIV+? He takes Elena aside, and Seth Aaron, and they go
into the lounge and he tells them he’s been HIV+ for seven years. Oh my God, I
am a horrible bitch because my first response is “So?” and then my second
response is “Why is he doing this now? What is he trying to gain from it?” I’m a
terrible person. It just feels weird and shoehorned in here. At least when Mondo
told everyone he’d just made a print about it. I don’t know why this is coming
up during a red carpet challenge but there you go. He hasn’t told his family
yet (well, now they know). Seth Aaron and Elena are supportive and of course
won’t treat him different, because they wouldn’t anyway.
Zanna time. She says the gown must look as
amazing in photos as it does on TV. “If I see one jewel-toned strapless gown in
here, there’s gonna be trouble.” Hee. Cut to Chris saying that’s what he has. Oops.
He is going to add some leather pieces. Viktor’s dress is shiny olive and Zanna
is like, green doesn’t sell. I love green. Whatever, Zanna. Seth Aaron has a
weird length, and Zanna actually talks him into leaving it a tea length? Or making
it short? Something. No train. Elena is layering fabrics and Zanna loves her
idea. Irina made a white dress so she must make it not look like a wedding
dress. Korto has a very large amount of tiny pleats but she’s got a lot of work
to do. Before Zanna leaves, she tells everyone this isn’t All-Star work and any
of them could go home. Ouch.
Lots of really frantic working. Model fitting. Chris
complains that his model’s ass is too big. Irina tears her dress. Now there’s a
photo shoot? Zanna did it so they could see how the dress photographs. Most people’s
look OK, but Korto’s orange is really bright and Viktor’s shiny green is laid
bare so you can see all the puckering and mistakes. Korto doesn’t like the way
her pleats look so it sounds like she’s scrapping it with 30 minutes to go. Simpler
top and a beaded belt.
Runway day. Everyone seems to be freaking out. Viktor’s
dress is really puckery. Hot makeup guy Scott. Final fittings go really well
except for Irina, because of her fabric and how it’s splitting. But somehow
everyone gets finished. Not everyone can walk easily, though, so we’ll see.
Georgina is gone AGAIN. Stupid. Mondo is here
instead. Guest judges are Lisa from QVC, whom they met at the offices, and
Elizabeth Moss. Alyssa says they’ll be considering photos as well as the
runway. Chris: long dark blue gown, which was strapless with a sweetheart
neckline. He’s put some black leather shoulders on it, so now there’s a keyhole
but it’s still sleeveless. It’s a mermaid skirt, with tulle giving it volume. It’s
pretty, and the skirt has that pleated/torn thing he used to do that gives
texture. He’s the one that used to do that, right? It looks like even pleats
but also like he’s sewn thin strips onto the skirt? Viktor: olive green satin
gown, which is so long she looks like she’ll trip on it. There’s some vertical
seaming and then two matching ruffles down the sides and some smaller ruffles
at her hips. It doesn’t look good. Plus she’s walking on the bottom of the
gown, basically. Seth Aaron: the fabric is a shiny silver with black stripes in
it, to give it some pattern. The front is slit high in the middle, with a high
neck and strong shoulders. The back has a big keyhole…but then it’s even worse
than Viktor’s. He’s placed the fabric vertically, but with a solid panel over
her butt so her ass looks huge. It looks like the width of the fabric panel,
like it’s so stiff it’s just sticking out. Ugh. The front has the stripes in a
chevron pattern so why isn’t the back like that?
Korto: the top is a simple V-neck with thin
straps. I think she took the fabric and sewed it to the skirt, then twisted it
to make straps. This is in beige/light gray, and then a sparkly belt and the
orange in a flowy skirt. For the time she had, it looks great, but it’s also
maybe not fancy enough. Also I think there are pockets. The back is asymmetrical.
Elena: high crew neck, sleeveless, in a purple. It looks like purple with some
black on top, a lace or something with stripes. The hips have some volume, but
it looks nice. Interesting. Upon closer inspection the black makes small
pieces, lined up in columns and rows, like dashes. I do like it. The back doesn’t
have a train but it looks like she’s bustled it? Like when you see wedding gowns
that have some ribbons or buttons to pull up the back of the train for the reception.
Irina: mermaid dress in beige, so it doesn’t look too much like a wedding
dress. The top looks corseted, with a plunging strapless neckline. The skirt has
white flowers or something appliqued to the skirt. The train is huge. And then
the model has trouble walking back up the stairs. It’s super dramatic but
better for standing around for photos, I think.
When the models all come back out to the runway,
everyone can see Irina’s skirt tore right along a seam. Oops. Seth Aaron
totally loves his dress. Alyssa likes it, but Mondo points out the front of her
skirt has a really weird shape. It stands away from her legs like wings. Isaac hates
her ass. Plus the slit in the front is really high. Irina was going for “orchid
plant” but everyone can see the tear. Irina whines “She tore it!”, like, way to
blame your model. It’s kind of puckered but not as bad as Viktor. Lisa doesn’t
think she could walk in it. Alyssa tells her that in the photos it really looks
like a wedding dress. Elena wanted a texture on top of something shiny. That’s
what she says. Isaac likes the textile, but he thinks the silhouette is dowdy. They
don’t really like the back, where the skirt bunches and there is maybe a seam
right under her butt. Korto wanted something free, plus to have pockets to put
things in. It does look comfortable. The top is kind of bland but the orange is
great. When Chris talks about his gown he leaves out the part about how all the
leather is because of how Zanna said it was too boring. There are some leather
details that don’t show up in the photos. Isaac loves the navy. Viktor has made
a flattering dress, but it really does not photograph well, and the wings are
weird. The judges argue about his dress, is the color good, are the wings good,
whatever.
Chris had a very innovative gown, with a good mix
of textiles, even though the picture wasn’t stunning. Seth Aaron took a risk, I
guess, but it’s not flattering at all. At least people would talk about you.
Korto’s dress is not as glamorous but it’s easy to move in and they like the
orange. Oh, that was the top three. Huh. Irina made a wedding dress, dramatic,
but falling apart and a wedding dress. Elena’s dress is not sexy but they at
least like the fabric. Viktor had great ideas but it was boring and in an ugly puckery
fabric.
Seth Aaron is in. The winner is Korto! Yay! She’s
so happy. Chris is in. Viktor is in. What? That dress sucked. UGH. Fine. Irina
is out. Huh? This is dumb. Fine. I bet she’s somewhere blaming her model for
purposely tearing the dress. She’s already won once so she’s fine with going
out.
Next week: Nina Garcia!! And she’s judging! She says
something about seaweed to Chris, who says “Thank you” in a snippy tone, and she
says back “It’s not a compliment.” I’m excited.
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