Project Runway All Stars 6/29/23--"Coronation Day" summary

 

Previously on “Project Runway All-Stars”: the unconventional materials challenge asked the designers to make clothes from stuff in FAO Schwartz. Some stuffed animals and a lot of vinyl from floor pianos were used. Viktor won by making a dress out of the ends of foam boomerangs and two stuffed dinosaurs. Mila had a good idea to make a skirt out of strips of jigsaw puzzle pieces, but she needed at least twice as many strips as she actually made, and then the top was just cut up stuffed animals, so she was eliminated. (click for more)

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Project Runway All Stars 6/23/23--"Toying with Fashion" summary

 

Previously on “Project Runway All-Stars”: the All-Stars were asked to “fix” their worst looks from their original seasons. No one was very happy to see their designs again, especially Bishme, who was thinking about his sister's cancer diagnosis and how she passed a couple of months ago. Mentally that's where he was when making the original design and seeing it put him right back there. Kayne made a dramatic skirt that was actually both black and white and not just black, and he won. No immunity though. The bottom two were the two designers from Season One, Kara Saun and Nora, because neither of them have really sewn anything for nearly 10 years. But Kara Saun's garment was better made so she got to stay and Nora was eliminated. (click for more)

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Project Runway All Stars 6/15/23--"Project Redemption" summary

 

Previously on “Project Runway All-Stars”: we met all of the designers who decided to return for the “first” all-stars season on Bravo. I was fooled by a preview so the last episode didn't actually have any action in it. It was all introductions and then the reveal of the challenge: redo your worst outfit from your first season. We ended the episode right before any work was done. (click for more)

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Project Runway All Stars 6/14/23--"Meet the All-Stars" summary

 

It's season 20 of Project Runway! We are acting like the Lifetime All-Stars seasons didn't happen! I thought for a hot minute this was just going to be introducing the cast and reminding us of what they were like, and thank GOD I skipped ahead because over an hour into this 90 minute episode, they started sewing so now I gotta talk about it. (click for more)

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Top Chef 6/8/23--"Fin." summary

 

Previously on “Top Chef”: the finale began in Paris, as the Quickfire involved the wall challenge, where contestants had to explain to someone how to make a dish without being able to see them. They really should invest in some headphones or something so people can hear each other. Surprisingly the partners were not loved ones but athletes. Ali managed to win, partially because he used actual measurements for seasonings so the two dishes would taste the same. Then everyone had to make a dish featuring mushrooms. This went pretty well, for the most part. Sara won, by making soup. She and Buddha were in the top (listen we all knew Buddha was going to the end, it's nice someone else won for a change). It came down to Gabri having a better dish, but Ali having more mushroom flavor. Do you keep the person who made a better dish or the one who was better at the challenge? They kept Gabri and Ali was eliminated. (click for more)

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Top Chef 6/1/23--"Champions in Paris" summary

 

Previously on “Top Chef”: Sara returned from Last Chance Kitchen, and it's sad because I like Charbel but I also like Sara. The Quickfire involved making jellies, but they had to be sweet and not savory which I feel is a missed opportunity. Buddha won, because of course he did. Then everyone had to make prank food. Well, “tromp l'oeil” food, which is food that looks like something else. Buddha won again. I mean it's just...I get that he's doing very well but also it's a less interesting show when the same person wins all the challenges? Anyway Tom overthought his dish and basically made caviar-flavored caviar, which is not surprising, so he was eliminated. (click for more)

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