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| I liked the top of Brittany Allen's pink outfit, but those short-shorts just didn't do it for me at all. I think a skirt or a pair of long pants might have been a better design choice. |
It was a Project Runway posting last week that was the beginning of a weekend of computer hell. I'm hoping and crossing my fingers (still trying to type with those crossed fingers) so that the issue will not revisit and that saving my draft, then recalling it to add the Runway photos, and finally putting it out there for all of you to read and enjoy will NOT crash and burn my computer once again.
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| Chelsey Carter went with blue and these space-ship inspired empty sleeves. The white colored undergarments threw me here. If they had been a matching blue, it could have been a fun design. |
An Editorial Look using sheer fabrics was the challenge for this week. Combining the challenge with Dayoung's health issues and the fact that designers rarely enjoy working with sheers outside of sleepwear, it might be truly difficult for many of the contestants. Sheer fabrics have been a fabric of choice in collections over the past year from some of the major fashion houses. It will be interesting to see how these "baby" designers interpret suave and sophisticated while they deal with the inherent difficulties of sheer fabrics. I know when I worked with sheers in the past, they loved to fray, and stitching them cleanly was always a challenge.
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| I rather enjoyed this design by Delvin McCray. Of course, the top was undeveloped, but the entire outfit fit well and suited the model. |
As the winner last week, Brittany got to choose her own model. The "button handbag" was used for each of the remaining designers to choose their model. Nancy picked DD again, stating that she wanted to redeem herself with her model. It's a one-day challenge. Dayoung collapsed as the designers moved to the backstage area and the medics were called again. After meeting with the medics, Dayoung made the difficult decision to withdraw from the competition for her health. So now we were down to seven from the original sixteen.
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| Geoffrey Mac had no breast support for Thinjin in this sheer gown, and the bold shoulders and belting brought the eye directly to those bouncing breasts. It just didn't work, although it fit the parameters of the challenge and the model was fine with pasties covering her nipples. |
After each designer met with their model, the group headed off to Mood for fabrics. Christian met them there, telling them that since Dayoung pulled out of the competition, a designer was going to be coming back.Who is it? Marquise entered Mood with a flourish. As the last designer eliminated, he was invited back to take Dayoung's place. What are sheer fabrics? Chiffon, organza, tulle, netting, etc. qualify - fabrics that are translucent. There are a lot of sheer fabrics available, all of which have their own inherent difficulties. After the designers have checked out of Mood, they entered the workroom and started working on their designs, Marquise's model came in and they chatted about ideas for his clothing. Since it's a one-day challenge, they all have twelve hours to create magic.
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| Marquise Foster grabbed his return opportunity with both hands and created this sheer, flowing dress for the Runway. For a change he actually worked with his model and made something that actually celebrated her shape. |
There are some really pretty designs under construction but Victoria is having a meltdown. She ended up grabbing her things and walking out of the workroom. Did she quit? I've learned over seasons of this show that you can't count a designer out until they actually leave and catch a plane. I still remember one designer who left in the middle of the night - abandoning the challenge in mid-stride. Victoria seems like a whiner, but I never pegged her for a quitter. We'll have to see if she truly has left the Runway completely.
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| Nancy Volpe-Beringer produced this stunning shaped gown with a crazy ruff. She said it was a "zero waste" garment - all of the scraps and cuttings had been woven into the collar. Good on her. DD looked confident as they strode down the Runway in this gown. |
Shortly before the day ended, Victoria reappeared at her workstation and started to work once more. All she accomplished with her little fit was the loss of more than an hour to indecision. Probably not beneficial, but we'll see tomorrow. She wound up making a dress in 2-1/2 hours, piecing a lightweight fabric (that wasn't sheer) together with netting. At least it was different than her usual criss-cross bandage look that she's featured in too many designs.
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| Sergio Guadarrama said he wanted to celebrate his model's history as a German woman who married a Chinese man. He placed tassels all over his sheer patterned covered with sheer netting gown. The tassels bothered the judges at first, but in the end, they were all astounded at how covered this nude model truly looked. |
So ... after the models had makeup and hair done and were dressed in the final designs, it's on to the Runway.
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| Victoria Cocieru had ripped her garment apart, leaving the scraps on her table in the workroom as she left to sulk offstage. She came back to her space with a bit more than two hours to pull something together and managed this offering. Is it great? Hell no. But the fact she covered her model and it was fitted beautifully went a long way. She's a very talented seamstress. |
It was a tough Runway, but there were some looks I really liked. Of course, my opinions don't matter at all, it's all up to the judges, accompanied by a less than memorable guest judge who was unmentioned in any of the blogs and recaps. My predictions ... Sergio for the win with Nancy close behind, and Chelsey for the loss, but Victoria has really rubbed everyone the wrong way. One of the judges mentioned Christian's save, so maybe this will be the challenge where he uses his save for the season. Victoria drives me crazy but she has the talent when she doesn't implode, and Chelsey has street style, but she really missed the bus with this blue, stiff design over insufficient undergarments.
SPOILER ALERT - WHO STAYS, WHO WINS AND WHO IS GOING HOME, AND DOES CHRISTIAN USE HIS SAVE? READ BELOW FOR THE FINAL RESULTS.
So, I was right. The winner was indeed Sergio whose sheer embellished garment masked the complete nudity of his model perfectly. She looked amazing and it was a fantastic gown. As for who went home? Chelsey didn't make the cut, but it came down to a choice of Chelsey or Victoria. I would have accepted either one, but the fact that Victoria managed to pull a dress together from scraps in approximately two hours, and have her model actually clothed and fitted properly probably was what led to her extension. Christian Siriano did NOT use his save, so that's still pending if needed. So now there are seven.
Have a wonderful weekend. I'll be watching Super Bowl (and the commercials, of course) while eating lots of things that aren't good for me and continuing to bead on my owl project. I'll be back on Monday.
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