For my take on this week’s episode of Project Runway, I think Carol Hannah put it best with her response to the challenge: “womp womp womp.” I didn’t think I would ever have to rely on her to sum up my opinions so accurately and succinctly. The challenge for Week 7 was to create 2 blue looks consistent with Macy’s INC brand. The 10 remaining contestants first competed to be a team leader by pitching their designs to a Macy’s chick. The 5 chosen then selected who they wanted to work with. The winner of this challenge would not receive immunity but would get the chance to design a holiday dress to be sold in Macy’s stores and online. The teams had 1 day and $100.
The team leaders and their respective partners were as follows:
- Irina and Gordana
- Althea and Logan
- Carol Hannah and Shirin
- Christopher and Epperson
- Louise and Nicholas
I think this may have been the most boring challenge yet. Basically the only restriction was the color blue. I love blue as much as the next person, but it isn’t that difficult to work with and doesn’t really require any extraordinary creativity. You know how some kids do really badly in school but later you find out they score in the 99.9th percentile and are actually just underperforming due to lack of stimulation? I think that is exactly what happened this week because the results of the contestants’ designs were even more boring than the challenge they received.
In my mind, there was no question that Irina and Gordana’s looks were the winners, esp. Irina’s dress. It was a great dress but it wasn’t new in any way. I suppose it was a good answer to the challenge to design for INC though. I thought the Carol and Shirin’s looks were awful! Irina was right when she said they looked like they came from the discount store and were on sale for half-off. I thought the dress (or skirt and top) were flight-attendant-y and that tank tunic with the belt was gah-ross. And still, they were the second best because that’s how lame everything was this week.
On the chopping block? Louise for her overly generous use of ruffles (which Michael Kors described as bridesmaids dress with a shower ruffle). I didn’t think it was THAT awful, but I admit that the light blue dress, especially, was very bridal. Chris and Epperson’s looks were just disgusting. Bubble hem? Iridescent pin-striped fabric as a shirt dress? Double-vomit. I did not see at all what Chris thought to be “reinterpreting” classics. This looked like a Forever 21 clearance rack circa 2004. What really irked me was Chris’ crying. Seriously? Have some dignity. You obviously thought your stuff was the bombdotcom – so why aren’t you defending yourself. Louise at least remained calm and composed the whole time. I wasn’t as sad to see her go as I thought I would be because she had multiple chances to redeem herself. And I admit I was wrong about her prospects to make it to Bryant Park, but I do think she is talented.
There were really only 2 aspects of this episode that I enjoyed – the fact that my oompa loompa Michael Kors is back and the way Heidi gave her final comments before kicking Louise off. Her voice is just so deceptive – it’s melodic but the words she uses are incredibly snatchy (i.e. “Chris, your outfits had nothing in common with each other except how clueless they were”).
Sigh. I think it’s time for that thing they do when they “surprise” us all by bringing back an old contestant to get another shot. Malvin anyone?
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