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Before I do another Ulysses post, can I just say how baffled I was by the fact that there were only 6 designers left this week? How has this season gone by so quickly and uneventfully? More importantly, how the hell are Logan and Chris still here? This week’s challenge was pretty clever again – create a companion piece that complements your best past look. They had one day and $100. (Note the cringe-worthy moment when Logan is the only one without a winning design up there – in fact, the design chosen for him was not even in the top three. womp. womp. womp. Malvin please!)
I laughed out loud when they randomly started giving Gordana’s backstory. Not because I did not appreciate her humble upbringing and struggles, but because it was so out of nowhere and typical of reality television. We have yet to have any kind of in-depth look at any of the designers. However, I think more than making me laugh, her story made me realize the insane age difference between her and the rest of the remaining cast. If she were to be eliminated, the average age of the designers would be 25. I have complete respect and admiration for young designers, but that, in my opinion, would be a very poorly representative final group.
This was an especially bitch-tastic episode with everyone hating on each other. Logan thinks his grandma has better taste than Gordana. Althea “hate[s] Logan” and thinks he copied her zipper collar idea (but she did it better, of course). Irina thinks Althea is copying her slouchy cardigan look. Althea thinks Carol Hannah is a one-trick-pony with her dresses. Logan nicknames Irina “Nina Irina”. One of my favorite moments in this episode is when Irina and Althea are sitting outside the workroom eating and complaining about Logan, while shoveling In n Out into their mouths. It was pure awesomeness – like scorned women eating their feelings. I began to wonder if Althea was going to take over as the resident snark-queen, but Irina assuaged my worries on the runway…when Heidi pointed out the similarities of Irina and Althea’s cardigans, Irina complained about Althea copying her and how she did not understand that people could not recognize it in such a small workspace. Althea responded, after winning, “accusing on the runway isn’t an issue of stress, it’s an issue of character”. While I generally think she is gross, I have to admit this observation was accurate and articulate.
Now for the runway: what the heck is Heidi wearing? this is the first time I have questioned her fashion perfection – pink ruffle shirt, black sequined blazer and silver (tight) bermuda shorts…no me gusta. Althea – cute but very few women could actually wear those pants; Irina – really nicely done, love the dress fabric; Carol Hannah – cute with pockets! my true love; Gordana – yikes! The jacket wasn’t that bad but the pairing with the skirt made her model look old and frumpy; Logan – ugh lame; Chris – fabric vomit.
The judges this week were Nick Verreos from PR Season 2 (!!love!!), Kerry Washington and Nina Garcia. Sadly, no oompa loompa MK this week. Can someone please explain these random absences? Apparently me and Kerry are soulmates, because she loved the pockets as much as I do – adamantly so. Ironically, Nina was the only judge who was not gung-ho about Irina’s design, calling her brocade dress too tight and cheap-looking. But Nina’s true shining moment was without a single word at all – when Chris’s dress came down the runway she raised her eyebrows. And you knew he was in trouble (not that it was not already abundantly obvious - Chris has been in trouble for a while now).
Nick’s best comment was probably when he likened Gordana’s design to an office worker in Warsaw, Poland. Ouch. It’s a double-whammy to Gordana and to those poor Polish office workers. Kerry’s funny moment was her remark towards Chris’s dress – “it was like children were riding underneath”. Not to be upstaged by her guests, Heidi brought it come with her multiple slams on Logan: “It was like a music video dress for the 80s, but not even for the lead person”…”I told him last time to tell me who you are and it’s like he is saying ‘I’m about zippers!’”. It’s less funny written out, but when you combine her accent with her tone and the timing, it was truly comedic genius.
So in the end, Althea won. And Logan was kicked off. Finally. I guess good looks will only get you so far (but in this case, about 10 weeks further than he deserved). On an unrelated note, it is interesting to see the complete lack of real friendships this season. I thought Althea and Carol Hannah were BFFs with their matching (ugly) outfits, but apparently even that union was tenuous. Things still aren’t heating up for me yet though. More like a slow simmer – with the potential to boil or to fall completely flat.
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