Last week's wrap-up: The first one out is always the one who can't sew. Buh-bye.
OK, here we go. The designers get to pick models. Ricky picks someone new, but he continues to wear dorky hats. A skinny blonde gets the shaft. The brunette in me giggles.
Challenge: “Design an outfit for a pop-culture and fashion icon.” The guesses range from Snow White to Britney (“she needs help!”)
The “icon” walks through the door. It's Sarah Jessica Parker. The gays effing lose it. “Oh My God” is probably still reverberating around the workroom.
They're to design a two-piece look for SJP's Bitten fall/winter line. The watchword is affordability — the look will retail for $40, and their budget at Mood will be $15. She'll choose 7 looks and then the designers will work in teams of two.
Chris, bless his heart, is so tongue-tied he can't speak.
SJP chooses Elisa (stoner chick), Kit, Victoria, Marion, Ricky, Christian, and Rami. And then they all look surprised to learn that the winner's garment will be produced. What, have they never watched the show???
Commercial Break. Jeffrey's blogging for bravotv.com.
The teams are:
Marion & Steven; Ricky & Jack; Victoria & Kevin (she said “please”! Love it!); Kit & Chris; Rami & Jillian; Christian & Carmen (“Carmen like the opera; Webber like the baller”); and Elisa & Sweet P
They have until midnight. Off to Mood, where it's pretty much a gripefest. Then they get back to the workroom and Elisa starts by marking the fabric with spit. Sweet P crosses herself.
Ricky is a big ole crybaby. He's teared up through both interviews so far. Maybe his hat's too tight. Christian disses Tim's opinion for the second consecutive week. Victoria's look is deemed “cute and sophisticated.” Elisa's plan to hand-sew is deemed “coo-coo.” She agrees to go along with what Tim says.
Oh, and nobody starts sewing until 11:30. Did they learn nothing from last week?
Commercial Break.
We're back. Rumor is, Elisa can't use a sewing machine. Hmmm… Christian and Carmen finish first.
Marion's outfit looks like a couch. But, so did Chloe's line in season 2, and she won. Maybe the sofa look is in?
Sweet P is stoked and her outfit w/ Elisa looks cool. Victorya seems to have doubts about her outfit. Christian has no doubts about anything. Oh, to be 20 again… Oh, and Marion is still pinning the hem when it's time to hit the runway.
Commercial Break: Whose fashion sense do you trust the most, Michael Kors, Nina's, SJP's, or Tim? I think Tim's gonna win this one, too…
OK, on the Runway… Heidi's top looks like Lois's bedroom in the “Malcolm in the Middle” episode where Malcolm and Lois get mono and Bedazzle the place.
Chris's model looks like a French suburban streetwalker. Elisa's is cool, though I'm not in love with the teal. Rami's looks like a grocery sack. Marion's is like Pocahontas entangled with a nettle bush, oh, and the cups of her bra show. Gross. Victorya's looks *very* expensive. Christian's dress is too tight. And Ricky's is adorable.
OK, the four teams remaining on the runway are Elisa and SP, Victorya, Marion, and Christian. Marion looks paler than… WiteOut? SJP says Victorya “really listened”; Michael Kors drops the Pocahontas bomb on Marion.
SJP says Elisa's dress is “sexy yet appropriate.” Then Sweet P and Elisa start talking. BIG mistake. But the judges love the garment.
Nina says Christian's garment is “full 80s” and SJP says it's too snug. Duh. Christian bites the bullet and says that he should go home if it's between him and Carmen. Carmen cries. Marion bites the bullet too, but with a less outlandish hairdo. I bet he's out.
They leave the runway and the judges dish. They love Elisa's jaunty, swingy cape, and Victorya's simplicity. They say that Marion's garment is “sad” and “melting,” and Michael Kors says Christian's is too “Facts of Life.” Yeah, 'cause it's so tight you could see the model's uterus.
Commercial… Oooh, Isaac Mizrahi will be on Tim's show tomorrow. And Tim wins the poll with 53%. Duh.
Victorya wins! SJP says the word “lovely” a lot. Wait, isn't that the name of her perfume?
Carmen looks pained that Steven is in, but then she's in, too. Christian's in, Marion's out, but pulls off a double-cheek kiss with aplomb.
NEXT WEEK: “the most difficult challenge”… “a day and a half”… Pants. Reinventing the tuxedo? Tune in to find out, or just read my liveblog. See you there!