[zoya]

yea I know, it's off topic kinda - but I"m a huge PR fan and also a Shear Genius fan!

I have a soft spot for Charlie -he used to cut my hair and one of my best friends used to work at his Salon!! He's really really good, probably better than any of them on the show (except maybe Dee - although Charlie can KICK HER ASS at an updo. That man is the KING of the updo) he's a little cocky, but he's just more funny in real life. He has his opinions, but he's not nearly that loudly outspoken. At least not in my dealings with him. He's really magnifying his personality on the show - probably what everyone does these days, everyone knows the reality TV "formula" and having a larger than life personality gets you somewhere..

anyhoo... back on topic - I need to go to You Tube and watch the newest episode! yay!!

[missladyj]

anyone a project runway and a shear genius fan? I'm sick I know but I hope Dee kicks Charlie's ass and wins

[designermedusa]

From last week I was sad to see Emily go because I liked her, but the dress was bad. I do agree that Blayne's dress was similar to hers, and he wasn't even in the bottom 3.

This week I thought Blayne's outfit was ugly, but the tanning thing was funny. Daniel bothers me, he seems kind of greasy.

I must say I liked Jerell's outfit. I know it didn't really fit the theme, but I'd wear it minus the hat and leggings. I liked Kelli's outfit as well.

I always found Jennifer to be boring.

Korto definately deserved to win.

[rubberdollz]

Ok please tell me why Suede talks about himself in third person... that drives me insane when I'm watching the show and there is Suede, talking about himself like he's standing next to himself (or something like that)

Ugh... Suede no like this, Suede is big dork.....

[lilacwine13]

I'm so used to running into people who don't have a clue about anything outside their little world that Blayne's ignorance of the Beatles didn't faze me. I can only hope his tan fades, loved Jerrell's comment about giving him some bronzer to tide him over.

I agree that Terri was robbed, I liked her outfit better than Korto, but I can see why she won, it's something that hasn't been done before, and it did look nice. Joe's was cute, and for some reason I've been liking skorts this summer for bike riding. (Maybe that should go in the Crimes of Fashion thread. ) I'm just wondering how well Joe's and Korto's outfits would translate to someone who isn't a model, wouldn't someone who isn't tall with long legs look ridiculous in high-waisted, wide-legged pants?

Believe or not, I kinda liked Stella's, it definitely stood out. She still annoys me a little, though. So does Suede.

Daniel and Jennifer really needed to step out of their comfort zone, either one could have been sent home. Jerrell's was interesting, to say the least.

[kittenb]

It would have been even better if Blayne's response had been. "You mean, that Bee Gees movie?"

Which is exactly where my brain first goes to when someone mentions Sgt. Pepper (sad I know) and why I still have a deep fear of Steven Tyler.

[missladyj]

I agree with the top three but Terri was robbed.

I hope to see Blayne's tan fade as the season progresses. Love that he had no clue about the beatles reference

[Divala]

The first thing my boyfriend said when he saw Daniel's piece was "Snow White." I couldn't agree with him more, especially when she had that red cape on. The styling with the bright red lips and her very dark hair looked very much like Snow White. I wish the judges hadn't given him so much crap about the purple. It was actually blue and if they'd bothered to look closely they'd have seen it. The lighting in the workroom and at Mood is totally different than on their runway.

When Jerrell's model came out, my first thought was "Out!" What the hell was he thinking? And also, this man should stay far, far away from hats, both on his own head and on others.

Glad to see Jennifer go. Cute outfit, but ?????????? How was a stepford wife brunch outfit applicable for an American athlete at the Olympic opening ceremony?

I'm glad Joe didn't win because I didn't much care for his hissy fit. Serves him right. I was shocked that everyone was so on board with the skort. Tim Gunn, a man who wrote a damn book including the words "quality, taste, and style" in the title should not be embracing the skort.

Dare I say it, but I think Blayne's pretty funny with his whole tanning thing. He's growing on me a teeny-tiny little bit.

Still hate Suede.

I can see how Kenley's giggling could be irritating. I stilll like her, though.

I was glad to see Korto win. Some of the tiny athletes couldn't pull off the giant pants, but they looked great on her model. It was so nice and non-fussy. Hooray for Korto!

[kittenb]

Why is it that people who design clothing so often look like they just left a dumpster?

I used to notice that when I was studying theater. All of the femal costume designer looked like carzy bad ladies. No idea why.

[bustygirl]

I can't believe it took me so long to see this show. I'm a f**king designer, for chrissakes! I want Stella to stove Blayne and Suede's heads in. The rockabilly girl's teeth annoy me for some reason. The only one I really like is the tattooed blonde chick (sorry, I don't know names yet).

Why is it that people who design clothing so often look like they just left a dumpster?

[roseviolet]

I'm not using spoiler bars, either, because the episode is available on YouTube now.
http://www.youtube.com/user/neolimmik83

I ended up being happy with the challenge after all. I don't know why I'd forgotten about the opening ceremonies! In the past, the clothes the athletes have had to wear during the opening ceremonies have generally looked terrible so this sounded like the perfect challenge for the PR gang.

I was sure that Terri was going to win, but maybe her design was a little too reminiscent of what had been worn before (?). At any rate, I'm impressed that she got so much done.

I knew that Jennifer was going to be gone. The colors were unmistakably wrong. I think Michael was right when he said that some of the designers hadn't even heard the challenge. In Jennifer's case, she just decided to make something that she would wear to a Sunday afternoon picnic. She clearly was not meant to last long on this show, so I will shed no tears for her.

Daniel's did, indeed, look like an old school flight attendant dress. He had noooooooooo clue whatsoever. He's lucky Jennifer wasn't smart enough to pick up a red & white stripe for her skirt fabric. If she had then I think Daniel would be gone.

Jerrel. Wow. I'm sure there are a dozen community theater musical productions out there that would love that outfit, but I have no idea what it has to do with the Olympics. That hat. Really. Wow.

Kitten, I agree that the thing that killed Joe's design was the fact that the skirt and shorts were of 2 different lengths. If they had matched, he could have won this.

[kittenb]

I am not going to use spoiler tags since the show has aired, FYI. I'm mean that way.

I am happily suprised at how much I enjoyed this episode. I liked the idea of designing a costume for the opening ceremony and we got to see some designers that had been pushed aside for the bigger personalities. I was happy with all of the top three and wouldn't have complained if any of them had won.

I think what sunk Joe was the construction. I'll admit to enjoying a skort once in awhile and I like that he went all "USA" with it. It's the Olympics. Why be subtle?
Korto outfit was lovely and simple. Would work well on even the most muscular of the female athletes.
Terri's was great but the scarf tipped it over from winning.
It was so nice to see Terri and Korto so happy for each other.

As for the bottom three, I seriously question whether any of them had ever seen an athelete let alone the Olympics.
Jennifer's was pretty but all wrong for the challange. Michael said it best when he said they seemed to hear the challange in another language.
Daniel designed a lovely dress for a flight attendant.
Jarelle - What was he smoking? That outfit was insane!

Other nice things. Only had to hear Seude refer to himself once in the Suede-person and it was very quietly. Although he needs to stop stealing "wack-a-doodle."

[knorl05]

re: previous week's episode. nothing too amazing. i loved leanne's work, very detailed oriented and well constructed. and kenley's was fashion forward. i also liked... joe's. i think it coordinated well with his photograph. and i still think korto is an amazing designer, even if i didnt see the photo's inspiration in her work. and finally, i didnt like terri's fabric choice, but i loved her design.

re: this week. poor jennifer. i really did not see the surrealism in her work. she made cute clothes that were definitely wearable, but not at all imaginative, eccentric, or exciting. i would expect surrealistic expression to possess these qualities. ah well. i was blown away by korto's work again. i also like terri's but i didnt like the scarf. and i love leanne, her results are a pleasant surprise to me. like, oh! dig it. jerell was too over the top, but i enjoy his perspective. stella may be entertaining, but her work has been done. shit, i've worn versions of her style in the past. although i do have to say that i like how they've added her flavor to the pr mix.

[roseviolet]

Changing topic slightly here ...

Have any of you seen the audition videos on the Bravo website yet?
http://www.seenon.com/project-runway/seaso...chive/#audition
Very good stuff. Tim Gunn repeatedly called Blayne "Richard" during his audition. Very suspicious! Emily's tape has a surprise to it. Suede, however, is just as Suede-like as can be.

[roseviolet]

Polly, that's what I mean. Obviously if they're designing athletic wear I think it's good to have some input from an athlete who specializes in that particular sport. But what does that have to do with Ohno? He's a speed skater ... on ice. That's a winter olympic sport. Are they saying that there's now an olympic event in roller/in-line speed skating? And if so, design doesn't come into it. Those people want something as tight and smooth and wind-resistant as possible. They don't want some creative garment from a PR contestant. So what's the deal? I guess we'll find out soon enough.

[kittenb]

I don't know, polly. I think if anyone were to know from tacky, glam, spandex-y glory, it was those two freaks. Michael Kors was the one who was lost in that episode. My favorite outtake still was him loosing it to the giggles over the outfits.

[pollystyrene]

Right, rose, or at least let their vote only count half as much....like the episode from season 2 with the skater, Sasha Cohen. I think it was valuable to have her opinion on the technical aspects of the costume, since theoretically, she would be wearing it; her saying that the one Emmett made was trashy and too short, and Santino's would have caused too much drag were good points....but in terms of her actual fashion sense, who knows? Now the opinions of those too creepy doofuses they had on the wrestling episode? Yikes- those were worthless!

[roseviolet]

Kitten, I don't know if they're designing for him since they're clearly working with female models. However, I have a big problem with Ohno as a judge. I don't like it when they bring in random celebrity judges who have absolutely zero experience in design and construction! I far prefer it when the judges have a clue about the fashion industry. Grrrrr.

[kittenb]

*sigh*

It seems that NBC cannot stop shoving the Olympics down our throats.

I watched the previews for this week and it seems most likely that the challange will be out designing a costume for Apollo Ohno. It just seems weird to me. I guess they really are redoing all the old challanges. I just hope someone sticks turkey feathers on his ass to really pay tribute.

[octobersky]

Octobersky does not like Suede, she finds him annoying. However, Octobersky finds Blayne much more annoying than Suede. She did find it amusing that Blayne got Tim to say "holla back at'ch."

Octobersky likes Koto and Kenley - their designs please her.