Milton Bradley
I was having a smart cocktail with Diane von Furstenberg and I said, "what is the deal with kids these days? They have no frame of reference." She just raised an eyebrow and said "tell me about it."
Of course we were discussing yesterday evening's Project Runway Fashion Icons episode.
The episode begins with the remaining designers seated along the runway. Heidi comes out to introduce their next challenge. Before going into the challenge details, she brings out all of the models.
There are 12 models left since both Bonnie and Keith were 'Auf'd', so two models will go home. Heidi explains that each model’s name is on a button in the now infamous velvet bag. She will pull out a button, and that model will chose which designer she wants to work with.
The great model-pickoff begins, and the results are:
Alexandra and Alison
Clarissa and Angela
Amanda and Candy Kayne
Nazri and Michael
Lindsay and Uli
Daniel and Robert
Marilinda and Jeffrey
Camilla and Laura
Jia and Vincent
Katie and Bradley
Kiss kiss bang bang, poor Javi and Katia are out. Thanks for playing ladies.
Heidi tells everyone that the challenge is to modernize the look of a known fashion icon. There are ten photos of fashion icons in the workroom. The models are going to go in and pick one that they want their designer to do. Laura says that she is a bit frightened that their future is put in the hands of these models, as they don’t really know these girls. All I can say is honey, you can't put your model in a paper bag like you did with the dog, just because you don't like it.
In the workroom, Tim explains that when he says “go” the girls are to make a dash to pick whichever icon picture they want. On his “go,” the models fly across the room and tear for the pictures. It is a bit rougher than you might imagine. Tim then sends in the designers to see what they’ve drawn.
Clarissa, Angela’s model scored Audrey Hepburn, which is exactly what she wanted. Angela is so excited she threatens to pee her pants or cover the world in rosettes. Michael is beyond excited when he finds out he got Pam Grier.
Robert thinks that Jackie O is perfect for him as do I, anyone who has designed for Barbie surely could do this one. Jeffrey is pleased to be modernizing Madonna 84' since he does bangin rockin rags.
Candy Kayne gets Marilyn Monroe and Uli gets Diana Ross. Laura is satisfied with the Katherine Hepburn choice.
Alison is a bit confused by Farrah Fawcett and asks her model about
Farrah, and learns that she was a sex symbol during the 70's. I forget how young some of these contestants are, and in all fairness to Alison, the only thing Farrah has been famous for in the last ten years is acting kooky on Letterman. If that’s all you know, the design challenge is apparent.
Vincent is muttering some sort of gibberish about Twiggy. They really need to up his meds. Bradley on the other hand is completely amiss about who Cher is, which regardless of his age is in my opinion unforgivable. I mean Becky please. Where have you been living? Her Farewell Tour is still going on isn't it?
Tim tells the designers that they have two days, $150 and thirty minutes to meet with their models before heading to Mood. Off they go, and we see Michael picking some bright magenta fabric that he is going to use in a body-conscious design. Robert picks out a Tiffany blue fabric and plans to make a suit. Vincent finds fabric and happily maybe a little too happily describes his master plan consisting of bell sleeves.
Back at Parson's drama ensues in the sewing room. It turns out that Angela used Bradley's machine after Jeffrey did and now it doesn't work. This causes the designers to play a game of musical sewing machines, which is bad for all. Angela plays dumb, which frankly is not difficult for her to do and Laura jumps in. She seems to enjoy a good fight and I quite took to liking the term Keith Michael gave her of "bad mommy." She verbally bitch slaps Jeffrey by saying something like "if you're so good, why are you here?" Tsk tsk big red, let us not forget last season's winner Chloe Dao already had a fledgling brand in her hometown.
Vincent goes to talk to Robert. He's just not happy with the fabrics he's chosen for his outfit. Robert doesn't seem happy with his fabric choice either, so he takes some of Vincent's burlap-like fabric. How he believes this will translate is a mystery to me, but he's the designer.
It is the end of day one and we are treated to a shirtless Jeffrey. It is no matter what was discussed that evening as I am scarred for life by that image.
The next day we see Bradley making a top out of a salvaged piece of silver mylar- possibly salvaged from a balloon that came with his birthday gift a few weeks ago?
Tim brings the models in for a mini-consultation. After Nazri tries on Michaels outfit he decides he needs to up the hootchie factor. Bradley, cannot make pants. This was apparent in last weeks episode. He gives his model the gift of camel toe. Candy Kanye's model is a chatterbox which makes him send her to a time-out.
Now that the designers and models are together, lead Tres Semme stylist Nathaniel Hawkins enters the room and tells the designers that their winning ensemble will be featured in an ad that will run in Elle Magazine. Candy Kayne nearly loses his mind, that or the recent dye job he had has made him even lighter than air.
Bradley mutters to himself saying something like he just used some of their hair gel the other day and it made his hair look better. Could've fooled me. I though Vincent was the resident cuckoo, but I'm beginning to think I should've placed my chips on Bradley.
Tim reviews the designers outfits and agrees that Robert's outfit is boring and that Bradley's outfit looks more Wizard of Oz than Cher.
Onto the runway! Michael Kors has returned. Nina Garcia is present and the guest judge is my pal Diane von Furstenberg.
The first look down the runway is Alison’s Farrah Fawcett look modeled by Alexandra. It is a deep-V halter dress with a brown top and sparkly white accenting on the inside of the V, and the skirt is a diaphanous white.
Katie is next in Bradley's Cher outfit. It is still the silver mylar balloon top over ill-fitting white pants that have fringe tassels down the front.
Clarissa comes out next wearing Angela’s Audrey Hepburn outfit. It is a low-cut black dress with a black textured fabric overlay. It is sleeveless and the waist and bottom are accented by Angela’s signature florettes.
Candy Kayne’s leather and lace Marilyn Monroe look on Amanda is wonderful. He’s made a halter top dress with accents of black leather and a dash of crystals in the neckline. The dress is made of white stretch material with an overlay black mesh stretch material.
Laura's Katherine Hepburn look on Camilla utilizes the pair of high-waisted trousers she designed last week for the pitch to the INC guy paired with a wrap blouse. I don't want to like her, but her outfit does look flawless.
Vincent should apologize to Jia for sending her down in a black and plaid pot-holder dress with bell sleeves and his freaky patch pocket detail.
Nazri is smokin in Michael’s Pam Grier outfit which consisted of a magenta halter and hot pants.
Robert’s Jackie O look on Daniel was a burlap bag suit with a black tank top underneath.
Uli again worked with a fabulous purple print and made a lovely dress for Lindsay to wear as Diana Ross. It was a halter dress that had a cross-over neck line.
Finally Marilinda came down the runway in Jeffrey's updated Madonna look that was pretty much a bustier of red and gold fabric with a flouncy, short black skirt underneath and chunky boots. It reminded me of George Michael's "Too Funky" video where the models wore Thierry Mugler.
After the judges score the show, the designers are called back onto the runway where Alison, Laura, Uli, and Jeffrey are called to separate out of the crowd. They are all safe and can leave the stage. The remaining six represent the top half and the bottom half of the challenge.
The judges proceed to question and comment on the designs of the six contestants remaining on stage. Michael Kors likes Candy Kayne’s Marilyn look, but says it is a bit goth, but Nina wholeheartedly likes the look. Secretly you know she has a leather fetish.
The judges ask Vincent what he was thinking with the crazy plaid print dress, big bell sleeves and patch pockets. He said he was going for simplistic and geometric. Michael Kors says the pockets are insane and the judges agree that the outfit is so not Twiggy.
The questions to turn to Michael, who says he picked the powerful color of magenta because Pam Grier was always playing strong, powerful characters. He did not want to do a full pant in the magenta because it would be too much, so he went with the hot pants. Diana von Furstenberg loves the hot pants.
The judges are in agreement that Bradley did not get the Cher look. As Michael Kors points out, Cher is a chameleon, so Bradley could have made her anything. Well, anything but a sad-looking camel toed spaceman. Heidi is blunt and to the point. She says it looks like a cheap Halloween costume that could be purchased at a mall.
Angela explains her Audrey Hepburn look as a modern update to the classic black dress by adding texture and her rosette which she calls fleurchons. In this application they work because they are the same color as the dress and are only at the bottom of the hem. Heidi exclaims she wants one in every color.
Finally, the judges ask Robert about his linen suit for Jackie O. He says he wanted to update a clean simple deign with a different kind of fabric, but Nina and Diane both hate the linen because it is too sloppy and unpolished. Jackie No.The designers exit, and the judges deliberate.
They liked Candy Kayne’s dress, were impressed that Angela could do simple and sleek, and felt Michael really gave the whole package in presentation. As for the other three, they though Vincent’s fabric choice was terrible, Bradley had bad presentation and poor construction, and Robert got the fabric totally wrong.
The six designers are brought back in. Michael wins the challenge, and will be photographed with Nazri for an ad in Elle magazine. Candy Kayne is not happy, but Michael is thrilled and does a little happy dance right there on the runway. Angela, Candy Kayne, and Vincent are all told they are in and can leave the runway. It is down to Robert and Bradley.
Heidi tells Robert that he couldn’t have chosen a worse fabric for a Jackie O suit, and the whole outfit was boring. She then tells Bradley that he could have done anything for Cher but instead, he made a poorly constructed, cheap looking outfit unworthy of an icon.
With that proclamation, Bradley is out, and Robert is in. Robert gets the warning that the judges believe he has the talent, but he’s going to have to wake them up with his next design.
Bradley leaves the runway and goes to pack up his things. He’s breezy about being kicked out this time, and says there was serious fashion going on and he ended up making a tinker toy. He, like the ones before him this season, seemed to really like their experience and leaves speaking highly of everyone.
Of course we were discussing yesterday evening's Project Runway Fashion Icons episode.
The episode begins with the remaining designers seated along the runway. Heidi comes out to introduce their next challenge. Before going into the challenge details, she brings out all of the models.
There are 12 models left since both Bonnie and Keith were 'Auf'd', so two models will go home. Heidi explains that each model’s name is on a button in the now infamous velvet bag. She will pull out a button, and that model will chose which designer she wants to work with.
The great model-pickoff begins, and the results are:
Alexandra and Alison
Clarissa and Angela
Amanda and Candy Kayne
Nazri and Michael
Lindsay and Uli
Daniel and Robert
Marilinda and Jeffrey
Camilla and Laura
Jia and Vincent
Katie and Bradley
Kiss kiss bang bang, poor Javi and Katia are out. Thanks for playing ladies.
Heidi tells everyone that the challenge is to modernize the look of a known fashion icon. There are ten photos of fashion icons in the workroom. The models are going to go in and pick one that they want their designer to do. Laura says that she is a bit frightened that their future is put in the hands of these models, as they don’t really know these girls. All I can say is honey, you can't put your model in a paper bag like you did with the dog, just because you don't like it.
In the workroom, Tim explains that when he says “go” the girls are to make a dash to pick whichever icon picture they want. On his “go,” the models fly across the room and tear for the pictures. It is a bit rougher than you might imagine. Tim then sends in the designers to see what they’ve drawn.
Clarissa, Angela’s model scored Audrey Hepburn, which is exactly what she wanted. Angela is so excited she threatens to pee her pants or cover the world in rosettes. Michael is beyond excited when he finds out he got Pam Grier.
Robert thinks that Jackie O is perfect for him as do I, anyone who has designed for Barbie surely could do this one. Jeffrey is pleased to be modernizing Madonna 84' since he does bangin rockin rags.
Candy Kayne gets Marilyn Monroe and Uli gets Diana Ross. Laura is satisfied with the Katherine Hepburn choice.
Alison is a bit confused by Farrah Fawcett and asks her model about
Farrah, and learns that she was a sex symbol during the 70's. I forget how young some of these contestants are, and in all fairness to Alison, the only thing Farrah has been famous for in the last ten years is acting kooky on Letterman. If that’s all you know, the design challenge is apparent.
Vincent is muttering some sort of gibberish about Twiggy. They really need to up his meds. Bradley on the other hand is completely amiss about who Cher is, which regardless of his age is in my opinion unforgivable. I mean Becky please. Where have you been living? Her Farewell Tour is still going on isn't it?
Tim tells the designers that they have two days, $150 and thirty minutes to meet with their models before heading to Mood. Off they go, and we see Michael picking some bright magenta fabric that he is going to use in a body-conscious design. Robert picks out a Tiffany blue fabric and plans to make a suit. Vincent finds fabric and happily maybe a little too happily describes his master plan consisting of bell sleeves.
Back at Parson's drama ensues in the sewing room. It turns out that Angela used Bradley's machine after Jeffrey did and now it doesn't work. This causes the designers to play a game of musical sewing machines, which is bad for all. Angela plays dumb, which frankly is not difficult for her to do and Laura jumps in. She seems to enjoy a good fight and I quite took to liking the term Keith Michael gave her of "bad mommy." She verbally bitch slaps Jeffrey by saying something like "if you're so good, why are you here?" Tsk tsk big red, let us not forget last season's winner Chloe Dao already had a fledgling brand in her hometown.
Vincent goes to talk to Robert. He's just not happy with the fabrics he's chosen for his outfit. Robert doesn't seem happy with his fabric choice either, so he takes some of Vincent's burlap-like fabric. How he believes this will translate is a mystery to me, but he's the designer.
It is the end of day one and we are treated to a shirtless Jeffrey. It is no matter what was discussed that evening as I am scarred for life by that image.
The next day we see Bradley making a top out of a salvaged piece of silver mylar- possibly salvaged from a balloon that came with his birthday gift a few weeks ago?
Tim brings the models in for a mini-consultation. After Nazri tries on Michaels outfit he decides he needs to up the hootchie factor. Bradley, cannot make pants. This was apparent in last weeks episode. He gives his model the gift of camel toe. Candy Kanye's model is a chatterbox which makes him send her to a time-out.
Now that the designers and models are together, lead Tres Semme stylist Nathaniel Hawkins enters the room and tells the designers that their winning ensemble will be featured in an ad that will run in Elle Magazine. Candy Kayne nearly loses his mind, that or the recent dye job he had has made him even lighter than air.
Bradley mutters to himself saying something like he just used some of their hair gel the other day and it made his hair look better. Could've fooled me. I though Vincent was the resident cuckoo, but I'm beginning to think I should've placed my chips on Bradley.
Tim reviews the designers outfits and agrees that Robert's outfit is boring and that Bradley's outfit looks more Wizard of Oz than Cher.
Onto the runway! Michael Kors has returned. Nina Garcia is present and the guest judge is my pal Diane von Furstenberg.
The first look down the runway is Alison’s Farrah Fawcett look modeled by Alexandra. It is a deep-V halter dress with a brown top and sparkly white accenting on the inside of the V, and the skirt is a diaphanous white.
Katie is next in Bradley's Cher outfit. It is still the silver mylar balloon top over ill-fitting white pants that have fringe tassels down the front.
Clarissa comes out next wearing Angela’s Audrey Hepburn outfit. It is a low-cut black dress with a black textured fabric overlay. It is sleeveless and the waist and bottom are accented by Angela’s signature florettes.
Candy Kayne’s leather and lace Marilyn Monroe look on Amanda is wonderful. He’s made a halter top dress with accents of black leather and a dash of crystals in the neckline. The dress is made of white stretch material with an overlay black mesh stretch material.
Laura's Katherine Hepburn look on Camilla utilizes the pair of high-waisted trousers she designed last week for the pitch to the INC guy paired with a wrap blouse. I don't want to like her, but her outfit does look flawless.
Vincent should apologize to Jia for sending her down in a black and plaid pot-holder dress with bell sleeves and his freaky patch pocket detail.
Nazri is smokin in Michael’s Pam Grier outfit which consisted of a magenta halter and hot pants.
Robert’s Jackie O look on Daniel was a burlap bag suit with a black tank top underneath.
Uli again worked with a fabulous purple print and made a lovely dress for Lindsay to wear as Diana Ross. It was a halter dress that had a cross-over neck line.
Finally Marilinda came down the runway in Jeffrey's updated Madonna look that was pretty much a bustier of red and gold fabric with a flouncy, short black skirt underneath and chunky boots. It reminded me of George Michael's "Too Funky" video where the models wore Thierry Mugler.
After the judges score the show, the designers are called back onto the runway where Alison, Laura, Uli, and Jeffrey are called to separate out of the crowd. They are all safe and can leave the stage. The remaining six represent the top half and the bottom half of the challenge.
The judges proceed to question and comment on the designs of the six contestants remaining on stage. Michael Kors likes Candy Kayne’s Marilyn look, but says it is a bit goth, but Nina wholeheartedly likes the look. Secretly you know she has a leather fetish.
The judges ask Vincent what he was thinking with the crazy plaid print dress, big bell sleeves and patch pockets. He said he was going for simplistic and geometric. Michael Kors says the pockets are insane and the judges agree that the outfit is so not Twiggy.
The questions to turn to Michael, who says he picked the powerful color of magenta because Pam Grier was always playing strong, powerful characters. He did not want to do a full pant in the magenta because it would be too much, so he went with the hot pants. Diana von Furstenberg loves the hot pants.
The judges are in agreement that Bradley did not get the Cher look. As Michael Kors points out, Cher is a chameleon, so Bradley could have made her anything. Well, anything but a sad-looking camel toed spaceman. Heidi is blunt and to the point. She says it looks like a cheap Halloween costume that could be purchased at a mall.
Angela explains her Audrey Hepburn look as a modern update to the classic black dress by adding texture and her rosette which she calls fleurchons. In this application they work because they are the same color as the dress and are only at the bottom of the hem. Heidi exclaims she wants one in every color.
Finally, the judges ask Robert about his linen suit for Jackie O. He says he wanted to update a clean simple deign with a different kind of fabric, but Nina and Diane both hate the linen because it is too sloppy and unpolished. Jackie No.The designers exit, and the judges deliberate.
They liked Candy Kayne’s dress, were impressed that Angela could do simple and sleek, and felt Michael really gave the whole package in presentation. As for the other three, they though Vincent’s fabric choice was terrible, Bradley had bad presentation and poor construction, and Robert got the fabric totally wrong.
The six designers are brought back in. Michael wins the challenge, and will be photographed with Nazri for an ad in Elle magazine. Candy Kayne is not happy, but Michael is thrilled and does a little happy dance right there on the runway. Angela, Candy Kayne, and Vincent are all told they are in and can leave the runway. It is down to Robert and Bradley.
Heidi tells Robert that he couldn’t have chosen a worse fabric for a Jackie O suit, and the whole outfit was boring. She then tells Bradley that he could have done anything for Cher but instead, he made a poorly constructed, cheap looking outfit unworthy of an icon.
With that proclamation, Bradley is out, and Robert is in. Robert gets the warning that the judges believe he has the talent, but he’s going to have to wake them up with his next design.
Bradley leaves the runway and goes to pack up his things. He’s breezy about being kicked out this time, and says there was serious fashion going on and he ended up making a tinker toy. He, like the ones before him this season, seemed to really like their experience and leaves speaking highly of everyone.
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