Project Runway - Season 3 Official Thread (SPOILERS!!!)

[sk8ingmom]

My first thought is that they will be designing for a female relative (mom/grandma/sister) next week.

The Oprah idea is intriguing, but I somehow doubt that could have been kept a secret during and after filming.

Did anyone else LOVE Uli's dress? I thought she would win. Then again, I bought my last evening gown at Burlington Coat Factory Didn't need couture on DCL!

 

[AuroraBorealis]

What did I learn from this episode? Apparently, it is better to wear your untalented child's art project and look absolutely insane rather than look "zaftig."

Alison got the loser edit. I knew she was gone 10 minutes into the show. I don't think it is fair she got blamed for her model looking "fat." Why not blame the model for not having more curves? The model's body didn't suit Alison's design. Why send her home when Vincent has made so many ugly outfits? The other designers seemed shocked she was leaving.

BTW, judges, when you were going on and on about how a female designer could make something not flattering to the female form-- did you forget about Wendy Pepper?!?!

Shut up, Vincent! I want to throw up every time I hear him talk about what turns him "on" and "off!" Heidi's deadpan "There's a fine line between innovation... and INSANITY!" was perfect!

Angela-- Stop wearing the skirt and GO HOME! Her dress was so tacky-- why was she not in the bottom three?

Kayne-- His model's makeup made her look like she hit a few too many pubs on St. Patrick's Day. Good thing he listened to dear Tim Gunn, or he would have been auf'd this week.

Uli-- Finally, a non-halter dress!

Laura-- One-trick pony. I can't decide if I like her or hate her. Her comment towards Vincent was dead-on but her comment to Kayne was just beyotchy. Laura used Angela's rosettes on her dress! She has yet to come up with an outfit that truly impresses; everything is pretty but nothing has made me say "Wow!"

Robert needs to step it up or he'll be gone soon!

Michael was very innovative (though not insane!) with his materials. Lovely gown.

I think Jeffrey should have won. I loved it his dress. The trompe l'oeil belt, the color, the flow of the material-- gorgeous! I really like Jeffrey and I think he's getting a bad edit.

I can't imagine how "real" next week's "real woman" is, based on how offended Heidi and Co. were this week at 'fat' (zaftig)-looking models. I blame Rachal Zoe (who is responsible for the incredible shrinking Nicole Ritchie and Lindsay Lohan.)

 

[MosMom]

I think they made the right choice tonight. Roberts dress was very plain. He made not have been able to do much with shape but he could have done more. Jeffrey barely got by. That dress was awful.

Laura's mom didn't look happy they were having another baby. Yikes!

I really liked Michaels dress again. He has true talent! Uli's was great as well. Vincents was cool but I wouldn't have picked it to win even though it was very fashion forward and "tailored" to Uli's mother.

 

[LoraJ]

I find it surprising that Laura has so many kids. The way she was with the dog, you would think she was one of those people who just hates kids. But who knows, she just may be the best mother in the world.

Jeffrey is so horrible. I liked Robert's outfit better, but they are probably keeping him for the drama.

 

[TheDoctor]

I liked Robert's dress a great deal more than Jeffrey. Jeffrey is becoming this season's Santino

 

[Chuck S]

If it was a "real" challenge and a designer treated a client the way Jeffrey did, Jeffrey should have been out. And Jeffrey's garment was awful.

 

[TheGirlin14G]

Robert!

I personally loved Robert and Kayne's outfits - they remind me of outfits that the moms or teachers at my school would wear.. not everyone likes to be wrapped up in patterns or low cut or revealing for work or dinner or wherever they'd go in these outfits.

I think Michael had a slightly easier job because Robert's sister was the most model-esque, but it was a lovely idea and dress, minus the awkwardness of the belt.. Uli did a great job as well. As did Vincent, but he is so inconsitent and

And Jeffery's outfit was so horrible and his attitude was beyond rude. If he would have talked to my mom like that he'd have a black eye.. I understand he doesn't like Angela, but he could have at least been cordial to his client.

 

[Kycha]

Jeffrey's outfit matched his attitude, UGLY!!!!

I loved Michael's design, but I knew as soon as I saw Vincent's outfit, that he would win.

 

[pirateofthecarolinas]

I loved Laura's comment about her new baby. "What's one more kid to throw on the pile." She has a dry sense of humor and she cracks me up. That's exactly how I feel when my 3 kids have friends come over. What's one more? Kayne should kill his mother for bringing those pictures.

Laura's cruise outfit was her weakest attempt yet. I loved Michael's dress but it reminded me a lot of the DVF line. I'm glad she wasn't a judge last night! Vincent's dress looked like it came from Goodwill. I wasn't inspired by it. What was Angela thinking using 3 rows of fringe on Laura's mom? Jeffrey's dress was the most hideous design ever made on PR. It should be in a hall of shame all by itself.

I hate to see Robert go but it was probably time. From his last 3 designs, you would never be able to convince me that he designs for Barbie. Where did his creativity go? Tim Gunn was about to cry when he told him to pack his things.

Lori

 

[RitaZ.]

You know, Vincen't dress was ok, except for the collar. The collar was shaped like the M from the Motorola logo. That's all I noticed when I saw the dress.

 

[wdw4us]

Jeffrey, so rude and that dress was beyond ugly. If your a designer and making clothes for a client, you make things that will sell to your client! She looked like a sack of potatoes in it.

If Jeffrey had been that way with my mother, I'd demand an apology and there would have been a brawl. Angela is a LOT nicer than me. So he's had a hard life, be thankful that you made it this far. Sounds like it was all self induced. His mom seems pretty normal.

Love that show, but honestly his was the ugliest dress and she didn't like it, 2 points against him - he should have been the one to go. Roberts was plain but well made and she liked it he should have squeeked by on this one.

ok, off my soap box.

denise

 

[Obi-Wan Pinobi]

Good show last night. It was interesting to see how some of them reacted when they had to dress someone that wasn't the size of a number 2 pencil and they couldn't rely on the dress form to drape out the outfit.

DW Lauri and I can NOT stand Laura. Each week she grates on our nerves more and more. And we actually liked her on week one! She's got a bad attitude and a huge ego. I was so glad to see the judges not fawn over her outfit. What's with the dog bone she keeps wearing on her clothes? At first we thought she was just a dog lover and this was her trademark but we saw several weeks ago that she doesn't want to touch those filthy beasts

Uli's outfit was good and made Kayne's mom look great, but I can see why Vincent beat her out. Vincent was one of the few that actually got a good fit to his model. He didn't just make something that would hang over her (like Robert, Jeffery, etc) - it was very form fitted and showed the man knows his construction. He may be out in left field with his style taste, but he can fit clothes to people.. unlike Jeffery - ACK!

Jeffery's dress wasn't just ugly.. it didn't fit her and it made no sense. What the heck was that extra triangle of periwinkle fabric up by the neck?

Angela - if someone doesn't keep a close reign on her she can't control herself with trims and doodads. Kind of a female artsy craftsy Santino. That fringe was horrible. It made the dress look more like a Halloween costume than a sophisticated outfit that the client requested - Audrey Hepburn? HA! Don't think so!

It was sad to see Robert go over Angela but he was warned several times that he was being too dull and safe as a designer. I wish that they had put Laura down there in the bottom two with him though just so she could sweat it out a bit and maybe get an attitude adjustment.

 

[jen0610]

WTH were the judges thinking. Vincents better than BOTH Uli and Michaels. NO WAY!!! Innovative, not that I saw. Yes, the outfit had to be the best one his done so far, but Uli's outfit was fab. And being plus sized, it was something I would wear. I'll be popping over to Bravo's website to see how the Rate the runway goes. I'll bet Vincent doesn't win there.

And for the loser, while Roberts outfit was boring, to quote the judges, at least HE LISTENED to the client, unlike Jeffery, who darn well did what he darn well wanted. Hello, she asked for purple or green. Ok, the two colors don't mix well, but he could have found shades of either color to make an outfit with. But, noooo....I think he was just so ticked off about having to work with Angela's mother, that he wasn't going to really put forth the effort to make something SHE wanted, just good enough to get him by the judges. Which he did state in the show, not the exact words, but close enough. And to tell the woman, he didn't want her in his work space, RUDE JERK!

Oh well there is always next week.

 

[SueM in MN]

WTH were the judges thinking. Vincents better than BOTH Uli and Michaels. NO WAY!!! Innovative, not that I saw. Yes, the outfit had to be the best one his done so far

but, that's not saying much. I did not feel his outfit looked good on his client. It did fit well, but I thought the cut and the material made her look stocky. I also did not like that collar. At first glance, with the color it was, it didn't read as collar; it read as skin. I've noticed when he uses a collar, it's usually just in the front - weird.
Anyway, I don't like his designs. They look like he's recycling them from things he designed in the 1970s and 80s. I have not seen any of his clothes from when he had his design business in the past, but my guess is that they looked the same as these.

And for the loser, while Roberts outfit was boring, to quote the judges, at least HE LISTENED to the client,

I think Robert had one of the hardest jobs. They were given conflicting instructions - listen to your client AND make something fashion forward that shows you as a designer. His client was not very adventurous and he made what she felt comfortable in. So, the judges thought he should have used some prints - that wasn't what the client wanted.
I think his designs for dresses are often very good - the 'trash' dress was good and would have looked good on Barbie. I think though, designing for Barbie, he probably has a group of people that give him input on what they are looking for and then he designs something. My Dd and I have noticed he does very well in group situations.

unlike Jeffery, who darn well did what he darn well wanted. Hello, she asked for purple or green. Ok, the two colors don't mix well, but he could have found shades of either color to make an outfit with. But, noooo....I think he was just so ticked off about having to work with Angela's mother, that he wasn't going to really put forth the effort to make something SHE wanted, just good enough to get him by the judges. Which he did state in the show, not the exact words, but close enough. And to tell the woman, he didn't want her in his work space, RUDE JERK!

Oh well there is always next week.

He was rude and insulting to her (and unnecessarily too). When he was in the fabric store, he said that he could not really find any green. But when talking to Tim (where he knew the client could hear), he said dark green and deep purple did not go together at all (nothing like insulting your client's taste).
I agree he looked like was mostly ticked off at having to work with Angela's mom. I think he actually made the outfit ugly on purpose, but just good enough to not get voted off. If they were judged on how they worked with clients, he would have been gone.

 

[Jennasis]

Jeffery is an @$$. I'm glad they edited the show the way they did, to truly showcase his poor attitude. HIs unecessary hatred for Angela colored his ability to focus on his client (who happened to be Angela's mom). I STILL can't figure out why he dislikes Angela so much. It seems to have stemmed form the whole arguement she initially had with Vincent (which IMO was totally Vincent's fault for shutting her out of what should have been a team effort). Regardless, Jeff is a loser, and completely paranoid. I won't deign to call him this season's Santino since at the very least Santino had a sense of humor and wsa fun to watch (as he was being a beeeyotch).

I am hoping for a showdown at the end between Kayne, Michael and Uli (and Michael should win).

 

[MouseJunkie]

I actually was pleasantly surprised by Vincent's dress last night. I thought it was very wearable and fashion forward. I think that maybe the very first thing he designed I like. I also liked Michael's dress. I would have liked to see how it looked reversed, but I guess that would have been a little hard to do on the runway. ha ha. I agree he had it a little easier than most since Robert's sister was a little more slimmer than the other models. I can't believe Jeffery's arrogance. Frankly, I would have probably said the same thing she did. I didn't think the colors were flattering either. Actually, they were depressing. Angela's mom simply was responding to Tim's questions and Jeffery entered mid conversation and proceeded to bite her head off. I think he was way out of line. He was very uncooperative with her and refused to take any input from her. His dress was a disaster. I wish he'd get kicked off. I'm tired of his attitude. I agree Robert's work has been boring lately, but it should have been Jeffery that was out last night.

 

[Daxx]

If I were judging, I would've been Michael's dress, but that's entirely based on what I would wear myself.

I thought Uli's outfit and Vincent's dress were nice as well. I thought that Vincent's dress would be a good "going to a wedding" dress. I didn't see Laura's creation as much sailor as secretary.

My guess for the "jet setter" challenge on next week's show is that they'll be creating new uniforms for some airline flight attendants. Didn't they do that in season 1 or 2 w/US Postal Service uniforms!? That's the only thing that made sense b/c they were so disappointed in the previews. I think they thought they'd be designing for some huge celeb. and it'll turn out to be flight attendants who are the "jet setters".

 

[TammiMcMan]

I think they thought they'd be designing for some huge celeb. and it'll turn out to be flight attendants who are the "jet setters".

That's exactly what I said to my kids at the end of the show last night, .

Sorry to see Robert go, but his stuff has been so boring. Both he and Jeffrey had the hardest time with their plus size models. It was kind of embarrassing that they couldn't design something that wasn't meant for a size 2, 18-22 year old. Funny to see Jeffrey and Angela's mom sitting together on the couch. I was hoping that she'd go and do a major attitude adjustment on her son, but she just gave him a hug and started crying. From the clips, sounds like she's been through a lot with him. I imagine that being a drug addict and trying to survive on the streets is not something that will generally improve your people skills. He definitely has some work to do in that regard.

 

[ElizaB39]

Oooo, good thinking about the flight attendant idea for next week.

I thought Angela's dress design was okay, but again, BLACK. She has used grey, black, black, and trash color and don't remember what other color she has designed. The fringe did mirror the shawl her modelmom had with her during their "consultation" so I didn't think using it on the skirt was way off. I thought her outfit was boring but fine for what the challenge was last night.

Other thoughts here I agree with.

I just love this show.

 

[Daxx]

The fringe did mirror the shawl her modelmom had with her during their "consultation" so I didn't think using it on the skirt was way off.

See, now Angela should have brought that point up when describing her dress. She should've avoided the whole "Audrey Hepburn" thing and said "Well, the mom had a shawl w/fringe on it when I met her for the consultation, so I decided to incorporate that part of her original style into this outfit". However, they are totally on the spot and could never think of that off-the-bat!!!! But, it would've been great if she shot that little point off to Nina Garcia and Company.

BTW -- why do I hate Nina Garcia so much!?!?!? I want to hit her on the head w/a frying pan!!!!! She bugs the bejeezus out of me!!!!!!