Uli was robbed! She should have won. She did an amazing job with a plus outfit which I think speaks volumes more of a designers talent than a good sample size. She really does use prints well. The proportions were perfect and it was very flattering to her model. This truly was an outfit for the everyday woman.
I liked Michael's dress, too. I would wear it myself-- but change the belt up a bit. Robert's sister was working that runway! I thought she was a professional model!
Angela still annoys me to no end. I can't stand her! She needs to stop with the dramatic outbursts and facial expressions which only seem to happen when Heidi and Co are around. She also seemed to fuel the "fight" between Jeffrey and her mom. She wasn't playing very fair-- she pretty much told her mom to tattle on Jeffrey in hopes he would be auf'd. (Angela's mom bugged me, too, for some reason-- I kept wanting to yell at the TV "It's not all about you, Angela's Mom!")
I don't think Angela is a talented designer. Her INC challenge win was only due to Laura and Michael. Her Audrey dress was too fussy, IMO, and it had those stupid rosettes all over it. Her design this week made her model look frumpy and stumpy. It cut her off and made her look bigger than she is. It didn't seem to fit very well. Fringe-- ug! Fringe is not classy, especially in that context! Less is more, Angela! Her designs are not sophisticated, they are very hippie-ish/arts and crafts/homemade. Her construction isn't that great-- think of some of the earlier challenges where the judges ripped on her for unfinished/uneven hems, etc. I don't think the judges actually love her, I just think she is just mediocre and skating by each week as somebody else does worse.
Poor Robert-- what the heck happened?!? He has slowly been getting worse and worse. I expected more from him but I do have to agree with the judges that a tank dress was not a good choice. His only defense was that he listened to the client but there is such a thing as listening too much to the client-- think Nora and the wedding dress challenge from Season 1.
Did anybody else notice that Laura's mom did not seem happy when Laura mentioned baby #6? Not happy at all... Laura has great construction skills but her people skills could use some work. Her outfit was okay, but could have been more flattering to her model. Daxx -- she does repeat outfits but the other designers do as well-- I think Laura is just more noticible because she tends to wear evening clothes and show off her bony chest. Much more noticible than if somebody wears the same T-shirt in two episodes. You just have to pay more attention to the other designers.
Kayne and his coral adult bib disaster....yikes! He needs to step it up because he's headed the way of Robert.
Jeffrey-- while I don't condone his treatment of Angela's mother, I still like Jeffrey as a designer. Also keep in mind that the judges only see the finished outfit-- they don't see all the workroom drama. It was an ugly outfit, but it was similar to what she was wearing when they met with the layering and collared shirt and whatnot. Also, I don't think Jeffrey was happy with the assignment. Yes, he should listen to his client, but designers can also pick and choose clients and I doubt Jeffrey would have a client like this. His mother was so proud of him-- she actually brought tears to my eyes!
Vincent-- I think he does much better with a specific client and a good outline. I think he won because the judges were so suprised he didn't make a hideous garment. It was actually wearable. I'd never wear it, with the weird collar, but it was wearable. BTW-- on Tim's Take on bravotv.com-- Tim is clearly not impressed with the win!
I thought Heidi looked lovely last night. I adored seeing Michael Kors and his mom-- there is a strong family resemblence.
I also thought flight attenedant for next week's challenge. It's a shame Robert was kicked off because his INC challenge look would have been perfect...(the judges blasted it for looking like a flight attendent outfit)
Some airlines are actually hiring designers to make flight attendant uniforms. Kate Spade designed for Song. Pucci designed for an airline in the 1960s. Korean Air hired Gianfranco Ferre. Richard Tyler is working for Delta. Christian Lacroix designed for Air France. Yves Saint Laurent worked for Qantas, Calvin Klein for SAS and Ralph Lauren for TWA. If it is a flight attendant challenge, the designers will have a lot to live up to.
Great design and conquered the plus-size issue.
