Project Runway Recap: The Top 15 design for all the pregnant
ladeez..
Or, to be more specific, the pregnant ladeez
whose boobs remain small enough that miraculously they don't need to be able to
wear at bra, even though they are 8 months pregnant.
Let's start with the disclaimer that I have never
been pregnant. So all commentary on what the pregnant ladeez would or would not
like to wear? Pure Speculation. Complete Conjecture. It's not going to stop me,
though, and I invite all of you who have more personal experience from which to
draw to weigh in.
This week's challenge: Design a chic outfit for model/actress/X-Man Rebecca Romijn, who is pregnant with twins. [Or was, back when the show was filmed which, as we all know, was months and months and months ago. To bad they couldn't have edited in, via the magic of television, the challenge being for Heidi Klum, who, all these months later, is now actually quite pregnant herself. With my boyfriend's baby. But let's not talk about that.]
The designers will have 30 minutes to sketch, $100 to spend at ErsatzMood, and two days to execute. The winner will once again get immunity, as last week's winner, Christopher, has this week.
While last week was the week of the Jonny Addiction Melodrama, this week there was none of that. Instead Lifetime showed that two can play the game of having neon arrows over the heads of designers destined for the bottom 3!
Could we have spent any more time hearing Malvin blather on about fertility and eggs and even, God forbid, chicken thighs?
Could we have spent any more time watching Mitchell spend more time mocking Ra'Mon's bowling ball bag dress than working on his own Mickey Mouse shorts?
No, it was plenty of time spent letting us linger over the bad ideas and lazy habits of the Bottom 3.
Oh. Sorry. <<Spoiler Alert>>
(Was i supposed to do that before I whined about Lifetime making it obvious who the Bottom 3 were going to be? Sorry.)
OK, fast forward through all the usual crap on these shows where designers freak out over having to design for someone with out a Size 0 body. Do they not realize that their clothes, if ever bought and manufactured and distributed to the public, will indeed be made in larger sizes? I wonder how they think that happens? It's MAGIC!
Wow. Wasn't expecting this episode to make me all ranty, but that's right where I went!
On to the show. Which, you might not expect from my cranky attitude above, was actually pretty good!
(BTW: LIfetime is posting a gallery of every episode's outfits, so if you click the link with each designer's name, you'll go to a picture of the outfit.
1. Logan
Logan went for simple. Really simply. At least he was the first to send out black capri leggings. (Imagine if you were the 5th designer to do so.) Then there was an ivory colored cap-sleeved tunic top with a fairly unrelated gold collar all the way around. It was just sort of boring. Bra-enabled though it was.
2. Shirin
I thought Shirin was robbed of the Top 3 last week, and it would have been an even worse travesty if she hadn't made Top 3 this week. This was adorable. And wearable. By me. Now. Not pregnant. The out fit starts with a claret-colored sleeveless Grecian goddess short dress with an asymmetric draped neckline and these interesting woven elements at the waist. Top it off with an adorable dark swing coat with a floral print lining? Professionally executed, creatively designed, and just about damn perfect! And? Totally bra-friendly.
3. Nicolas
This week Nicolas made a cute LBD with concrete gray elements. The only problem is that last week Nicolas made a cute LBD with concrete gray elements. I'm thinking that maybe if he hadn't come so close to repeating himself, perhaps his dress could have been Top 3 material. And at least you could wear a bra!
4. Christopher
Christopher, last week's winner, sent another winning design down the runway. While the black capri leggings were nothing to write home about, and were seen on a bunch of last night's creation, the top was adorable. A deep magenta one-shouldered, black be-reibboned empire-waisted satin tunic top with a bubble bottom and pleats down the bodice may sound like it's too much? But click on the link. Totally not too much. This was Top 3 material for me. (Well, even if he started the questionable bra-accommodation slippery slope.)
5. Mitchell
Oh dear. I agreed with the judges that there were some good ideas there, but the good ideas have already been done, and there were so many execution issues. For example the winter white ruffle front tank top is really cute. It's also part of Ann Taylor's new line. Is it just me, or is that pretty much the same top? The oatmeal colored swingy cardigan is also cute. But not particularly original. The shorts, which could have been both cute and original, are so over-sized and badly-sewn that they look more like bloomers. Or a saggy diaper. Just. not. good.
6. Qristyl
Took a simple approach. She paired a black, knee-length flowy skirt with a faded pumpkin-colored draped halter dress. All very drapy and clingy and minimalist. I could get into the minimalist approach...it is a bit Calvin Klein-y. But I wouldn't call faded pumpkin the most flattering, compelling color around. And even this flat-chested model was looking droopy in this one. Bras, people, they help.
7. Epperson
Oh, Epperson. There's some good here. But the parts were worth more than the whole. At first it looks like a pair of champagne-colored silk harem pants, topped by an Asian-inspired and more stiffly constructed halter top tunic with a brown leather belt around the empire waist. It's a bit monochromatic. And the harem pants are not too appealing. Turns out they're not harem pants, but rather the tunic top comes off and there's a whole 70's-evoking jumpsuit underneath. That no bra in the world exists for. All still in this beige that I'm very nicely calling champagne. My take: He should have taken the idea of the tunic jacket and done more with that. The disco polyester jumpsuit would not be too practical or comfortable, especially for any woman who gets to that whole baby-pressing-on-bladder-must-constantly-pee part of pregnancy.
8. Louise
This was a nightie with a tribble on its shoulder. I hope tribbles won't become Louise' "signature look", she did have one attached to the shoulder of last week's dress too! I liked the deep crimson color. I liked her attention to detail with the hand-dyed lace insets. But it was still a nightie. And not a very original one.
9. Gordana
Mixing it up with some full-length black leggings, instead of capris, didn't really make this outfit much more interesting. The top was, again, an empire-waist tunic. This time sheer black over gray satin with a braided straps. Topped off with a relatively basic gray cable-knit cardigan in a very lightweight fabric. When the sweater came off you could see the very deep backline. Just sayin': Where's the bra?
10. Jonny
I didn't think Jonny deserved the Top 3 last week, and this week he hasn't changed my mind about him. This was a pretty basic black sleeveless jersey day dress. There was white trim. There was an unfortunate Tribble-like ribbon concoction on the shoulder. There were too many accessories. On the plus side: You could wear a bra...hooray!
11. Malvin
Malvin, Malvin, Malvin. I don't think Rebecca (or any other mom-to-be) wants to look like she's carrying around a VERY large egg in a sling. For practice, you know? Yet, that's what this looked like. Well that, accompanied by plain black leggings and a black tank top with "feathered" fabric. Maybe if those other pieces had been more interesting? Maybe if there wasn't such stark contract between the black undergarments and the eggshell-colored egg sling top? Nah, probably not even then.
12. Ra'Mon
Oh, poor Ra'Mon. There was really nothing about this poorly constructed plum cocktail dress with racing stripes that worked. And I somehow missed how horrendous the back of this dress was until clicking around on the pictures. Truly. A bad idea. Being able to wear a bra doesn't save this dress in the slightest!!
13. Carol Hannah
I actually would have sent Carol hannah home last week. I thought her "red carpet" gown was a dated, messy, appalling hot mess. So imagine my surprise when she pulled off a look that was about 10x as cute this week. It was a flirty jersey short dress in a peacock blue. Using a bright color alone was a good choice, giving this a bit of pop after seeing a bunch of black and gray and so on.There was a sort of drapy sling under the pregnant belly, which in this case seemed flirty and cute. At first I thought the top of this dress was a pewter ruffled cap sleeve V-top. but it turned out to be a removable little bolero over more peacock blue. I was about to give Carol Hannah props for having an outfit be bra-ready. But given the plunging backless look of the dress once the bolero came off...I guess not.
14. Althea
Althea created a long, matte black dress with a racing-striped boob sling top. Or maybe not racing stripes. Maybe more like very wide contrast piping. Either way, I find it hard to imagine an actual 7-8 month pregnant woman's chestal area would be contained by the tiny little halter top on this one.
15. Irina
I really liked Irina's outfit last week too, so i kinda think it's two weeks in a row that she was robbed! This last outfit down the run way was another bright pop of color, this time in cornflower blue with a lighter blue sating trim at the waist, hem and neckline. To me the only questionable element was the tribble-like collection of rosettes at the waist. Not necessary and broke up what really an adorable silhouette.
In the end Shirin, Louise and Althea were in the Top 3. Shirin was an absolute no-brainer to win.
Ra'Mon, Mitchell and Malvin were in the Bottom 3. The egg concept so offended the judges that Malvin was sent on his way.
Now, you *know* if this was on Bravo Ari and Malvin would not have been the first two to go. At least one freaky-deaky designer has to stick around for a little flavor. Who will bring the flavor now, I ask you?
I don't know. But next week: I hope they bring more bras.
This week's challenge: Design a chic outfit for model/actress/X-Man Rebecca Romijn, who is pregnant with twins. [Or was, back when the show was filmed which, as we all know, was months and months and months ago. To bad they couldn't have edited in, via the magic of television, the challenge being for Heidi Klum, who, all these months later, is now actually quite pregnant herself. With my boyfriend's baby. But let's not talk about that.]
The designers will have 30 minutes to sketch, $100 to spend at ErsatzMood, and two days to execute. The winner will once again get immunity, as last week's winner, Christopher, has this week.
While last week was the week of the Jonny Addiction Melodrama, this week there was none of that. Instead Lifetime showed that two can play the game of having neon arrows over the heads of designers destined for the bottom 3!
Could we have spent any more time hearing Malvin blather on about fertility and eggs and even, God forbid, chicken thighs?
Could we have spent any more time watching Mitchell spend more time mocking Ra'Mon's bowling ball bag dress than working on his own Mickey Mouse shorts?
No, it was plenty of time spent letting us linger over the bad ideas and lazy habits of the Bottom 3.
Oh. Sorry. <<Spoiler Alert>>
(Was i supposed to do that before I whined about Lifetime making it obvious who the Bottom 3 were going to be? Sorry.)
OK, fast forward through all the usual crap on these shows where designers freak out over having to design for someone with out a Size 0 body. Do they not realize that their clothes, if ever bought and manufactured and distributed to the public, will indeed be made in larger sizes? I wonder how they think that happens? It's MAGIC!
Wow. Wasn't expecting this episode to make me all ranty, but that's right where I went!
On to the show. Which, you might not expect from my cranky attitude above, was actually pretty good!
(BTW: LIfetime is posting a gallery of every episode's outfits, so if you click the link with each designer's name, you'll go to a picture of the outfit.
1. Logan
Logan went for simple. Really simply. At least he was the first to send out black capri leggings. (Imagine if you were the 5th designer to do so.) Then there was an ivory colored cap-sleeved tunic top with a fairly unrelated gold collar all the way around. It was just sort of boring. Bra-enabled though it was.
2. Shirin
I thought Shirin was robbed of the Top 3 last week, and it would have been an even worse travesty if she hadn't made Top 3 this week. This was adorable. And wearable. By me. Now. Not pregnant. The out fit starts with a claret-colored sleeveless Grecian goddess short dress with an asymmetric draped neckline and these interesting woven elements at the waist. Top it off with an adorable dark swing coat with a floral print lining? Professionally executed, creatively designed, and just about damn perfect! And? Totally bra-friendly.
3. Nicolas
This week Nicolas made a cute LBD with concrete gray elements. The only problem is that last week Nicolas made a cute LBD with concrete gray elements. I'm thinking that maybe if he hadn't come so close to repeating himself, perhaps his dress could have been Top 3 material. And at least you could wear a bra!
4. Christopher
Christopher, last week's winner, sent another winning design down the runway. While the black capri leggings were nothing to write home about, and were seen on a bunch of last night's creation, the top was adorable. A deep magenta one-shouldered, black be-reibboned empire-waisted satin tunic top with a bubble bottom and pleats down the bodice may sound like it's too much? But click on the link. Totally not too much. This was Top 3 material for me. (Well, even if he started the questionable bra-accommodation slippery slope.)
5. Mitchell
Oh dear. I agreed with the judges that there were some good ideas there, but the good ideas have already been done, and there were so many execution issues. For example the winter white ruffle front tank top is really cute. It's also part of Ann Taylor's new line. Is it just me, or is that pretty much the same top? The oatmeal colored swingy cardigan is also cute. But not particularly original. The shorts, which could have been both cute and original, are so over-sized and badly-sewn that they look more like bloomers. Or a saggy diaper. Just. not. good.
6. Qristyl
Took a simple approach. She paired a black, knee-length flowy skirt with a faded pumpkin-colored draped halter dress. All very drapy and clingy and minimalist. I could get into the minimalist approach...it is a bit Calvin Klein-y. But I wouldn't call faded pumpkin the most flattering, compelling color around. And even this flat-chested model was looking droopy in this one. Bras, people, they help.
7. Epperson
Oh, Epperson. There's some good here. But the parts were worth more than the whole. At first it looks like a pair of champagne-colored silk harem pants, topped by an Asian-inspired and more stiffly constructed halter top tunic with a brown leather belt around the empire waist. It's a bit monochromatic. And the harem pants are not too appealing. Turns out they're not harem pants, but rather the tunic top comes off and there's a whole 70's-evoking jumpsuit underneath. That no bra in the world exists for. All still in this beige that I'm very nicely calling champagne. My take: He should have taken the idea of the tunic jacket and done more with that. The disco polyester jumpsuit would not be too practical or comfortable, especially for any woman who gets to that whole baby-pressing-on-bladder-must-constantly-pee part of pregnancy.
8. Louise
This was a nightie with a tribble on its shoulder. I hope tribbles won't become Louise' "signature look", she did have one attached to the shoulder of last week's dress too! I liked the deep crimson color. I liked her attention to detail with the hand-dyed lace insets. But it was still a nightie. And not a very original one.
9. Gordana
Mixing it up with some full-length black leggings, instead of capris, didn't really make this outfit much more interesting. The top was, again, an empire-waist tunic. This time sheer black over gray satin with a braided straps. Topped off with a relatively basic gray cable-knit cardigan in a very lightweight fabric. When the sweater came off you could see the very deep backline. Just sayin': Where's the bra?
10. Jonny
I didn't think Jonny deserved the Top 3 last week, and this week he hasn't changed my mind about him. This was a pretty basic black sleeveless jersey day dress. There was white trim. There was an unfortunate Tribble-like ribbon concoction on the shoulder. There were too many accessories. On the plus side: You could wear a bra...hooray!
11. Malvin
Malvin, Malvin, Malvin. I don't think Rebecca (or any other mom-to-be) wants to look like she's carrying around a VERY large egg in a sling. For practice, you know? Yet, that's what this looked like. Well that, accompanied by plain black leggings and a black tank top with "feathered" fabric. Maybe if those other pieces had been more interesting? Maybe if there wasn't such stark contract between the black undergarments and the eggshell-colored egg sling top? Nah, probably not even then.
12. Ra'Mon
Oh, poor Ra'Mon. There was really nothing about this poorly constructed plum cocktail dress with racing stripes that worked. And I somehow missed how horrendous the back of this dress was until clicking around on the pictures. Truly. A bad idea. Being able to wear a bra doesn't save this dress in the slightest!!
13. Carol Hannah
I actually would have sent Carol hannah home last week. I thought her "red carpet" gown was a dated, messy, appalling hot mess. So imagine my surprise when she pulled off a look that was about 10x as cute this week. It was a flirty jersey short dress in a peacock blue. Using a bright color alone was a good choice, giving this a bit of pop after seeing a bunch of black and gray and so on.There was a sort of drapy sling under the pregnant belly, which in this case seemed flirty and cute. At first I thought the top of this dress was a pewter ruffled cap sleeve V-top. but it turned out to be a removable little bolero over more peacock blue. I was about to give Carol Hannah props for having an outfit be bra-ready. But given the plunging backless look of the dress once the bolero came off...I guess not.
14. Althea
Althea created a long, matte black dress with a racing-striped boob sling top. Or maybe not racing stripes. Maybe more like very wide contrast piping. Either way, I find it hard to imagine an actual 7-8 month pregnant woman's chestal area would be contained by the tiny little halter top on this one.
15. Irina
I really liked Irina's outfit last week too, so i kinda think it's two weeks in a row that she was robbed! This last outfit down the run way was another bright pop of color, this time in cornflower blue with a lighter blue sating trim at the waist, hem and neckline. To me the only questionable element was the tribble-like collection of rosettes at the waist. Not necessary and broke up what really an adorable silhouette.
In the end Shirin, Louise and Althea were in the Top 3. Shirin was an absolute no-brainer to win.
Ra'Mon, Mitchell and Malvin were in the Bottom 3. The egg concept so offended the judges that Malvin was sent on his way.
Now, you *know* if this was on Bravo Ari and Malvin would not have been the first two to go. At least one freaky-deaky designer has to stick around for a little flavor. Who will bring the flavor now, I ask you?
I don't know. But next week: I hope they bring more bras.
Posted: Fri - August 28, 2009 at 03:48 PM EmailFeedback
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