ElectricTangerine

We open with beauty shots of the Gotham apartments and morning banter. The girls are all about having more space now that there’s only three of them, the guys think there should be an eau de Project Runway. I think the machine oil from the pins is making them high.

Model picking: This early in the season, Ricky, you do NOT need to be so attached to your model. It’s not like you won challenges together or anything.

The Challenge: Update the Outdated. In teams. Which you have to choose in sixty seconds: go!

Teams (leader listed first):

Gillian/Rami/Kevin (overalls, poodle skirts, 70’s flare): Gillian’s so stoic and Rami so still that I wasn’t expecting anything amazing from them. Gillian, hon, when you’re the leader it is your JOB to ride herd on people and demand that things be finished. Kevin? You don’t get to have extra time and it’s better to focus and finish without stressing out your teammates.

Christian/Kit/Jack (pleather, fringe, zoot suit): They worked together well, and seemed to enjoy the process, but could Christian be more of a camera whore? Do you think?

Chris/Steven/Sweet P (shoulder pads/ baggy sweater / dance wear): While the idea of finding cohesion in the silhouettes was a good one, there was no execution and it seemed like three completely separate projects, not one group thing.

Ricky/Victorya/Elisa (cut-outs, neon, underwear as outerwear): Victorya, you should have just been the leader, since clearly you don’t play well with others in any other way. Elisa, thank you for not using any bodily fluids for this challenge - see, I’m using your name today instead of calling you SpitGirl. Ricky…lose the hats, grow a spine. You took the title, but you didn’t own it.

Runway:
Heidi: Like the outfit.

Judges: Michael/Nina/and DONNA KARAN (and the orange tones seemed equally shared among all three.)

Gillian: I like overalls, too, sometimes. I don’t do flare because I’m five feet tall, but I liked what you made. Kevin: Unexceptional, but neatly done. I think I had a sweater with that floofy neck when I was about thirteen. Rami: You managed to make a poodlish tennis dress. Your color scheme wasn’t fabulous, but it was clear these pieces were related. I could easily see them as an actual collection.

Christian: I like that y’all used the Pleather as trim, not actual fabric. I saw little evidence of trim. The pin-stripes were cool, but it just wasn’t a clear winner. I have no specific notes for Kit or Jack.

Ricky: I totally thought you were going to go back and clean up your work before it went down the runway, but then, last time you still had pins in sleeves. Victorya, you did benefit from Ricky’s help, and Elisa, your dress was cool, but not well fit. I think it would have looked more cohesive if Victorya had used the same colors as Elisa in her cutouts, but they clearly tried.

Chris: What part of “modernize” confused you? Joan Crawford was supposed to be the starting point, not the end. Steven, I just don’t like you. I will never like you. You bother me, and I’m not sure why. Also, there was nothing remotely dance-wearish in your look. Sweet P, hon, lose the Bambi expression - it’s okay to give opinions when asked for them. Your design was clean, not my style, but clean, but you don’t seem to have much confidence in your work. Presentation counts.

Winner: Team Gillian
Auf’d: Chris