Project Runway S3Ep9

Quickie Mart Couture
New challenge: Create a couture gown in 2 days.

Blog thoughts on the opening scenes: Tim Gunn offers to take the designers to dinner after they have settled into their hotel. Is there a Red Lobster in Paris?

Onto the dresses
Jeffrey Sebelia's inspiration: He says the Statue of Liberty. In plaid? I don't get it. I still don’t really see the influence. Maybe a pregnant statute of liberty who grabbed clown pants from drying on a line outside.

But at least it's something different, no? Ringling Bros. wants 'em back when you are done, though.

No crazy prints or crazy colors for Uli. Just the Miss Universe pageant dress,
Part Deux.

Laura vamps up a dress with some trim on the collar. Vincent comments that Laura made a Creature of the Black Lagoon dress. Poor Laura… she looks more jet-lagged than the others. I’m just waiting for someone to get fresh with her cause she’s not going to argue, "your mother…, you’re an ass… sad eyes…," she’ll simply walk up to you and smack you upside your head. Elegantly and glamorously of course.


And can someone on the crew please take this lady to a maternity store so she can buy a couple of tops and bottoms? Pretty soon, we are going to get a free covershot.

Michael is using a simple base for his dress and is adding detail by hand-stiching (or hand-ruching) the top into a curvy, scalloped design (which he has never done before). I see the dress. I start to worry. The neckline reminds me of a princess in a galaxy far, far away. Like Leia buns. The buns also remind me of a teletubby. And before you jump on me for this, forget it. Michael is Muyyy Maahn!

Uli says the fabrics Vincent is using for his dress remind her of a sofa. Supposedly, Vincent has been trained in the art of couture dress-making, yet he uses glue on his dress. I think I know which brand he uses on a regular basis.

The bottom half of Kayne's dress has 'ombre shades of golden brown and caramel. Ga-ga-ga-gorgeous! The top is gold mesh and bone. Sparkle sparkle. The dress reminds me of a Snickers bar. And yes,Snickers bars naturally do sparkle (at least to me, because I'm not allowing myself the pleasure of consuming them).

On the boat, Vincent’s shirt looks like he played in the glue. He butters Catherine up before asking if she thinks it’s a modern dress. Her answer: uhhh… it’s interesting. Catherine avoids getting thrown off a boat. She must have a keen psycho-dar.

Catherine scores all of the dresses. With the help of humongous sunglasses, Catherine gives good poker face. Next time I want to break up with a boyfriend or BFF, I'm wearing those.

The designers head back to NY where their dresses are refitted on their PR models. Catherine's scores, along with the PR judges in NY, will determine who is in and who is out. This episode really had me sweating for Michael and Laura; I am relieved they are both safe. Jeffrey wins again. Vincent is out.