Very Good, Good, Not So Good

We're running the gamut, kittens!

Gotta say, after the first two episodes, Emilio is the clear front-runner from where we're sitting.

Model: Holly Ridings

Because THAT is a knockout of a dress. And all the people who had less-than-kind things to say about Holly's looks can shut it because that bitch's walk can knock a house down.

More than just having superior technical skills and design skills, Emilio's also got a surprisingly strong sense of style. She's the epitome of looking put together.

We like how he used a technique similar to the one he used last week - overlaid panels of a contrasting fabric - but made a dress totally different from the previous one.

And it fits her like a glove. Shouldabin a top 3 at least.

Speak up, Ben. No, really. "Quiet" gets you auf'd. Loudmouths get camera time. Honestly, do we have to teach you everything?

Model: Sophia Lee

It's alright. Ben described this as a classic dress that can be worn now or ten years from now. Well, we kinda had a strong negative reaction to that idea.

This is, after all, a design competition. When you deliberately go for a design that's so classic it doesn't fit into any time period, that's another way of saying "I'm playing it safe."


There's nothing really wrong with the dress. It fits. It's a pretty color. It's cute. But it's just kinda boring.

And we don't think he accomplished the "upside down tulip" thing he said he was going for.

Anna seems sweet, but she really needs to take a deep breath, find her center, and lighten the fuck up.

Model: Cerri McQuillan

Because while this dress demonstrates a technical precision, it is one morose-looking garment. A Dorothea Lange photograph in dress form.

And we don't think it's the dye job. She actually wound up with a subtle, sophisticated print and she could have gone in a lot of directions with it.

But going the "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" route was probably not the best use of it.

Not to mention, the fit wasn't all that great. It kind of hung on her body. And that drab ribbon was a horrible choice for trim.

We think her earnest, intellectual approach has a place at the table, but in the end, you have to make clothes that people enjoy looking at and want to wear. These over-studied pieces of hers aren't going to keep her in the game.

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Girlz Rool!

Ladies to the dance floor, please!

We're liking her. She's low-key without being boring (yet) and she seems creative, even if last week's effort was an insult to breasts everywhere. She certainly made up for it this week.

And we are totally digging the '68 model Streisand eye makeup, by the way.

Model: Alison Gingerich

Not just super-cute, but really creative and thought out. In fact, shouldabin the winner.

The masterful dye and construction job on the skirt is the first thing you notice of course, but we really think that top is what makes the look.

It drapes beautifully and rather than disguise the burlap, it draws attention to it by saying "Hey, look how soft and drapey I made this potato sack look." We also really like the bands on the edges and the waist, which gave it structure.

To have such a beautifully constructed top AND a beautifully dyed skirt is what made this, to our way of thinking, the clear winner. We don't know what the judges were thinking on that front. It seemed obvious to us.

About the only criticism we can make is that the skirt is a bit too much of a tutu.

Still, after last week's boobtrocity, she came back strong and is making us think she's one to watch.

And speaking of one to watch, don't turn your back on Mila, darlings, she's a bit crazy.

Honestly, we don't know WHAT the hell happened there, but she went from the calm, cool, collected pro we assumed she was into a moody little sophomore in the blink of an eye. And for what? Because some model she barely knows didn't pick her for the dodgeball team? Honey, get a grip. Focus on your competitors. Who gives a shit what some model thinks?

Model: Lorena Angjeli

Despite the high school drama of it all, she pulled together a knockout look.

This is exactly the kind of thing a model would wear to an "industry party;" short, tight, and at least a little bit of shiny.

The only thing is...
What the hell's going on there? Strange, because the rest of the dress is impeccably made.

And the detailing is gorgeous.

The only real issue is the slightly strange fit on this thing; loose and tight in weird places.

Still, she's also one to watch. Especially if there are sharp objects in the room. She can get a little testy.


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El Frodo & Ping

It's an International House of Horrors, bitches!

It's not that we think Tim is infallible. Sometimes his instincts tend too much toward the practical and conservative and sometimes he tends to forget that he can't predict what a guest judge can do to throw the decisions. What he is very good at is predicting what the three main judges will say, especially Nina. He doesn't get it right 100% of the time, but when Tim says "I'm afraid the judges will..." then it's a good idea to listen, especially when he called it exactly on your previous effort.

Model: Brittany Oldehoff

It's not that what he did was "against the rules" so much as it was against the spirit of the challenge. Most of the other designers - and all of the top 3 - went with the idea of transforming the burlap and using it in unexpected ways.

He mostly just covered it up. Yes, he used it in the bodice, but in the most basic, minimalist fashion and dyed a color that practically makes it invisible.

No, clearly the focus of the look is the skirt and it's entirely made out of ribbons, let's be honest.

Technically, he used the burlap, but he never put a moment's thought in to how to use it in an interesting way. That's really where he failed.

And as Nina pointed out, his color story so far has been surprisingly drab. We have to say we're a bit surprised. We expected over the top fantasy pieces in the Kayne mold but he's been putting together some really depressing-looking fashion. Come on, little hobbit. We know you have it in you.

People don't love Ping?

Really? How can you not?

Model: Elizaveta Melnitchenko

Okay, well there is that. That's a love-killer of a dress.

We basically said most of it in the Pam post, but here it is: she at least attempted something unusual and expressive in her design. She clearly failed on all fronts, from practical to aesthetic, but the judges will almost always reward an entry with a point of view over a bland design or a design with "taste issues." Fashion's a bitch, but that's the way it is.


So yeah. Awful design, no arguments from us.

Okay, tangent time: Look at the way Elizaveta is holding that clutch. Honey, if we were your runway directors you would be viciously slapped by our assistants when you got back behind the scrim. That is the exact opposite of "workin' it."

Moving on...
One thing we can say in its defense: she started out decently on the bodice. Not earth-shattering, but the braiding and the construction was nice.


It's just... how do you get to here from where she started? How does she not stop along the way and realize, "Oh shit. This looks awful?"

Hello?! How do you not notice that until she's out on the runway? Tim noticed it before she even made the skirt.

Let's face it: the likelihood of her being a finalist is slim, given the parameters of this show. But S6 taught us a lesson about the whacky, impractical, "character" designers: if you get rid of them too early, you have a boring season, from both a design and entertainment value point of view.

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