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I have to really wonder why Gary lost his shop. I don't think designers or any type of real artist should have to hype their work so vigorously and publicly like snake-oil salesmen to get recognition for their talent. Though social media seems now to be the arbiter of ALL things successful, talent will usually win in the end over slick ads and tricky photography. Did he have a shady partner or accountant? Did he have a backer pull out of deals or collaborators that puled the rug out from under him? I cannot believe it has anything to do with his visions, his designs, his construction or his lack of high speed and bubbly conversation. I'm really curious, but I don't feel like researching him, it feels intrusive. Is that weird? But I am curious....

This! If you have to explain the entire concept, you've lost your audience. Only the filthy rich can afford clothing that's incomprehensible. I'm looking at you, Kanye! Gary is the perfect example of a designer letting his clothing speak for him, and it will beautifully and uniquely tell his story.

Nina? Is that you?.....*LOL*

Or calling every guy "Big Boy". I don't think we ever hear that on MC.

Perfect to throw on when you're going to get a pap smear, on your way to the club!

Precisely. And trying to keep all that fabric OFF the bathroom floor without it all crumpling up and creasing? Bitch, please! *ROFL* I'm an 80's girl, so of course I had jumpsuits back in the day! But they were NEVER worn when we were out cocktailing or someplace with sketchy bathrooms. They were "lookable", not "wearable"!

One thing that overwhelmingly annoyed me about NY Andrea's "accessible" look. It was a denim jumpsuit, off-the-shoulder, with a fitted bodice and wide legs with very deep cuffs. Now when she turned around to walk back up the runway, we saw that there was a looooong back zipper that went from half-way down her butt crack, all the way up to the back neck. How in the hell do you pull up that zipper by yourself, and how do you go to the bathroom without help? Seriously. You could probably get that zipper about halfway up, but SO hard to get it all the way. You just don't put back zippers in jumpsuits, especially for plus sizes. This was the look that was supposed to be wearable. I call it a Fail.

Lucie was NOT made for this show. That last-minute seamstress bag again was so stupid. Buh-bye! More trashy hooker-wear from Latina Andrea. No real surprise. But then, Miami would be her ideal market, so maybe she'll become huge. Crotch-baring skirts are all the rage at the marina this year. She's out next. NY Andrea. I just can't with her whole concept and "script". So cliché, so predictable by now. And she's wearing feathers. Quelle surprise. I can't stand those transparent lingerie pants. But I knew they'd throw her a win bone. She'll be with Gary in the finale. There was a Raf? I kept forgetting him. His loss is no big deal. And he never wore a dress on the show. Oh Gary. I want to know you in real life. Loved the designs and that live painting concept was everything. It hit me in the feels too. No matter what happens at the end, I see him as the winner over anybody else on this season.

Aaaahhh! Too ironic that this episode is a denim challenge, when Olivia the denim-dud has already washed out! I'm calling that Karma, baby! NOBODY could give Lucie a heads-up on the pick up of the seamstress packs? Or maybe have somebody announce it just a little more loudly? Almost every task she's involved with is a bit of a disaster. She keeps using the word "pure" all the time, wtf does it mean? Latina Andrea is just too basic to create anything innovative or interesting. I thought her looks were so juvenile and tween-looking. She needs to put down the Bedazzler and step back. Stupid decision to keep her. New York Andrea is so entrenched in everything being plus-size, as if being inclusive will magically make all her designs for curvy women more worthy of winning. It's her "gimmick" with nothing organic or spontaneous, the exact opposite of Avant-Garde for me. I hated the denim donuts. Ridiculous. OMG, Josh made a Jurassic jacket, with the weird dinosaur frill edging down the jacket sleeves. Bizarre, and full Nedry. What the hell? When he collaborated with Gary, things were great. Good choice to boot him. I want to hug Gary. And encourage him. His stuff is just amazing to me. He killed it and am SO happy for him. The printed dress under the two-way jacket was my favorite. And his story was incredible. His win was so deserved.

Definitely an example of the phrase "Rank has it's privileges'". And also that, if the US Military wanted it's personnel to have a spouse & children, they would have been issued to them. The military is really just like any other job. You're required to go where you're assigned, do the tasks you're trained to do and sometimes put your life at risk. Like cops & firefighters. But unlike private sector jobs, you and your family DO automatically get healthcare, guaranteed cost-of-living raises and if not actual housing, then a housing allowance. Of course, you can't just clean out your desk and quit. And like other jobs, when somebody decides to marry & have children, their personal decision to do so doesn't mean they automatically get more money to subsidize that personal choice. Their peers that choose to remain single and child-free get the same pay and benefits. Many private companies recognize domestic partners as benefit recipients, where the Military only recognizes for benefit purposes, a legal spouse. There are plusses and minuses for every job, and it's a fact that most military members are underpaid from a straight salary perspective, but they also have a level of security that comes from signing that contract with the US Government. None of the Military was cleared out when COVID came around. We certainly can't say that about the private sector. And on topic, my signature dish may sound strange, but it is sublime: Cream of Squash and Crab soup. Amazeballs, without question! Took me years to perfect, but I'd put it up against any pro offering.

Visual confirmation of things like the time on a clock register more firmly on the brain than the auditory cues do. It's like the phenomena of putting on your glasses when you hear something, so you can visually confirm it. It's not so much a trust thing as a visual processing thing. In those high-stress situations, what you see has more lasting impact than what you hear.

I kinda felt that way too, but she did get drunk & have sex with him. And she's had plenty of opportunities to shut him DOWN, but she keeps doing the flirty thing with him. As if NO doesn't actually mean NO, but means maybe. I'm seeing her throwing him plenty of mixed signals. Maybe others aren't seeing it. But it's still annoying as hell.

As with all other reality shows, the producers have to find people that in normal times, can leave their jobs & families for a few months. Now add in COVID, quarantining, etc. it's got to be incredibly difficult to find anybody with a shred of talent. I know in the later seasons of PR, the pickings got so slim, because most REAL designers also didn't want to take the hit to their professional reputations and have faux drama splashed all over social media. As we now find, the fame-whores and attention seekers are the bulk of the contestants, not the actual talented and accomplished creators.

If you can find it, watch GR on his Brit show "The F Word". (F is for food!) He does a bunch of food-related stories, travel bits, projects with his kids, etc. You would never recognize him as the same guy from Hell's Kitchen. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_F_Word_(British_TV_series)

Joe may be critical and salty to the adults. but he was judge for 4 Masterchef Junior seasons and was extremely kind and supportive to the young folks. No asshatishness. He was honest, but his critiques were always accompanied by encouragement and he was a great sport with the craziness and kid-focused shenanigans. If you haven't seen any of those seasons, you haven't seen the complete Joe. He's got 3 kids himself.

I'm not sure exactly where Heidi is seeing all these people in overalls these days, but we certainly aren't seeing them down here on the Florida Gulf Coast. Not since about 1981 that is, when we were all wearing the cream-colored canvas legit painters style overalls, bought from the uniform supply stores. Loved the hammer loop at one side & the long ruler pocket on the other. We wore them with long-sleeve surfer t-shirts or tank tops! And the craftier among us would dye them with Rit Dye. I dyed one pair pale yellow & a pair lavender. *LOL* I think Heidi just pretends to see things she likes.

I can't believe they made Olivia work with Andrea again and Ally work with Andrea again. Both of those team members PUT them in the bottom! They just proved they could NOT successfully collaborate, so they put them back together? That is just bulllshit. Olivia is an obnoxious little troll. She looks as random and unfashionable as her clothes and has a nasty attitude. Gary was damn smart to do the pants first, because then he had time to do the rest of his outfit and shorts for Josh. But the designs were all stupid to me. She was full of crap excuses. She needed to go. Heidi is working my LAST NERVE with that stupid "Whoo Hoo" every time somebody walks the runway. Just STOP! And OMG, do they have to say the words "My Brand" in every single sentence they utter? ACK! You could tell by the end of the Tim Talk that Ally could win it. But jeez, Andrea needed to STFU. I can't stand her, and you don't refer to yourself as "baby girl". Idiot. Raf in the overalls looked like an overgrown toddler. And I hate floaty, light dresses with clunky combat boots. So stupid looking to me. Not surprised they booted her too. I'm starting to like Josh more, and thankfully he's stopped blathering about his kids. He & Gary are my top 2. The rest can all leave now, Just let them compete for the rest of the shows. I love Jeremy Scott's tough love. And I love his outfits, that could have come straight from Liberace's museum in Vegas! *LOL*

I'm gonna say no, not even remotely likely. Her husband is active-duty military, meaning they move every 2-3 years. They supposedly just moved from Wisconsin to Texas, based again on that link about her on the previous page. And they either live on base in housing, meaning no garden or in rental housing close by which means almost no chance of a garden. That $40 budget is a lie, just like so much other producer-pushed "info". She's been made into a character they want to viewers to root for. Plus, she ticks all the boxes and can obviously be easily manipulated. That crap is why I stopped watching these shows. Not sure why I got sucked back into this one....

I'm seeing Lucie doing everything unstructured, V-neck with vertical pleats running down from the shoulder. Her wedding dress was nice, but it and the accessible dress are both a very similar silhouette to the dress she did before (that the model had to hold together.) The gown just had extended sleeves and a long skirt. I HATED that stupid Pharrell Ranger-style hat that Aly was wearing. They look so stupid to me, no matter who you are. Yes! I thought it was the same fabric, and was wondering why none of the judges said anything. I don't like Andrea, I think she's pushy and domineering, but Ally let herself be a door mat. And sorry, twisted-crotch pants don't look good on anybody! I was feeling sorry for Olivia, but like Ally, she just let herself be used. If you don't SAY something to your partner, it's your own damn fault if it doesn't work out.

There's an Abe? Did Lexy actually say nobody taught her to cook? The article linked on the previous page about her talked about her learning from her mom & from her aunt, who went to culinary school & had a catering company. LIAR! OMG, SO.MUCH.LYING! What is WRONG with her? She's almost pathological! Alejandro lives to apologize another day. I cant help but still like him, though this competition is not for him. Another nitpicker here, but military folks shop for groceries at the Commissary and other retail items at the PX or BX. Post Exchange (PX) for Army bases and Base Exchange (BX) for Air Force bases and NEX for Navy Exchanges. 75% of my life was spent on bases. I'm ok with Tay going, he wasn't my fav & didn't dislike him EXCEPT FOR HIS YELING!

A MILLION percent true!

A designer has to be very meticulous about communicating to the sewer exactly what needs to be done. If the pattern pieces aren't drafted and cut correctly and the construction isn't done in the right order, you have a Lucie situation. It can be very technical, and a novice sewer, no matter how "creative" their "vision" is will have a disaster on their hands if they don't pay attention. Or you end up with a "designer" like Anya on PR years back who won by basically just draping and twisting flowy fabric. And not Rami Kashou-level draping, but tween-girls-with-fabric-scraps draping. (Apologies to any not having watched Project Runaway for my references!)

THAT's where I remember her! *LOL* I could have IMDB'd her, but I thank you for saving me the trouble!! :)

Hopefully not a spoiler, but we did see in the 2nd episode that one of the designers was able to design & have produced some coordinating fabric to go with some already-available fabric, so they could use the new stuff for their 2nd look. So these folks are not constrained by just what's available. Nice option.

Ooof! So right, I forgot they hadn't done the trust YET, because she had to keep saying to him "remember when we talked about that"? Jenny can say she & Marin haven't discussed a lot of things, but would he remember? She could get SO shady with his estate. Not that she will, but the potential is there. So obviously Martin & Jenny aren't married. That's a complicated situation all around.