S18.E09: Suit Yourself

[ElectricBoogaloo]

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The challenge is all about turning the tuxedo on its head; inspired by Christian Siriano's Oscar look for actor Billy Porter, the designers must find a way to take the tuxedo into the future with a mix of male, female and non-binary models.

Original air date: 2/6/20

[Lamb18]

Burn, Sergio! His Billy Porter look isn't the inspiration.

[eyelash]

Oh please, please, please PR Gods, let Sergio end up on the bottom of this particular challenge!

[raven]

How cute to bring back the eliminated designers in suits and tuxes.  I like the twist that they're picking who to work with.

I'm panicking a little with the early Geoffrey focus.

[LennieBriscoe]

Alan! Yassss! No, not with Victoria! 😟

Satin is the difference, huh? I learned something!

So maybe I'd make a dramatic black satin ruffle down the white shirt front. 

Emerald green---Color of the Year to some---is going to look like a refugee from a St. Patrick's Day parade.

Edited February 7, 2020 by LennieBriscoe

[Straycat80]

Sergio, Celine Dion wore a backwards tux at some award show back in the day, it is not something new. 
Victoria is bugging me more right now, I hope she’s out this week. 

[LennieBriscoe]

1 hour ago, eyelash said:

Oh please, please, please PR Gods, let Sergio end up on the bottom of this particular challenge!

I think you'll get your wish. Backwards clothing is FROM the box, the 70s(80s?) box! 

Edited February 7, 2020 by LennieBriscoe

[WaltersHair]

Does it matter in a 'helper' challenge if the input is totally disregarded? Poor Alan. He is entertaining though.

[raven]

I have no memory of the designer helping Brittany.

[Thumper]

I thought of Celine Dion’s backwards tuxedo too.

Alan is annoying me this episode, so maybe he is annoying Victoria too.  Yayyyyy!

[Ladyrain]

Have I lost my mind?   Wasn't Chelsea (or however she spells it) eliminated last week?   Did Christian save her and I missed that part?

 

[raven]

Just now, Ladyrain said:

Did Christian save her and I missed that part?

Chelsey is back as a helper.

Sebastian! ❤️

[chitowngirl]

An interesting twist would be that the winning designer’s helper gets to come back to the competition.

[Ladyrain]

Thank you.   I didn't notice her in the lineup of helpers.   I should have put 2 and 2 together when I saw her in the workroom.   Duh.   My  bad.

[Archer27]

Good grief - Sergio and his idiotic political story.  And of course he has to design a tuxedo dress - and reserve it.  He acts as though he is the one and only who has ever turned clothes backwards. (Ummm..has he ever heard of Criss Cross - wow, I am old!)

[Archer27]

Wow - rich of Victoria to say that Nancy does the same designs over and over. 

[raven]

I like Delvin and Nancy - but Delvin, it's easy to stop Tyler helping Nancy.  Just tell him to stop, he's your helper!

[nb360]

I hope Nancy wins, if only to SILENCE the nay-sayers.

[Straycat80]

Victoria is criticizing Nancy for doing the same design all the time? Hello! Tight, asymmetrical hem, cut outs. Duh! 

[Commodorerx]

It wouldn’t have been totally out of the box but why not a traditional color (navy) with a pastel contrasting silk. 

[nb360]

25 minutes ago, Straycat80 said:

Sergio, Celine Dion wore a backwards tux at some award show back in the day, it is not something new. 
Victoria is bugging me more right now, I hope she’s out this week. 

Thanks for reminding me: 

[raven]

5 minutes ago, Straycat80 said:

Victoria is criticizing Nancy for doing the same design all the time?

Right??  LOL.

I like the look of Nancy's so far.

Aw, Delvin, don't snark on Nancy.  I'm feeling warmer towards Sergio now because he supports Nancy.

[WaltersHair]

I'm so conflicted by Sergio. He's so annoying with his holier than thou political stories, but he helps and defends Nancy who is the dark horse in the race.

[raven]

Oh, they just showed the Celine Dion tux, lol.

[Straycat80]

I don’t like the way Delvin and Brittany are treating Nancy. I hope her design wins over theirs. 

[raven]

3 minutes ago, Straycat80 said:

I don’t like the way Delvin and Brittany are treating Nancy. I

Yeah, there was definitely a "cool kids being mean" vibe.

On the bright side, Brittany's design is ugly.

[Archer27]

Delvin's look is awful

[LennieBriscoe]

No, Delvin.

[WaltersHair]

Asymmetry. Must. Die. Tonight.

[Archer27]

And so is Brittany's

[raven]

Why the asymmetrical, Delvin?  Why???

I'm worried Nancy's is too much pant suit and less tuxedo.

I really liked Geoffrey's.

Sergio's is not original but it does look good.

I kind of like Marquise's.

[WaltersHair]

Every single week the first look out is the winner. We'll see if it holds true tonight.

[Vanderboom]

I forget, is judging cumulative? If not, Brittany's design is clearly the worst and she should be eliminated.

[SailorGirl]

22 minutes ago, Straycat80 said:

Victoria is criticizing Nancy for doing the same design all the time? Hello! Tight, asymmetrical hem, cut outs. Duh! 

Yeah, that was some low-hanging fruit for the editing monkeys, and I'm so glad they ran with it! That was a highly entertaining 15 seconds or so! 😄

 

Edited February 7, 2020 by SailorGirl

[nb360]

My top: Marquise, Sergio, and Nancy.

My bottom: Brittany, Delvin, and Victoria.

[SailorGirl]

Damn Marquise! I dug it! The model definitely helped sell it! 

[Straycat80]

Are Karli and Thom Brown wearing pants? Thijin (sp?) really walks the hell out of everything. I thought everyone’s was pretty good except Brittany’s. 

[raven]

Oooh look at Brittany's bitch face while they praise Geoffrey.  So nice of him to praise Melanie.

[LennieBriscoe]

Sergio's take is beautiful. But is it new enough under the sun?

Brittany's look is poorly designed, poorly constructed.

Delvin will be shocked to be among the low scores.

Nancy's suit was cool, I thought. But perhaps not quite tuxedo enough (she got the satin in, though!).

Jeffrey's outfit has originality and great follow-through. Love it. 

Edited February 7, 2020 by LennieBriscoe

[SailorGirl]

OMG -- Nina's stank face when she asked Delvin "why" he used the fabric he did was priceless . . . 

[LennieBriscoe]

Haha, " leprechaun."

[raven]

I am annoyed by Victoria but I have to agree with the judges that she did a good job this week.

Seeing it up close, Marquise did a really good job.  He had the perfect model for his look too.

[chitowngirl]

Can you imagine if everyone was fawning over a female model like they are fawning over the male model???

[WaltersHair]

Sergio is the last immunity designer, so I wonder if they'll put him on the bottom for that Celine rip off, but is ultimately safe.

The burns from the judges tonight are so hilariously painful.

[raven]

1 minute ago, chitowngirl said:

Can you imagine if everyone was fawning over a female model like they are fawning over the male model???

Yup, they have displayed this double standard on the show before.

Er, what, Sergio?  The 1950's?  Just when I thought maybe you could be likable.

 

[LennieBriscoe]

2 minutes ago, chitowngirl said:

Can you imagine if everyone was fawning over a female model like they are fawning over the male model???

But then we'd be on a different show! 😉

[raven]

The judges have a point but I'm annoyed they criticize Nancy for repeating a look and didn't criticize Victoria for the many times she did!

Ugh, I hate how the judges favor Victoria.  Geoffrey and Marquise both did something different.

[Thumper]

Sergio tried to shade the judges on how old they are!!  Oh no, he did NOT say that.  Plus the 1950’s being a great decade?????

 

[WaltersHair]

What the hell Nina? Is Victoria paying you?

If Brittany doesn't go home for that travesty there is something very, very wrong.

[mightysparrow]

1 hour ago, Straycat80 said:

Sergio, Celine Dion wore a backwards tux at some award show back in the day, it is not something new. 
Victoria is bugging me more right now, I hope she’s out this week. 

It was designed by John Galliano and she wore it to the Academy Awards.

Edited February 7, 2020 by mightysparrow