S18.E11: Olympic Game Plan

[ElectricBoogaloo]

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Designing for a client can be tough, especially when your client is a star athlete with high expectations. In this challenge, designers are paired up with a real athlete who will be competing to be in the 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic games. The designers need to make them their dream outfit for a victory night celebration, using all of their specialty skills to make the perfect proportions for their clients' unique bodies, all while keeping their own point of view amongst a tough client challenge.

Original air date: 2/20/20

[Archer27]

Here we go...

[raven]

I am SO glad they are assigning the athlete to the designer and didn't let the designers pick.

[nb360]

Am I cynical or do you think these matchings were pre-determined?

Edited February 21, 2020 by nb360

[Archer27]

Few minutes in and I already dislike Victoria again

[Angeleyes]

I follow Tatyana on Instagram. She posted a preview of her dress. 
ETA: Nancy didn’t buy red so I guess Tatyana’s photos I posted are not the competition gown. 

Spoiler

 

 

Edited February 21, 2020 by Angeleyes

[raven]

So none of these designers know how to guide a client I guess.

[Straycat80]

What would these designers do without Sergio’s guidance? *eye roll* 

[nb360]

6 minutes ago, Angeleyes said:

I follow Tatyana on Instagram. She posted a preview of her dress. 
 

  Reveal spoiler

 

 

Nice!

[Angeleyes]

Just now, nb360 said:

Nice!

Apologies, I’m realizing now that this must be a different dress than the one Nancy made for her. Tatyana must have posed on the Project Runway stage in a dress she already owned. 

[raven]

LOL Christian, more ribbon dancing please.

[WaltersHair]

Brittany's dress is looking a little Morticia.

[raven]

omg Geoffrey's dress looks hideous!  I'm worried for him.

Hate giving them a one day challenge for people who aren't professional models.

[NowVoyager]

Geoffrey's athlete wants a Freakum Dress.

Cue Nina: "I question your taste level."

It's...  sabotage!

[Archer27]

1 minute ago, raven said:

omg Geoffrey's dress looks hideous!  I'm worried for him.

Hate giving them a one day challenge for people who aren't professional models.

I agree that Geoffey is in trouble. His dress is awful. 

[Lady of nod]

Can I just say that I cannot stand Brittany. Her resentment of Victoria is not a good look and getting very old. I do not understand why Christian saved her. I can 't even remember one of her looks. She should be eliminated just for that ruffle sleeve lavender top she's wearing. 

Edited February 21, 2020 by Lady of nod

[raven]

"In my eyes, my design is so good, she already won the gold".

I just have to laugh at Sergio now.

41 minutes ago, nb360 said:

Am I cynical or do you think these matchings were pre-determined?

It's a total coincidence that Victoria gets a client who wants cut outs and asymmetry!

[Straycat80]

6 minutes ago, Lady of nod said:

Can I just say that I cannot stand Brittany. Her resentment of Victoria is not a good look and getting very old. I do not understand why Christian saved her. I can 't even remember one of her looks. That 's all.

I can’t stand her either mainly because she’s such an asshole to Nancy. 
 

Edited February 21, 2020 by Straycat80

[LennieBriscoe]

Geoffrey has lost his way tonight. His client has execrable taste.

I'm way behind, so not a spoiler here: I hope Nancy wins for thinking of incorporating the wheelchair.

 

[WaltersHair]

So far I haven't seen a dress I like. It's the prom challenge all over again.

Geofrrey and his cancer stick fittings in the outdoors. I laughed very hard.

[chitowngirl]

Could that dress that Tatyana is wearing In the spoiler be from the finale? Thinking that because of the wording with the picture.

[Archer27]

Hate Victoria's look

Great job, Marquise

[raven]

Well, Victoria's is pretty terrible.

Sergio's is a basic style but looks good.

 

[Archer27]

Hate Brittney's look. Dressing for mother of the bride???

[raven]

I don't like the color of Nancy's.  Is that black? grey? green?

Geoffrey's didn't look as awful as I thought it would.

I'm not really impressed.  I think Sergio will win, he didn't make an ugly garment and he made it well.

[nb360]

I really like Nancy's dress.

[Archer27]

I am really worried for Geoffrey. I hope Victoria goes

[TexasGal]

15 minutes ago, raven said:

It's a total coincidence that Victoria gets a client who wants cut outs and asymmetry!

And that they made sure Nancy wouldn’t make wide leg pants.  I think she did a good job with the train.

Ouch Geoffrey.  Not good.  

Victoria’s is way too short but Karlie said “leg goals” so probably a top.  Ugh.

[Straycat80]

Geoffrey’s look is sloppy looking. Victoria is what she always send down the runway. The rest are basic but I like Sergio’s, it is pretty. 

[raven]

I didn't realize till now how much thought Nancy put into her look.  Great job!

oh wow, they're praising Geoffrey!  I'm so relieved.  It helps that his client is so happy with it.

[Archer27]

Victoria's model is even more extra than Victoria is. 

[chitowngirl]

I think we’ll get the real critique once the models leave the runway.

[nb360]

1 minute ago, raven said:

oh wow, they're praising Geoffrey!  I'm so relieved.  It helps that his client is so happy with it.

I think the judges have learned not to be too critical when discussing the runway when the models are "real world" people.

[LennieBriscoe]

I don't want any designer to go home tonight, for nature of the challenge, for the way the athletes felt in their new dresses,  and for all the great results....even Geoffrey's! 

 

[raven]

My fave piece of fashion is Elaine's purple boots, which I could never wear.

[raven]

So they criticize the slit in Geoffrey's when the length of Victoria's was much worse?

Oh FFS they want Victoria in the top???  UGH this show.

 

[TexasGal]

Ok, once the models left the only positive feedback sounds like Victoria.  Ugh.

[Archer27]

I am worried for Marquise and Geoffrey.  WTF is their love of V is about?

[raven]

I think Marquise is gone.  Hopefully Nancy is the winner.

[WaltersHair]

It should be Marquise or Brittany. Geoffrey's was bad too, but he sent something complicated down the runway.

If Victoria wins, I may wait until the finale to watch again.

[Rhetorica]

I think they all need to start over.... I've never seen so many misses in one challenge.

[nb360]

Yay! Go Nancy!

[Archer27]

Thank goodness Nancy won. Victoria's dress is awful...They just love her...perhaps b/c her husband?

[raven]

14 minutes ago, LennieBriscoe said:

I don't want any designer to go home tonight, for nature of the challenge, for the way the athletes felt in their new dresses,  and for all the great results....even Geoffrey's! 

Good call!!!

Congrats Nancy!

[LennieBriscoe]

CALLED IT! 

Both winner and that all are safe! 😁😁😁😁

[chitowngirl]

I thought this was going to happen. Especially when Karlie paused at the “all”. You knew they “all” weren’t going home!

Edited February 21, 2020 by chitowngirl

[Rhetorica]

Well, a nice surprise! 

[Straycat80]

These judges. Of course they love Victoria. She’s going to be in the finale isn’t she? 
Why does maternity have to be tight fitting, I’m glad when I was pregnant the clothes were still loose. Tight and clingy would have been uncomfortable and hot, as in sweaty hot.

Yay! Nancy won! And everyone else is safe. Which is great because all the clients liked their designs. Oh, and shut up Victoria! 

[Archer27]

As usual, Victoria is a total bitch when learning that no one went home...now, if she was in the bottom, she would have been tight-lipped. I HATE HER

[Ellaria]

Nancy’s dress was lovely. She truly considered how to design for her model.

Sergio’s dress was pretty and I prefer that type of fit on a pregnant woman rather than one that is tight and revealing. (When I was pregnant, I wanted nothing to do with form-fitting clothes.)

The fit on Brittany’s dress was not good. Didn’t care for Geoffrey’s dress but his model looked confident in it and really sold it. I have nothing positive to say about Victoria’s look and don’t understand the judges’ excitement over it.

Glad that no one was eliminated. All of their models looked good and seemed happy. Finally, PR does the right thing!

Is Victoria complaining about a non-elimination? Seriously! 

Edited February 21, 2020 by Ellaria Sand