S17.E02: The Future Is Here

[FormerMod-a1]

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The designers are challenged to create a mini-collection showcasing the future of fashion; the designers find out their models will be completely transformed with special effects body modifications, inspired by Simon Huck's A. Human' exhibit.

Oiginal airdate: March 21, 2019

[Fellaway]

If I thought Cavanagh was a pill last week, this week...  Tessa... Wow.

[AuntieDiane6]

Do you think Christian wears a hairpiece in front?  The cameras showed a view from behind and his hair looked like a weave ... 

[TexasGal]

Wow, Christian is being much more blunt than Tim ever was!

[susannot]

I like Kovid due to his Indian gay backstory but fear he is going down.

[PaulaO]

Garo and Venny.  Yum.

Edited March 22, 2019 by PaulaO

[Deevee45]

I’m really liking Christian’s bluntness and proactive approach. I don’t think he would have been successful trying to copy Tim Gunn’s more cerebral approach. 

[TexasGal]

So the designers in the back can watch the overall top/bottom critique.  But can they see the discussion of the designs when they get up close with the models?

[Fellaway]

Well, Tessa redeemed herself a bit for me by giving credit where credit was due - To Sebastian. - during judging.  Still a pill, though.

Right team won.  Right designer won.  Tessa may have been the boss, but Sebastian is who held that team together, and his design was amaze-balls.

Right designer went home.  Of the bottom three, I want to see more from Renee and Kovid.  Frankie, not so much.

I would've been happy with any but the top two teams being the bottom team.  That one guy's model looked like she tore the duvet off her bed and threw it around her shoulders rather than dressing for the day.

Going into this season, I was leery of Christian in the role of mentor and even after last week's ep, I was still reserving judgment, but I liked him this week.  He gave really substantive critiques to the teams and had a much more hands on approach to steering them in the right direction than did Tim.  I'm liking the guy judge - He's substantive, too. - but I'm not yet sold on the new woman.  Or on Karlie as host.  She's taking some getting used to.

Ugh, a one day challenge next week?  And a team challenge their second week already?  They're not playing it easy for the designers.

Edited March 22, 2019 by Fellaway

[susannot]

Sebastion and Tessa--fab.

So glad that Kovid gets another chance.

[MerBearStare]

Tessa and Hester suuuuuuck. So Hester puts back her teammate's (can't remember her name) fabric so she can get all of her tulle, decides she doesn't want to use all of the tulle, takes that same teammate's fabric, leaving her with even less fabric, cuts it up, then decides to go back to using the tulle. I would have been super pissed too.

And then Tessa inserting herself into that team's drama and trying to mediate and get the teammate to give up some of her fabric. I probably would have told her to go fuck herself. Though I did like that she gave Sebastian proper credit for helping with her skirt.

It was time for Frankie to go. I felt bad for her last episode, but soured on her when she refused to help Kovid and gave him attitude. Like how many people helped you last week?

Edited March 22, 2019 by MerBearStare

[njbchlover]

1 hour ago, Fellaway said:

If I thought Cavanagh was a pill last week, this week...  Tessa... Wow.

Tessa reminds me of Michelle (currently on PR Allstars - yuck!) at times.  But, happy she gave the proper credit to Sebastian on the runway.

[chitowngirl]

I’m glad Cavanaugh was out last week because she would NOT have played well with others. Though seeing Hester and her on the same team might have been worth a giggle. 

[Thumper]

I loved the winning look.  Still can't keep track of everyone's name, but the one woman (Hester?) who wears berets and Minnie Mouse hair is a lot.  Just thinking of how much she had to pack to include all her quirky looks and berets. lol

[NYGirl]

I'm with the Designer Judge...I'm going to need to be medicated this season....so much drama...so much crying...so much bitchiness and entitlement.  What have they done to my show?

  I was so happy Frankie went instead of Kovid.  I felt so sorry for him, especially when Nina told him not to cry on the runway.  Frankie had everybody helping her sew her outfit last week and she couldn't spare a minute to help her teammate.  Goodbye Frankie!!  You've made this season watchable for me now.

At the beginning Tessa annoyed me to no end.  Plus she was teamed with 2 very good designers but they were too polite to be rude to her and not listen to her orders.  The three outfits were beautifully made.

OMG Hester needs to go now... She was so entitled with that tulle.  I felt so sorry for her teammate.

[chitowngirl]

I’m also liking that there are no guest judges.

[Straycat80]

I loved the neck ruffle teams looks, Sebastian deserved the win, I liked Afa’s as well. Anyone else think Tessa looks like Kelly Osbourne? 

I’m glad Renee and Kovid got to stay. Frankie should have gone last week.

I don’t think Hester will last long, she was not a team player insisting on all the blue tulle and not listening to Christian or her teammates. 

[Ellaria]

The right designer won and the right one was eliminated. Sebastian’s work was exquisite. 

Team Shoulder Horns (whatever) was equally as bad as Team Chest Feathers. Hester is not skilled enough for this competition.

24 minutes ago, Fellaway said:

Ugh, a one day challenge next week?  And a team challenge their second week already?  They're not playing it easy for the designers.

Some of these designers will not fare well with a one-day challenge. There will be lots of excuses and tears. And Judge Brandon will have a meltdown.

[notcreative enough]

Neolutionists are real.

So Tessa is only there for screen time right. She had Sebastian do about 80% of her look and then inserted herself into the horn teams problems.

Not only did the bottom team have the worst designs they had the worst body modification. It was hard to see and didnt stand out at all. 

I'm glad it seems like this version isnt going to keep someone how is in the bottom multiple times. Frankie just couldn't get herself together.

Please send Hester home next she is just way to much.

[jacksgirl]

Successful Week 2 !! Have never loved team challenges, but so happy they didn't ask each designer "who should go home?" off the losing team. I need to learn some more names. There are prob 6 designers I still don't know names of.

[Ashforth]

15 minutes ago, notcreative enough said:

Not only did the bottom team have the worst designs they had the worst body modification. It was hard to see and didnt stand out at all. 

Agreed, even though the team did little to nothing to showcase it. I thought the "necklace" modification was hard to work with as a "body modification" as well. It was, ya know, a necklace.

As for circus girl's revelation that SHE has body modifications, i.e. piercings and a tattoo, um, sweetie, that's not what body modifications are. Show us your split tongue or transdermal implants and then we can talk. https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/13-most-extreme-body-modifications/

The exhibit that introduced the challenge was so much more compelling than any of the designs. I dislike team challenges (along with the unconventional materials challenges, maybe I'm a pill, too!) and it irritates me to no end to see the designers try to boss each other or refuse to cooperate or whine about their teammates not sharing fabrics or not making their garments for them or whatnot. 

Edited March 22, 2019 by Ashforth

[Fellaway]

27 minutes ago, Ellaria Sand said:

Hester is not skilled enough for this competition.

And she seems to only want to work with tulle.  I dunno, the girl seems to be playing dress-up more than designing, and she was beyond selfish towards the other designers when dealing with their materials.

14 minutes ago, jacksgirl said:

I need to learn some more names. There are prob 6 designers I still don't know names of.

Same.  So many designers and new people.  I know, maybe, a handful of names.

[Plums]

I agreed with the winner and the loser, though I'm kind of sad that the horn team didn't get called out to be judged, because I thought they were nearly if not equally as bad as the losing team, and there was so much drama with them that it was kind of anticlimactic that they were just safe.

I couldn't stand Hester being so entitled, forcing her manic pixie whimsical tastes on the other designers on her team with fabric that they explicitly didn't want to use, and this was after Christian expressed worry about it. And then having the gall to ask the other designer to modify her look so she could use some of the non-tulle fabric, fabric that there was less of because Hester put it back so she could buy more tulle. OMG. I had no sympathy at all for Hester. 

Frankie was just so disappointing though. Such a good point, that they sent Cavanaugh home week 1 for sending down a poorly made, bland, basic black outfit, and here was Frankie sending the exact same thing down the runway week 2. They let her stay thinking the first design disaster was a fluke, but it turns out she really is just not good. Which sucks, because I love the idea of a plus size specialist designer.  

I thought it was kind of cool that the edit of Team Ruffles started out a bit contentious, with Tessa ordering everyone around and monopolizing Sebastian's time when he had his own design to work on. Plus butting her nose in on the wrong side of the Team Horn drama. And she had immunity, so there was no excusing being a distraction to other people. But then towards and then on the runway, she's all about praising her teammates, particularly Sebastian, giving him all the credit he was due. Very nice. His talents, in this challenge anyway, felt miles above everyone else's. 

[milner]

If you have immunity you can’t be sent home but can you win?  Doesn’t seem that would be fair.  It would be an excellent occasion to pull out all the stops and take a risk  though.

[Ashforth]

59 minutes ago, Plums said:

I couldn't stand Hester being so entitled, forcing her manic pixie whimsical tastes on the other designers on her team with fabric that they explicitly didn't want to use, and this was after Christian expressed worry about it. And then having the gall to ask the other designer to modify her look so she could use some of the non-tulle fabric, fabric that there was less of because Hester put it back so she could buy more tulle. OMG. I had no sympathy at all for Hester. 

Worst of all, Hester pressured and pressured until Nadine, who had stood steadfast, finally gave up some of her fabric so Hester could use it. Hester cut the fabric up, rendering it unusable for Nadine's design, and then decided not to use it. In the meantime, Nadine's garment was compromised. If I were Nadine, I'd be tempted to cut a bitch. 

[roctavia]

Another good episode... and judging that isn't insane.  The top team was definitely the top, though the back gills team also could have been the top and I would have been okay with that too. 

I also agree with the worst team and who they sent home. I was all for Frankie getting a second chance, but she blew it and had to go. It sounds like their ideas just didn't come together. I do think the location of their body mod made their thing more challenging- aside from a strapless dress/shirt a lot of straps and other things would get in the way of showcasing the feathers and that strip down the mid chest looked awful and ill fitting. 

I also agree with the above poster who said team shoulder horns was a tie for the loss. Those outfits didn't fit well, which was maybe due to poor fabric choice in addition to that stupid tulle.... and dumb ?hester switching back and forth on her fabrics and cutting them up but not using them, so rude! 

There is drama in this show but it doesn't irritate me as much yet as it has in other seasons... but we'll see if it gets to me more in a few episodes. I also like that they are back to visiting the designers in their hotel/whatever in between work room shots. Those little things make this show much more pleasant.

[Ashforth]

7 minutes ago, milner said:

If you have immunity you can’t be sent home but can you win?  Doesn’t seem that would be fair.  It would be an excellent occasion to pull out all the stops and take a risk  though.

Sorry for the double post, but yes, a designer who has immunity can win.

[roctavia]

6 minutes ago, milner said:

If you have immunity you can’t be sent home but can you win?  Doesn’t seem that would be fair.  It would be an excellent occasion to pull out all the stops and take a risk  though.

You can win, and then just get immunity two weeks in a row... was it Jeffry way back when who was all smug about winning after being the winner the week before?

[VintageJ]

I have not watched Project Runway in years.  Can’t remember the last time.  It was either Christian’s season or the season where the boring as bland woman designer (can’t remember her name) won over much more interesting collections.  Having said that, I missed the Lifetime version and from what I’m reading, that was a good thing.  I am enjoying reading everyone’s posts, especially about some of the contestants from the earlier seasons like Kara Shaun, Jay and Austin.  

Christian is a great mentor and I like the judges so far.

Hester Sunshine can go any day now.  She would get on my last nerve.  No way do you get to take fabric from everyone so you can have tulle!  Tulle!  Really?  I would have told her if you want me to get rid of some of my fabric to fit the budget, then you have to get rid of some of that tulle.  

And I loved that Nadine shut down Tessa when she was offering her opinions.  She was direct and did not hold back.  Go work on your own shit and leave me the f—- alone!  She can go too, as far as I’m concerned.

The right team won.  Their collection was cohesive, looked expensive and that ribbon dress by Sebastian was beautiful!!!!  

The right designer went home.  This was the second week that Frankie sent something down the runway that was subpar.  It was time for her to go. 

If I had the chest feathers, I would have done a top that seemed to go under the top of the feathers so they would stand out against the fabric.

Edited March 22, 2019 by VintageJ

[Kitty Redstone]

The winning team's looks were beautiful.  Very glad Sebastian won the week.

I missed some of the shopping at Mood.  Why did the horn team pick that awful blue?  Did two of the designers completely capitulate to the whining of the woman who dresses like a psycho clown and wears princess hats that no self-respecting toddler would wear?  If so, it bears remembering that people can only walk all over you if you let them!

Kovid seems like such a sweet man.  I can picture him as a little boy getting picked on and it breaks my heart.  So glad he's still in it.

Hopefully there aren't going to be too many team challenges this season.  I really don't like them.

[Plums]

2 minutes ago, Kitty Redstone said:

I missed some of the shopping at Mood.  Why did the horn team pick that awful blue?  Did two of the designers completely capitulate to the whining of the woman who dresses like a psycho clown and wears princess hats that no self-respecting toddler would wear?  If so, it bears remembering that people can only walk all over you if you let them!

It was worse than that. Not only did Hester obnoxiously insist on that awful blue and the tulle, but Christian actually offered his opinion that it was terrible before they bought it, and she still insisted. 

Also, after Nadine figured she could make one of those blue fabrics work, they discovered they were significantly overbudget and had to get rid of some of their fabric. The dark blue fabric was sacrificed unilaterally by Hester because she absolutely had to have her awful tulle and didn't give a shit about anyone else. 

[Kitty Redstone]

Thank you, Plums!  I don't understand why they gave in to her, especially Nadine.  How bizarre.  If I were in a team challenge with someone who dressed like a walking side show, no way would I let s/he take the lead. 

[violet and green]

1 hour ago, Ashforth said:

Worst of all, Hester pressured and pressured until Nadine, who had stood steadfast, finally gave up some of her fabric so Hester could use it. Hester cut the fabric up, rendering it unusable for Nadine's design, and then decided not to use it. In the meantime, Nadine's garment was compromised. If I were Nadine, I'd be tempted to cut a bitch. 

Eh, Nadine is a bitch. She was rude and unkind last week, sitting right behind poor Frankie, and loudly rude and unkind this week when Wacky Hester was crying at the machine in front of hers. They are adult enough to speak up and veto the purchase of too much tulle at Mood, surely? And have a proper discussion regarding the use of remaining cloth, later.

Anyway, I am enjoying Hester! In her talking heads, especially when she is worried, she looks just like Tammie Brown, off Drag Race. I quite like her designs, also. Obviously not for every day, just as something whimsical on the runway.

Tess's colors were even clearer this week than last. She is not short of a good opinion of herself, or entitlement - but at least she spoke up for Sebastien's input and work on her look. That dear little bag!

So pleased to see Sebastien Grey shine, and Kovid stay. Bishnu and the rest of that team were very impressive. Loving Meana and Brandon as judges, again this week. I really like this season.

[Mommaj]

Ugh, missing Tim so much. He was able to combine constructive criticism with encouragement and a genuine affection for the designers. Christian just seems supercilious and a bit snotty.  Tonight, when several of the designers were clearly melting down, he had nothing to offer them but an admonition to hurry up. And so far Karlie, who I know is actually a very interesting person, is a total cipher. I miss Heidi's poor taste and quirky comments, because at least they were amusing. Hopefully the Karlie-Christian team will improve with time.

[buttersister]

This is working well, Cavanaugh last week, two-strikes-you’re-out Frankie. Those judges! Fool me once, shame on you—-fool me twice, you’re out.

Hester can go at any time. Preview had one guy kvetching he’d buy what he wanted from mood. He could be next, or could be a fakeout. I know you, editing monkeys.

Christian is giving helpful feedback—he warned more than one team that the judges could hate whatever they were doing. And he’s not playing Uncle Tim—which is a good call, imo.

[RealityCreator]

This episode was better than the first:  Far less Karly made for a better show.   I also like that they got rid of the right person and didn't hang on to Frankie for the drama factor.  

[anonymiss]

That Teen Vogue editor kept saying "real women" this and  "real women" that to send Frankie off. Are we still using that silly term? As if non full-figured women are somehow fake/to be denigrated. Just express body positivity of all shapes and sizes without insulting any other type.

[izabella]

1 hour ago, violet and green said:

Tess's colors were even clearer this week than last. She is not short of a good opinion of herself, or entitlement - but at least she spoke up for Sebastien's input and work on her look. That dear little bag! 

The one other good thing of note that Tess did was to convince them to go with the wool fabric she had in mind.  Was it Sebastian who said he was thinking of sequins and would that work with her wool?   The wool was a much better way to go than sequins, I think, and gave them a lot more versatility in what they could do with it.

I love that she chose wool - look at the beautiful clothes that were created with it!  Great clothes and great designs don't have to be short, shiny or tight, Heidi!

Which brings me to Team Blue Horn - awful, awful fabric!  They were doomed from the start with the color and fabric choices.  I would have expected them to do better since designers are always playing with weird shoulder pads or poufs, but they had no idea what they were doing.  Hester was disappointing.  I would have expected this to be her challenge, since she's so conspicuously eccentric with her own look.  But she showed no creativity, so she can quiet down now.

Edited March 22, 2019 by izabella

[GoldaVining]

I am happy with Sebastian's win because he was responsible for a large part of the charm of Tessa's look as well as his own. All three garments were great but personally I would have given Afa the win. That jumpsuit was perfection.

I am grateful for the creative people of the world (what would life be without them?) so I am not about to shit on Hester Sunshine for her individual style but for the fact that she is exhausting. There is always that person who demands so much from the room -- look at me, listen to me, give me, obey me, help me, comfort me, applaud me, save me. Kovid and Frankie and Tessa have a little bit of that too.

Edited March 22, 2019 by GoldaVining
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[Aulty]

"The future is monochromatic" - whoever said that should have been sent home.

I love prints and pattern and am really disappointed that designers on this show deferr to the same solid colours over and over again. Textile and printing technology, along with the chemical components needed to give us bright and full colours of all shades, has improved so much over the last two decades and there are designers like Mary Katrantzou whose career was kickstarted by her use of modern prints. Luckily for me, the next episode seems to be right up that street.

This episode was great though. Button bag, great modern challenge, 2 day challenge, team spirit and no poking them about 'who of your team do you think should go home/deserve the win'. Love the judges, but I liked the pants look better than the winning dress (which reminded me of S5 winner Leanne). They were right to send Frankie home, what a mess.

[LennieBriscoe]

What can be said other than that Frankie should never,  ever have been chosen to be on this show,  in place of a qualified (note: not "more qualified," as Frankie was never) candidate.

Kudos to the winning team for the only well-conceived and well-constructed garments. And especially to Sebastian,  who apparently made two of the outfits,  heh.

But the premise? FUGLY and CREEPY. 

Edited March 22, 2019 by LennieBriscoe

[Fellaway]

3 hours ago, izabella said:

Was it Sebastian who said he was thinking of sequins and would that work with her wool?

I think it was the other guy - Is Afa his name? - on the team, who wanted sequins and for a day look!

[oldCJ]

7 hours ago, Ashforth said:

As for circus girl's revelation that SHE has body modifications, i.e. piercings and a tattoo, um, sweetie, that's not what body modifications are. Show us your split tongue or transdermal implants and then we can talk.

Not to be that guy, but the literal definition of body modification is “any method of permanently adorning the body, including tattooing and piercing”. 

[ElectricBoogaloo]

Awww, Afa's daughter is so cute! I love seeing the designers in their apartment together. I've missed that. Seeing Kovid dancing with Bishme in the morning was one of those little moments that I enjoy.

Although I think PR 2.0 is going back to things that worked in the older seasons, which is why I enjoyed the season premiere, one thing I hated this week was that instead of just pulling names from the button bag to choose models, they just left the comp cards out and the designers had to run and grab the one they wanted. Please stop it, show. I know you want drama but I find it tiresome and unnecessary.

I'm glad the A. Human guy reminded the designers that they need to highlight the modification, not hide it.

Ha, I loved when two of the designers asked for swatches and then Christian sarcastically asked, "We have time for swatches?" I also loved when he smacked town Hester's blue tulle.

I love when the designers spend almost every penny of their money at Mood. I feel like whoever gets closest to the budget should get some kind of Price Is Right-esque prize. This week it goes to the team that spent $749.36 of their $750 budget! On the other hand, I felt bad for Hester's team. They were $100 over and she insisted on throwing out someone else's fabric so she could have 75 million yards of blue tulle that Christian warned her was barfing bridesmaid city.

Team Shoulder Horns (Garo, Hester, and Nadine) - Ha, it's only been one week and Garo already knew that Hester would require some handholding/babysitting. I also loved that Garo immediately saw that Tessa was putting Sebastian to work because she didn't have the skill to make what she wanted. I don't blame Nadine for not wanting to give up her fabric after Hester FINALLY decided to ditch the horrid tulle that Christian TOLD HER not to get it and then Hester made them put back six yards of non-tulle fabric so that she could get all the tulle she wanted. And then Hester ended up going back to her stupid tulle! Ugh, THE WORST. I felt bad for Garo being stuck as the mediator when he just wanted to make his garment.

I didn't like any of their garments. When Nadine said that the satin showed every flaw, I was like NO SHIT. I don't even sew and I know that. If you use satin, it will show every bump, wrinkle, and flaw. Even Garo's dress (which mercifully stayed out of the fray) was not great. It looked like it was too tight on his model. I hated the shade of blue they chose too. The less said about Hester's, the better. I couldn't believe she kept talking about how innovative it was. It was an off the shoulder top with unflattering suspenders separating her model's boobs.

Team Neck Ruffles (Afa, Sebastian, and Tessa) - I don't know why Tessa was insistent that they had to do an evening look, a cocktail look, and a daytime look. Was that a requirement that we didn't hear? On a shallow note, I can't take fashion advice from someone wearing a nude top with a faux black strapless bra. Even though Tessa was micromanaging, I agreed with her about the judges potentially saying that Sebastian's original pattern looked like it was pointing at the vagina. Afa manage to avoid crossing Tessa for the most part, thank goodness.

I loved Afa's cardigan/cape which was so floaty and effortless. The pants fit his model perfectly. The shoe covers were done so well that they looked like real shoes, not shoes with shoe covers. I wasn't crazy about the top though. I don't know what to say about Tessa's look since Sebastian made a good portion of it. I thought it was middle of the road. It was fine but nothing exciting. It was a white off the shoulder dress. I didn't like that the fabric was poofed where the top of the dress met the bottom of the dress. I guess that was intentional but it made it look like the dress didn't fit the model well. The best part of the dress was the skirt, which Sebastian made. I loved Sebastian's dress. The scalloped ruffles really fit with the neck ruffles and he created such a cool effect. I can't believe he made it all in one day and then made that cute flower pot bag for Tessa's model! He made 1 2/3 of his team's collection. I give Tessa credit for voluntarily telling the judges that she didn't know how to construct the skirt and that Sebastian made it for her without any prompting (unlike some previous designers who have grudgingly admitted that someone helped them with their garments only after someone specifically asked about it).

Team Scaffold (Lela, Venny, and Bishme) - I was cracking up when Bishme said he wished he hadn't worn such a tight shirt that day so he could take his hoodie off. It's those silly human moments that make me like the designers. This team had a cohesive vision and they communicated well and it showed in their collection. Bishme's black dress was sexy and dramatic and highlighted the back scaffold beautifully. I liked that Venny used that loose ruffle asymmetrically (on the right top and the bottom left). Lela's ruffled top was pretty and fit in with their theme perfectly. I liked that they didn't overdo the ruffles or make their ruffles identical. It was a nice way to tie their collection together without looking too matchy.

Team Chest Feathers (Kovid, Renee, and Frankie) - While I love that Renee wanted to give her teammates the opportunity to express themselves without any pressure, part of me thought eh, a little bit of pressure might not be the worst thing. I loved how calm Renee was though, especially after hearing Hester screeching. Frankie's talking head optimism during the runway show contrasted with Nina's extreme stank face told me all I needed to know. I liked her outfit better without the jacket (which I felt detracted from the chest feathers), but without the jacket it was just a black bustier and a black skirt. Kovid's gold dress looked too junior, like something you'd find in the prom section at a department store. I liked Renee's outfit from a distance but I didn't like the placement of the black material at the top of the neckline. It wasn't flattering to the model's chest.

Team Necklace (Sonia, Jamall, and Rakan) - Normally I'm not a fan of nude colored fabric, especially for all three garments, but I got the airy ethereal look that they were going for. Sonia's was my favorite of the three. I liked the subtle floral print fabric. Not everything has to be super tight, but I didn't like how loose Rakan's dress was on his model. It was so shapeless that it looked like a hospital gown from the front (the cut of the shoulders didn't help). It did not look like it should have taken two days to make that. Jamall's was terrible too. It looked like she was lying in bed watching movies on a rainy night and then she wrapped a comforter around herself when she decided to go to the kitchen to get some snacks.

I love that Sebastian was the winner (I would have been fine with Afa winning too), but I wouldn't have minded if Team Scaffold had been the top team. As for the losers, all of the other teams were pretty bad so it as a toss up for me.

I was fine with Frankie going home. I'm glad that the judges aren't going to give people a million chances to fail. Do well or go home!

[sunshine23]

First of all, the elephant in the room; Hester. She is annoying as all get out, and if I had to work with her on this challenge I would have wanted to slap her in the head with a bold of fabric. Heck, I wanted to do it sitting on my couch watching. She is selfish and entitled, and I was hoping she'd be the one eliminated because her behavior seriously impeded her team's ability to create their visions.

LOVED the winning team's looks and would also be torn between the top two choices. Both were AMAZING for different reasons I am not liking the lady on the winning team. 

The one who got sent home deserved to based on 2 competitions in a row where she just failed miserably. I feel for Kovid, but Nina is even over the crying. She was never quite as vocal on the original Project Runway, at least that I could remember. 

Loving Christian! (but still miss Tim.)

[Ashforth]

3 hours ago, Aulty said:

I liked the pants look better than the winning dress (which reminded me of S5 winner Leanne)

Thank you! When the judges were gushing about having never seen anything like the wavy panels on that dress, I was thinking, well, Leanne, along with several other designers over the many seasons of PR and PRAS.

[BusyOctober]

UGH...Hester the Jester needs to GO!  What an untalented entitled POS she is. She made her team buy all the blue tulle on the planet, then opts to use 5% of it?? AND take from her teammate's sad allotment of fabric?? Get the Hell OUT!  Her "finished" outfit looked very similar to the Cinderella dress up hideousness she showed in the first episode to introduce her signature "style".  It was pale blue, had sheer fabric and tulle as well.  Does she have a supply of those under her bed, and just repurposes them?  She must've raided every TJ Maxx and Marshalls kids' department to find all the cheap polyester and acetate Disney Princess costumes before packing them in her clown car.  I don't know how her team (Nadine) kept from losing it with her.  

Gotta say, I'm over Kovid as well.  Other than his "King Julien" voice, I don't like him as a designer very much.  Too weepy and not impressed with his clothes.  I'm sorry he was bullied, but so has almost every designer on this show...for being gay, for being different, for being poor...Those feelings of pain and embarrassment surely were part of making you who you are.  Celebrate that you survived it and came out the other side as a competent and successful person.  Don't use it as a crutch when the going gets tough.  It IS a part of your history, but what happened 5-10-20 years ago can't be the weight on your shoulders to lug around  for the next 20 years.  I say this as a former nerdy, band geek who was (& still is!) fat, and dealt with daily torture from Mean Girls 6th -9th grade.  

The winning team was head & (horned) shoulders above the other teams with their designs! Sebastian's dress was Heaven!  I should say he did a great job on "Tessa's" dress too.  And I covet that little handbag he whipped up on the fly.  Once the judges scrunched the sleeves of Tessa's top, it looked sooo much better.  Awesome, cohesive look and Sebastian's dress will be one I remember.

I do not understand what "neck ruffles" are though.  I can see that the necklace, back gills, horns and feathers were supposed to represent implants someone (inexplicably IMO) puts under the skin, but what the heck were the ruffles??  It looked just like an Elizabethan ruff from a High School drama dpt.  And if the glowing necklace was implanted subcutaneously, how would one change out the LEDs or batteries when they died out?  Frankly I don't understand ANY of those "body modifications" or why someone would need/want 6" vertical protrusions from their shoulders.  But, I am old.  I thought I was a rebel when I got my ears double pierced in college.

[Pepper Mostly]

11 hours ago, jacksgirl said:

Successful Week 2 !! Have never loved team challenges, but so happy they didn't ask each designer "who should go home?" off the losing team.

Yes, I agree! "who on your team should go home?" is just such a cheap shot. Judging by what we've seen so far, we have a lot of strong personalities here, so any drama that arises will do so organically. No need to stir the pot.

10 hours ago, Plums said:

I agreed with the winner and the loser, though I'm kind of sad that the horn team didn't get called out to be judged, because I thought they were nearly if not equally as bad as the losing team, and there was so much drama with them that it was kind of anticlimactic that they were just safe.

I couldn't stand Hester being so entitled, forcing her manic pixie whimsical tastes on the other designers on her team with fabric that they explicitly didn't want to use, and this was after Christian expressed worry about it. And then having the gall to ask the other designer to modify her look so she could use some of the non-tulle fabric, fabric that there was less of because Hester put it back so she could buy more tulle. OMG. I had no sympathy at all for Hester. 

Frankie was just so disappointing though. Such a good point, that they sent Cavanaugh home week 1 for sending down a poorly made, bland, basic black outfit, and here was Frankie sending the exact same thing down the runway week 2. They let her stay thinking the first design disaster was a fluke, but it turns out she really is just not good. Which sucks, because I love the idea of a plus size specialist designer.  

I thought it was kind of cool that the edit of Team Ruffles started out a bit contentious, with Tessa ordering everyone around and monopolizing Sebastian's time when he had his own design to work on. Plus butting her nose in on the wrong side of the Team Horn drama. And she had immunity, so there was no excusing being a distraction to other people. But then towards and then on the runway, she's all about praising her teammates, particularly Sebastian, giving him all the credit he was due. Very nice. His talents, in this challenge anyway, felt miles above everyone else's. 

Tessa was a tad bossy but someone had to take the wheel. She dialed it back quite a bit by day two, backed off when Sebastian told her he would not be able to help her on the second day, and acknowledged and praised him when it counted. I like her. She's a bit severe and unbending, but she has good instincts and knows her strengths and weaknesses. Her argument for the wool fabric was sound. Sequins?? Yikes. And when she told Sebastian that his dress looked like it was drawing attention to the model's vagina, well, that's exactly what I was yelling at the TV from among my pillows.

And I thought her top was really cute. It made me smile.

9 hours ago, Ashforth said:

Worst of all, Hester pressured and pressured until Nadine, who had stood steadfast, finally gave up some of her fabric so Hester could use it. Hester cut the fabric up, rendering it unusable for Nadine's design, and then decided not to use it. In the meantime, Nadine's garment was compromised. If I were Nadine, I'd be tempted to cut a bitch. 

I was aghast at Hester's behavior, she just bulldozed everyone. I don't blame Nadine for being brusque. After listening to Hester's nattering and watching her flit from one bad decision to another, all of them affecting my work, I'd be ready to cut a bitch too.

I'm most interested in seeing more from Sonia and Afa. They both seem highly skilled and seem to be nice people.

Christian is giving me life right now. I love how practical he is, with his reminders about colors and fabrics. He's not Tim, so no avuncular "talk to me" from him! He's dishing out tough love.

I love Kovid still. He's such a dear. And he's his own worst enemy. Honey, snap out of it!

Edited March 22, 2019 by Pepper Mostly

[Fake Jan Brady]

The real winner in this challenge was Lela: I would love to be double-teamed by with Bishme and Venny.

Happy Sebastian won; loved everything he did - especially the last minute handbag.

[OhTheHumanity]

Wow...Hester is just the WORST!  I actually found myself unconsciously clenching my fists in anger during the second half of the episode when Nadine was talking about Hester ruining and then not even using Nadine's fabric that Hester had badgered/guilted her into sharing.  I really hope that somehow after each episode the judges are filled in a little by the production team about what transpired in the workroom.

Speaking of the workroom...I love that the newly-rejuvinated PR has updated and refreshed the sets (and the button bag 😊)  And I love the LOOK of the workroom, but I don't really love how it works for me, the viewer.  It's too chopped up and too hard to see the various designers except in relative close-up.  I miss the incidental background glances and reactions we used to be able to see from other designers in the more open workroom of the past.  The new one feels a little...I don't know, claustrophobic, I guess.  

Did I mention that Hester is just the worst?