tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695034534740404365.post3622011258281208008..comments2024-03-12T08:17:08.249-04:00Comments on Beau Baby: Project Runway — What Did We Learn This Week? Episode 12, Season 11Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04942455468832787000noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695034534740404365.post-72087412923716389172013-04-15T04:14:38.400-04:002013-04-15T04:14:38.400-04:00I massively squeal-gasped when I saw Daniel's ...I massively squeal-gasped when I saw Daniel's hair in the promo! There was a hint of bitchiness towards Michelle too. Can't wait for the final!!<br /><br />Ps. John Legend was soooo out of his depth. Was hilarious. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695034534740404365.post-3705948355535836122013-04-14T17:46:32.999-04:002013-04-14T17:46:32.999-04:00I love these recaps, and it'll be sad when the...I love these recaps, and it'll be sad when the season is over and we can't all argue over Patricia anymore. But arguing over Patricia is exactly what the Producers are hoping for. <br /><br />You'll notice that Heidi is not just a Judge on the show, but her production company's card comes up at the end of the credits, she is a very powerful Executive Producer on the show, and I'm certain that she's been the one saving Patricia week after week. They even included a bit on the show where she's talking about how it will be nail-biting to see what bits of rolled up toilet paper will come down the catwalk in New York. She's thinking about ratings, and not fashion, when she's looking about Patricia's work.<br /><br />I'm not crazy about how bratty and childish Layana has been, but I think she's turned out great clothing. In my (slightly bitchy) opinion, Patricia should go apply for "Textile Design Reality Show" and leave the garment creation to someone else. I'm also not crazy about how Michelle seems to have very inflated opinions about her own talent. I think this years crop of designers are not really that exciting.<br /><br />If it was up to me, I'd have Stanley and Samantha going to fashion week, with the last spot going to either Michelle or Layana. I think that Daniel has cheesy ideas, and left to his own devices he's going to make some real clangers.<br /><br />(sorry about the super long comment)Ms. McCallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02190263303526887994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695034534740404365.post-5478737843191033312013-04-14T12:55:36.631-04:002013-04-14T12:55:36.631-04:00At the end of the episode when Patricia came in to...At the end of the episode when Patricia came in to tell the first three that she made it, it kind of felt like "one of these things is not like the other". She is the wild card but I think that is something PR needs to keep it fresh and forward. Layana - as mentioned in previous recaps - is an absolute spoiled brat and I can never forget how she treated Daniel in that challenge when she gave him like half a yard of fabric for his entire look. She is too green in my opinion - not enough maturity esp. when she is up against the other four. <br />Here's my only beef with PR and it hasn't been mentioned here. I feel as though the judges are constantly asking the designers to "push the envelope" and they give them avant guarde challenges and then when Patricia gives them something completely out of the envelope they flip out (as sayeth Nina, "fashion is not art" - HUH??!!) I think Patricia is what they ask for - its just not packaged in a commercial way. I have liked everything Patricia has given us - esp. The avant guarde challenge. I understood her jacket this week - she was going for concept and i wish they had shown the way they had layered all those different fabrics to create that textile. She embodies fashion as art which to me is what sets apart high fashion as opposed to what I wear and what I buy at Target and TJ Maxx. I'm surprised that the judges don't point that out. She may not win PR because her look is not very commercial but she would put on a fantastic show of wearable art. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02543591269872142920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695034534740404365.post-69456620785805533922013-04-14T09:53:48.253-04:002013-04-14T09:53:48.253-04:00When Stanley's dress came out, I was like wher...When Stanley's dress came out, I was like where the hell is the $800 of leather sequins? I was so disappointed they were the skirt underlining - I think the judges only caught them because they are watching the runway show from under the runway. He could have used it in a much more interesting way. <br /><br />Patricia's trash bag shirt was so bad! Not that I expect anything but arts and crafts from her ever since the Pocahontas tent dress, but that shirt was truly appalling. It could have almost been neat if it she had chosen a nicer top-color (what is her obsession with white chiffon? Remember the weird white face-hood?) and stuck to a full, more structured look, but adding the strange black squashed collar made it difficult to look at. And let's not forget her 2 lengths of pant hem. Nicole_boldgoodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17643301180839131736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695034534740404365.post-5656412033382608082013-04-13T19:27:03.303-04:002013-04-13T19:27:03.303-04:00yeah, they looked like leather leggings, which was...yeah, they looked like leather leggings, which was a much better idea.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04942455468832787000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695034534740404365.post-70005585686606575502013-04-13T19:26:33.115-04:002013-04-13T19:26:33.115-04:00you raise a great point: the actual fashions peopl...you raise a great point: the actual fashions people wear in those cities....did the designers not get any inspiration from street style? They all focused on buildings....it would be interesting to hear what people from those four cities would have to say...Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04942455468832787000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695034534740404365.post-21071569090144070682013-04-13T14:54:36.695-04:002013-04-13T14:54:36.695-04:00Well, certainly Patricia really disappointed this ...Well, certainly Patricia really disappointed this week for sure. She really didn't have any good excuses for this garment. I am however curious to see what she comes up with for fashion week. My prediction for the win is Stanley. Why won't Richard just go home to Sacramento where he belongs! He did not deserve a trip to London, and you are right, I never saw him do any work at all. I'm sure Stanley just said, step aside and keep your hands to yourself. <br />Nina was over the top yucky this time I think. Heidi has always bothered me with some of her mean spirited comments, but this season she has really redeemed herself.<br />I still don't like pouty Michelle, and the only thing that saved that outfit was the breast plate. The cashmere wool was blah and she couldn't execute the ombre effect. I don't know why they were so mean to Layanna, that jacket really wasn't that bad :(Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026706261655333994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695034534740404365.post-34988595573600355602013-04-13T10:47:13.253-04:002013-04-13T10:47:13.253-04:00you are so right, I never thought of her that way ...you are so right, I never thought of her that way before. Regenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07305723527884801037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695034534740404365.post-28186990517441480142013-04-13T10:36:46.944-04:002013-04-13T10:36:46.944-04:00And by that I mean number one.And by that I mean number one.Ally Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03716260472030358844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695034534740404365.post-79287792342239545702013-04-13T10:36:17.562-04:002013-04-13T10:36:17.562-04:00AGREED. Michelle is my numba designer!
Patricia ...AGREED. Michelle is my numba designer! <br /><br />Patricia reminds me that stereotypical artist type who is so hell bent on making , Art, that what they make is just so, well, ugly. Ally Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03716260472030358844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695034534740404365.post-2340297414091135922013-04-13T05:13:01.243-04:002013-04-13T05:13:01.243-04:00Your review totally made me want to see the show a...Your review totally made me want to see the show and see which fabric shop in Berlin the procucers chose. Need to find it on Youtube, since most of these videos are blocked for ioverseas viewers.Sew on Trendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09294458087146858595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695034534740404365.post-64948701401429802492013-04-13T00:28:03.678-04:002013-04-13T00:28:03.678-04:00Patricia's only around because of her one fan:...Patricia's only around because of her one fan: Heidi Klum, who has always defended Patricia's looks and probably flashed a side boob at the producers to get them to agree. <br /><br />Michelle better win this whole thing, though I know she won't.Andrea (four square walls)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16918273093902968654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695034534740404365.post-84582040370324109352013-04-12T22:02:56.361-04:002013-04-12T22:02:56.361-04:00I can see letting Patricia skate by in the beginni...I can see letting Patricia skate by in the beginning for interest's sake, but the last challenge, where she just made a shapeless blue bag with fringed stripes sewed on vertically...that was just bad, regardless of her sewing partner issues, and she should have gone home for that one. She's done way better things all by herself before, so blaming that disaster on Richard (who, granted, is a completely incompetent sewist) doesn't make sense to me. This week just confirmed it. There's no way her stuff is good enough for her to go to fashion week. Although Layana has made some mediocre pieces as well, this week she really should have been the one who stayed.Abbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00596360832206980948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695034534740404365.post-37883914663122609032013-04-12T21:55:15.681-04:002013-04-12T21:55:15.681-04:00Well... I had decided to give Patricia another cha...Well... I had decided to give Patricia another chance in my book after reading some posts defending her. And.. the verdict (IMHO) is why on earth she make it to the finals??? I really disliked that shirt. <br /><br />Stanley - lining with sequins??? What did I miss to explain that????<br /><br />I though Layana's jacket was much better than they gave her credit for... and to oust Layana and keep Patricia?? (me shaking my head right now....)Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14625862236301365474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695034534740404365.post-12779494244973278832013-04-12T21:11:39.344-04:002013-04-12T21:11:39.344-04:00Well I didn't like Stanley's look, really ...Well I didn't like Stanley's look, really a plain black dress with sequin lining? Since when is that London? London has such wonderful fashion. I just didn't get that one. <br />I don't think Patricia is a designer. She is more like a fabric maker. I so wonder why she will do with a whole runway show! LOL<br />Sad to see Layana go, I think she liked her jacket so much because it took her so long to make it! <br />Don't even get me started about Daniel and those boots!<br />Michelle definitely has the style to go all the way, unless they've already decided on Daniel or Stanley. That is the way they do it now. janel10https://www.blogger.com/profile/13692941002646221785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695034534740404365.post-90738637231184901432013-04-12T18:46:29.570-04:002013-04-12T18:46:29.570-04:00Ya I guess there is no free will. We already knew ...Ya I guess there is no free will. We already knew at least not for Stanley since. he. is. a. robot. I also thought it was weird that they didn’t show Richard working with Stanley. After all that drama with patricia -- ? <br />The fabric shopping research was pathetic! I liked the piecing on daniel’s jacket but am not sure how the judges didn’t think the pleather thigh-highs were hooker boots?? <br /><br />I think last week I think I said that I thought patricia could do cool stuff but she had to step it up bc she hadn’t done anything nice in a while. This week also sucked. So, again, not in line with the one day in one day out! Her textile looked neat close up in the work room but terrible on the runway. And the black leather and rest of the outfit made it worse. I have no idea if she can actually design or if she can just make cool fabric.<br />They shouldn’t make such a big deal of one day you’re in one day you’re out if that’s not actually the case. If I didn’t like michele’s work I’d be pissed.<br />Although it was kind of tragic to put paint on that cashmere, I liked the effect. I think though, like Michele noted, it would have been better if it was stronger. that fabric was so springy and flowy but still thick though!<br />LLBBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03632600937650570999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695034534740404365.post-90190673740394404342013-04-12T18:26:34.874-04:002013-04-12T18:26:34.874-04:00ya know, they didn't look like hooker boots an...ya know, they didn't look like hooker boots and I was sooooo sure they would. lolRegenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07305723527884801037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695034534740404365.post-34575507362277671192013-04-12T18:02:04.821-04:002013-04-12T18:02:04.821-04:00definitely had mixed feelings about this episode. ...definitely had mixed feelings about this episode. lately i've taken to defending patricia (fyi: i am not her #1 fan, mostly i just enjoy seeing what crazy thing she comes up with, and i hear she has great credentials), but yeah. not a fan of the fluffy TP jacket. with all that money, there was no other interesting "textile design" she could come up with? hmmm... ultimately i am very curious about what she creates for fashion week, i think her talent doesn't translate well with PR time constraints. plus they always keep around an odd-ball and/or artsy designer, so i guess she's the one for this season. if everything weren't fixed (and yes, i totally agree that the whole thing is fixed!) she would have left a long time ago. there was ample opportunity!<br /><br />i definitely wasn't sad to see layana go. i don't think she's done anything all that interesting and while her coat was nicely tailored, it just wasn't... anything special. the more i look at it the less i like it. she could have done the lace layered thing and had a much more interesting coat!<br /><br />i really wish michelle wouldn't have tried to paint that cashmere. i mean, why? i did love how the hemline swung around so elegantly; that was a nice touch.<br /><br />stanley--lining with super expensive sequins? oh that really irked me. that's just not cool. plus, didn't it look like the sequins would be against the model's skin? wouldn't it be extremely uncomfortable?<br /><br />daniel--loved his look. how he managed to get that pleather to look so great is a mystery for sure! the piecing was super modern and interesting. and how the hooker boots didn't look like hooker boots is beyond me!lisa g.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09891757600316953288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695034534740404365.post-39649916784767883472013-04-12T17:18:24.987-04:002013-04-12T17:18:24.987-04:00I think they just really, really wanted to see wh...I think they just really, really wanted to see what she would do for a runway show and gave her the benefit of the doubt a half-dozen times. As for the teams aspect, it only makes sense to a point. Yes, designers have to work in a team, but the leader would be clear ... I wonder if they will have their seamstresses for the finale?Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04942455468832787000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695034534740404365.post-76047495367871839412013-04-12T17:00:37.907-04:002013-04-12T17:00:37.907-04:00Easy answer to the teams question- they still have...Easy answer to the teams question- they still have teams, though now only one designer is creating and the second has already gotten the auf and is reduced to seamstress.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11447949592701882774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695034534740404365.post-15647002784253474312013-04-12T14:45:14.213-04:002013-04-12T14:45:14.213-04:00well, this episode does confirm that this is, inde...well, this episode does confirm that this is, indeed, entertainment and the producers have a larger say that i would hope<br /><br />I don't know how Patricia didn't get ousted long ago when there were much better divas' to keep around for the drama.<br /><br />and since this is project runway teams, why aren't they designing for fashion week in teams? what was the point of all that team stuff if they aren't going to have any teams at the end?Regenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07305723527884801037noreply@blogger.com