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Project Runway 9 - Can't We Just All Get Along?

2011-09-12T00:10:00.000-07:00

They just gave us a break from a team challenge and then they just throw another one at us. The challenge was to work as a team to create their own fabrics using their HP technology suite and create a cohesive collection but only 3 pieces had to contain their custom made fabrics. We knew whichever team got Josh M. and Bert would have their entire teams confessionals be complaining about them but to have them on one team gives you a public fight along with a ton of confessionals totally bitching about it. Well as you know one team contained Josh M., Bert, Becky, Laura and Kimberly which named themselves Team Nuts and Bolts but I'd just leave out the Bolts part since they are all nuts. The other team consisted of Anthony Ryan, Anya, Bryce, Olivier and Viktor, they went by Team Chaos although pretty much they were all in harmony. Let's see how this team dynamics affects their designs:

Team Chaos:

Print Fabrics:

I liked all their prints and when it became fabric, I liked it even more.

Anthony Ryan

I think that this design looks very preppy punk, I know that totally clashes but I get a preppy feel from the look but it has an overall light punkish look. This is very wearable and sellable, the fabrics looks very good on this design. That pop of color is very nice but I'm not a fan of the color.

Anya:

I thought this was a nice cocktail dress, not a standout really but when it turned around and I saw that back I completely thought it was a strong look after that. It's nicely made and the use of the print is nice, that open square back really gives this dress that sex appeal that is lacking in the front.

Bryce:

This look was the more casual look from this collection, it fits in with the rest. Those shorts look great and I like that the top has a nice movement and is casual daywear but definitely not the best look in the bunch like I said with Anthony's look not a fan of the color.

Olivier:

I wasn't a fan of this look because I felt once again Olivier goes with a pretty muted look but when the close up of the look shows it completely changes my mind. The jacket is so well-made and definitely looks good, the pants actually looks better on the show than it does in this photo.

Viktor:

I really like this dress! That sheer effect on top along with the slight makes this dress less generic, then that unique print really makes dress interesting. Not much to say other than this look is just great.

Team Nuts and Bolts:

Fabric Prints:

I get the idea behind these fabrics with their concept of a clock but these fabrics are just terrible.

Becky:

I would say this look is just like all of Becky's work so far on the show. It's been a bit mundane, frumpy, very bland work. I don't like the way the top looks along with the color and that word print skirt kind of sucks. The jacket is alright but definitely not good enough to save this terrible outfit.

Bert:

I like this dress, well almost, the length is just all wrong. He could have made it longer to the ground or shorter to above the knee this would have been probably the best look on the team. I like the zipper going across the front of the dress. Like I said before the print is not so great but he was able to work with it and make it at least partially presentable and he had to use it since no one else really wanted to work with this print and I can't blame them.

Josh M.:

Ugh this ugly word print again! I mean text prints do work sometimes but this is not one of those cases and I can't stand looking at that much of it at once. Whoever chose those words really didn't really think if people actually wanted to wear them. The jacket was nice and interesting and it has that cog concept behind it and I like the color of navy blue top but feel it just doesn't completely fit in with the outfit.

Kimberly:

I really like this top and that blue that sticks out but whatever that brown skirt thing is suppose to be looks just plain atrocious. The shape is never what a woman wants around her hips, maybe it rided up too high and made it look like this but that skirt is just ugly and I don't want to look at this any longer than I have to.

Laura:

I would say this has to be the best look on this team yet it really doesn't fit in with the rest. I mean yes the blue shows up in other pieces and it incorporates that ugly word print but it doesn't have that casual frumpiness about it that many of the others have. Love the blue color and really digging this jumpsuit although I've seen quite a few this season along with that zipper detailing.

I think it's obvious who I think had the best team and collection, congrats Team Chaos!

So who did I crown the winner of this challenge?

Viktor! He had the best look, it was a fantastic evening look that used a print that was unique and cohesive with his teammates. It was definitely a standout among a bunch of great outfits.

Let's see who I thought should be out this challenge

Becky! I've been over Becky's design aesthetic for awhile now, it's just too frumpy and has no modern ideas behind it She is a great tailor but no creativity leaves you with nothing to really design about. I'm glad she's gone because I can't stand to see something like this again.

~Anthony

Project Runway 9 - The Art of the Matter

2011-09-05T16:22:00.000-07:00

Sorry for this being late but I was on vacation in the Caribbeans along with Lauren. Here is my late recap of last Thursday's episode of Project Runway. I'm a huge fan of Haute Couture so I was happy to hear that this challenge would be a avant-garde challenge inspired by art done by art students. Some of these looks I absolutely have no clue how it pertains to either avant-garde or the artwork but I did have a lot of looks I liked although I feel they didn't push it as far as they could have with a challenge that is avant-garde. Let's see how the designers did:

The best looks this challenge:

Anya

I found this design very cool looking, it's interesting and I see the African tribal feel that was going on in the painting put into this dress. I think this is almost a bit too ready to wear but still has that avant-garde feeling. Definitely love that feature top she is wearing and the shape of the bottom skirt is great. I really felt this look was definitely going to be in the top but it wasn't.

Anthony Ryan

Another look from Anthony Ryan that I really like and is one of my favorite looks this challenge. I think it's a very cool look that has an edge with the way the hair is styled. The construction is a bit messy but I get the brush stroke effect that his artist put onto that painting along with the nude illusion under it all. He finally won after so long being in the top, I felt he should have won a few challenges back.

Josh M.

His idea for this design really was original and felt like the painting inspired it. It was original and he pulled out a story from the painting and translated it to this garment. I feel this is almost a bit too ready to wear rather than the couture idea but the top might help along with the "smoke" in the hair. The skirt is adorable and nicely painted. I wonder how the judges could even pick a winner with all these good looks.

Kimberly

I love this look! I'm glad she gave almost a literal look to her painting which was of a giant bird and she covered this look in those feathers. I love the way the feathers look against the leather and the overall silhouette of the dress. This was definitely an edgy look and I think she was definitely a strong contender this round that should have been in the top.

Laura

Another look that I didn't find the most avant-garde but it does have that over exaggeration of those ruffles along with the boning under makes this look different than a typical ruffly, flowy dress. I couldn't for the longest time find out how this related to the painting until she explained it. I like the look a lot but I still wanted this to push the boundaries more.

Middle of the Road:

Becky

This design has nothing avante garde about it, I get the painting from this but I wish it had more of a connection rather than just those green cubes when it had a lot more to it. The shoulder detail has been done before but with flowers and other detailings, the cubes do not make a look avant-garde. Becky is not ever going to be a standout since she is just can't seem to pull off that great of looks.

Bryce

A straight jacket does seem like a haute couture idea, which Alexander McQueen has done and was well executed, while this was not well executed at all. It was pretty much boring, nothing interesting about this look, which is not avant-garde whatsoever, but it was at least finished and well made and had the idea behind it that fit with the painting of a deranged looking person.

Viktor

This dress looks nice but I don't get it with his piece of artwork. He was given this green painting that look like vines with some blues and reds in there that made these types of thorns. I see that it does look like the dress was attacked by thorns to create that ripped effect but I wasn't even sure what he was going with. Viktor could have pushed it a bit further while keeping to the idea of the painting.

The worst looks:

Bert

This is the most literal look to walk down that runway. To be quite honest, I think he had the hardest artwork since it was just a bunch of random things placed onto a canvas. Everything that pretty much was shown on the painting is sewn onto this outfit. I don't like the fit and proportions but it's definitely avant-garde. It has that unwearable feeling to it while being a bit crazy. It just looks like a terrible mess though, there is a right and wrong way to do avant-garde and this is the wrong one.

Josh C.

I thought pirate wench when I saw this look, she could possibly be a cocktail waitress in Las Vegas at Treasure Island with this outfit. It just looks so cheap and trashy yet more ready to wear than any other look in the bunch. I don't think he understood what avant-garde meant so he just went with this. I don't even get how this was suppose to fit with the painting, I guess her hair makes her animalistic almost like a wolf while having her heart exposed.

Olivier

Another drab look from Olivier, I finally love that the judges called him out on this mess since he deserved it in many challenges so far. I find only the top that is gray looks goo the rest makes absolutely no sense with his painting, it was a whole bunch of color and vibrancy that this is so dull and boring. He needed more color but the look is terrible. I think even his model's underwear is showing in his dress and he even had to glue the top to his model but of course he was able to fix it after Tim Gunn had informed him it was against the rules or else we'd have two shows in one garment. This was a disaster.

So who did I pick as having the best avant-garde look this challenge?

Kimberly! This look is so edgy and avant-garde, I was surprised when she was called safe, although Anthony Ryan is my favorite and he won with the judges, this was just an amazing avant-garde look that isn't a giant bird costume which it could have gone that direction.

The designer that should be out is.......

Josh C. and Olivier, I believe this show shouldn't just eliminate one designer a round but rather eliminate the worst looks because they both are just tragic. This should never be close to the word avant-garde because this is so far away from it, one is trashy the other is just plain mundane.

~Anthony

Project Runway 9 - Off The Track

2011-08-26T02:16:00.000-07:00

Although for some last challenge seemed like a team challenge, this is the official second team challenge of the season. This episode eliminated an entire "team" because Cecilia decided to quit joining Julie, who she helped finish her outfit last challenge. The four team captains were determined by a race around a track and the first four to finish the race would choose in the order they finished. The teams were all picked and it ended up being Josh M., Anya, and Becky as the first team, Anthony Ryan, Laura and Bert as the second, and Viktor and Olivier as the last team but since the teams were uneven Heidi decided to bring back an eliminated contestant and is it was Josh C. I wonder how he will do in the competition now that he has a second chance and I want to see how far he can get. The challenge was to create a three piece cohesive look that used denim and suede that would fit along with HKNB shoes, the winning look would be sold as part of Heidi's collection on Amazon. Let's see how they did this challenge:

Anthony Ryan, Bert and Laura

I don't get this team's concept at all, they are just three looks that barely have anything in common. I like Anthony's top but his shorts just look terrible and totally unflattering on any woman, I get that he was trying to make it more like something you'd wear with sneakers but this was just bad, disappointing because he's one of my favorites and has so far done so well. Bert's looks like she's going out on the town almost like a cocktail party but after work, this almost seems like something for last challenge but not. I don't get how this outfit works with sneakers at all, so once again I feel Bert is just throwing challenges. Lastly, there is Laura which I actually like her top, well the front at least, and vest but don't like the shorts at all. I think Laura's is the best in her group but damn those shorts look so strange, almost like it's the same as the shirt fabric but added something above it.

Anya, Becky, and Josh M.

I think these three have elements that bring together a cohesion. I think Josh M.'s outfit brings it together because it has piece of Becky's short with the print of Anya's maxi dress. I'm not as big of a fan of Anya's maxi dress for one reason and that's the pink strip down the front, I felt it could have done without that but other than that it is a great dress but it's a casual one that would fit with the sneakers. Becky's outfit was iffy, I don't see this being good at all because the shirt is kind of boring and the skirt just looks so strange with the blue stripes but it's not a terrible outfit. I like Josh's outfit as well, I just think that the print is just great and probably why I like Anya's and Josh's. I like the cut vest yet it all works together as on outfit. Although they had a team mishap it came together to produce some pretty good outfits.

Bryce, Danielle, and Kimberly

This is the least cohesive of the bunch, I don't see how all of these go together, it seems like each just went their own point of few an used similar fabrics. I actually really liked Bryce's dress, it's casual yet has interesting details to it that it isn't just a simple boring dress, especially love the darts and shoulders, it looked better on the show than it does in this picture. Danielle's outfit looks like what she has done throughout the competition and it's just not cutting it since it's so simple/basic that it just has no wow factor, it's pretty much just boring but I like the color of the top. I think Kimberly really had a step down this challenge because this just isn't great at all but at least the jacket is really good and it saves the outfit from being a huge snoozefest.

Joshua C., Olivier, and Viktor

This group I believe had the most cohesive collection. I see one idea going from one look to another that it's soft yet has an tough edge to it. Josh C's first challenge back and he didn't suck, which is a good thing because he was a trainwreck the first time around he actually produced a good look, especially the modern shirt. I like Olivier's top but once again he creates such mundane clothes that aren't modern at all, even after Heidi tells him he should change it, he sticks to his guns and it was a mistake. I like Viktor's look especially the jacket, the dress is nice and cute but I didn't like the fabric when I saw it on the runway, it just looked so cheap but the overall look was a bit more expensive.

My choice for the winner of this challenge is..................

Josh M.! This was a very modern look, I liked he print and the cut vest. I believe he styled this very nice and it totally works with those sneakers.

My choice for the worst design and the designer that should have been out this challenge is................

I had to agree with the judges on this one. It just looks so boring, this is not something new or exciting and if I just saw this for the rest of the competition, I'd really just rather take a few naps.

~Anthony

Project Runway 9 - All About Nina

2011-08-19T02:47:00.000-07:00

Like the title of the episode says, this episode was all about Nina. I actually like what Nina stands for, the everyday working woman that needs clothes for the business place but also after work for a night out on the town. The designers were to design a look that Nina would wear from a day at work to night, I felt Nina didn't give much to work with since as she was giving her list of things she dislikes, I was like I don't even know what's really left that could give us a wow factor. I felt a lot of the designs this round weren't as great as I would have hoped but let's check out the best and worst looks and see how they coped with trying to design for one of the hardest judges to please:

Here are the outfits that I did like:

Anya

I really loved this design, what I didn't love was that it wasn't all Anya that did this and probably glad that it didn't win for that fact. I mean this competition is about constructing your own garments or if you do something in a group you take credit for that part. You can't be judge on something that someone else did. Without the collar and finishings that Laura did for this garment, it wouldn't have looked this good. This picture also does not do the outfit justice as it did on the TV. I could see this totally fitting the challenge and it's very modern, maybe not the most Nina like outfit but I think it could possibly be something she might wear.

Joshua M.

This outfit is almost like a mullet, it's business in the front and party in the back. I feel the front is a bit safe and very generic but the shape had something to it but when she turned around I really liked the cutouts and the silhouette but it's very, very orange. I think if he toned done a bit of the orange or even picked a different color I would have liked this more but I still like this more than a lot of the other outfits out there.

Kimberly

I can see why the judges picked this as the winning look, it's an interesting top and very nicely tailored pants. I like where the cutout is since it gives a hint of sexiness but isn't in bad taste for an office attire. I see this less business-like but when I saw Nina wearing it, it really changed my mind and I could see it there. My biggest issue would be the flap at the bottom of the top, I find it having too many asymmetrical pieces to it that it's too repetitive.

Viktor

When I saw this I thought damn for a little black dress this has a wow factor to it. Just those little detailings really gave this outfit a shape that was interesting and that shoulder affect is very current. My issue would be the neckline, I think he could have brought it down a bit more, it makes her neck look short and awkward.

Onto the outfits that I didn't like:

Bert

Can someone tell me one interesting thing about this outfit at all? I really thought this would be in the bottom just for having nothing popping, this looks like a little black dress that has a bit of pleats and darts showing. I find the only things I like are the things he didn't make at all, those shoes and glasses. This isn't terrible but it is so boring that I probably would fall asleep if someone at the office wore this and I had to look at them.

Cecilia

Yes I would fire Nina Garcia too if I saw her walking into the office wearing this. You can't be a fashion editor and think this is good in any way. The fabrics look old and they make you feel sad, the detailing going across the bodice was a good idea and I felt that actual silhouette had promise but the fabrics were just so bad together and bad separately. With the fabrics she bought there was absolutely no way she could have made anything good. I disliked her defeatist attitude as well, she doesn't want to be here and this outfit shows it.

Danielle

I didn't get why this was in the bottom with the judges, I'm not saying this was good but there were worse outfits along with this one. I don't see much fashion or anything intriguing about this outfit but it was better than Bert's and his wasn't in the bottom. I did feel this was just a bit more business than night on the town and that neck area isn't perfectly constructed. I liked that it had some sort of pop of color and nicely tailored pants. It is a snoozefest and has a strange collar.

Julie

This just looks like a collage of fabrics sewn together to make this coat...dress? I would just say coat since I wouldn't personally call this a dress. The very open neck and strange collar just didn't work, I don't know what's up with bad collars in this challenge. I felt she had an idea with this and it doesn't look terrible but it does look a bit last minute put together.

Olivier

I think Olivier has been getting away with producing some bad stuff, this is the second time I feel he wasn't placed in the bottom for something that deserves it. I felt this looked so badly made since it's so puckery and wrinkled. I just think this looks like a mess and reminds me a lot of his outfit from challenge one and I'm not a fan of either of them.

So who did I pick as having the best design this challenge?

Anya! I am basing this only on the design but if I were the judges, I would not have awarded her the win just because someone else helped her make this and this competition is about making your own clothes, while I know in the real industry they have others actually sew the clothes.

The person I would select to be out is........................

Cecilia, just because this just looks terrible. I can't imagine anyone thinking this looks good at all and would wear this anywhere. I felt kind of drab after looking at this design for a bit wondering why it was so terrible. I can't stand this look but I wish I could give Olivier the boot too just because his wasn't that much better.

~Anthony

Wet N' Wild

2011-08-16T12:00:00.000-07:00

Liquid Blue Floral Tankini / Gadzooks Skirt / Vintage belt

Splendid Maxi Striped Color Block dress/ St. John Sunglasses

ANIMAL MODE out at the beach once again, this time getting totally wet n' wild. Featured in our post is Michelle and Lauren wearing two different types of dresses one may want to wear out to the beach for the summer. Michelle chose a white tube dress that can be easily used as a cover up for her bikini. Lauren on the other hand decided to wear a maxi dress which is in style for this summer. She decided to use a loose chain belt to accessorize it as well. These dresses are two different ways you can go out to the beach without having to look like the girl right next to you with her bikini and short shorts. I hope you guys enjoy the rest of your summer. We know its almost ending for some of you so get out there & get wet!!.

Project Runway 9 - Go Big or Go Home

2011-08-12T17:03:00.000-07:00

For the contestants first challenge using fabrics at mood, I found this challenge to be slightly ridiculous. I mean yes, Project Runway is known for doing challenges that are out there but this just was not something I'd ever have in mind. The challenge was to make an outfit for a stilt performer, I never knew they had to be fashionable but apparently they do...I didn't get the huge difficulty of this challenge, it was just longer leg proportions than usual. Well onto all the looks this challenge:

Anthony Ryan and Laura

I liked this look and it moved great on the runway. I felt this was a good ready to wear piece and Michael Kors said that if it was made shorter it could be worn by a non-stilt performer as well. I agree with Nina thought I was like I've seen this before and it wasn't that most imaginative design, it was reminiscent of Gucci's Fall 2011 RTW collection.

Pretty much a combination of these two looks made into a cheaper version was what they created this challenge but it was still a good look for the challenge. I like the sheer on the Gucci versions but it wouldn't look for the challenge since the stilts would show.

Anya and Oliver

I find this a lot like Anthony and Laura's in which if they made it shorter it would just walk off the runway fine. It was a nice design and I like the use of color but I felt it was a bit too safe, it didn't take a huge risk like I would have liked. This is another look that reminds me of a runway look this time taking from Alexander McQueen's Spring 2010 RTW.

When I saw the look, I immediately went I've seen this before it reminds me a lot of McQueen, who of course I love, but this was not a great version of the look at all.

Becky and Kimberly

This look was the most edgy of the bunch. I felt this look had a concept behind it and was nicely constructed. I felt the color was a bit strange but I think the jacket was really interesting and kept your attention while the pants were nicely made and went with the jacket.

Bert and Viktor

This outfit looked so bad. It looks like an outdated curtain was made into a dress from the Victorian Era. It just looks like a big bad mess and it was not photographed that well either. I like the fabric coloring in which it sometimes looks purple or green but not in the way it is used at all. It looks so strange and like a giant blob was moving towards you. This needed some restraint which neither of them showed. I can tell they didn't work well together since this was produced.

Bryce and Fallene

This was a huge snoozefest, it had almost nothing interesting about it and it was just one giant tutu with boring pants, boring top and almost no color. It looked like it had no concept, although if Fallene didn't mess up the top it might have been better but I don't imagine by that much.

Cecilia and Danielle

This outfit was nicely constructed and was a polished finished look. I think the chiffon top over that tanktop was a nice effect and those sleeves were a job well done. I think the pants looked good but it sort of looks wrinkly but that might be what they were going for with the pleating. A nice finished, tailored look but it wasn't a wow moment.

Joshua and Julie

This look just packs a lot of bold punches. It has that bold red top with that matador cape as a sleeve paired with that bold print on the pants. If this was a normal woman this might have been better since that much pattern really shows how off the proportions are and exaggerates it. I like that they at least had a concept and executed it but damn this was a lot of look in one outfit.

My favorite looks this challenge were: Anthony Ryan and Laura and Becky and Kimberly, although I wasn't overly impressed with the results of this challenge.

The worst outfits this challenge were: Bert and Viktor and Bryce and Fallene.

Who's design did I pick as the winning look?

Anthony Ryan and Laura! The outfit was a knockoff of Gucci but still the best look in this bunch.

The look that I felt was the worst and should definitely be out and never made again is......

Bryce and Fallene, this was just atrocious and not a single concept I can think of can rescue this terrible monstrosity.

~Anthony

that's so 70's

2011-08-09T16:03:00.000-07:00

Jantzen Swimsuit/ Equipment shirt/ St John necklace/ Vintage hat

Liquid Blue Swim suit/ Sweet & simple crochet vest

Here we got two different looks for our 70's beach outing. Lauren is wearing a one-piece swimsuit and covered it with a chiffon shirt. She accessorized it with a pearl necklace which really brought the entire 70's classy outfit together. The vintage hat makes the outfit more intriguing as well. Michelle on the other, took the 70's theme to a different direction with her indie hair accessory along with her cream crochet vest. These small detailing turned her two-piece floral tankini into a bohemian styled 70's swim wear.

I hope you like our interpretation of the 70's. Although we are both in the same decade, you can take the 70's into any direction you are more comfortable with. Either way you will always look great!

OC fair

2011-08-07T00:00:00.000-07:00

Forever 21 Blazer / White braided top / Charlotte Russe Lace shorts / Aldo Gladiators

Miss Me Dress/ Vintage belt/ life stride sandals

Our pictures from the OC fair. We went on a Wednesday and was able to try the fried klondike bar, curly fries, italian ice, fried oreos, freshly squeezed lemonade and much more. It was our first time going to the OC fair together and it was a lot of fun. This post includes two outfits: one from Lauren and the other worn by Michelle. We had totally different looks. Lauren wore a skirt from Miss Me in which she turned into a dress by belting it. The skirt top portion is almost like a satin/silk finish with lace trimmings while the rest of the skirt was made out of tulle and lined with cotton fabric. Mchelle wore a white tank bustier with a pink lace short. She pulled the outfit together with her white bow belt & topped it off with her black blazer.

Project Runway 9 - My Pet Project

2011-08-05T02:07:00.000-07:00

This episode's challenge is the absolute signature challenge of Project Runway and the reason why I watch, the unconventional materials challenge! I still remember Austin's corn husk dress from the supermarket challenge, Daniel V's flower dress from the flower district challenge, Leanne's car dress made from car parts, Andy's ribbon dress from a party store and the hardware challenge from season 8.

This time the unconventional materials came from a pet store. I really didn't know what I would do if I was placed into a pet store and asked to make a fashionable outfit out of something unconventional. I commend all these contestants for thinking of something but of course there were a lot of terrible or terribly boring outfits this challenge. Let's first take a look at the best designs this challenge:

Anthony Ryan

I absolutely love this outfit! This was sooo creative and I can't believe he was able to do this in a day. Placing all those bird seeds onto this outfit was a lot of work and I didn't believe he would finish. That neckline pushes this to the next level, yes it needed more length but for such a short time and getting all those seeds to stay on is a great job.

Joshua M.

I felt this was so current. The loose fit on the top is very on trend while giving it a nice twist with the amazing vibrant colors. That skirt seems so simple but it's nicely done and really complements that top. I find he did overstyle this outfit but if we took some of those extra things away the outfit he actually made was a job well done.

Oliver

I liked this outfit, I felt it does have a nice elegance and the texture looks great. I think she looks ridiculous with those eyebrows and I feel the fit isn't great but it was so creative. I can't believe he made this out of hamster bedding and a dog bed. I felt that he didn't go the most unconventional with the top since he did use a dog bed but it was nicely done and the belt really helped modernize it along with giving it some sort of shape. If the fit was perfect this would have been amazing.

Moving onto the ones that were disasters this round.

Bert

Bert! I had such high hopes for you since you really impressed in that first challenge. This just doesn't live up to what I would expect from you. This is very frumpy and just the weirdest looking thing on that runway. It looks like you just had a simple black dress and wanted to add this weird white sheer thing to make it a bit more interesting and yes it caught the eye but not in a good way at all.

Bryce

This was just a big train wreck walking down the runway. It was a badly made and fitted top that was absolutely unflattering on her body and so was that skirt. The skirt looked like a whole bunch of people had no place to put their used tissues so they just attached it to her dress. Oh and if I never hear wee wee paper again I'll be a happy guy since this is what will pop into my mind, if I could I would take a wee wee on this.

Fallene

There was nothing absolutely wrong with this outfit but damn is it the most boring thing you could make this challenge. I think the belt is the most interesting thing about this outfit and it wasn't even made by her or even great with this outfit. This was just a snoozefest walking.

Joshua C.

This was a pretty safe outfit. I felt he didn't push the boundaries at all, he used conventional materials to make this and he made a predictable outfit. He made up for the fit issues in his last challenge but this is not creative at all and the green belt clashes with the outfit.

Julie

This looked totally terrible. I felt the silhouette was good but the way the material looks is very cheap and terribly constructed. The dog collar/leash is the best part of this outfit, she did try something though with dog food bags but this was not a great outfit by any means but it's not the worst out there either.

My Results:

Winner:

Anthony Ryan! I love this outfit and I totally agree with Heidi, finally!

My favorite from the start is really impressing me, hopefully he keeps it up.

Out:

Bert, I felt this had no effort or creativity. He made a boring dress while making it terrible looking.

There were bigger messes but this was just terrible, had he not had immunity, I think he would have gone home.

~Anthony

Project Runway 9 - Come As You Are

2011-07-29T16:33:00.000-07:00

I was so excited to see this season start! It was long awaited but it's finally here. This season Project Runway allowed us to see a casting special along with the final casting cuts, which we could finally see all the designers' previous works.

Once the final cast was established, the challenge is revealed to be a combination of two staple challenges of Project Runway. This is reminiscent of last season's first challenge, which they used their own clothes although they were given to another designer this time it was taken directly off their back and it was their sleepwear, and the first challenge of season 3, which they could use materials in their room except this time they were assigned to only take a bedsheet.

For a challenge using clothes they went to bed in and a bedsheet, the clothes did not turn out horrendously terrible but there are always bad outfits. Check out what the designers made:

The ones I like were the exact same as the judges.

Anthony:

I thought he turned out a very nice outfit. He gave it more of a punk vibe with the color palette. It was styled very well being disheveled, the trimmings were a smart idea and the skirt is nicely done.

Anya:

The pants really made this outfit, the fit and the design she added was well done. The top left me a bit blah but when I saw the back, it made it so much better.

Bert:

The was a great design, although it might be unsanitary to be wearing his boxers on that model. I think the dress is so well executed and made, it's just a great design. The judges are right the styling reminds me a bit of the 60s hair style and he could have gone modern.

The ones that were misses were:

Josh C.:

I felt this design just shrunk in the wash and it has unflattering lines in it.

Julie:

It was nice to see a bright standout color but that print makes it feel so juvenile. The pants didn't look that terrible until we got a close up and it was badly made for sure.

Oliver:

This design was just drab, boring and really unflattering to her body. If there was a bottom four I hope he's in it.

Rafael:

This outfit doesn't look like it fit her right. The top just looks like she's busting out of it rather than it being intentional. The pants were really tight on her and showing the darts was not a good idea. The necklace added some much needed color but it looks so bad with the outfit.

My Results:

Winner:

Bert! This design was great and who would have thought of this with boxers.

Out:

Rafael...just everything was wrong with this outfit.

~Anthony

Project Runway Season 9

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"Originally from the minds of the Bravo Network, supermodel Heidi Klum, and Elle Magazine comes Project Runway (a spinoff of the Emmy-nominated series Project Greenlight), an all-new behind-the-scene documentary series and competition set in the other most glamorous business in the world: the fashion industry. For the nineth season, cameras will roll for fourteen episodes as up-and-coming designers compete in weekly challenges and are given all the resources of a top designer to prepare a competitive runway show for the next New York Fall Fashion Week."
- From TV.com.

I'm really excited for this season! I have been waiting for a new season for the longest time especially after watching every episode aired so far. Each week, I'll try to discuss my favorite designs and critiquing the worst designs, I'm really hoping to see designs that bring fashion to life and of course, the best thing about the show, the train-wrecks on the runway.

Based on their designer profile on myLifetime.com, the designers I'm really looking forward to see are Anthony Ryan Auld since he likes listening to ADELE and Lady Gaga while designer and one of his favorite designers is Alexander McQueen, which is my all time favorite designer. Bryce Black is another designer I'm looking forward to, he seems like he's a little monster since most of his inspirations are Lady Gaga and another fan of McQueen.

That's all I have for now everyone. Tune into Lifetime on tonight, July 28th at 9PM to see the season premiere then check back here!

~Anthony

Classic Audrey Hepburn

2011-07-22T13:00:00.000-07:00

Our first inspiration came from Audrey Hepburn who was a timeless icon in the 1900s. Her iconic black dress featured in Breakfast at Tiffany’s is a classic look that will always be remembered. The simple black dress is something everyone must own in their closet. Its simplicity and sophistication makes it so breathtaking and fascinating which is the main reason why we chose Audrey Hepburn. her elegance in this dress is what makes it remarkable, its what makes it unchanging. In other words,this piece will never go out of style no matter what age you are, or what period you live in. But fear not, although Audrey Hepburn is timeless and classic, you can still unleash your inner Hepburn.

Thus, we present two different looks with a modern twist, fashionable for today’s time.

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Salutations!

2011-07-18T19:56:00.000-07:00