Project Runway Season 8

i hate this season so far
i dont see anyone that strikes me yet

 

Yeah, this season's been pretty underwhelming. Everyone's so forgettable, but that may be partly because there are so many of them still there and it's hard to keep track of them all.

I agree with the winner both weeks, but not much to choose from really. People eliminated though. First week, totally did not agree with that choice. Not that it was a great design or anything, but there were worse. Second week, one was rightly eliminated - Jason. Nicholas though, I quite liked his skirt and front of that top; the back of the top and that cape were awful though. Still I probably wouldn't have eliminated him for that. He really annoyed me though, so I'm kinda glad she's gone all in all.

The biggest surprise to me has been the fact that I really dislike the 90 minute format. I thought I would love it since I always love watching PR, but it just feels like it goes on forever and loses the urgency and tension.

 

Well I'm quite pleased that I don't have to wait several days for Lifetime to upload episodes. At this very moment I don't have a favorite designer. And Jason isn't as mysterious as the show or the contestants perceived him to be. I believed his "act" was a defense mechanism. I googled his name and checked out his model mayhem profile and I don't think he's a terrible designer although it's something I most likely won't wear.

I felt bad for Mondo. I wanted to hug him


Episode 1
http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/pro...deo/full-episodes/episode-1/and-sew-it-begins


Episode 2
http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/pro...ideo/full-episodes/episode-2/larger-than-life

 

I wish Valerie's red dress with the zip down the middle won the prize, it was a very eye catching piece and perfect for a billboard. What's up with Casanova? I mean it was funny about the Dolce & Gabbana trousers but the stripper piece he made in the first episode then an okay piece on the second? I expected more of him and though he could be my favourite because of his character but I don't like his designs so far. Cant wait for the next episode though

 

Episode 3 is now on mylifetime.

http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/project-runway/season-8/video/full-episodes/episode-3/

Gretchen is getting ahead of herself since she won two challenges. I don't like over confidence and that will end up biting her. I hope she doesn't become another Kenley.

I love Andy's dress. I also liked Christopher Collin's dress. It was very simple without being boring. Besides a few duds this challenge was pretty good.

 

I really liked the designs in this episode.
Definately the best ones I've seen on PR in along time

 

Yeah, pretty good results this last episode.

I agree with the winner, his dress was pretty fantastic. I'm also ok with Valerie being in the top 3, but for me, Michael should've been up there too with his red gown. I thought the red gown was gorgeous (and I rarely like red gowns). Gretchen, Chris and Ivy had really great looks too.

I would've eliminated Casanova. Enough is enough. Sarah's look was sad but I wouldn't have even put her in the bottom 3 (maybe bottom 4 though), I'd have AJ and Kristin in the bottom three.

Also, AJ needs to get eliminated because I can't stand to look at him or hear him talk anymore. So annoying.

 

agreed. Cassanova needs to go. I like his personality but all his clothes is bad. On the first episode I didn't agree at all with the judges, that dress was not the worst of the bunch.

 

Casanova has the worst taste!!!
he should go home!!!!!!!
And Gretchen she has something, she totally rocks but know she is a b*tch.

 

Today's episode emphasized everything I hate about Project Runway (although there isn't that much about it that I hate). They rarely reward the designers who take risks and instead settle for the safest numbers. I like Michael D, but he should've won last week if anything, not this week. There was no design to that dress.

 

Spoiler alert.


I wanted to see more of Mondo's design. He has this way of putting together prints and color together.

Micheal C's win is a little surprising. I liked the color pallet and it compliments the hat very well. It's a cute dress but I've seen it before. A cute dress was the reason why Mckell was eliminated.

I didn't like Valerie's dress at all. If anything she needed to be the bottom 3 instead of Christopher. The dress wasn't cohesive with the hat and looked like a separate entity. Philip was the only one who pointed that out.

Kirsten never registered on my radar. Her designs typically looked thrown together with not much thought. Her work lacks passion.

Michael D's design was beautiful. I really loved the open collar concept. It didn't look like a separate entity like Valarie's design and was very cohesive without being too obvious or try hard.

I understood and saw the resort concept in April's design. It fell short, well the bottom half destroyed her and it was poorly constructed at that.

Christoper's design wasn't as bad as the judged make it. "It feels sad" was pretty a simplistic critique. The only thing I didn't like were the boots and I found them too overpowering because the hat and the vest aren't exactly subtle.

In one of Tim Gunn's episode recap video he said that this season the judges were crazy. And I'm seeing that.

I wanted to my eyes at Ivy. Most of the designers were catty over Micheal's win. I get it. His dress was safe but so were Gretchen's and she didn't get heat for her wins even though she didn't deserve them.

 

Some more thoughts on last night's episode...

My favorite was AJ's. He annoys me and I would've eliminated him last week, but he delivered this week (probably because as he put it, it was different from what he usualy does). I thought it was such a good match with the hat, and the dress alone was really great too.

I also liked Casanova's dress. It reminded me of what Donna Karan has been doing the past couple seasons. The dress wasn't especially showy or groundbreaking, but it went well with the hat and it was a nice change form his usual tackiness.

My patience is running thin with Peach. How many times are we going to see a boring, pink/white dress?

Why is Ivy so scared of color , lol? I'm undecided on her look though. On the one hand, the jacket was nice and I thought it went well with the hat, on the other hand, it was kinda boring.

Valerie is getting kinda overrated. She did not deserve to be in the top three. The dress was ok, but had nothing to do with the hat/mask. Considering part of the challenge was to make a matching piece, she clearly failed.

I really liked Kristin's idea for a dress. I didn't even mind the colors. But oh boy did she fail miserably with the execution. Totally deserved to get eliminated.

I don't know if Mondo deserved to be in the bottom 3, but I really don't get his "aesthetic". All those clashing prints, all those bright colors, and then he added the mustache. Just too tacky for me.

Christopher didn't deserve to be in the bottom three with that coat/dress/vest thing, but I didn't get why his fellow designers were all gushing over it either. It didn't do anything for me.

Is it wrong that I didn't hate April's 'diaper'? I thought the jacket was very nice, but I didn't mind the shorts either. However, I wish she had made the jacket more exaggerated and made an edgy pleated skirt, or something along those lines.

 

Sorry, but Andy´s Design is Christian Dior - FW 2007/2008 / Pink Dress Irina Lazareanu wearing:









www.vogue.de/fashion-shows-slideshow_old/Herbst+2007/Christian+Dior/0/0/0/0/1/1/1/1/97600/16/84/

 

Flawless episode. The judging was INSANE.

I'm happy with the team that won. I thought it was a pretty swanky collection and I like most of the designers on that team, so I was happy both ways. I don't totally agree with the individual designer who won, but since there wasn't really a standout piece to go to, I was ok with it as well. Though it did seem like the most improved award rather than best of the week award.

For the losing team, I honestly didn't think it was that bad. Some of the shapes were kind of dated, but there were some interesting ones too. It felt very Chloe (Project Runway level of course). I was DYING throughout when you know who just kept talking and talking. The whole team just kind of unraveled, lol. In the end though I was REALLY happy with who they sent home. I was a bit scarred there for a minute when the final two were left standing, but they did make the right decision.

 

I liked Peach's top. This was really a departure from her typical design.

I love how the losing team were boasting about how great they were and it backfired and watching everything unfold was so entertaining

They got a taste of their own medicine when in fact I don't find any designer all that superior from other designers. There's no clear winner in this challenge besides the much and over hyped Gretchen, Valarie and Ivy.

The losing team needed to have a mind of their own instead of going along with one designer's words. It's pathetic. They went along with the designer's words because she's over hyped and praised.

The losing team behaved really poorly at the judging.

 

OK, Gretchen is an obnoxious b*tch. Though I admit she's got style and good taste in fashion. Yet, she was incredibly annoying at the judging.