***Warning***

I am refusing to look at the final collections that showed at Bryant Park. If you mention any of them in the comments, I will end your life. I refuse to be spoiled. Also, I will subject you to pure torture by locking you in a tiny room with Christian’s annoying ass and he will just blabber on about how fierce he is the whole time. Or if you for some reason like Christian, I will replace him with Victorya who will bore you to tears with her blandness.

We are almost at the end. This is the episode where it was decided who showed at Bryant Park (even though we all know everyone showed. lame.).  We get a great challenge this time, something fun and interesting. No stupid gimmicks like last episode. Of course, Heidi asks if they are ready for the challenge and of course, the designers say yes. Of course, Heidi then tells them too bad, you’re going on a field trip to find out! Of course they act shocked that she won’t tell them. Fortunately, when they do find Tim, Christian doesn’t ask if they are going somewhere fabulous.

This week’s challenge is about being inspired by art so the designers are given cameras and access to 3 galleries in the Met. They must choose a piece to base their design off of. Interesting, no? They are stepping it up with judges though, dude. Roberto Cavalli? I let out a little gasp and a squeal when I seen him, no lie, ask the boyfriend. I really thought he would have been more of a hard ass though, he was actually very sweet.

Sweet P, miss underdog herself, picked a beautiful piece with a peacock. I could have thought of a million things to do with this. Her dress was definitely lacking. There was so much potential with what her inspiration was. I’ve been routing for Sweet P, but this was very disappointing.

Go figure the designers give them the Greek and Roman galleries as one option. Seriously. I know you think you are clever and all that Project Runway people, but come on. You’re going to let Rami loose in that gallery, when you are hoping he will break out of his draping mold for once this competition?  Secretly, you must have been thinking how daft he is, because in his mind, you just gave him permission to drape his little heart out. You know he wouldn’t step out of his pleated and draped world. You know he would put out another gown. I think it was all part of your plan. Moved by Aphrodite? No, Rami, all you know how to do is fucking drape. You weren’t moved, maybe it was something you ate.

Christian has chosen some kind of Spanish conquistador like painting and comes up with what else? Puffs and ruffles.  Christian is very talented, there is no denying it. Like Rami, he is one note to me. Jackets with puff sleeve and bib shirts or jackets with high necks, verticle lines and cropped. Some variation of that is included in almost every design he has done. In this case, it was a white ruffle shirt with puff sleeves, bibbed pleated vest thingy. He needs to break out of the box as much as Rami. Rami is just a little more boring. Christian is OMG EDGY YOUNG HIPSTER, so people swoon. No thanks.

Chris’ dress was dramatic, very couture. Unfortunately, we just seen that dress a few weeks ago, just in beige and with ruffles. Mr. Roberto Cavalli loved it and told him he could see him showing in Paris. Then again he wasn’t there weeks ago when he made the first dress.

Finally, we have Jillian who had Master of the Argonauts as her inspiration. I loved what she did. It was a wearable, hip dress, that was definitely inspired. Jillian’s pieces are always almost flawless down to the detail. She is horrible with time management, but she always turns it out. She is the only one who really, like Heidi said, surprises them. She’s bold and you never really know what you are going to get.

 

Christian is declared the winner. Blah blah blah. First one out is Sweet P. I was sad to see her go. I was routing for her, hoping she would have pulled it off. No one thought she was going to come this far when the show started, she surprised everyone. Truly, the underdog. With this one, I honestly thought Rami was out. The judges said it themselves, it is the same shit with him.  What do these assholes go and do? Picked 4 people, exactly what I hoped they wouldn’t do. Heidi then goes on to explain how both Rami and Chris won’t be in the final competition, that they will have to duke it out with 3 of their best pieces to make it to the final round. Bullshit, I say. Suck it up and choose for godsakes.

So who is ready for 12 13, draped gowns and “edgy” Christian designs?

Jillian FTW

Thoughts?