Faithful Project Runway watchers who have seen every season recognized the recurring Mary Kay challenge in Thursday night’s episode, though it caused the designers to crack.
This challenge allows the designers to take the inspiration from the classic and iconic fashion staple and give it their own modern twist. The winner receives a $5,000 prize and will have the look featured in an ad campaign.
The designers finally make their first trip to Mood, and immediately I’m at peace. All is right in the world. And check out those hot, new see-through Mood bags!
The nine-hour challenge gives the designers a lot to contemplate. It’s the New York woman — the ideal woman that the fashion industry created. She is successful, playful and feminine. The designers went in all kinds of directions — most in bad taste — of who they believed the New York woman was.
It was difficult to understand the thought process of anyone this week. For the first 40 minutes, there weren’t any signs that these looks had a prayer of being complete within the deadline. All we could see were unfinished looks, until what seemed like hair and makeup time (cue Mary Kay makeup product placement).
No one could make a decision. The ones who were confident, such as Ashley and Laurie, weren’t even featured as much this episode. There were more tears in the design room than sewing machines (looking at you, Amanda).
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Tim Gunn comes in for critique and gives Candice the stamp of approval for her leather dress, while Amanda calls Candice’s skills “mediocre.” OK, you haven’t won a challenge yet, so stop. (Just kidding, we like drama.)
Amanda is in mental breakdown mode, and instead of hyping herself up, her jealousy of Candice is blocking her ability to focus. She sounds whiney and she’s already been in the bottom twice in a row, so it’s time to rally.
Gabrielle decided to just not even make an outfit until Tim would OK her sketch. Again, it’s hard to level with the thought processes this week.
Lindsey compared New York to a person you hadn’t seen in three years and based her design on what you would wear at that reunion. Tim Gunn admired her cute story, but it’s just too bad it wasn’t a creative writing challenge.
Blake plays the ditz, which is causing everyone to underestimate him. Tim is “baffled” by Blake’s materials and how difficult they will be to sew together. We need to keep the camera off of Blake for more than seven seconds because his procrastination is so contagious I might not ever get anything done ever again.
Swapnil’s little black dress was one stitch away from being a either Breakfast at Tiffany’s beauty or a cheap dress for Atlantic City.
Thankfully, it came out as the former and placed him in the top three.
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It’s just not Gabrielle’s day — her fabrics are all wrong; the sewing machine can’t make the stitch she wants; and on the runway, the dress collapsed into a badly sewn, dying star.
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Jake’s pink sequin dress was cheap-looking, and it was safe. It wasn’t Mary Kay at all. It was an underage girl trying to unsuccessfully dress older, but he squeaked by. Moving on.
All the designers that thought they were on top — Ashley, Edmond, Kelly and Laurie — ended up passing through in the middle.
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That left Candice, Swapnil and Blake on top.
Sorry, but why does Blake keep receiving high scores?! Like he got blood on his dress, granted he covered it up, but blood. The only thing I liked was the necklace, and he didn’t make that.
The judges liked his innovation and ability to work under pressure, but is it seriously that bad in this season that we are applauding the two basic skills that are required to be on this show in the first place? He did take a risk. I’ll give him that.
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Regardless, Candice rocked the top again with her reverse leather-seamed dress and the judges loved everything about her design. They complimented her for having a voice through her designs. Shout out to her model’s boobs — they were immaculate.
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Lindsey’s imaginary date with New York ended in a mistake. The design was exactly what guest judge, Kiernan Shipka (Mad Men), described it as: “heavy.” The model was “swallowed” by the three-piece outfit and it just missed its focus.
Amanda ended up on the bottom for the third time. Her fear came true, which is sad because the wrap dress had the potential but her mind was elsewhere. Judge Zac Posen called it “half a ‘50s toga.”
Gabrielle got chewed out for her chewed up hem that she said happened because of her scissors, which she said she dropped six times and wouldn’t cut anymore.
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After it all, Blake wins the freaking Mary Kay challenge.
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I demand a recount. I just don’t understand. The judges even said Blake’s design was “not well made.” I could’ve sewn that, and for me, re-sewing buttons requires hard concentration.
Amanda was saved, leaving Heidi to say “auf wiedersehen” to Gabrielle.
Tim Gunn was unnerved by Gabrielle leaving, causing me to pray he doesn’t use his Tim Gunn-save on her as he has the power to bring back one eliminated designer all season. But, by the end we saw her pack up her jenky scissors and leave.
Candice got jipped. She accessorized and nailed the hair and makeup. The judges went as far to say the look was “very Mary Kay.” I see Mary Kay with Candice’s design, not Blake’s.
We now have to wait two more episodes for the chance for Blake to be out.
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