By Jeff Long | Season AS1 | Episode 3 | Aired on 2012.01.19
This week, the designers are designing for Miss Piggy. Since she wears a lot of designer clothes, I'm not sure I understand what is special about the challenge, but, nonetheless, it IS the challenge. Most people go big and dramatic, but Gordana makes something soft and feminine. I honestly have watched it like three times and I am still not sure I understand exactly what happened, but Mondo and Kara appear to fight over a pair of gloves that were on the Neiman Marcus accessory wall. Beats me how you can claim anything that's on the wall, when it's right there and you could just go take it, meaning that ownership wouldn't be an issue because it would be in your actual possession -- but we have that problem.
You know, Austin has laid off the make-up a little and he looks absolutely adorable this week. Mila calls out Kara and Kenley (in an interview) for being needy and constantly wanting input from the other designers. Oddly, something about the non-human aspect of the challenge makes everyone create pretty interesting work. It's all dramatic and funny and cute.
There's a lovely moment were all of the designers are sitting around chatting and laughing and commiserating about how hard it is to be a designer. It's really nice. So, it's Kara who ruins that moment. She doesn't take the stuff she wants off the wall, then she's like, “Where's my stuff?” when someone else takes it.
Miss Piggy is the guest judge and she's amazing. It comes down to people being up to the challenge of creating something dramatic and FUN. For instance, Austin makes a really lovely dress that is made expertly, but it's not really fun. At least, it's not the right kind of fun. Rami, however, makes a dress that's ridiculous and it's perfect. Mila makes something so serious, even though it's mod. Gordana's dress is just not exciting at all and not flattering to the pig silhouette. Kenley makes the most delightfully sweet confection, but she gets points taken off for an oddly constructed bust line. Michael wins the challenge (though it should have been Rami). She wears it to the The Muppets movie premiere. Take that, Amy Adams. Gordana gets the boot for her sweet, completely not-dramatic dress. Miss Piggy tells her to not forget that she is an all-star as she walks off the runway. Miss Piggy does a real service to the ladies out there who are feeling self-conscious about their ears. Don't let them hold you back, big-eared ladies!