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Terri's still eliminated? It wasn't a dream.
The designers are required to design looks for recent college graduates, with their mothers present. The idea is to find something young and useful that fits the desires of the clients and their mothers. Everyone has differing degrees of success. Leanne has the most difficult client -- well, the mother was. At her fitting, she bitched about her daughter's dress and Leanne had to go back and redo a lot of her work. Kenley was a total and complete bitch and had the nerve, THE NERVE, to say that she never listens to anything that Tim Gunn says. So, we can safely say that she will not be winning Project Runway. And, she's from Florida. Not that there's anything wrong with that. But, I'm from Alabama and... I'm just saying. Seriously though, I hate me some Rayon, but she rags on him so relentlessly that I somehow found myself rooting for him a little bit.
As much as I don't like feeling this way, Jerell designs the HELL out of this challenge. Maybe the best fulfillment of a challenge all season. He wins and provides us with enough canned one-liners to make me okay with still really not liking him. Kenley totally rolled her eyes and started tearing up when she didn't win. I liked that. Rayon and Joe were in the bottom two. Rayon's outfit... just read the recap. And Joe's was an okay idea gone horribly awry. And Joe got the boot.
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Want more? The full recap starts right below!Previously: The designers had to create an avant-garde look with the assistance of one of the eliminated designers. Jerell won the challenge, with the help of Jennifer. Two designers went home. Blayne was one of them. I feel like a casting person may have been sent to Siberia (aka Delaware) after Blayne presented the outfit that he made. The fact that Blayne had something so horrible in him means that someone didn't do their job. He should never have been on the show. Also, in a massive display of BULLSHIT, Terri was sent home. It just wasn't that bad. Rayon's was worse and Kenley's was trash. And, I'm bothered more and more by the whole "Terri's a bitch" cum "Terri is one-note" arc that got shoe-horned into the past few episodes. Fine, she had some attitude with Keith, but it had been popularly acknowledged that Keith was difficult. She may be a bitch, but her not getting along with Keith is not the proof. Nor is Jerell talking smack about her when we never saw her say even a word to him. Either she's just really good at unleashing her attitude when the cameras aren't around or BULLSHIT. And, I just don't think she was one-note. Yes, she liked pants. But, it wasn't like Rami's obsession with draping or anything. Boo on Terri leaving.
Also, I've been thinking about it, and I think it's really silly that Michael Kors called Kenley a tourist. That just doesn't make any sense. Tourists aren't stubborn. However, a TAURUS is stubborn. Somebody send him an email -- he should know this. And, when he said her top was ripped off of Ralph Lauren? Also silly. If Michael Kors knew anything, he'd know that Kenley really ripped that look off of Viktor & Rolf. Any FOOL would know that. Honestly, it surprises me that he can live with himself. Heh.
It's morning at the Atlas Apartments and we're two lighter. Joe says that he can't believe that two designers are gone. We see a shot of the chalkboard in the boys' apartment. Stupidly scrawled across it are the words, "Team, I will miss you & love youlicous." There are a heart and rose drawn around that last stupid word. Joe adds, "I can't believe Blayne." That's odd to me, I could completely believe Blayne would be eliminated. I believed it weeks and weeks before it even happened. Rayon interviews that he came close to being eliminated during the last runway show. He has to prove himself during this challenge. We've heard it all before. He says that he is going to fight until the end and he's going to make it. Do you really think he feels that way?
Joe explains that his girl hasn't gotten a job yet, so he will be making something for her to wear to interviews. He tells us that his first job was at Gucci. He worked in the stockroom and would open the boxes of goods from Italy. It gave him an affinity for clothing. We see a picture of Joe when he used to be Chris Kirkpatrick.
Kenley tells everyone that her girl is a buyer. Miraculously, Anna loves vintage, so Kenley is going to really stretch and tells everyone that she's going to go totally vintage. We see a picture of Kenley in her college graduation cap and gown. She says that, as soon as she graduated, she moved to New York. BY HERSELF. She had "zero money in [her] pocket." This apparently represents one of the many "obstacles" that Kenley feels have been placed in her way. Don't most people move here by themselves? And, did they not have part-time jobs in Florida where you could put aside money for your move? Cry me a river.
Jerell says that he's very excited about this challenge. He feels like he's going to make something that the judges will like. He tells us that his first job was at McDonald's. He says that he got lots of free ice cream, as well as bad skin from being near a fryer all day. This makes me love Jerell just a little.
Korto is working on her jacket with the burlap material -- the fabric is scaring her. She says that her biggest challenge is making the look of the jacket and dress cohesive. Rayon says that he needs to make something very professional for Avital. He interviews that he's not into making pants, so he's going to drape the jacket first. He thinks the jacket is going to be really hot.
Tim sends in the moms and daughters for a fitting. Jerell presents his design to Caitlin and she seems to love it. Avital thinks Rayon's look is too professional. Yaffa suggests using the Pucci fabric on the cuff and Rayon says that it looks cheap. Yaffa is a little older and I think this kind of offends her a bit, though I don't think stupid Rayon meant it in an insulting way. Cheap is a common descriptor in fashion -- he's not saying that she's trying to make her daughter look like a whore. Rayon interviews that he can't do everything his clients want and have the judges be all, "We lost you. Where are you in this work?" He's so stupid.
Laura, Joe's girl, doesn't like the pinstripes he chose. I just want to say -- it's clear to me at this point that Joe is going to have a hard time. I'm not sure I completely blame him. Of all the girls, this one seems to have the least personality. That doesn't exonerate him or anything for making mistakes, but I think it's worth thinking about. She says she just doesn't like pinstripes, but maybe she has to get over it. Janet is much more supportive of Joe's idea.
She recommends that Laura go soft as a way to complement the polish of the suit. Avital resists cutting her hair (which desperately needs cutting) because her boyfriend likes it. Holly agrees to take some length off of her hair. That sounds like it might be a good cut. With Megan's hair, which is very curly, Jeanie recommends a coppery color and thick slices taken out to emphasize the shape. She's going to make Caitlin's hair flatter and softer. With Anna's hair, they're going with a slight asymmetry to allow a sideswipe. And, they are going redder with the color. Kenley repeats everything that Jeanie said, as if she thought of it herself. She's so annoying.
After the consult with Jeanie, Tim comes into the workroom. He has serious issues with the quality of work in Rayon's jacket. He doesn't even get to the part where he talks about how ridiculous it looks. Tim doesn't feel like the suit isn't relevant to Laura's job. Joe interviews that he's not worried about Tim's criticism. Tim thinks that Jerell's look is stunning, but wants to make sure that the sweater is not too blousy.
Tim approaches Kenley and tells her that, without the belt, the vest that she has made looks very masculine. He also asks her to think about the fact that the tulle showing at the bottom of her dress (per usual) doesn't necessarily have to show. The dress would be cute without it. She interviews that Tim doesn't get her. And, she says she never changes anything for him. I hate her. Dear God, I hope she doesn't make it to the final three. Jerell, you just got my vote.
Joe says his daughters already know what they like and what they don't like. Korto says that her daughter will usually want to wear whatever mommy is wearing. Joe asks her if she makes clothes for her daughter and she says she does. She says that her daughter already has her own style and we see pictures of her. What a cute little munchkin!!! So adorable. Joe says that he thinks this challenge is impossible, because he thinks it's impossible for mothers and daughters to agree. Being with the moms and daughters makes him miss his family. So, we see him talking to them in the lounge. He tells his girls that he misses them and they say they miss him more -- which is really sweet. He's doing this show to demonstrate to his girls that they can be whatever they want to be. Except America's big fashion designer. They've learned that they can design for drag queens, that's it. A summer with Habitat for Humanity might have been a better idea, Joe.
We see Jerell and Caitlin in the Tresemme photo shoot. They're kind of tense. I understand that Caitlin might be, but Jerell was a model. What's the deal? Anyway, the pictures turn out pretty cute.
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