Freak Out Time at Project Runway

With only a few designers left in this episode, emotions were running wild and it didn’t help when Heidi invited the designers to a party where they would meet two guests and find out the details of their next challenge. At this point, all they know is that it is a cocktail dress. Of course, the designers, like the rest of us, thought they would be designing for the guests. But instead, they were designing with the guests, who happen to be Vincent and Angela.

Yup, that’s right. They’re bbbaaaacckkkk!

The other designers switch into super freak out mode. How can this be? Weren’t they off-ted? Crap!

Vincent and Angela are thrilled and shocked to discover they have yet another chance. With this challenge, though, 3 designers will get the boot after the runway judging. Okay, well, no big surprise then. We know already that these two will probably not cut it and they don’t. But, let me take a step back now and explain more details about this challenge.

Yes, two extra designers are part of the group again, and to add a little more drama we learn that for this cocktail dress they must use black and white fabric, no other colors, and they must use all of the material, which I’m sorry. That is just a stupid thing to ask them to do, but whatever.

After sketch time, a trip to the fabric store, it is back to old times in the cutting room. Jeffery is making snarky comments, which is why the producers obviously love this guy. Poor Laura is about to have a nervous break down. The baby is weighing on  her in more ways than one. But, after a little prodding from her model, who obviously is in the competition too, Laura is determined to make something classy and young. And, boy, does she! Here’s an itty bitty picture from the Bravo web site, sorry I couldn’t get anything larger, but their site has been acting up more than usual today, which is also why I’m much later than usual posting this. Laura comes up with the idea to layer black lace over white material, and the result is stunning, hip, but still classy. And, for her efforts, Laura wins!

 Of course, as I mentioned previously, we aren’t that surprised to see Angela come up with an ultra-strange, even for her, dress that looks more like a vampire costume. Vincent doesn’t fair much better with a super short mini-dress and wrap. He made the wrap because he had a lot of extra material (remember they had to use it all!), but why not just make the dress longer?

As I said, we aren’t that surprised the Angela and Vincent go, and heck, they did have an extra chance that none of the other designers had, so no biggie. But, alas, a total of 3 must get the boot this time, and unfortunately, number three is my boy Kayne. I think he totally got shafted this time too (as he has in many other episodes) because he did, as he put it, “edit” his design for the judges this time. In fact, they even acknowledge this, but because he is super sweet, as Uli put it “their sunshine,” and not some mouthy Mr. Meany like Jeffery, who BTW, made a cocktail outfit any hooker would blush to wear, Kayne is gone.

The rest of the gang are safe at this point. Michael as you would expect created a wonderful white off the shoulder dress with a large black sort of belt with loads of cut out detailing. It was, well, very Michael. If Laura hadn’t kicked butt, he would have won again.

Finally, there was Uli….Uli, Uli, Uli. I love you but enough with the same dress already. Again, this is pointed out by the judges, but she is safe.

Okay, that’s it. We are coming down to the end now. Only 4 left. Can you believe this season has gone by so quickly!?