Designing a dress for the prom, “one of the most important days in a woman’s life” (Heidi Klum), was the task this week and there were a few nightmares in the Parsons studio.
Clearly I must need glasses because there is no way that weeping Ricky should not have been booted off Project Runway last night. My Aussie friends, who I made watch Project Runway with me during their visit, were yelling at the tv just like my husband does during his beloved Penn State football games. Ricky’s pale pink bubble dress was lifeless and uninspiring. The color did absolutely nothing for this girl. Sears, have you put in your order?
I’m sad that Kevin was the loser this week. Although his red halter dress was made out of cheap looking fabric, cropped a little too short, and had some hemming issues, it was not his turn to kiss Heidi good-bye. Hopefully we’ll see this former jean designer’s line in stores one day.
The prom dress task was a challenge for some Project Runway-ers but there were a couple of winners in my eyes. Victorya’s age-appropriate dress was adorable on this prom queen. Not a huge fan of the crystal detail but the color popped, red styling shoes gave it an edge, and the young model bounced as she walked down the runway.
And my-oh-my did Sweet P surprise me. If you recall in “It’s Runway time: Hershey’s challenge”, I was ready to see her go but this prom dress was glamorous and had some pizazz. Nina Garcia thought it was a little too sophisticated for a seventeen year old but I dug up a very old photo of my prom dress in Sydney. Perhaps Sweet P was the muse behind my Australian designer.
Image credits: Bravotv.com
6 responses so far ↓
1 sarahme : Jan 10, 2008 at 3:07 pm
Tacky jewels — Victorya didn’t deserve to win this round on Project Runway. Sweet P’s goddess-inspired dress was top on my list of prom queens. Oh, and Chris…love the green! His taste level has sky-rocketed the past couple of challenges.
2 LisaJ : Jan 10, 2008 at 3:19 pm
Why are we not talking about Christian? Loved the lace motif but couldn’t stand the client or Christian’s attitude.
3 admin : Jan 10, 2008 at 3:33 pm
Yes, dearest Christian, what happened to you this week? I am biased, built from a season of stylish designs so far, so I didn’t think his prom dress was too terrible. But I agree with you, his client steam-rolled over him and definitely was the queen of all proms. Good to have a bit of drama on Project Runway, though.
4 Brenda Rodriguez : Nov 17, 2008 at 8:59 pm
I would like if you can design a prom dress for me for this year you work is very but very good.
5 bandelle : Nov 17, 2008 at 9:53 pm
Sorry Brenda, I do not design prom dresses…only jewelry…
6 Creole Nicole : Jan 18, 2009 at 5:43 pm
I wanted to add, even though this aired a while back, that Sweet P’s dress reflects a lot of the sophisticated gowns see on The Hills, Gossip Girl, the new 90210. I’ve also seen more elaborate gowns in pictures of New York debuts, so I don’t know why the judging panel thought some of the dress looked “too old” for these girls. It’s what I see, it’s what the girls want. After all, there are practically women.
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