In or Out: Teri Hatcher in Christiane King

You know the drill:
"NEVER BEFORE IN THE HISTORY OF PROJECT RUNWAY!"

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Auf Wiedersehen!

It always sucks to be the first to go.

She seemed like a contender going into it. She had the confidence and the personal style at least. She was going on and on about her taste and her skills, so we were all set to see something impressive come off her dress form.

Model: Kelly Gervais

Well.

That's one way to impress us.

Just about everything that could be wrong about a look is wrong with this look, from styling to fabric choice to execution.

Let's start at the top: hair and makeup. If she was trying to make her teenage model in 2009 look like a middle-aged woman in 1950, mission accomplished.


And while we always love seeing color on the runway, there are good colors and bad colors. We could be talked into the idea that maybe on their own, these fabric choices wouldn't be horrible (okay, maybe not so much on the shiny blue), but putting them together does terrible things to them.

Our advice would have been to maximize the use of that print, which does have potential to make a nice dress if it's used correctly, and minimize the use of that blue. In fact, we would have advised against the blue at all because it's so matchy. And shiny. And just...well...blue. Really, really blue.

As for all that draping and twisting, she had too much of it for one dress and as Michael pointed out, she made the weird choice to have each element sewn into the seams, which had kind of a weird effect.

And she gave us quite the titscrepancy to boot. Her boobs look like they're having an argument.

The worst sin of all, the whole thing simply wasn't finished well. It always amazes us how often the contestants on this show will go straight for the shiny, knowing how unforgiving it is of the slightest technical flaws.

It's possible she's as good as she says and she simply went off in too many directions faced with the crazy pace and the cameras. It happens. Even so, it's an auf'ing that made perfect sense to us.


Tim Gunn's Workroom:



Extended Judging:


Exit interview:



[Photos/Videos: myLifetime.com - Screencaps: Projectrungay.blogspot.com]


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Project Runway Season 7: Meet Christiane King

Drama queen on deck, y'all!

Christiane King
Age: 30
Hometown: Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire

Favorite designer(s)?

It used to be Emanuel Ungaro. Now I love Marchesa and Balenciaga.
What is a fashion must?

Any of my designs.

What is your design training?

Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design.

What's influenced your designs over the years?

My greatest inspiration has always been the woman's body.

What's your favorite material or fabric to work with?

Silks, silks, silks! I use mostly wovens. I like to sculpt and drape fabrics around the body.

Do you prefer patterns or solids?

I'm as much into prints as into solids. Right now I've been using more solids.

What are your favorite colors?

LOVE colors! Reds, purples, greens, blues. Bright and deep, not as much into pastels.

What fashion faux pas drives you crazy?

To wear something that does not represent you as a person. Be yourself when dressing!

Favorite designer from past seasons of Project Runway?

Rami Kashou.

Project Runway challenge you wish they'd bring back for your season?

Grocery store challenge. I think you can be so creative with it.

We love anyone who gives her age as "29 years of fabulous" (especially if she's 30) and we raise our glasses to anyone who will openly admit that they plan to bring drama to the proceedings. But enough psychoanalysis. What about the clothes?

Well, the girl's got skills, no doubt. And she loves color, which is always welcome. We were able to tell who her favorite designer was just by looking at her portfolio. It's got a very Marchesa vibe to it. And of course Uncle Nick loved her, she does one goddess gown after another. However, we can just hear Nina and The Duchess now: It's all too overworked. She needs to pick one design element per dress and just use that one instead of throwing the kitchen sink at a dress form. We like some of the pieces very much but some of them are a bit on the tacky side.


More info on Christiane King at myLifetime.com.


[Photos: www.christiane-k.com/Getty Images/myLifetime.com - Videos: myLifetime.com - Q&A: myLifetime.com]


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