Here is a story about a magical Princess.

See the Princess jump. Jump, Princess, jump!

See the Princess flap her hands dramatically. Flap, Princess, Flap!

"Oh!" she thinks. "If only I could fly!"

Why is the Princess excited? Because she knows that the PRGayBoys will be on the couch tonight watching Episode 4 of Season 1 and they will be blogging about it just as soon as the magical turkey celebration is over!

Now. Aren't you just as excited as the Princess?


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The Rest of the Rest

And the retro train keeps rolling along. Funny how each designer seemed to pick a decade. Alexandra: 1930s, Austin: 1950s, Wendy: 1960s and now Vanessa: 1940s.

We'll give her credit for at least updating a 1940s look instead of simply redoing it outright. We don't really like this dress, though. First off, it doesn't look particularly well-executed and secondly that neckline is a bit much. Nothing wrong with a plunging neckline but it's not something you'd see at Banana Republic and besides, all you need is a slight breeze to get her arrested on an indecent exposure charge.

That hemline does look a little interesting, but unfortunately we can't get a good enough look at it to judge either way.

Oy. Did she skin a muppet to get that thing?

This is a walking disaster. It's to his credit that he knew it. There's nothing more painful than an oblivious designer beaming proudly as their latest hot mess comes strolling down the runway.

We almost feel like there's no point in critiquing this since the episode made it clear that this wasn't so much a design as it was whatever was left over on the dress form after he spent too long experimenting. Although this dress was damned right from the starting point just because of his fabric choices. Faux leopard and ice blue charmeuse? Yikes.

We were never really on the Robert-is-a-hottie bandwagon, but y'know? Stress looks good on him. When he's not mugging for the cameras or acting like a doofus, he's downright do-able.


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The Best of the Rest

What is it with all the retro stuff this week? True, Banana Republic did have a "Grandma's attic" story to sell, but the designers went a little overboard.

It's pretty. The top and the neckline look great. Delicate and feminine, which definitely seems to be Alexandra's thing. Downside: it's a little too nightgown-y and once again, these all-one-color dresses tend to get a little boring. And that hem looks a mess.

Is it us or are the designers overusing the accessories wall this season? It's a chic, pretty dress and that hat does nothing for it. In fact, it takes away from it.

Kevin's aesthetic is pretty hard to pin down and this is coming from someone who's seen everything he made this season. This is sort of "classic with a twist" but then some of his other designs have been as out-there as anything Jay or even Jeffrey made.

Love the skirt, love the trim, hate the flower, but then again, we're pretty biased against them. We can't stand grown women wearing bows or flowers unless it's done with real subtlety. This is not subtle and it really works against the dress, which is all urban sophistication. It really doesn't need that Daisy Mae touch.

This was clearly not a Banana Republic dress, but props to Nora, because we really liked this one. Could've done without the neck brace, though.

Not crazy about that sash, but we loved the fabric choice and the asymmetrical pleating. BUT ENOUGH WITH THE MINNIE MOUSE GLOVES.



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Fashionably Wasted

Ah, when fashion and alcohol meet, it's rarely a pretty sight. But it's a laugh riot, you gotta admit.

Did anyone else feel the dread when they started drinking? Darlings, the likelihood of us applying to be on a reality TV show is about equal to the likelihood of us suddenly becoming tit aficionados, but even we understand the primary rule: DON'T GET DRUNK ON CAMERA.

Otherwise, snotty bloggers will wind up making fun of you two years later.

"WOOOOO! I'm getting auf'd tomorrow because I made a clown dress! HAHAHAHAHA!!!"

We really have to hand it to Vanessa. She totally embraced the moment.

And when we say "embraced," we mean "regretted it later and for the rest of her life."

Oh, that reminds us. One more rule: FASHION DESIGNERS SHOULD NEVER ATTEMPT DANCING. EVER.


Meanwhile, back at the Atlas...

The Gaylai Lama does not approve.

Can we just say that we're kind of falling a little in love with Austin? We're surprised he doesn't wear a little satin sleep mask with maribou feathers. Or a turban and a cold cream mask. Or rollers and a do-rag at the very least.

Awww, we can't make fun of her. She's such an adorable little lush.

Man, the cameraman must have been biting his lip the whole time to keep from laughing. Although we have to say, plopping down on a New York sidewalk at 3 in the morning to have a drunken smoke with Jay McCarroll does look like fun.


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The Austin Tea Party

This one definitely deserves its own entry.

This dress is gorgeous and Nina was hitting the crack pipe just a little too hard this week.

Yes, there's a retro vibe to it, but no moreso than Wendy's dress and one of the themes of Banana Republic's collection that year was "Grandma's attic," so why come down hard on him for following the client's dictates? Besides, it was updated retro, with that split skirt and the criss-crossing bodice, unlike Wendy's somewhat more literal retro, which looked like it walked right off a movie set in 1962.

We have to agree, though, that the back of the skirt is a bit of a problem since we don't know any women in the real world looking for dresses that make their asses look bigger. So, okay. You win that one Ms. Garcia.

But overall, it's such a pretty little tea party of a dress that we were surprised that the judges didn't like it more.

Pfft. Stupid judges.


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Modelicious!

One of the very best things about S1 (from our admittedly gay perspective) was the fact that the models were a much bigger part of the process and subsequently there was much more model drama. And who doesn't love model drama?

Because of the way the model selection process was set up, no designer or model ever really knew who they would be working with from challenge to challenge, which made the selection process simply fraught with drama. Fraught, we tell you!

You knew from fairly early on who the models wanted to work with most: Austin, Kara Saun, Jay. Those bitches knew what they were doing.

And they didn't even try to hide it when someone they like picked them.

We love how the other models are politely clapping with that "Yeah. That's fucking great." look on their faces.

But of course, the constant model switching also meant that quite often, someone got auf'd who didn't deserve or expect it.

And that put a lot of stress on the designers.

Delicious, entertaining stress.

Jesus, she looks like she could jump clear over Heidi's head. You'd think he was handing her the keys to a new car.

What makes it even doubly hilarious is when you think about the difference between how models handle aufings and how designers handle them. With designers, the one who makes it in is usually contrite, might even give the aufee a hug or a shoulder squeeze as they leave the runway. Not our girls.

"Fuck YEAH! Sorry bitch, I'm outta here!"


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Kara Saunderful

See what we meant when we said the garments suddenly got better with this episode? Not an art camp project among them. This is a 100% impact dress and while it's not for every woman, the woman who can wear it is going to turn heads in it.

We'll grant you that a bright yellow is a hard color to pull off for a lot of people but there's no denying the color looks stunning on Martinique - and the dress fits her, in the Duchess's words "like a dream."

That back is gorgeous, although the little Minnie Mouse gloves aren't really working for us. We also have the same criticism we had for Wendy's dress; there should be something to break up the wall of solid color, although since this is more of a va-va-voom dress than Wendy's Mamie Eisenhower getup, it's less of an issue.

The ruffles on the skirt are what makes it a tough dress to sell because like we said, not every woman can pull it off, but put it on a gal who's proud of her trunk and just stand back and watch that thing move.


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