PR Toons, E1

The question on everyone's mind this week was "What does Alex think of the new season?" Well darlings, now's when we all find out. Hit it, Alex!

[Illustrations: Alex Cox/Projectrungay.blogspot.com]

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Where the Boys Are.

It's an all-sausage post, bitches!

Epperson:

Okay, is it just us? Easy Sewer here barely spoke a word the entire episode and yet we sat there thinking "He's so cool. Let's go hang out with him and be best friends." Of course, if we were to hang out with him...

Model: Erica Milde

...we'd have to avoid the topic of this dress.

Which isn't to say it's a bad dress, just totally wrong for the challenge. When one thinks "red carpet," one doesn't normally think "heavy and funereal."

Don't get us wrong, there are some interesting details here (like the pleat in the skirt and collar treatment and the criss-crossing over the bust), and it's certainly executed well.

But it's a lot of elements for one dress, especially a red carpet dress, and the overall effect is heavy, stiff and overdone. Plus, the length just kills us. Even with the added dingy-looking tulle on the bottom (which is another element to add to the pile), the dress stops at a weird point.

We definitely think he's got the chops to make it far, but this dress wasn't all that great. We suspect he was working too far outside his milieu. He doesn't strike us as a red carpet kinda designer.

Logan:


"I'm definitely different than a normal fashion designer. I don't know, I'm more of a guy's guy, I guess."

Okay, let's get this out of the way. If Logan continues to say silly shit like this, rest assured, we are going to make fun of him for it. For those of you who may not be familiar with this particular trope and might get a little bent out of shape over it (which tends to happen): we are NOT making any claims about his sexuality. We are laughing because fashion design is, in no one's opinion, a manly man kind of profession and when (presumably) straight guys appear on this show, there's a little bit of defensiveness coming off them when they rush to assert their masculine bona fides. Whether it's the sweaty, frantic "I have a wife and children!" of a Joe Faris, the forced shrugging and "Heidi is hot!" of a Kevin Christiana, or here, the "Vroom! Vroom! Cars!" of guys-guy Logan, that reversal that comes when a straight man works in a field dominated by gay men and women is FUNNY.

See what you bitches made us do? You made us EXPLAIN a JOKE. Don't EVER do that again.

Model: Fatma Dabo

Pfft. Straight boy dress.

Before we get to the criticisms, we have to say that the zipper was an interesting idea. He just didn't take it far enough. What's the point of incorporating a zipper in the design like that and then zipping it up like it's cold out? Had he unzipped it further and maybe used the open zipper to create some sort of fold or structure to the bust, that could have been interesting. As it is, he added an interesting element and then did everything he could to disguise that it was there at all.

Aside from that, the dress is just boring, and worse,

...it was a wrinkled mess. Perhaps using a steamer isn't considered manly or something.

Malvin:

"No one can really describes the type of garments I do. There's not a vocabulary for them yet."

Oh, save us.

This will be a terrible struggle for us, but let's see if we can somehow describe this indescribable garment:

Model: Valerie Roy

"Dress."

That about sums it up, Malvin.

"Overthought dress."

How are we doing so far, Malvin? Have we "found the vocabulary" yet?

"Overthought dress with too many elements, poorly executed in the wrong kind of fabric, making it inappropriate for a carpet of any color, let alone a red one." There. We think we've stumbled upon a method of describing your clothes.

Okay, putting aside the bitchery for a moment, it's an interesting design. He just needs to get a little over himself and produce a flawless garment to impress the judges.

Nicolas:

"Basically, I'm known in New York as the feather prince."

By whom? We want names, Pocahontas.

Model: Matar Cohen

Y'know, we, much like the judges, passed right over this dress in our considerations, but we have to say...

It's a pretty decent dress. It's not flawless, mind you, but those embellishments on the front are interesting and fairly well done, considering the time constraints.

The only real problem is that it really isn't fitted all that well to the model. If he had pulled off a flawless fit, we think the judges would have definitely taken more notice of it. We also think if he'd gone gown-length it would have served the design well. Although to be fair...

One judge clearly responded well to the short skirt.

Tim Gunn's Workroom Critique:








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Blonde, Non-Blonde, Blonde

Crazy boobs!

Carol Hannah:
"I surprise people a lot. I'm blonde, I'm from the south; people don't think I'm smart and...stuff because...um..."

Alrighty then! Let's give it up for the ambassador for smart blonde girls from the south, y'all! Look out, Britney!

Model: Kojii Helnwein

Credit where it's due: we really don't like this dress at all but we were a bit surprised at its unconventionality. From our pre-judging of Carol Hannah, we kind of assumed she'd turn out very basic, conventional dresses.

Kudos to her for trying out that boob treatment, but we can't say we like it. It looks a bit like her bra exploded. And all the rest of that foofaraw makes it look like she's got her dress on inside-out.

The skirt has an interesting drape to it but there's a bit too much skirt there. The proportions look off. And once again, this look could have benefited greatly from some color.


And we hate the way it cups her butt like that.

Sorry, Dr. Whitfield. We applaud your risk-taking but in the end, it's not a very pretty dress.


Louise:

Model: Lisa Blades

We didn't like this dress at first, but the more we look at it, the more it appeals to us. In fact, the only part of this dress that we really don't like is the hem. If this had been more of a conventional hem, it would have a)flowed beautifully, and b) been more flattering.


That harlequin effect she was going for didn't quite come off because there wasn't enough contrast between the two fabrics, but it could have looked pretty cool if there was.

The shoulder treatment was perhaps a bit much, but since the only other bit of visual interest was the contrasting fabrics and they didn't work out so well, it's probably a good thing she went with it. It has a bit of a '40s starlet feel to it.

So, good entry Louise. Now work on your poker face and close your mouth.

Althea:

Man, they really went for the straight-guy demographic in the casting this year, didn't they? Not that we're suggesting all these hot girls weren't cast for their talent, but there's definitely a "Real World" aesthetic going on since Bunim-Murray took over. Thankfully, they threw us a bone (pun intended, bitches!) by casting a bunch of cute guys too.

Model: Tanish Harper

This is a "could've been." Could've been really cute, except for a couple things.

It's a pretty color. It says something about the lack of color in all the middle entries that such a pale hue like this stands out for us. Still, it's soft and cool and a little sophisticated. The treatment on the bust could've been nice, but it looks a little half-assed to us. Like some sort of crafts project utilizing tissue paper.

But what really took it out of contention was all the visual puckering going on. Don't use hard-to-use fabrics unless you can pull it off, girls!

On the other hand, the skirt is nice and flows beautifully.

Isn't it weird how often we've typed that exact sentence this week? Okay everyone! You've all determined that you can do skirts! Good job! Now move on!


Tim Gunn's Workroom Critique:







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The T Lo Awards!

Darlings, the T Lo Awards have arrived!

If you haven't heard about it yet, each week on myLifetime.com, we'll be handing out awards in the following categories:

Miss Congeniality: For the bitchiest contestant of the week or for those rare moments when a contestant really is congenial beyond the norm.

Miss Photogenic: For the contestant who looked the most exhausted and harried while on the runway.

The Debating Team Award: For the contestant who argued the most (or the best) with the judges.

Favorite Couple: For any duo that was funny or entertaining or showed great rapport. Alternately, for any duo who just couldn't stop sniping at each other.

The "Insane Crotch" Award: For the garment that left the judges the most slack-jawed in astonishment.

Best Actress: For the model who worked her garment like her life depended on it.

The Heidi: For the garment that was the shortest, tightest or shiniest.

The Lifetime Achievement Award: An award for anyone for anything depending on the episode (and our mood).

You're dying to know who got the gold (plated) statuettes this week, aren't you? Well, head on over there right now to find out!

We're closing the comments section on this post because frankly, we want to encourage you all to show the love to Lifetime by commenting over there. More importantly (to be perfectly mercenary about it), you'll be showing the love to US by making it the most popular PR feature on the site. And make sure you give Alex a round of applause for his hysterical illustrations.

Minions, GO!

EDITED TO ADD: And the comments section isn't working! We talked to the Lifetime peeps and we're assured they're working on it.. It's fixed now.

EDITED AGAIN TO ADD: We're not getting paid a dime for this! Don't make assumptions, now!

[Illustration: Alex Cox/Projectrungay.blogspot.com]

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Strong Showings

These three ladies surprised us.

Gordana:
"If you give me a sheep, I can make you a sweater."

Okay, show of hands. Who else suddenly became huge fans of hers with that sound bite?

Model: Tara Egan

We really, really like this dress. It's highly unusual but still pretty and wearable.

Okay, maybe you'd have to keep your arms out at all times to make it work, but it's still really eye-catching and different. We'll take this kind of "different" over Ari's brand any day of the week.

We're really curious how she managed that effect around the top and we're wondering what other tricks she has up her sleeve. Also, we love the fabric. It could have been a contender for the judges' attention if she'd gone with a gown length on this. Something to balance out that treatment at the top would have improved it greatly.

Irina:

Poor Irina. Such a great rack wasted on a viewership composed almost solely of straight women and gay men.

Model: Celine Chua

The bottom of this dress moved incredibly. She did a fantastic job on the skirt, which appears to have some interesting construction to it designed to make it move like that.

And the view from the back is gorgeous.

Despite our stated love of Laura Bennett's designs, we're not normally a fan of lace and we have to say, we're not a fan of the lace she used here. It was very doily-esque. We're also not fans of that sash, which comes off a little twee. And we think that some color would have really helped this look.

Shirin:

"My name is Shirin Askari. It means sweet in Farsi."

Oh, honey. Our names are Tom and Lorenzo and that means "bitches" in Gay.

We'll be honest. We assumed she was going to be a lightweight. Who knows? Maybe that'll yet turn out to be true.

Model: Ebony Jointer

But this wasn't the dress of a lightweight. In fact, this dress was adorable. We hated the capelet, though.

Especially since it covers up that really cute detail at the top.

There was also some puckering throughout the garment and it's another one that could have benefited from a color infusion.

But the back of it is really sassy and sexy. What's up with everyone making "walking away" dresses for this challenge? Sure, you see a lot of that on the red carpet, but we're a little surprised that the sexy back was so prominent this week.

Tim Gunn's Workroom Critique:







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