Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Project Runway in Nutshell #12

I find it just simply amazing that Zombia Valiumunous has made it to the top three.

I just realized Rami is Nosferatu. His pallid cadaverousness, his shaven head, his pointy ears, his sharp features. He's just lacking the rodent teeth, the long-ass nails, and hair growing out of his ears. So I spent the entire show shouting "Nosferatu" everytime he came on screen. Well, that's an exaggeration, but mentally I was!

Christian reminds me of a malicious little elfen creature skipping around and wreaking havoc on Big People if they haven't left out a midnight snack of Fierce for him.

Chris is a Jon Waters character with some Muppetry thrown in. That laugh!

Roof-top champers and a designer walk-off.

Trippin' Tim visits...
1) Christian: air kiss/air kiss, we get to see his little Keebler elf house, he's sporting a shorter elf-do, no actual family to meet - just pictures of them, no friends either. His collection inspiration is Dark Gothic Romance. When I hear that, I think of the gothic-historical-bodice-rippers-with-no-sex-books I used to read in middle school. Of course that's not his idea at all. As if! Tim counselled him on the "less is more" concept and encouraged him to grow an "editing eye" (which would be Christian's version of everyone else's "third eye") and used the feathered pants as an example - they are fab but costumey (and later Christian knocks on Chris for using an unusual fabric himself, for shame, if the tiny glass slipper fits... just sayin').

2) ZZZZZ... I mean Jillian: what's with the ski sweater? we get to see actual family at the home she grew up in, her mother shared that she went to a psychic who told her one of her offspring would be famous (no surprise there, everyone gets 15 minutes of fame in today's world), and notice she's wearing jumpers in most of her childhood pics? Her collection inspiration is Jumpers... no, dark tights with white dresses... no, it's 15th Century Armor, more jackets. Tim told her that her palette is too drab. Well, how bright does he think 15th Century Armor is? If they shined too brightly they were dead!

3) Rami aka NOSFERATU(!): right off the bat the "born in Jerusalem" card was pulled, he kept his interest in fashion a secret because he didn't think anyone would understand/approve/think it was masculine enough (oh, honey, as if being gay didn't clue them in), his studio had his name emblazoned on it (where was the carved draped stone decor?), we get to see actual friends and photos of his family. His collection inspiration is Joan of Arc for the construction and detail factors. Tim counselled him on being too heavy, not soft enough, and he should pull back a bit. Rami said he'd think about Tim's advice (translation: I'm gonna do what I'm gonna do! I have passion!).

4) Chris: we get to see friends of his and photos of his 3 older brothers who don't seem all that supportive of him the way he tells it ("oh, it's just that Chris again"), and his friend's apartment is unbelievably unbelievable (WOW, took him thirty years to embellish his nest, some embellishments!). His collection inspiration is "beauty with a quirk" (and oh my, what a quirk it is, trim that is actual real human hair). Tim's gag reflex was triggered and he likened the experience of Chris' collection as similar to being in the monkey house at the zoo and what Chris needs to do is Step Away From The Monkey House. (Chris is also gonna do what he gonna do.)

Designers arrived back at the apartments and Parsons to get ready for their show.

Any one else think Jillian's conjoined-twin hat was atrocious?

Rami (Nosferatu!) and Chris had their 3pc showdown.

I'm a Chrisfan, 'course I have a bit of a yen for the flamboyance of drag queens anyway (I love "Thanks For Everything Too Wong Fu, Love Julie Newmar"). The things he can do with safety pins, velvet, and human hair. I loved the way the hair mini (now that just sounds disturbing) did the fringey "shake that ass" shimmer. I didn't realize those were safety pins until it was pointed out, I just thought "oooh sparkly". And I LOVE velvet! In my younger and hotter years, I'd have worn that skin-tight velvet cut-out dress and rocked it hard, even if I couldn't move. Bees come to flowers and they don't move.

Rami (NOSFERATU!) won. Chris auffed. Bummer.

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