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 Showstoppers for Mackie and Aguilera | Type: Internet Article |
| | Showstoppers for Mackie and Aguilera | Oct 16, 2009 | by Anne Bratskeir
Okay, so designers must suspend refinement for total drama and slammin’ glamour tonight. Bob Mackie, (whom Tim Gunn dubs “the sultan of sequins) is the legendary costume designer known for his over-the-top costumers for the likes of Cher, Tina Turner and Diana Ross. He teams up with flashy pop superstar Christina Aguilera, who wants a little something to rock your world on stage. The designers must create a costume/performance outfit that thrills both divas. The budget is $300, they’ve got two days to design, and guess what? No immunity anymore.
Despite the glitzy challenge –feathers, and sequins and lace, oh my – there was an inexplicable flatness to the show save for Nicolas Putvinsky who was super stoked. “This is the best Project Runway moment ever,” he exclaimed.
That said, Carol Hannah Whitfield wins with a study in textural black – a strapless gown with feathers, sheen and glitter that, while not a showstopper, was well made and kind of interesting. Christina says that at some point she may just wear it.
Bummer for Shirin Askari whose first dress iteration is called “Guinevere meets vampira” by Tim Gunn. She reworks it into an ungainly frock with inset panels of contrasting fabric and sequins. Heidi Klum calls it, “an upscale witch dress.” Christina says she would definitely trip on it while performing and Nina Garcia, (yes, she’s on, and very wise, but natch Michael Kors isn’t there) says it was, eeks, “unfortunate.” Sorry to see you go Shirin. And we didn’t think the dress was so bad -- we’ve seen worse.
Oh yes, and there seems to be a new sub-plot. Irina Shabayeva as villainess. We are guessing (don’t read on if you don’t want a semi-spoiler) the she is the winner of the whole shebang. She is not in the finals this night, though we really liked her flippy sequin number, but she is portrayed as both critical and well, kind of nasty. Nicolas verbalizes the feeling, “Irina’s actually a really good designer. The only problem is that she’s a b----h.” Ow.
Irina does say on camera that Carol Hannah is “mediocre,” and passes judgment on the remaining designers -- people who know what they’re doing and others who have “the deer in the headlights look.” While she’s wrong, this night, about Carol Hannah, she’s right about Shirin, who’s design sensibility she calls “very bargain basement.”
A few notes: Lucky for Gordana Gelhausen that she had immunity. She came undone during this competition (like kind of bonkers) and so did her horrid dress. Logan Neitzel is saved again (hiya handsome) despite his zebra dress/fur shrug ensemble being dubbed “caveman-like.” And the little lovefest between he and Carol Hannah continues to bloom with him calling her “a very funny southern belle,” and she gushing, “Logan’s my friend who’s really hot. He’s really distracting.” We’re thinking there will be more on this sweet story. |
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