‘Project Runway’ Recap - Maternity Wear Challenge Enlists Rebecca Romijn as Guest Judge and Inspiration
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If nothing else, Episode 2 of “Project Runway” Season 6 drove home the message that conceptual and bizarre don’t make a winning mix. And, so far, the losers this season are more memorable than the winners.
Designers were charged with making a chic maternity look for actress and supermodel Rebecca Romijn, who at the time of filming was still very pregnant with twin girls. It was a challenge that baffled many of the remaining 15 designers — and yielded widely varying results.
On the heels of out-there Ari Fisher’s elimination last week, New Yorker Malvin Vien was briskly booted from the show for his mother-hen-and-egg outfit: a black silk organza tunic topped by a second egg-colored one.
While the judges did admit he had a concept, Nina Garcia dubbed it, “bizarre,” definitely the kiss of death. Viewers were clued into Vien’s fate when the designer said that he was making “jodphurs like chicken thighs.”
More surprising was that Mitchell Hall squeaked through yet again, landing in the bottom two for the second episode in a row. Heidi Klum warned him to step up his game. His design, a too-tight T-shirt topping badly constructed shapelessly short-shorts was “not acceptable.” “We were not impressed by you,” Klum declared.
Winner Shirin Askari turned out an elegant wine-colored jersey dress with sweet tucks around the waistline paired with a lovely Fifties-style charcoal coat. It was a look that judges deemed extremely wearable, pregnant or not.
Louise Black’s deep burgundy-red satin frock was stunning in its details — hand-dyed lace insert and lingerie-style couture touches — and was pronounced “very well executed.” Althea Harper’s evening-length, midnight blue jersey gown, with a flattering criss-crossed racing-stripe bodice was considered “perfect.” Both Romijn and guest judge/ designer Monique Lhuiller heartily approved.
Back in the workroom, memorable moments included designers awkwardly grappling with massive belly-pillows; trying to attach them to the dress forms and models. And catty remarks were on the upswing, including when Qristyl Frazier quipped about Johnny Sakalis print bolero jacket: “Rebecca’s not going to wear that; she’s not even going to dust in that jacket.”
The competition gets stiffer and, amazingly, Mitchell mysteriously remains. See who goes next week!
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