Project Runway: Let’s Yawn Again (Like We Did Last Summer)

Project Runway: Season Six
Episode: Let’s Yawn Again (Like We Did Last Summer)
October 29, 2009

Previously on Project Runway: Something happened. I think it involved pictures of places. For the first time since Janet Jackson’s “NippleGate,” both Michael AND Nina were on the judging panel. Irina won again and was just charming about everything. Christopher and Nicolas delivered more awfulness. Despite all indications to the contrary, Christopher was safe and Nicolas was sent back to Featherprincia (where we hope he finds an actual hair stylist).

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Ack! There’s sun outside. Since this only happens 2.5 days a year ‘round these parts, I need to get out there. So here goes …

The two remaining boys, Christopher and Logan, sit around and discuss how men are getting scarce. Over in the women’s dorm, Irina, Althea and Carol Hannah agree that they’re the three best. Gordana lays on the bed wondering if she’s somehow invisible.

On the runway, the designers sit with their backs to the catwalk and wonder what “surprise” awaits them when they turn around. They hear rustling, turn around and see … Heidi!

Shocker.

And she’s standing next to dress forms holding the remaining designers' challenge-winning outfits (and some random dress from Logan, who has never won anything).

The challenge, Heidi explains, will be to create a companion dress to go with their winning looks.

Oh, sweet Flying Spaghetti Monster in the sky, are we recycling challenges from THIS season already? Are we THAT devoid of ideas now?

Irina gets to design a look to go with her winning Aspen outfit from last week.

Althea gets to make something inspired by her paper bag-waisted shorts/suit look from that week she really shouldn’t have won, had we had regular judges.

Carol Hannah is to make something to go with her black, feather-and-sparkles “Bob Mackie” gown.

Christopher gets to make something to go with his black crinkle-petaled dress from early this season (when we thought he could be a contender).

Gordana’s assigned inspiration is her reworked wedding dress from the divorcées challenge a few weeks back.

And Logan, who’s never won a thing around here, is thrown some random dress we saw for all of two seconds in the first episode.

They go to Mood. Tim yells, “Go! Go! Go!” They shop.

Carol Hannah is concerned that she makes too many dresses, but Tim advises her to stay in her comfort zone for this challenge. Irina changes her plans in the store when she finds a fancy brocaded fabric.

And Logan buys every zipper in the store.

Back in the workroom, they start sewing.

When Tim arrives for his “talk to me”s, Carol Hannah is still stumped. And after Mentor Tim once again works through her stumpage, she is well on her way.

But during the consultations, something unusual happens.

Off in a side room, we see Irina and Althea having lunch (?) where they are both ragging on Logan. And while they are obviously miked, one has to assume they didn’t know they would be on camera since Tim was busy talking to Logan at the time and they were, well, in a side room eating lunch.

Althea mentions that Logan’s collar of zippers looks an awful lot like the collar we didn’t really notice from her dress last week. She adds that she “hates” Logan.

Uh oh.

(Side note: Althea, clearly an actual class act, sent a message to Blogging Project Runway the morning after this aired, apologizing for the out-of-character outburst, saying she was overtired and stressed. Yea for Althea. … Side note over.)

Work progresses and I fall in and out of consciousness.

As the runway show approaches, the sniping from Althea and Irina directed at Logan is replaced by far more predictable sniping from Irina. (Or, as Logan calls her “Mean-a Irina.”)

This time, Kenley 2.0 is upset that the slouchy sweater Althea is designing is an awful lot like her slouchy sweater from the Aspen look.

Hey, it’s what passes for drama this season. We take what we can get.

Finally (and I DO mean “finally”), it’s time for the show.

And whattayaknow, we lost Michael this week. I swear, keeping those two in the same place at the same time is like herding Roombas. Well, at least we have Nina. Sigh.

Christopher presents a gown which is long, black and sleek until it hits mid-thigh when it  explodes in black petals which, in turn, explode 30 yards of white liner fabric. The “judges” say it looks like a bed skirt.

Irina, again, delivers an actually interesting outfit. It has a variation of the pumpkin-colored cowl-necked sweater from her Aspen look which opens to reveal a sexy cocktail dress in that brocaded fabric she selected. All the members of the panel love it, save Nina, who finds the dress a tad “cheap.” The others strongly disagree with that assessment.

Althea sends down something I totally don’t get. She has her controversial sweater (in grey in her outfit) over another too-sheer top and a paper-bag waisted pair of (what look like) harem pants.

On questioning, we have a moment of “drama” when one of the judges asks which of the ladies had the “big sweater idea” first. Guest judge Nick Verreos, a contestant from Season Two, comments offhandedly that cross-pollination is just one of those things that happen in the workroom.

Great job, Nick! Way to eliminate the only tension in the episode. Now we’ll have to cook up something else!

Carol Hannah’s made another dress (to the consternation of the others). It’s a cheery party dress which has the dramatic, totally youthful addition of … wait for it … pockets!! But it is a lovely dress.

Gordana’s on the other hand … She’s delivered a sad, grey, long coat (dress?) over a very utilitarian black skirt. It does match the “inspiration” dress in its color and some detail on the waist. But it has the distinct feel of a worker in a some Iron Curtain factory.

Does anyone else remember this Wendy’s commercial from the ‘80s. It’s like that.



And then there’s Logan. He’s made an outfit that’s really more Halloween costume than fashion. It’s all zippers and (from its look) safety pins. Think “punk girl” at an ‘80s party.

After the questioning, it’s clear Althea, Irina and Carol Hannah are the three best and Christopher, Logan and Gordana are the worst.

And when they are called back, we see Carol Hannah sent away to safety. And the winner of the challenge is … Althea.

Er … yay? I mean, I really don’t get it.

But at least it wasn’t as totally insane as the shiny-shorts look Heidi is sporting.

Once Irina is sent off to safety, Gordana is also given her reprieve.

Leaving Logan and Christopher on the runway.

And after the requisite re-shaming …

“Logan … you’re out.”

Yep. Your shiny pants didn’t save you this time.

(Bonus side note: How sad is it that the Models show is the only interesting thing this season. I mean, has anything we’ve seen so far been nearly as entertaining as Boob-Tape-Gate?)

Next time on Project Runway: We’re a step closer to the end.