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Project Runway Episode 1: Stale challenge sans stale food = recipe for a snooze
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CP fashion platelette Rebecca Grites sizes up Season 5 of Bravo’s Project Runway every week on Critical Mass.
When it comes to a Gristedes challenge, who doesn’t love a little run-around-the-kitchen freakout over wilting greens? But alas, we got skimped in the lifeless lettuce department this time around. Season 5’s attempt at the “ultimate transformation challenge” left most models in tablecloths and most PR devotees underwhelmed. It wasn’t a worthless premier, though: Kelli’s winning hand-dyed vacuum cleaner bag dress with notebook wire hook and eyes, Daniel (who’s the next Daniel V, no?) and his blue Solo Cup sweetheart and Wesley’s delicate fly swatter detail left us anxious for this season’s go ’round at becoming America’s next big fashion designer.
No hard feelings about the loss of Jerry, who was beyond creepy and — what do ya know? — talentless! Maddeningly enough, I see a lot of Season 3’s Angela in the pint-size punk-rock grannie Stella — always complaining, creating hideous crap and somehow never getting kicked off. Though, kudos to her for icing the cake called stupidity with her “my fabric is trash” comment regarding trash bags.
If I had to speculate about next week’s mayhem, I’d say it’s going to be one ugly team challenge. Fabric and fury will fly — and with any luck, they’ll both land right in Blayne’s windpipe.
View all the designs from Episode 1 here.
Well said, I agree! I loved the fly swatter thing too, I wish we could’ve gotten a better look at it on the show! The complaining annoys me too, I loved sweet-pea from last season because she got in sticky spots soo many times, but every time she always had a smile on her face and “made it work”!