When Suede started commenting about ANOTHER dead relative, I literally screamed at the TV for him to shut the hell up already! Ugh, so annoying.

And, Ratbones... so not surprised Stella's bf's name is Ratbones.

I actually liked Suede's look, not taking from the fact that he's done it many times before. His choice of materials deviated from the seat belts and seat covers of everyone else. The flashy shiny skirt was adorable -- a good way to do an stringy hemline (not like Blayne's carwash dress.)

I liked Stella's skirt too and thought your critique was dead on. She's struggling and has gotten by on being mid-line, and I'm sure she's getting the silent producer vote too. I'll be sad when she has to go home.

"Okay, what the fuck. Why don't we just put Suede's worktable in the cemetery, where he'll be more comfortable?"

ROFLMAO. Love you, bitches!

Thought Stella had something going on until it actually hit the runway. Come on, girl, get it together! This season needs the entertainment value!

phoned it in is RIGHT. And I am very very tired of hearing about Suede's dearly departed. And I am sure THEY are tired of being the basis for his playing to the camera.

Stella - wow - I was sure she would rock out the leathuh dress for this challenge and was disappointed when she didn't. I was surprised that the judges did't pick apart the poor execution but you're right - their silence is speaking volumes also.

Suede will be dead to ME if he mentions another long gone relative AND blows kisses skywards.

"Okay, what the fuck. Why don't we just put Suede's worktable in the cemetery, where he'll be more comfortable?"

LMFAO! you boys kill me every time.

stella & ratbone. CUTE!

"Okay, what the fuck. Why don't we just put Suede's worktable in the cemetery, where he'll be more comfortable?"




you just made my morning

The combination of "Ratbones" and "too busy blowing kisses to dead relatives" is going to have me laughing all day.

Stella was totally NOT into this challange. I was not surprised that this was the result of her "efforts". But I am so happy she was spared the Auf. Life on PRS5 is so much more enjoyable with her on it.

As for Suede: He just needs to go. NOW. I haven't been a fan of any of his designs and think his one win was a fuckup on the judges part. I wonder who he will blow kisses to this week?

Stella totally needs her own show.

I'm picturing Ratbones in a torn T-shirt dropping to his knees in the street and yelling, "STELLA! Hey STELLLLLLLLLAAAAA!" outside her apartment window after a fight.

Loved the closures on Stella's vest. The rest was ass.

Your Suede/Cemetery stuff was a riot. I thought his model looked like a cheerleader from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century...bidi bidi bidi...

Oh, Stella, Stella, Stella...

I really appreciated that she was trying to look outside of the box, but that skirt has Haaaarrrrible.

If she really as Tim says used "an editing eye". She really could of pulled if off. The idea was nice, but poorly executed.

Speaking of execute, Suede...I really think his days are numbered. I can give Blayne the benefit of the doubt, but whenever I see Suede on TV I wanna take off my shoe and throw it at the screen. Boy, does that guy ever work my nerves!

I'll keep harping on this TLo, but what kinda saves him, is that Tia works the shit out of his clothes.

Give this gal some credit, already!

But what I'm most looking forward to this week, it looks like Leanne is going to drop blonde girl like a bad habit for that green challenge disaster. Payback is a bitch!

One question. Whatever happened to the Planet of the Apes hat Stella made? I was bummed that it didn't make it onto the runway.

Penntastic

Actually the basic concept of Stella's dress was fine. When it came out on the runway, I liked it. It was only when you saw it close up like the judges did that you saw execution problems. It was not a surprise it was in the bottom 2. She's lucky Keith's was a bigger mess and a boring design.

Still I respect the fact she was trying to be innovative and not play it safe. And that she knew she was running the risk of getting booted. The truth is making a leather dress would have been too safe especially since she already did a faux leather outfit for the NY challenge.

Suede is getting boring. He has ability and needs to stretch himself. Personally i think if Stella had executed her dress well he would have been in the bottom 3

Frank

Love the close-up photos fellas. It shows that at least Stella can stitch nice, even, and straight. Where-as Suede (god, i HATE that name) was doing the whip-stitch and it looked awful. Really, his floor mats weren't that far from Stella's garbage bags, when you get right down to it.

The Stella and Ratbones Show. Why won't they listen to you??!!?

-TLo Addict-

LOL. Love the post, boys!

I understand why Stella and Keith were bottom two, but in my opinion, Suede's is just as bad if not worse. There is NOTHING innovative about this look.
By the way, I don't think Tim likes Stella; he's always very hard on her on his take.

Ugh. Suede's dress totally looked like the floormat and sunvisor that it was. His creations don't interest me at all. I would be rolling in my grave if this look was associated with my memory!

Stella, Stella, Stella... why change gears for this challenge? Why?

I think Suede should seriously think about designing skating dresses. He has the silhouette down- the tight top and exuberant bottom. He has a tendency to sparkle or otherwise poofy details. And he seems to fit his model well- important in a skating dress. The skirts have movement. Although some of his details are a bit hokie for a dress for a "real" woman, they actually show a sense of restraint in skate wear. Come on Suede, don't let the aspiring Sashas and Michelles of the world down!!

Thank you TLo! Yes, yes, and yes to everything you said. Lovin' Stella and Ratbones. I just want her to stay because she is hysterical! Her look could've been better, but I don't think it was the disaster the judges made it out to be. They were just disappointed in her for not doing her Stella thing. I mean, if anybody could've beaten Judy at this challenge, it was Stella being Stella.

And Suede? I agree: we are not amused. Next one to go?

"Okay, what the fuck. Why don't we just put Suede's worktable in the cemetery, where he'll be more comfortable?"


OH. MY. GOD. That is fucking hilarious!!!

I can't stand Suede, I'm sorry, he's worse than Blayne. They both need to go soon.

The top of Suede's outfit looks like something to wipe your feet off on after playing in the backyard. I hated it.

I agree with robin's entire post 12:17pm

Suede's model Tia saves his ass EVERY SINGLE TIME! He wouldnt have won the green challange if it hadnt been for her working it like the rent was due in 17 minutes (and the colours contrasted just so) and I feel if Tia hasnt worked the shit out of that dress he would have landed in the bottom two. (which would have been sad because Nina SHOULD be there for that just to make my life just so!)

Loved Ratbones!

I also don't understand why Stella decided to go out of her comfort zone on this challenge. They let you use (fake) leathah! I don't think it was Tim's dressing down alone that did it: I think that after Ketih got his critique in the DQ challenge that brighter designers got that the same-old same-old was not going to fly anymore. I'd never wear Stella's work, but damn if she isn't trying to stay in the competition and is herself, not some 'character'. I like her.

At this point, I REALLY don't like Suede. I detest his attention-seeking references to dead relatives more than I do Sid Licious' tendency to say 'Timlicious' and to suggest that an Olsen twin may be a fashion legend. (The Horror!) And, I see no real talent in Suede. Just filler until BP. I take back my critique of Jerell's outfit: Suede's is the one that screams out 'car parts', and not in a good way.

Good grief!Enlarged the pictures...! Wearing that top of Suede's must have been akin to torture! Unpaid torture!

Suede's outfit was cute during the green challenge. But by now sleep deprivation is taking its toll. When we hit midseason it strikes me that this is as much about stamina and endurance as it is design.

"-TLo Addict-" oh my - you are complaining abut Suede's "stitching"?
Wow - looking at the close ups... I was impressed stitching rubber with wire.. try it.

I'm not even going to bother quoting the BEST line of this post. It's already been done, like 8x already. And like everyone else: ROFLMAO!!!!

The Suedster:
I don't even think Suede bothered phoning this one in. I think he just said, "F*** it. I'm going with the dead relative schtick again. They'll just eat that s*** up from Suede."

You guys are right about Stella
getting her own show. I'm not too into her aesthetic, but I'm lovin' her contribution to S5. Cheroin was awesome in this episode. Oh, and the ATTITUDE. Loved.It.

P.S.
Ratbone + Cheroin = Pure Hotness

- edina -

You go, bitches!

What is up with Suede and his dead relative sob stories? And why would Bravo give him so much air time other than to mock him? Do none of the other designers have something interesting to say?

Suede seems like a decent guy, but his designs are just so tacky. He needs to be next. I think he deserves the auf even more than Blayne. Limited design vision and skills = not the winner. Farewell.

I did not notice the poor fit of Stella's top on the show, but it's apparent here. The top doesn't match the skirt, and the skirt has execution issues as well. If she had executed the look flawlessly I don't think it would have been bottom 2, for Suede's really was worse, fashion-wise.

Stella DEFINITELY needs her own show, and Blayne needs to be her sidekick. I would watch those two do everything, from repaving a NYC sidewalk to running a daycare center for the day. They could wear neon leather in all of the episodes. Wacky zaniness would abound.

One more thing: I am now more than ever convinced that this will be the first season of PR to have 3 women go to Bryant Park. Go, Girls, go!

Korto, Terri, and probably Leanne or Kenley. (sorry, Stella.)

There is no way in hell that Joe, Blayne, Suede or Jerrell have the chops to make it to BP. No way.

ask said...
I was impressed stitching rubber with wire.. try it.


Stitching rubber with wire is impressive? Okay. Well even so, that's not the point; the end result is what matters. It still looked like rubber and it still looked like he carved that rubber with a steak knife.

I completely forgot about Suede's. It looked like Tia RAN that runway. I barely noticed his design.

I did like Suede's outfit. Although the design of it wasn't earth-shattering, I thought it was cool with the waffle black-on-black of the top and the flashy bottom. Maybe it's because it brings me back to my eight-grade dance recital (jazz hands!), or maybe I'm just a sucker for sparkly things. But I gave it a thumbs-up.

I'll give him the benefit of the doubt that he's just young and hasn't learned yet to self-edit his ramblings. If I vocalized the details of my dreams at night (hey boss, I dreamt that you were really an alien last night) and the crazy thoughts that popped in my head, I'd surely be known as "the crazy lady".

I looked at those closeups (thanks for posting those TLo!). Could you imagine having all those rubber spikes boring into you on the runway? The poor (unpaid) model must have looked like a pincushion afterwards.

Anon at 12:54...Suede is 37 years old. The man has a blue fauxhawk and speaks in the 3rd person. I highly doubt he's "too young" to edit his ramblings. Nay, I think he's in love with his affectations and thinks they make him special and different.

BRAVO! execs who monitor the boards... I have an equation for you ...

(Stella + Ratbones) + (Laura + Peter) = Comedey Gold!

Please book Leatha and Lace for Spring 2009. Pleeeeeease.

"We really hope Ratbones has a great sense of humor and doesn't break a beer bottle over our heads at the finale party because we were mean to his lady."

I wanna be there with the camera if he does!

And Suede? Oh please. The only thing keeping him on is that Nina isn't here for at least 2 episodes to get bored. Pfeh....

Anon 12:58...

Anon 12:54 here. I did not realize Suede was 37!!!! Egads! I am horrified! Oh dear... I would like to defend him, but I can't find any words to.

"Anonymous said...

Anon at 12:54...Suede is 37 years old. The man has a blue fauxhawk and speaks in the 3rd person. I highly doubt he's "too young" to edit his ramblings."


LOL. True. And he's lived in NY for 15 years??? I bet that's just a character he created. I bet he's nothing like that.

I want to know how someone ends up with a name like "Ratbones". It's not like you could just open a dictionary and poke your finger at an entry and decide "I'll call myself this from now on." And I can't imagine a parent (not even Courtney Love and Kurt Cobaine) naming their baby that. It's almost Shakespearean in the way it rattles off the tongue.

I felt so bad for Stella. She was really trying to create something "pretty", and she just doesn't have that chromosome in her genetic makeup to be able to do it.

Note to Stella: Never EVER create something with the adjective "pretty" associated with it again.

Cemetary....bwah!

WHY ARE THE TANOREXIC AND SUEDE STILL THERE???
Stella ALMOST got it right.....that skirt could have been beautiful but it lacked the precision that was needed to finsih it off...oh well- I still think she is hilarious....

I admire Stella for TRYING to venture out this challenge. She wasn't successful but sometimes trying is the reward. I would just like to see her hit one out of the park before she gets the auf. I want her to go to BP just to see her leather collection - how GREAT would that be! But she may only get there as a decoy and that's looking iffy. Stella taking on a DVF collection - I don't think it's going to be pretty.

Why didn't Stella go with that hat idea? That could have inspired a fabulous outfit and she just ignored it and did what she did. I did like the vest a lot especially the closures, but maybe if she'd used something else to make the skirt.

She and Ratbone make a great couple! Is he an artist too? Bill, I think it'd be more fun to see Stella on her knees screaming "RATBONE! Hey RAT-BOOOOONE!!!"

Suede doesn't annoy me that much but I'm not on the Suede Train either. I sure as hell hope he took care of that '66 Electra! If he turned it into a beater, I'd have to come and shave off that blue cocks comb!

BrianB

I want to give Suade the benefit of the doubt on his dead father story. It sounded to me like he was answering a question from the producers about his favorite car memory because it was a car challenge, the kind of question they often ask everyone. If that's his fave car memory, then that's his fave car memory.

Now the dream about his grandfather spreading seeds which he interpreted as sewing heads of lettuce on the sleeves? That one was just weird and made no sense.

NahnCee said...
Note to Stella: Never EVER create something with the adjective "pretty" associated with it again.

Just because she failed once doesn't mean she should never try again. I thought the skirt was a beautiful idea that was not well executed. Who knows what Stella could do in a regular setting with more time and more attention to detail.

That screencap of Stella with the stankeye? I want it for my desktop.

"NahnCee said...
I want to know how someone ends up with a name like "Ratbones"......And I can't imagine a parent (not even Courtney Love and Kurt Cobaine) naming their baby that..."


Only a nickname. His legal name is William.

I really liked the top that Stella made. If the skirt had been equally well thought out and executed, she would have had a winner. And how cute was that when she saw they were going to a a car park and said "maybe they're bikers, maybe I know these people!"

Suede, wow, that outfit was a stinker. The judges must have been hypnotized by the shiny swinging things hanging off the bottom, that's the only reason I can think of why he's still here. When Suede is auf'd, I sure hope whoever the challenge winner is has the sense to grab Tia.

Suede's top looks like a new-fangled iron maiden. I can't believe the model was able to wear that without wincing.

Is there no one out there willing to give this lady her own show? Come ON. She is a fucking STAR.

Hey, if Jo and Slade can get a show...

Hope springs eternal.

Am I the ONLY one who can't figure out what rhymes with "smash smags"????

Help me out here!

Anonymous said...
Am I the ONLY one who can't figure out what rhymes with "smash smags"????

Help me out here!


trash bags :)

LOVE that pic of Stella!!

Suede, for me, is like a slightly more talented Ricky, which, as you know, is not saying much. They both like to create "cute" dresses for youthful girls to frolic around in. That's about the extent of their aesthetic. I think Suede does it a bit better than Ricky, but I have no idea why he thinks (or hopes) he is the next great American designer. I would think that the DVF challenge is going to kick him in the butt - not to mention Stella and Blayne - because it is so not up his alley. Can't wait for the episode!

I've got one of thoe fancy, hi def TVs and thought I saw this post-it, lying on the floor at Parsons...

Dear "Hedda Ocean",

Please return the "tiled layered fabric swatch" design you clearly stole from me. I don't mind being someone's muse and inspiration, as long as it isn't you.

Not yours,

Keith

Gawd, Suede must go. He said "wackadoodle" twice on last week's episode. Twice. Ugh. I just can't watch him anymore. Not to mention that yes, the same dress over and over, is over. If you'll pardon me.

Stella's vest was okay, but the skirt was terrible, it looked a lot like Keith's actually. I wonder why they both put a seam down the center front?
Suede's dress looks like one of those party horns they hand out at children's birthday parties. Come to think of it,all his dresses look like party horns.

"Okay, what the fuck. Why don't we just put Suede's worktable in the cemetery, where he'll be more comfortable?"

LMAO!

no, nothing particularly memorable about this offering from Suede.

As for Stella, I'm just so glad that she wasn't auf'd.

"Sewing Siren said...
Suede's dress looks like one of those party horns they hand out at children's birthday parties. Come to think of it,all his dresses look like party horns


YES! LOL. It does. LOL.

Sewing siren, yes, party horns!! LOL

Sewing Siren said...Suede's dress looks like one of those party horns they hand out at children's birthday parties.

Agreed. And like one of those horns, it blows.

ba-dum-duh

Thank you! I'll be here all week.

God forbid some Development Executive is really pitching a new show all about Stella. I enjoy the occasional quip from Stella as much as the next person, but the reason I find her interesting is because she's one of a diverse palette of people, and in small doses.

One of the things I hated about this episode is that they followed up the "it looks random" comment with Stella saying "Thank you". It made it look like she was clueless that it was a criticism. She's not Blayne and I thought that was unfair.

At first, I thought Keith's skirt was made from seatbelts but it wasn't - it was made from tan leather seat cushions - and that just added to its dullness. At least Stella used the seatbelts in a semi-elegant way that I think kept her from being aufed.

" Carol in LA said...

One of the things I hated about this episode is that they followed up the "it looks random" comment with Stella saying "Thank you". It made it look like she was clueless that it was a criticism. She's not Blayne and I thought that was unfair."

I didn't get that. I was like 'why would she say thank you?' Talk about heavy editing.
I mean, next time they're going to use a footage of her telling us what she had for breakfast. It made no sense to me.

I love Stella! Did anyone else notice she's grabbing Ratbone's ass (check out the reflection in the mirror).

Yes, Yes, Yes!

Give the Cheroin her own f*g show!

(Thank God Keith crashed & burned because with the horrificness that was Stella's construction, she would've been gone.)

It shames me to admit that Suede is from a suburb of my beloved Cleveland.

Though maybe his family (those that might still be alive) made him change his name to avoid any connections.

Anonymous was wondering what you boys would say about Suede's second dead relative. Anonymous was not disappointed! If the dead relatives are his inspiration, Anonymous thinks he is wackadoodle to listen to them. Anonymous wonders if anyone else sees a slight resemblance to Alan Sues in Suede? Like if Alan Sues and Joanne Worley had a son.

Seriously, how many more dead relative stories will we have to hear?

Okay, so the ideal situation for next week is that Leanne grabs Suede's hardworking model and Suede gets offed.

He's sooooo borrring as a designer.

What is it with the guys this season--Joe and Suede are dull and Jerrell and Blayne veer off into the insane on a regular basis.

I'm sort of sorry that they kicked off Jerry in the first challenge. I actually wanted to see more of his stuff. (Not that the look wasn't atrocious, but his portfolio was kind of cool.)

I feel like Tim is a little hard on middle-aged women than he is on the younger designers. He didn't like Puppet Girl either. Laura was an exception.

The judges on the other hand seem to like the older women designers and kick of the younger women a little too quickly for my taste. (Kit Pistol, Alison.)

I definitely see Blayne or Suede getting the boot this week. All the other designers are more talented than these two.

I had more hopes for Suede, but he's just not as talented as he thinks he is, or his design process really isn't compatible for this show.

Blayne... I don't see anything special here, but he's young and can learn a lot, but I don't see him as the next great fashion designer.

Joe is a wild card, I can see him making it to the final 4 just based on solid, but safe designs. But he's done nothing that has truly wow'd me. Sure his drag dress was well executed, but I wouldn't say anything he's done has qualified as Fashion.

I'm rooting for Korto and Leanne all the way. the third can be between Terri and Mean Girl. The guys all need to go at some point.

Glammy said...
I feel like Tim is a little hard on middle-aged women than he is on the younger designers. He didn't like Puppet Girl either. Laura was an exception.

BINGO!

i am sooo disappointed in stella's design for this challenge. i was really looking forward to her rocking it with her whole leathuh aesthetic. i understand why she tried to move out of her comfort zone, but this was NOT the challenge in which to do that! i actually liked the skirt -- yes, there were execution problems, but it was a nice design. i didn't like the top at all - it just hung on her like a sack instead of being well fitted, and it didn't look like it went with the skirt at all.

as for suede -- what can i say but "ditto" tlo & most of the rest of the posters.... meh, meh & more meh....

Suede caught shreditis from Keith after huffing too much of his "head of ocean" spray. Blech!

Stella, Stella, Stella. Honey, you coulda had leathah. You shoulda had leathah. And you shoulda made the skirt less puckery. I did like the idea of the skirt, it just needed a better fit. I really loved the closures on the top, too.

And 'nuff said.

"Okay, what the fuck. Why don't we just put Suede's worktable in the cemetery, where he'll be more comfortable?"

OMG! Water--FIZZY water!--out the nose when I read that! It smarted! You guyyyyyyyyzzzzzz!

Is Suede really 37? He seems so much younger...like, fetal, almost.

As for Stella, the addition of Ratbones should be the clincher for some smart producer to give this gal her own show! I don't even care what she'd be doing on it--I'd watch it. As long as Blayne could turn up for a visit every now and then so that, after he left, Stella could turn to the camera and give one of her brilliantly insightful comments about him in that inimitable accent! "Blayne is really sweet but he knows NOTHING!"

Tim was also very hard on Vincent's designs in S3, though that disdain was deseved IMO.

I Suede's looked good on the runway. . . but those close ups make me wonder. Now I'm thinking the underside of the mat must have been very uncomfortable for the model. Maybe that's why she had a spring in her step.

BILL: The Weinermobile! Remember those little weiner whistles?

Were the designers afraid if they used the seat covers they would be raked across the coals for using something that is "so like regular material" (remember tablecloths)???

I thought Stella would be in leather heaven with the seat covers.

Ratbones!! I love it!! Most hard core bikers have nicknames. This one is gem!!! It's too bad Stella's design wasn't a gem. Liked the general idea but the execution was a mess. The fasteners on the vest reminded me of the stomach staples my hubby had after his surgery.
Suede, Suede, Suede. I'm just tired to death (no pun intended) of him.

The skirt looks like something Keith would have done. The top is interesting in texture, but it's a horrible, Wilma Flintstone design.

So Stella had all that leatha and she didn't go for it? I'm confused. Not the time to step out of your comfort zone, Cheroin.

Suede is a mess; plain and simple. He should design for ballroom dancers, ice skaters, ballerinas and Paris Hilton.

Haha; worktable in the cemetary. BRILLLLLLLIANT.

I love Stella. She can do no wrong in my eyes. I'm blind to her obvious displacement here in this competition like a wife who is unwilling to see the imperfections in her abusive husband.

:)

Vienna

How does one go from William to Ratbones? LOVE HER!

I hope Suede doesn't go too far. I have a feeling he's going to run out of family members and start killing off close friends.

Stella and Ratbones will have their own Bravo reality show after this is over.

"Okay, what the fuck. Why don't we just put Suede's worktable in the cemetery, where he'll be more comfortable?"


That is hilarious, boys - I literally have tears rolling down my face. That and the one with Tim Gunn saying he's "fucking tired" are my favorite this season.

If I have to hear Suede use the word "wacki-doodle" one more time, I might snap.

I hated his "design." Stella's could have worked if she had executed it better. I liked it.

By the way, where's Gotham Tomato.

Brooklyn Bomber said...BILL: The Weinermobile! Remember those little weiner whistles?

Oh, Bomber, some of us will never get over weiner whistles. We'll be blowing them untill the day we die.

...at which point we will likely inspire a Suede story and some tears.

Hahahahahaha

Suede is powered by dead relatives! You can't beat that.

I am starting to wonder if Suede's various family memebers are faking their own deaths to get away from him.

Seriously, Suede's family must be embarrassed.

Thank you for the close-up photos, Tlo! Some of these things are so poorly made; you can even see the staples. I wish the designers had more time to sew these garments.

A Stella show where she and Ratbones get so many gallons of gas to go out and visit Amurika. And they spin a wheel that tells them what directions to drive. Then after two days, some more gas.
Repeat until they get back to NewYawk.

Bill said...
Oh, Bomber, some of us will never get over weiner whistles. We'll be blowing them untill the day we die.

OH, that got me good. I was laughing for a good 5 minutes..I can't print the first thing that came to my mind, but it was very naughty.

The iron maiden-ness of the inside of Suede's design is shocking. How could that lovely lady wear that thing with rubber spikes inside? Shame on him. That Tia worked it and smiled is beyond me.

Aw, Stella.

Santino made a pretty smart observation (yeah... I know...). He said all the designers reach a point around the 5th-6th-7th challenges where they're so tired and fedup and homesick that they start sabotaging themselves.

I think that's where Stella was.

A Bryant Park collection from Stella would be fabulous. Really shake it up.

Suede? must. go. to. hell.

As SOON as I saw the Suede screen cap with the hands-over-the face I started to laugh...and laugh...and laugh...ALONE ...and I usually don't laugh out loud alone because it's crazy.....my dead aunt told me that. Bless her soul...I LOVE YOU AUNTIE!!! (kiss)


Auntie L

" Sewing Siren said...
I am starting to wonder if Suede's various family memebers are faking their own deaths to get away from him"


LMFAO!
some many of you who post comments are just priceless!

Suede: I didn't hate the outfit. It just didn't particularly pop out from the rest of the pack.

Stella: she's a smart girl. She must have known that using a lot of black leather to do anything would have resulted in being skewered by the judges as, for her, being unoriginal or not innovative in the least.

Strategically, I think this was the perfect challenge for her to try to show 'pretty' since she could honestly tell the judges that she had them in mind when she decided to go above and beyond the obvious in their expectations of her. If you can't go 'fantastic', the judges at least appreciate trying to go 'outside the box' for a designer.

Ratbones: take him out of his clothes and he looks like any number of 'models' on the delicious military-focused gay porn site http://www.activeduty.com . And that's a *good* thing, I reckon.

Forgot to say how much I love the Tuscadero comment. LMAO!

I never would have imagined, after that first episode, that I would one day be sitting in front of my TV praying that they wouldn't send Stella home.

As for Suede? Nothing has changed with him. I wanted him GONE after that first episode, and I still want him gone.

why arent we calling her CHEROIN anymore?

desertwind:

"Santino made a smart observation
(yeah...I know...). He said all the designers reach a point around the 5th-6th-7th challenges where they're so tired, fedup and homesick that they start sabotaging themselves.

I think that's where Stella was."

I think you're absolutely right, desertwind. And how astute of Santino to point that out. Someone else posted how dog-tired they all looked in the elevator scene. Some even had that "I've been held hostage in..." for ten weeks look. But, Stella, she looked both tired & pissed. I guess that's what sleep deprivation, endless take-out meals and weeks and weeks of makin' it work will do to a person.

- edina -

See, now I'm beginning to find Suede's dead relative schtick rather funny. I'm hoping he'll manage to work a mention of a deceased loved one into every challenge. What will it be this week? Will he tear up because DvF looks a little like his dearly departed mum? Or maybe the late family pet will visit him in a dream. "Last night I saw Rover...and he told me to think of bits of kibble, lying on a linoleum floor...it inspired me to create this pattern..."

Oh, the possibilities are endlessly delicious, my friends!

I just feel like Suede has said so much about Suede there's no point in anyone non-Suede to say anything further.

Yes, RATBONES is a wonderful moniker. Stella and Rat. That's just so warm... leaves me wanting to go tear some upholstery out of a car. I'd like to see Stella re-style Dog the Bounty Hunter and his wife. Now, this would be worth an episode just to get another Tim Gunn cringe!

I agree, she's reality TV material. Give her a show, preferably in between Dog The Bounty Hunter and OC Choppers, after which Pimp My Ride could play. Oh what the hell. Bravo never even examined this talented core... but there's hope yet. Besides, I get bored easily. And I like Stella, who is smarter than anyone gives her credit.

Bill, A few months ago, I chased the Weiner Mobile on the freeway, honking and wishing...just wishing I'd had the opportunity to drive one of those for a summer when I was but a wee lass in college.

Weiner whistles are very cool. I'm insanely jealous of your pic and your weiner. ;)

thyrza said...
Suede's dead relative schtick...What will it be this week? Will he tear up because DvF looks a little like his dearly departed mum?

In the Green challenge (Ep2) when he won he said in his interview how happy his mom was going to be and then he did the two-handed kiss to the camera and said, "Love you mom". So I don't think she's dead.

Pleather got by on his choice of materials. If he had used seatbelts he would have been bottom 3. One cardinal rule for survival on PR seems to be to be different from all the others. See green challenge with 2 brown satin dresses in bottom 2, here 3 seatbelt concoctions. It's probably easier for the judges.

Stella's is just blah

Carol in LA: Oh, see, I'd forgotten that. But hey, that was a while back! Who knows what's happened to Mother of Suede in the interim? She might have died of embarrassment. I'm thinking that ailment might run in Suede's family.

Stella and Ratbones - how can you not love a couple with matching laced up leatha vests. Love her more every episode...and I was a fan from day one. You go Stella!

Suede on the other hand can kiss both cheeks (of my ass) right now - with both lips. I have several dead, and much beloved relatives, including my heart of hearts youngest son who died at 18 of meningitis, and if I ever suggested, on television, that one of them told me to scatter lettuce seeds on anything they would pay me a very stern visit. That hits a nerve and is bullshit to use as TV fodder. Can't wait to say goodbye to Suede. Don't play the death card, very uncool.

The producers TOTALLY overcompensated for all the people on PR S4 making the show as enjoyable as watching paint dry by getting a ton of asshats for PR S5. The freak train is long this season...I really think Keith's concept was better than Blayne's or Stella's for this challenge but the producers didn't want him around anymore because he wasn't a caricature of a human being.

Tim takes a knock in my view for constantly knocking Stella.

And though I love St. Tim, I just watched the first seven episodes of PR Australia, and their mentor is soooo much more helpful than Tim.

I'm over Suede's litany of dead ancestors.

hutch lover - I'd heard he was from the area - I am a fellow NE Ohioan/Clevelander - do you know what suburb?

why arent we calling her CHEROIN anymore?
shhh, cuz tlo wants her to make them some leather gear.

"That hits a nerve and is bullshit to use as TV fodder. Can't wait to say goodbye to Suede. Don't play the death card, very uncool."

It hit me the wrong way as well. I think you called it right: death card for camera time. Incredibly uncool.

Anonymous at 3:21 said: "Anonymous wonders if anyone else sees a slight resemblance to Alan Sues in Suede? Like if Alan Sues and Joanne Worley had a son."

Oh god, that is true! He does sort of have that vibe. And that would explain why he is so F'd up!

It seemed like this challenge was offered up on a plate for Stella and her viewpoint. How disappointing that what she produced was below standard.

Pretty would have been OK in some of the other challenges, but not this one - it was hard edged and "elemental" just from the materials offered.

I think her "thank you" was an acknowledgement of what the judges said. She stated to TLO that she was learning things and looking at her work from others perspective.

However, I want a boyfriend named Ratbones. DH says he won't change his name, so I'm going to have to look around.

Not sure what suburb Suede is from, but he attended Kent State University. I've always thought it was more "mediocre" than, say Ohio State or Case-Western. But what do I know? I'm from Michigan originally!

Teevee from Hell;

Stella joins the cast of 'Flipping Out' as Jeff Lewis' new assistant.

That could be painfully funny.

My first look at Stella's skirt was encouraging. I liked the horizontal lines, the sheen, and the body hugging nature of it. When I saw the front as the model stood on the runway, I knew Stella was in trouble.

And I thought Suede's dress was okay. A little shiny and the styling was bad, but not the worst. And I'm not going to rag on his family vignettes because that would be like beating a dead . . . oh, wait a minute, I better not say that. It might bring up another story.

Oh Stella Stella Stella, it makes us sad when you second guess yourself.

For whatever reason I feel like the quote from Chrissie Hynde is appropriate...when she told a young female would-be musician who'd sold out to those who told her to dress "fuckable"..."You're a rock musician. It's not about 'fuck me', it's about "fuck you."

Maybe not completely relevant but I think the spirit of it is worth noting.

Why was she so worried about criticism from the first challenge? That was ages ago in PR workroom years. It threw her game off.

As far as Suede is concerned, I liked the fact that he wanted to use the mats, I just didn't like the way he used them.

BUT, am I wrong or is this the first episode where he dropped the irritating third person?

Suede's ensemble was really cute. I like it better than the first time he did it, but not as much as the last time he did it.

Suede's bio says he's from Seven Hills, Ohio. That's a suburb due south of Cleveland. Home of John Demjanjuk and my Uncle Marty. Parma, only upscale, with bigger, treeless lawns. Those of you from Cleveland will get that instantly.

Splains a lot right there. I'd have to leave too, and I did.

I think Suede's top wasn't bad, and it if had been better executed, maybe cut more traditionally, the fact that he had such an interestingly textured material would have been shown off.
Did Stella's skirt remind anyone else of Herve Leger?

I thought we were getting lots of behind-the-scenes judging gossip from Laura that you were going to fill us in on. Have I missed it?

Stella went way out her comfort zone and she didn't do well out there.
I do not understand why she did this. This was a challenge to show off her skills with leather and to do something tough. I guess she lost confidence due to all the stress and with the confidence the focus on what she is and what she can do went too.

I for one did not like Stella's shirt. Yes, I agree it was a nice idea but it was a complete mess.
The top was more like Stella which means it totally didn't fit together with the shirt and it wasn't well done.
Frankly she was lucky she stayed in the competition with that design.

Bill and Brooklyn Bomber: My children just got their very first "Weiner Whistles" from some friends (I question this - lol) who visited the Henry Ford Museum. The memories!!

Stella: Giiiiiiiiiiiirl! You could have rocked a "leather" outfit out of that stuff and and this is what you chose?? I think the top would have been great with a "leather" skirt. Of course it would have had to have been fitted better, but still.

And Microfiber is on my last nerve!! I suppose if they were to do a shroud challenge he has it all sewn up but good lord! Boy needs a clue and while it is perfectly fine to miss those who have gone before us, we who are watching don't need the family tree. 'kay?

Suede gets visited by more ghosts than John Edward. Who is it going to be tonight? Gran'ma Rose? Aunt Lily?