Dun Dun DUN!!!! VILLAINY!!!!
So the villain of the piece chose as her inspiration the painting Mischief and Repose, by John William Godward. Not pointing it out for any reason other than it goes with this screencap.
Because, did you know? Irina is the VILLAIN. Such is the extent of her villainy that when it's combined with the sheer blandness of the rest of this season, it turns out she's not much of a villain. She's apparently the best they could rustle up.
She's just a smack-talking girl who thinks she can smack talk because the judges like her. Fine. Okay. We think the judges have surrendered themselves to the sweet embrace of crack, but it's not like they didn't give her reason to think that her shit does not, in fact, stink.Just one question.
Model: Kalyn HemphillWhat is this "Fiddler on the Roof of Studio 54" bullshit?
UGLY. OLD FASHIONED. STYLE-LESS.Seriously, we think the worst you could say about most of Irina's stuff is that it's good basic yeoman's work when it comes to dress-making. We thought she could at least always fall back on the "sense of style" defense of her work. But this? It looks old.
And WHAT IS GOING ON with Kalyn's drag queen makeup and Leontyne Price styling?
We'll give her some tiny credit for the back. It's at least a little interesting (in a Stevie Nicks kind of way). But those shoes?
And that headband! And that frigging half-assed sash she puts on everything?
It's all so tired looking. She sure was talking a good game to the cameras because any other designer sending this out on the runway would have at least had the presence of mind to say, "I think I'm really screwed here." At least Tim talked her out of draping the dead animals all over her.
Then again, the judges only gave her the mildest rebuke, it seemed to us. Not that they didn't criticize it extensively, but we'd bet a donut that if certain other designers had ever sent this out on the runway, they would have been barbecued for it.Extended Judging:
Tim Gunn's Workroom Critique:
[Photos: Mike Yarish/myLifetime.com - Videos: myLifetime.com - Screencaps: Projectrungay.blogspot.com]
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11/11/09, 7:16 PM
Irina's dress is so odd looking from the back - that is to say, *especially* from the back. The proportions are just so odd.
I can't stay away from looking at these photos - it's one of the oddest dresses I have ever seen.
11/12/09, 11:27 AM
I see potential in the look, if it hit mid-thigh (tunic length) and then was put over leather leggings, it would channel the 80s and Studio 54 in a good way. Of course the flaw in my proposal is that at that point it would have strayed too far from the original inspiration. I am vibing on the styling, it did not fit the look that she walked, but there is a good idea in there, viva La Leontyne! The shoes, as a companion to this look, are atrocious.
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