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"Congratulations...Ricky. You're the winner."
"Boo-hoo-hoo-hoo! It's like a roller coaster! I'm...I'm a WINNER! It feels like - like...WINNING!"
"I can't believe that fucker won instead of me."
"I can't believe these old judges gave it to that fucker instead of me."
"I can't believe I'm going home and that fucker just won."
"The Botox has frozen my face in this position."
"God, I love watching these fuckers cry. I could sit here all day."
Seriously?
This clearance-rack-at-Bebe tackorama took the prize last night? The judges all swooned over it and from where we were sitting, there were at least two FAR worthier candidates for the win.
Sure the reworking of the button fly was kind of cute, but that's about the only thing we liked.
For all his bragging about how no one there could fit denim as well as he could, it sure is kinda tight and puckery. Although to be fair, looking closely at it like this, we can see he constructed the hell out of that fabric.
It's just ... ew. It's tacky and too short and sits too low on her boobs and we hate the ruffle on the skirt. Everything about it says "stripper's night off."
So he styled her like Amy Winehouse. Big deal. What did that have to do with anything? Are we really supposed to hold that toothless crackhead up as a style icon now? Darlings, count us OUT on that one.
We were shocked out of our seats when Tim proclaimed it "stunning!" We should have had more faith in him. He addressed this in his Tim's Take:
"I don’t know who was more surprised by his win -- Ricky or me. I cannot tell a lie: I was profoundly concerned about his look. I thought it was too basic and too poorly finished. On the show, you hear me say, “It’s stunning,” and it’s true that I did say it, as in, “Fix all of this and make certain that it’s stunning.” The editors were stuck with a conundrum, because so little of what I said to Ricky (and I said a lot) could be used."
Now, it's possible that Tim's just covering his ass, but we tend to believe him on this because the aesthetic is so far away from what he usually likes.
"Basic." That about covers it. Basic with a side of tacky. Then again, what do we know? According to the Levi's site, this dress has already sold out, proving once again that the goal isn't to reward the best designer this season, but to reward the most retailable designs.
Yeah, we're cranky. Sue us.
[Photo: Barbara Nitke/Bravotv.com - Screencaps: Project RunGay]
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«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 229 of 229 Newer› Newest»anonymous said:
I bet anyone dollars to donuts that dress (cough, cough) shows up on The Real Housewives of Orange County next season!! I shit you not, all those insane bitches will be wearing it....or trying to anyway.
OMG - the crossover possibilities for Bravo! Let the alcohol flow, and watch the carnage as the housewives of OC and their daughters fight to the death over Ricky's Levi dress! Watch with horror as MK and the wives reach frozen perfection at the Botox salon!
I know this is sooooo far down in the comments no one will probably read it but....
I just found out Ricky danced with one of my most favorite dance companies: Desmond Richardson's Complexions. It just never dawned on me that he was THAT Ricky. It must be the hats. Anyway he was a pretty amazing modern dancer and he did do a number of costumes for them.
So while in the past I was not overly impressed with what he has sent down the runway this season , I do have a whole new respect for him because he is THAT Ricky.
And BTW I bought the dress (its a collection thing- the only one I have- I have all the Project Runway dresses). I will let ya'll know what it looks like up close and personal.
I read it!
And definitely post some pics of the real dress. Or better yet, send them to the guys to post so people will see them.
With over 100 responses to each post, I wouldn't be surprised if people are having trouble keeping up.
Other people. The ones with lives. Not me.
Anne
Ricky is just a big old breast and what is he, like 4 foot tall? He doesn't even come to the models shoulder.
heidi's left breast said (lol):
"SweetP's dress was great, but the girl can't dress herself. Did you all see that shorts outfit she wore on the runway? I had to sterilize my eyeballs...."
yes, i agree 100%. a fashion designer should know how to dress themselves! jillian and christian always look adorable. seeing sweet p in that outfit took me back to the wendy pepper days.
Heelarious captions!
C'mon, sing along - You know the words, I bet:
"Tried to make the Judges go to re-hab, and they said Noooo Noooo No!"
Bill said...
TLo - I think you should post Sewing Siren's sketches for all the future challenges. Maybe Bravo will see them & pick her up for PR S5. It would be great to have one of our own in the competition.
(sorry for volunteering you w/o permission, Siren, but I think you have the goods)
Oh Bill my friend, the people from Bravo already have seen my sketches (and samples and me too)! What happened was, Tim Gunn himself (personally) told me to stuff my samples back into my cardboard suitcase and get my corncob pipe smoking, hobnail boot wearing, newspaper patternmaking, ass down to Port Authority Bus Terminal and get on the next bus headed back to Mayberry, Dogpatch or were ever the fuck I was from. Sad, but true.
"sewing siren said:What happened was, Tim Gunn himself (personally) told me to stuff my samples back into my cardboard suitcase and get my corncob pipe smoking, hobnail boot wearing, newspaper patternmaking, ass down to Port Authority Bus Terminal and get on the next bus headed back to Mayberry, Dogpatch or were ever the fuck I was from. Sad, but true."
Did Tim actually say the word 'fuck'? I would have figured he'd have an upscale, multi-syllabic euphemism for it.
Another illusion shattered.
--GothamTomato
LMAO over the Princess and Nina captions! Nina particularly--that expression is too perfect. Bravo!
Non-procreative intercourse. When I stopped crying I looked it up.
I gotta agree with GothamTomato, that this challenge was soooo similar to the Banana Republic challenge in S1, with a similar outcome!
I didn't hate it, but preferred Rami's look overall. I did like the interpretation of the button fly for the front of the dress, btu not a lot else. Glad the money's going to charity.
I concur that I'd like to see Siren's sketches more for each challenge. sorry to hear about the Tim experience. It's never good to hear that from people you generally admire. We still love those sketches though!
Love this post, great laughs guys. I too could not believe that Ricky won this one. And, come on, what's with the tears?
This reminds me of the dress Keith made (Season three, episode 1) out of navy blue sheets that Nina had a fashiongasm over because of the buttons in the back.
The challenge was to make an iconic garment about 501 jeans. 501's are defined by the button fly (not, for instance, by the zippers that Rami used). That's why Ricky won.
I think it was extremely unfair that they sprung it on them at the last minute that it was going to be mass produced. I'm sure some of them would have tweaked their designs if they knew it would have to be less complicated.
Ricky's dress? I agree with you 100%. Hooker-fabulous.
I HATED RICKY'S.
It looked like freaking Baby Phat!
The only thing cute was the button fly...
Ricky needs to go home and cry.
I don't get the Christian love, either. Most of his stuff has been very 80's, and his winning dress with Chris was a direct rip off of one from Galliano's 1996 couture line.
Sorry, meant 2006 collection.
Anonymous [7:42 PM] said...
No one knows what the fuck you are talking about.
Apparently you don't know as much as you think you do and a question would have been the polite way to deal with it. Too late to start acting classy now.
http://www.slice.ca/runway/
Biddell, M-G and Lucien were the finalists in Project Runway Canada.
not sure about Ricky as a fantastic designer, but i did think he did a great job this week. i may not love the dress, but it was well constructed (how do you cut a bust-piece with two darts in it and match and fit it so well anyway?) with some smart details, and someone out there loved it enough to buy it many times over. I did think it deserved a win. still, Christian's jeans shouldn't be passed over by Levi's - i bet they get him in the future to sell those too.
Clearly, the reason Kors loves Amy Winehouse is because she loaned him some crack; hence why his judging sucks so much this season. I think Christian was spot-on when he said he was going to barf if he saw just one more tube dress. But that being said, I love Sweet P's, but that's because it was less of an eye-sore.
I liked it better than Chris's or Rami's very similar dresses. Ricky's looked very appropriate for denim and I think it was well made.
This outfit was easily the most whore-ish and it didn't help that she was styled like a prostitute. "strippers night off" is right!!
I really liked Christian's jeans. They were the one thing I could see myself wearing, and the only thing that looked high fashion.
Ricky annoys ME, but the dress he made looks like what the younger set want to wear.. the button front was cute-ish, but the whole look said "trashy" to me...I guess trashy sells.
Ugh... I'm getting tired of these judges: They all have the same opinions! PR Canada was better in that sense, the judges discussions were more interesting because they disagreed a lot of times.
Still... I am happy Ricky won the challenge, could have done it without the crying but that's the way he is and I accept that. I am pretty sure he will not make it to Fashion Week but at least he won a challenge. Good for him! Good luck Ricky!
Our little Ricky was just crowned by Vh1 as having the "Best Week Ever."
Ay dios mio...
Whatever haters. I think Ricky will make it to the final 3. (or 4 or 5)
Hmph. As much as I hate to say it, I can sort of see why it won - it looks pretty much exactly like something that Levi's would produce cheaply by themselves. It was true retail, faceless. I can see why Rami and Christian didn't win - their designs would be difficult to mass-produce and slightly harder to find an audience for. (Granted, IMO they were better designs, but higher fashion than Levi's.) This dress would - and, apparently did - instantly sell. I still believe that Sweet P should have won, though, because in my opinion her design was lovely, if more "mature" (i.e. wearable by actual adults) and looked the most like Project Runway for Levi's.
Well, I did think he should have been safe with this... not that he should have f***king won the challenge! Thankfully, he didn't get immunity for the next challenge. IMO, that's his consolation prize for being dumped on so much by the judges (deservedly) and he is finally, finally! going home next time.
His dress was a little tacky, but I can see it would please slightly tacky girls in the 12-25 age bracket. It's bound to sell. In no way, shape or form is it fashion-forward, and Ricky certainly doesn't deserve a spot at Bryant Park. I can't believe he made final 6, even though he'll never make final 5. Next week, Ricky gives his tearful adieu. I'm buying the champagne right now so that it's nice and chilled on Monday night.
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