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Oh, the DRAMA of fashion design, darlings!
Designers who would chew off their own feet for a chance at real success!
A creative process that reduces the most hardened vets to tears!
A backstabbing arena where one false move means CAREER DEATH!
Histrionics! Screaming! Plotting!
Or, y'know...not.
Considering the complete lack of drama (or any real emotion) on this team...
...they sure as hell produced a dramatic look.
This was stunning. It wasn't exactly what we could call original (and therefore, not avant garde) as it owes so much to previous designs by Westwood and Gaultier, but for sheer impact, this was a tough look to beat.
Unfortunately for Team Spock, Christian and Chris managed to pull out something even more dramatic and they were relegated to second place.
Also unfortunate were the choices they made for the secondary garments. That blouse and those jodhpurs are not only "bleh" in terms of design, but they're surprisingly poorly executed. Surprising because they appear to have been entirely VictorYA's contribution. Does this mean that Jillian is better at executing a look than VictorYA is? Darlings, you make the call.
The coat itself is so striking and the pink tartan such an unusal choice that it's a bit of a disppointment to look down and see what looks like khaki capris peeking out the bottom. It's like on the outside she's all "Paris! Milan!" and underneath she's all "Pick up the kids at soccer practice!"
And the back of it is AWFUL.
Dear GOD, kittens. What is THAT?
As for the ready-to-wear dress, it was cute.
It really doesn't seem to owe much to the other piece, though. Just because it's the same color doesn't make it a RTW version of the garment.
The little hint of the pink tartan was, again, cute but this dress had none of the severity and dramatic impact of the coat. It was just a dress with a cute pink ruffle.
Again, it surprises us to say this, but any consideration they received from the judges was due entirely to Jillian's contribution. We don't know if that coat is something she designed previous to the show or something she returned to afterwards, but it's clearly a look in her repertoire now.
As for VictorYA, she was definitely off her game this week. We're not sure why. Maybe she just didn't want to be on another team. Or maybe she was thrown off by her team mate being able to go longer than she can without moving her face.
[Photos: Barbara Nitke/Bravotv.com - Screencaps - Project Rungay]
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I think you two are unfair to Jillian. She's quiet and chooses not to play to the camera, bravo for her!! She doesn't bitch about the other designers... leave her alone for cryingoutloud! The coat was glorious! I want one, I want one (maybe minus the train!!)
Just loved the happy addition of the pink tartan!!
I love, love, LOVE that coat! Absolutely GORGEOUS in every way.
But what's with, again, the cropped pants?? This has become the season of cropped pants. I don't get it. I must be missing the cropped pants gene. And khaki even. Oy.
But that coat! That coat could make anyone forgive any number of miscellaneous sins. It was beyond stunning. It amazes me what Jillian can do in the given time frames they're working with.
--GothamTomato
God, I loved that coat! Gorgeous. But i hated the soccer mom underneath bit (LOL). I could not understand WHY the judges said they liked the whole thing. To quote the duchess (in another moment) the ass on those pants was "insane". But thankfully they made the right decision and chose team ferosh!
As somebody who's not been a big fan of Jillian, I have to say that she's getting more impressive. She seem focused on getting to fashion week, and she may be one of those designers that really start to blossom as the competition narrows. I think she'll be in the final three.
If left in a room with that coat, gothamtomato and I would get into one helluva catfight. Gorgeous and Stunning, indeed.
and the coat is beautiful, too.
"Team Spock"
Hahahahahahahahaha! Snort!
I loved the coat, but it was so obviously a riff on Gaultier that I wasn't surprised it didn't win. As far as the jodhpurs, anything that makes the model's butt looks big is a huge no.
I know everyone hates Ricky most, but my least favorite designer is Victorya. I think she makes a shapeless sack every week and the judges gush over it. I don't understand!!! And this week, she made an ill-fitting pair of khaki pants to go under that FABULOUS coat?!?! There aren't words to express how much she annoys me.
--beth
Team "Robot Monotone" really annoyed me - but the coat WAS gorgeous.
That coat was an amzing accomplishment. I think it's understandable Jillian would be working more ferociously than Victorya since the latter had nothing to lose.
I do wonder if that coat Jillian showed was something she already did or just decide to make for the minirunway back in november.
Actually looking again at the video footage of that minirunway, it's funny how one's perspective changes. This batch may be the best set of designers as a whole, they're just not better as a group of contestants. There was at least 1 outfit of almost each designer that I liked and you can see a look or a POV for most of them. Also interesting were model pairups. Jacqueline w/Victorya, Marie w/Kit, Marcia with Chris, Lea with Sweet P.
Speaking of pairups, I do wonder how random the selections were for the teams of this avant garde challenge. Notice the pairings were all of people who had not been previously teamed with each other. I guess it could have been random luck.
Frank
I found myself paying more attention to Jillian after this challenge: partly as a result of her spot-on assessment of the team leadership issue.
The coat was awesome. I'm impressed by Jillian's range so far.
Did the two of them fall, Obelix-style, into a vat of Prozac as infants?
When I saw the coat I thought, "that was in her preview show." Weren't those pieces from their audition portfolios? I think she's so fast because she has already designed the pieces. (Which is smart strategy, go Jillian.)
The jodpurs sucked ass.
Go Gotham for getting a mention in Jay's blog! You're going to be the one on the couch with those bitches next. Just remember us little people.
All their emotions were poured directly into the garments sort of like making cupcakes in an Easy Bake Oven with a lightbulb.
But I loved the look.
Didn't like the little black dress. I think J-girl was right. It wasn't great.
Jodphurs?
the coat is the reason this team got 2nd place. The rest of the garments have "Jubilee Jumbles" written all over them. Those johdpurs fit so poorly in the ass. It was like Victorya didn't even TRY to make them fit.
But to coat is really, really cool.
I loved the whole outfit jodhpurs and and all. I also thought that the girls had the strongest ready to wear look.
All four teams were somewhat derivative (Gaultier, Gallianos, Westwood, Lacroix) but I feel that Jillian's was the most technically accomplished. Does that mean it should have won? I don't know.
Jillian most certainly has done a jacket similar to this before, but I guarantee you that all the designers are repeating themselves. With so little time, usually 15min, to sketch they have too.
What's that mini runway show from Nov.? Can someone fill me in? Thanks.
Spot on again, boys. Great coat, everything not so much. And those cropped jodphurs in khaki were awful both on their own and as part of the outfit.
The irony is that if this look had won, Victorya was the team leader and would probably have been the one to get immunity. Another good reason for giving the win to Team Sissyfierce.
Absolutely LOVED the coat. If ever there was a PR garment that deserved to be called "FIERCE", this was it.
I recognized it as a version of the one from the mini runway show (one of my favorites then too), but the black fabric and pink tartan really made it come alive.
In all fairness, does this really owe more to Galliano/Westwood than Chris & Christian's dress does to Alexander McQueen (e.g., the "Oyster Dress"). I have no reference for exactly which Galliano or Westwood looks this may be referencing. Can one of you fashionistas post a link? Pretty please?
Love the coat. I don't care if she's done it before, I still love it.
The RTW dress was simple, yet it was beautiful too. And I could see the transition from the coat to the dress....but Jillian was right, it just wasn't "finished".
Victorya is driving me insane. She SUCKS as a designer of anything that deviates from a sack. Those pants and that shirt were HIDEOUS! What woman in their right mind would wear anything like that under that fab coat? Talk about a WTF??? And did she spend the entire time working on the "weave" of blue nothing to do with the look basket on the back of that shirt? Jeez! UGLY...no make that FUGLY! Why the hell is she still on the runway????
gp said...
In all fairness, does this really owe more to Galliano/Westwood than Chris & Christian's dress does to Alexander McQueen (e.g., the "Oyster Dress").
In my opinion, no. Maybe even less.
Forgot to mention I thought Jacqueline really tore up the runway this week.
Frank
I guess I'm alone in my reaction to this garment. It looked like "National Velvet" meets "The Matrix" to me.
The coat is GORGEOUSLY constructed, I'll give you that. But since the challenge was to be avant garde, I think the fact that it's somewhat derivitave is a huge failure.
But for once this season, I agree with the judges....this probably deserved second place among the designs.
I think you guys are a bit harsh to Jillian as well... I love her designs. That coat was my favorite thing designed this season, and definitely on my PR top five. I get that Chris and Christian won-- theirs was better for the challenge, but that coat was GORGEGOUD
I was impressed with the speed with which Jillian finished the coat in spite of her time management issues. Granted, it's not like the designers are juggling kids and housework with their projects, but still...to finish something so immense in the time they had and have it look so beautiful, I have to give credit where credit's due.
Comparing what Jillian did with what Victorya did (it looked like Jillian was all about the coat, while Vya was toiling away with the blouse and pants), I'd say Jillian should take a bow. And she managed to throw together the RTW frock.
By the way, did anyone else notice Vya has a Spring 2008 line up on her site? Does this mean she's auf'd soon? Please? Pretty please?
I loved the coat, for all the reasons posted by others. But it wasn't avant garde. Just a great design. If this was supposed to be a punk reference, why the jodhpurs? How can that possibly be punk? If they had radically reenvisioned the jodhpurs,or deconstructed them, maybe that would have felt punk. What was underneath the coat didn't seem connected to the coat.
Good thing Victorya didn't win; people are arguing over Chris/Christian's contribution towards their win, and Jillian's coat is really the only good thing about this team's look.
Loved Christian's reaction when Victorya said something along the lines of, "We have 3 looks so we should win." Priceless!
I LOVED that color black. I mean, how many ways can you do black, but that super dark shiny black was just beyond fabulous. Coupled with the pink tartan lining (is tartan just a snobby word for plaid to make it more acceptable?) just elevate the look.
Obviously the designers aren't going to be completely original, but just because someone uses a tartan they are automatically copying westwood? I'm not sure that's fair.
How much in today's fashion is truly original. I'm guessing most garments strive to achieve 1-2 original elements, either in color, sillhuoette, fabric, etc.
Or maybe she was thrown off by her team mate being able to go longer than she can without moving her face. I LOVE you boys!
I couldn't decide if they were designing for this gal or these two. But I loved the coat. The outfit underneath was a little too Elizabeth Hasselbeck for me.
Agree that the coat was fabulous and the garments under it were not.
Agree that Victorya did not bring it.
Jillian has grown on me. She still has the personality of a paper sack and I think her work is pretty derivative, but I think she consistantly brings something to the table.
Don't care for Victorya. Don't care for her stuff, think she's over-rated, and her behavior makes me roll my eyes almost every episode.
I just looked at Jillian's pre-PR show coat again and noticed how much more dramatic and better it looks in black/tartan. Her model was better this time, too.
The coat was breathtaking and on concept with the hair, just not necessarily overwhelmingly avant garde. The blouse and pants were on concept with the hair too, but they were poorly made, which was disappointing especially in contrast with the great coat.
I wish the producers had given some extra time along with the extra money in order to see what they could have really come up with for the RTW. I know I'd enjoy the competition more if the final product was more in line with what they could accomplish.
Abbreviated timeslines suck for the designers and for the viewers.
Nothing makes me growl at the TV as much as the judges snotty tone when they say "it looks rushed/incomplete/unfinished/not-thought-thru/sloppy" . . . duh, of COURSE it does.
And I HATE the constant "well, in the real design world, you have to adjust all the time to the unknown." In the REAL design world you don't have strange limitations like on PR — you can send one of your assistants or your interns to MOOD to pick up an extra yard or two when something goes wrong or you can choose to work all night if you run up against a time crunch.
Also, didn't the avant garde model do a really good job? When some of them don't seem to be able to handle putting their hand on their hip well, she handled some complicated revealing with some grace and drama.
Interesting dynamic going on here; several people have ripped Jillian for reinterpreting the coat from a look she already did. Where is this chorus when Rami does yet another Grecian goddess gown? If not for the candy challenge, this guy would have made endless variations of the same gown for EVERY challenge. Where are the judges, for craps sake - didn't Nina rip Laura last season for doing evening all the time?
Oh, well.... we just haven't gotten to Rami yet (but will as soon as TLO post it). But rip, we will. Or rather, we'll pull on his drapery cord.
Actually the use of Johpers and the top may not be that incongruous. Jacqueline's faux hawk has a punk evocation but there's also a bit of equine flavor. So the intention may have been to project the illusion of an over the top riding ensemble
And Andrea, back in November they gave a runway show with all 15 contestants presenting 3 looks. The video is available on the PR site. It gave the audience a chance to see what each designer was all about with outfits made in a normal setting.
Steubenville: the judges did rip into Rami for just doign a retread of his typical stuff. He was in the bottom 2. But we'll get to that tomorrow I guess. Of course it didn't help that his gown was rather conservative compared to the others
Frank
Jodhpurs, great idea. They make the butt & hips look larger than life AND give the appearance that one is awaiting the flood. Coupled with a blouse sporting butt ruffles they form a look that could only be improved by placing a tin bucket over the head to avoid recognition.
The coat was terrific - too bad the model had to unbutton it.
The coat was stunning and very complimentary to the model's hair. The jodpurs and blouse were inexplicable. Not only the silhouette, which sucked like a Hoover warehouse, but the colors. Ye gods...who in her right mind pairs a dramatic, over-the-top, black and pink coat like that with khaki capris?
I have no words.
That coat was just to... die... for!!!! I want, I want, I want!!!
The blouse and pants? UGH. I see that it might have been derived from the horse-tail look of the fauxhawk, but let's just go for thigh-high boots and a whip, then, huh, kittens?
And that Jillian finally isn't making a red dress, I was so happy. I really don't know what VictorYA's problem was this week. She is simply not floating my boat, design-wise. But Lady Tangerine seems to love her, so she'll stay on.
Maybe someone already mentioned this, but how could the coat be something Jillian had done before if it was Victorya's design and Jillian didn't seem at all thrilled with the idea? Maybe the editing left out crucial steps, but Jillian seemed uneasy working on Victorya's idea for the coat...maybe in the process of making it she warped it into something she had done before, or maybe she warmed up to it enough to recreate it later...I agree it was fabulous, but watching the episode I was under the impression it was Victorya's design and Jillian's execution...
Actually I thought the Jodhpurs et al was an interesting idea. Granted the execution was not up to par.
It is unfortunate that Victorya does not come across very appealing like Chris or even polarizing like Christian. She probably is a likeable in real life. Elisa says the 2 of them became good friends and we know jack say he and christian hang out with her.
It's odd the way she comes across. The are brief moments when she clearly show concern for her fellow designers and helps them out. And I love the fact she raved about Jacquline's performance and saying she was likely the only model there that could pull off that kind of drama.
Frank
I loved this coat! What the jodphurs needed, though, were tall boots (and maybe a whip?).
"Stubenville said...
Interesting dynamic going on here; several people have ripped Jillian for reinterpreting the coat from a look she already did."
And actually, if you look at SweetP's website, at her collection from April 2007 (2 months before the taping), you'll see the very same RTW dress that she made this week. (And a similar version is on Rami's site).
--GothamTomato
I gasped out loud when I saw this coat. I think a big part of my surprise that due to the editing, I had no idea what was coming. I also felt that the coat and hair together were the bomb. Undergarmets, not so much.
Thanks, Frank, for explaining about the runway thing in Nov.
hmmm... Victorya's pants and shirt make me think of Vera Wang's interpretation of "skinhead". I thought the one-shouldered dress was perfectly fine, and the neckline was severe enough to relate to the punk inspiration.
I think I saw Victorya getting the "loser-edit" in that preview.... HUZZAH! And if Ricky's smiling on the runway, I hope he did something to deserve it, at least.
Did VictorYa and Jillian flip the needle case to determine who would be team leader because they both wanted to be leader, or because neither of them did? Manolo the Shoe blogger thought the latter, but it looked like the former to me. Does anyone know for sure?
I hope Jillian is final 3. I want to see more of what she can do.
Editing, editing, editing...
Check this from Jullian about Victorya...
"I was worried about her being controlling like she was with Ricky. But I was surprised. We had the most incredible partnership. I almost feel that my partnership was more successful with her than with Rami. I learned a lot from her and we both respect each other. Professionally, we were very successful. I wouldn't say that we were the best of friends after".
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i'm on the fence about this combo. jillian's work is truly wonderful. but victorya's is just ass.
hell, victorya's lucky she had jillian's jacket to cover up her assyass jodhpurs... the model looks like she took a giant dump in them. and not only do they not fit, but they ruin the entire ensemble. the model's got this elegantly crafted coat over the most boring, casual outfit that isn't the least bit close to avant garde. jillian saved victorya.
also, i can't understand how it took victorya 2 whole days to make that stupid sleeveless top (with pointless details on the back, where it would never be seen!) & those awful, untailored short pants. and she didnt seem to contribute anything but resistance to either the coat or the RTW dress.
girl needs to go!
Either V or J refers to the a-g look as being "equestrian" and they did accomplish that with the riding coat, jodhpurs, and what may have been intended to be a romantic, highway-man type white ruffled shirt. V just didn't make that.
Leaving off the high boots was probably the avant-garde part. (Jodhpurs always make a woman's ass look gigantic so I wasn't surprised at the horrible fit in the back.) That, and the "bustle" or whatever it was in the back of the white shirt. (Horsetail? Who knows.)
I'm torn whether you could really call this look a-g. If everyone loves it and wants to wear it -- how can that be a-g?
I didn't hate the rtw dress. But I do agree that the only reference to the a-g look was in the colors.
Anonymous said...
(is tartan just a snobby word for plaid to make it more acceptable?) .
Tartans are a specific kind of Scotch plaid, usually they have a family name associated with them (like Stewart). The plaid that Jillian lined her coat with is a tartan, though not a traditional color way. So, all tartans are plaid, but not all plaids are tartans.
Madame O, what I saw was that neither wanted the other to be leader; in other words, both wanted to run the ship, and when V. won the flip, J. said she wasn't comfortable.
Can anyone clear up whether the mini-runway show that aired in November was filmed *before* or *after* PR wrapped? If it filmed after all these episodes, including the same coat in the show may have been Jillian's way of claiming ownership of that part of the design.
Vanessa
THANK YOU. I loved the coat and hated everything else. HATED the capris and the fugly shirt. HATED the stupid 80s-teenager dress. Very grateful they didn't pull out a win on this!
Funny and true. And that coat is one of my favorite Runway pieces ever. Fabulous!
Completely off topic but I just have to share because...well,I just have to! Did anybody else catch "Masterpiece Theater" last night on PBS? The BBC production of "Northanger Abbey"? The guy playing Henry Tilney, the young male lead -- it just hit me. Keith Michaels! See? He did turn out all right in the end!
And yes, yes, second place definitely. Jillian's skillz much madder. VictorYA living on borrowed time. Carry on.
The mini runway show aired on Bravo?? I dont remember this. Does anyone have pictures?
A variation of Jillian's coat definitely was part of her repertoire already; look at the mannequin behind her in her audition video. It still is fabulous, though!
Margaret at 4:06
I think the RTW also had connection to AG with the ruffling as well as the colors.
I hated the stuff underneath the coat, I'm so glad you guys did too! I was positively shocked when the judges didn't say anything mean about their "third outfit, ha ha ha" (shut up V-ya-ya).
Of course, the coat was spectacular, but assuming it was basically Jillian's, I've still hated everything Victorya's sent down the runway.
Usually, superheroes sport a drab, mousy look on the exterior, then quickly duck into a phone booth and strip down to a fierce look. With this outfit, it's kind of the opposite: superhero on the outside, soccer mom underneath.
And the mini-fabric-pooing on the back of the shirt -- was that Victorya's homage to Elisa?
The coat is GORGE, the rest, not so much.
Sorry TLo - this team should be 'Team Schizo' for the punk inspired coat over the K-mart grade jhodpurs with the Laura Engalls blouse. Do the fembots hate each other so much that they can't even agree on a single concept?
I thought the coat was great but the entire look needed a pair of tight, fitted leather pants and a matching bustier, perhaps laced and edged with the pink tartan? Okay, with their budget it would have to be pleather. Still, I can't believe how much the judges eat up the crap YaYa shovels out. Her work on this competition was FUGLY.
Random musing; I wonder if the Bluefly Accessory wall has tall leather boots and a riding crop. (If it did, I bet Rami has taken the crop for 'research') - LOL
I'd have been okay with the decision to use khaki pants and a white shirt under the coat if they'd gone with skin-tight breeches rather than the ill-fitting jodhpurs. Wouldn't have been avant-garde, probably, but it would have looked better. (I also didn't like that mess on the back of the shirt, but who did? I think that they probably could have done much more interesting things with the tailoring of the shirt, but c'est la vie.
You can't blame Jillian for wanting to be the team leader--after all Vya had immunity so she could send just about anything down the runway. Team challenges where one of the members has immunity never seem fair to me.
CPNY
I want that coat!!!! it's gorgeous! i particularly liked the black paired with pink tartan. the jodphurs were just AWFUL! i completely agree with tlo that they are all wrong for the look. maybe if they'd been done in a different color but the khaki didn't go with the look of the coat at all.
the rtw dress was ok -- didn't love it (although i really want those shoes...), but considering jillian apparently threw that together in a matter of an hour or two i'm pretty impressed.
i really got annoyed with VYA when she made that comment about how they should win since they really did 3 looks... loved the look on cristian's face at that one!
Ok bitches, time to pick the final 3....as if that is hard to do. Miss Frozenface, Miss Princess, and Miss Rim-me. Easy!
The coat was gorgeous! The RTW I thought went well with the coat because of the way it fit close to the silhouette through the top and then flared with ruffles with the plaid piping at the bottom. A more than passable interpretation. I thought it was very charming.
The jodhpurs were a cute idea. I liked the equestrian concept when they were brain-storming about the design. But the execution came out looking like "Out of Africa" slammed into "Bladerunner." Didn't Rutger Hauer wear a similar coat in the movie? Sans ruffles of course. =D
I realize what I hate most about team challenges. Not enough content for the TLo to blog!
Coat is fabulous, but not over-the-top enough for avant garde, so I agree with the second place finish. And I didn't think the dress really derived much, other than color, from the AG piece.
Thank god for your screencaps. While watching the show, the glimpses of the underclothing were so glimpse, I was having a tough time seeing what the judges were praising, so I took their word for it. Now that I've seen the screencaps, I'm having an even tougher time understanding the praise. Oh well.
LOVED the coat. absolutely stunning. reminded me a lot of Kara Saun's 2055 design, which I also loved.
Jillian's zombie personality has to now concealed the fact that she's the most talented designer in the bunch, and the fastest-working. In fact, all of her work this season forms a fairly cohesive collection. And even the ones that don't really cut it are complete and finished. Remember that she made a FINISHED three-piece suit for the men's challenge that had other contestants throwing hanks of fabric down the runway.
Her "my ... entire ... family ... was ... murdered ... by ... druglords ... today ... but ... I ... feel ... nothing" business is, dare I say it, getting me kind of hot. OK, I'm a pervert.
Victorya's thing is more "yes, and it was I who killed them", and it's not hot at all. I also don't think she's very good.
I think Jillian's going to win this thing; if she makes the final three (with Chris and Christian), her collection is going to be as cohesive as anything we've ever seen on this show. She'll probably show up with 450 pieces, too.
I think their RTW dress was absolutely horrendous. I'm 17 years old and I wouldn't even wear that.
I just don't understand VictorYa and Jillian. Bottling up all your emotions and voice flucuations like that must really suck.
What everyone else said. Coat was gorgeous, Victorya's garments SUCKED.
Jillian also deserved kudos, I think, for finishing that RTW thing at all. The fact that it exists is impressive; that it managed to look okay, even cute, is kind of amazing. But of course it's all about the COAT, which I covet with a mad, well, covetousness. There's a whole lot of coveting going on over here, is what I'm saying.
To sum it all up in a mature, thoughtful fashion: Jillian rules, Victorya drools.
I LOVED the heck out of that coat babies.
I wnat ot so bad I can taste it.
I also loved the jodphurs(sp?) and the blouse with the baby bustle.
To me the whole thing RAWKED...
It was so me it was UNCANNY...
I think both the blouse and pants could have been imporved on by adding a few inches ti the lenght of the pants and using fabric with some spandex content on both of those.
The coat? We are fiduring out out to knock it off and adapt it for plus-size/big boobs right this minute.
Love,
Milla
"Victor-ian"
Brilliant, on so many levels. :standing ovation:
I've always liked Jillian; I admire people who don't waste time on bitching and pointless drama and simply get on with their work. I realize she doesn't make juicy reality TV, but in real life, I would far, far rather work with a dedicated, hard-working NON-diva - and her work has been uniformly impressive. She has an excellent feel for the female figure and a classic-with-a-twist aesthetic which I enjoy.
Go, Jillian, go - quietly!
Their fashion was OK, but did not have the "OH" factor.. I despise victoriYA.. she scares me,,
Agnes Gooch: Oh, thanks a lot! I loved BBC's "Northanger Abbey" so much I was planning to buy it, but now every time I see Henry Tilney I'm going to think "Keith Michaels". Now that's just mean.
That coat was one of the most gorgeous things I've ever seen on PR. Hell, it's better-looking than most of the things that turn up at Bryant Park or Paris or Milan. I completely get the concept for the jodphurs and shirt and rather liked it. The pants would have been better in black or gunmetal gray but I do think the concept worked. The RTW dress was adorable and was especially impressive considering that Jillian threw it together in what looked like a couple of hours. I think it echoed the themes of the coat pretty well. Actually I think this RTW look was much better than Team Fierce's.
I understand why C & C's look won but a case could have been made for this as well. Both looks were equally derivative but both were fabulous. Winners all!
You bitches did not seem to crap yourselves with glee over Jillian's (oh, and Victorya's?) coat when you first saw it in that runway show. What caused the change of heart? The color differences? But yeah, I agree the outfit underneath the coat was FUG. And Victorya thought they should win because they designed three pieces...what a load of shit. If they had won, I would've thrown my remote at the screen. Luckily the judges didn't smoke as much crack before this challenge as they did for most of the previous ones.
Beautiful coat and yeah, I think VictorYa did a horrible job on the stuff underneath. The RTW was a disaster - like one of those wear and discard polyester clubbing frocks you get at Wet Seal/Mandee's. Even though C+C Fierce Factory's RTW was 80's yuppie, you could see how it translated. I could barely see the pink tartan on what can only be described as a "glorified sheet."
I also think her model is very orange.
Ninjarina
That coat is beautiful. I think it passes the desirability test of material goods in that:
a) People have already mentioned that they would fight over it if left accidentally in a room and that points to the more important premise of:
b) People would steal the garment if left alone in a room.
The cut of the coat is so versatile, I could imagine it any color and almost any pattern and it would still work.
~Maharhar
Team Spock. Mwah!
The coat was gorgeous-a genuine stunner. But....those pants, and why did the judges love the back of the shirt so much?
As someone who thinks detailing the back of a garment is a lost art, I liked the back of the shirt. Just not with this coat. I could absolutely see it, however, with a slim, casual, kicky summer skirt.
Yeah, I didn't understand why the judges seemed to like the garments that were under the coat so much. I thought they were just OK. The coat, though, was beautiful!
About those jodhpurs...A quick look back at Ms.B in Season 3 should remind us that a well constructed pair does not leave one looking like their a** is the size of Idaho.
Yes, the coat was stunning, but it was only part of the look.That being said, the rest of GilliYa's work was underwhelming at best.
Whoever said that VictorYa scared her made a good point. There's something about her that is positively frightening.
As much as I admire Team SissyFierce's awesome couture gown, Jillian's coat is the one I lust for.
Laura wore riding pants, rather than jodhpurs, but neither item involves a rumpled, baggy seat. The cropped length has nothing to do with punk or horsies, either.
I can see a ruffled shirt as sort of a highwayman allusion -- they were romanticized in their day as much as pirates, dashing bad boys who could sweep a woman off her feet. I like that Victorya was going for something with the back of the shirt; I just wish it was recognizable.
When you look at the quantity and quality of each woman's work on this entry, Jillian is a star and Victorya is a piker.
BTW, kudos to Jacqueline and the hair team for making a ponyhawk look something other than ridiculous.
A little late here :)
Absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE the coat. It's FIERCE!!!
"Anonymous said...
I think you two are unfair to Jillian....leave her alone for cryingoutloud!"
You know, there are other PR blogs out there where the over praising/saccharine comments are abundant. You should try them.
Speaking as someone who has ridden horses all her life, I cannot understand why people try to make jodphurs into fashion. Those things are pure function. If I could ride a horse in jeans without wearing big holes into my knees, I would. Even horse people hate jods.
That coat is why I love fashion. Oh how I want that coat!
I covet that coat.
period.
Thanks for voicing what I couldn't quite put my finger on, PR GayBoys.
I was afraid this would win over Christian/Chris, even though yeah, the pants were a** (the bunching, the drooping!).
I'm amazed those two could collaborate without getting into major drama, but I guess only Jillian could curb Victorya's bossiness and complete lack of human feeling successfully. They deserved their 2nd place spot.
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