In a way, we think it's for the best. The man was obviously in pain being there. You could tell he just immediately recoiled in the reality TV environment. It happens. We've said this before; sometimes a contestant goes home simply because they can't play the reality TV game and they're irritated and out of their comfort zone, not because they're a bad designer (although there are also plenty of them).
We don't love his portfolio, but it had a polish and style completely lacking from his entry last night.
Model: Nicole
Look, Heroin Cher made a shitty dress with her shitty trash bags and we'll get to that, but we totally agreed with the judges' decision last night. This was worse.
Worse, because he picked the easiest materials to work with, attempted a design that was fairly basic, and had it come out looking horrible. And if it could have been made any worse, the styling would have done it.
WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?
We've long held that when a designer tells their model to perform a little theater, like blow kisses, flip the bird, shimmy and coo, or throw candy at the judges, it's a sure sign that they know their look is awful. Still, there's no excuse for confusing the nurse/serial killer imagery even further by adding a Blessed Virgin Mary vibe to it as well. That's just wrong. And lame.
And those GLOVES. How could he possibly have thought that galoshes and rubber gloves made chic accessories?
Don't even get us started on the dress, which looked like her actual dress is buried under a swarm of dryer sheets.
And then there's that train thing. A train on an overcoat. That's just bizarre.
To put the cherry on top of this sundae, the whole thing was so sloppy looking.
No, the judges definitely made the correct choice last night. Sure, Cheroin was almost certainly kept in because she'll make better television, but while Jerry appears to be a talented designer, he made a terrible reality TV competition participant.
"Jerry, we hardly got to know you and now our future interactions with each other will consist mainly of awkwardly posed photographs at the finale party, followed by badmouthing each other in the press. I'm afraid you'll have to go upstairs and pack your things, mkay?"
I can't listen to any more of that interview. Blah, blah, blah. TLo are right.... just not a good reality tv person, which may or may not have anything to do with the ability to design clothes.
I have no problem with Jerry going home. This outfit was bad and scary. At least Cherion knew her's was bad. Jerry seemed to be slightly delusional about his.
I still think Stella's was worse, at least Jerry had a complete look (albeit a creepy and poorly designed one). Of course you could have drawn straws to send any one of the bottom 3 home, and it would be hard to argue the outcome.
"Jerry, we hardly got to know you and now our future interactions with each other will consist mainly of awkwardly posed photographs at the finale party, followed by badmouthing each other in the press. I'm afraid you'll have to go upstairs and pack your things, mkay?"
ROFLMAO.
I don't know how you do it, but THANK GOD you do it.
I'm with Susan. I made it halfway through his "I'm so wonderful" spiel before turning it off.
What got me was his comment about mmaking clothes that people in NY (and everywhere) would want to wear. Sure, if you *want* to look like a reject from Psycho, go ahead.
I say Gaylicious (Blaine) is next on the chopping block. Girl needs to be quiet, and not send something down the runway that looks like he rooted around in the trash.
I figured that what save Cherion was that the design was close enough to her style that it look more deliberate than Jerry. Jerry's just looked he was tossing crap together. He was so obviously outside his comfort zone it's probably just as well he's gone. Cherion on the other hand might pull something it late, though not realizing that rolled trash bags are thin and flimsy?! Please, I can't sew at all and even I could figure that out.
both outfits were seriously fug, but i agree with the judges' decision. i imagine that the fact that cheroin has a better reality tv personality helped them to make it. jerry just wasn't cut out for this. and i agree with sewing siren -- at least cheroin knew her outfit was awful. she had to change strategy mid-stream when she realized that she bought cheap-ass garbage bags and couldn't do the pants she was originally planning. i don't care for her aesthetic, but she ought to be interesting to watch as long as she lasts......
"...and now our future interactions with each other will consist mainly of awkwardly posed photographs at the finale party, followed by badmouthing each other in the press."
God, you guys make my day! If last year was any precursor, I'm looking forward to the badmouthing in the press!
I guess Nina would rather be bored than scared by his "American Psycho" suit.
Yeah, Jerry, Cheroin (LOVE IT!) should have gone home, but if you are a true fashion design professional, you know that sometimes those who have the image of a badass trump those with technical skills who may not be as flashy (ex: Season 3's Angry Little Peanut).
It brings up the question should he have been included to begin with. I think he's a talented designer. Not the most charismatic guy but it's clear he did it for the exposure for his company which is already doing pretty well. This man's clothes have already appeared several times at NY fashion week including this past one where his clothes were used for the Make Me a Supermodel show. So he's already gotten some publicity from Bravo
It brings back that debate about Rami and having people too seasoned/accomplished. At least you could say Rami was never at fashion week before.
Sadly Jerry is a prime example of being unsuitable for reality competition shows. Even the better ones require you to work reasonably fast, adapt to changes or problems quickly and be able to work outside your comfort zone. Most importantly to handle stress under very strained conditions.
Let's face it there are plenty of good designers that would suck ass on PR. I personally know a designer who has such a huge need to plan everything out in advance that she would collapse at the first twist a challenge brought.
Oh, and I forgot to add -- YES, they did send the right person home. Much as Cheroin and "Girlicious" sucked, too, I do think Jerry's outfit was the worst. He didn't even smooth out the wrinkles from when the shower curtain was folded in the package. It looks like ass.
i couldn't stand jerry's outfit. so hideous, so sloppy, so creepy AND he was delusional about it! it slayed me (no pun intended!) when he had the audacity to call those shower hooks "fabulous"...
Are you sure Jerry's dress isn't from SJP's Bitten line?
I would have been okay with him staying around a bit because I did like some of the cool minimalist looks from his portfolio that you didn't show. And although he wasn't particuarly scintillating on the show, he got off one of the greatest lines of all time in his exit video. "I got beaten by a whip-stitched garbage bag." You can't make shit like that up.
I thought Jerry's outfit was horrific last night, and I never even noticed THE TRAIN! this is why we need you. If it's possible, I'm now shuddering more when I look at it.
"I think a business meeting with this guy would drain me of the will to live."
Oh my god, that is hilarious. Funny cuz it's true.
I MISSED THIS! I'm so glad PR is back. I think I just realized that I'll no doubt be watching the Lifetime season, regardless of how craptacular it is. I just love this show, and I love all you bitches.
Too harsh! This outfit was the most stylish haz-mat suit I've ever seen. No one has ever been better dressed while digging through a landfill or checking mail for anthrax.
The Bag Lady should have been the one to go; the materials and design melded into a walking rendition of a septic drain field and the depressing finished product was a perfect expression of her sh#tty attitude.
Gaylicious's adult-diaper dress would have been more appropriate had he stiched together some Depends. I think his outfit reeked the most, but he and his tan do make interesting TV.
Jerry seemed very uncomfortable to be there, and I agree with TLo that some designers are talented but just don't belong on reality TV. I would have lost my mind if I had to listen to him speak throughout the rest of the PR season.
"Jerry, we hardly got to know you and now our future interactions with each other will consist mainly of awkwardly posed photographs at the finale party, followed by badmouthing each other in the press. I'm afraid you'll have to go upstairs and pack your things, mkay?"
Ha! Ha ha ha ha ha!!
That and "Cheroin" almost sent Diet Coke shooting through my nostrils.
I have this theory that Jerry could have saved the American Psychoat by styling his model as a bride with much prettier things from the BLUEFLYDOTCOM ACCESSORIES WALL (lest we forget who sponsored it). Maybe nabbed one of Terri's mop heads and styled it into a bouquet with some tomatoes from Korto? Just a thought.
Not 3 words one wants to have associated with their designs.
And yet - Jerry thought it would be something that gals would wear "on a night on the town". Hmmm.....delusional?? Yes. Psychotic?? Fo shizzle.
If I EVER step out wearing a nurse/batman dress with yellow rubber gloves and rain boots - I hope that one of my gal pals will slap me. Hard. Then tell me to pull it together immediately.
P.S. I am TOTALLY behind the Cheroin moniker. LOVE it.
Red Seven, my Diet Coke actually did shoot out of my nostrils with the best exit line ever that Rainwood pointed out..."I got beaten by a whip-stitched garbage bag." Can't wait for more posts!
This is a sure sign that I watch too much reality TV - I pay more attention to the little interview blurbs than the actual show sometimes.
Naturally the episode commentary bits are done all at once, which is why the contestants are always wearing the same outfits during them...and I noticed that our girl Cheroin was sporting two distinct styles in her interviews. I'm thinking she might be around for awhile?
I don't know. His outfit was atrocious, but at least he tried. Cheroin didn't even do that much, just threw a couple of garbage bags at her model and called it a day. Talk about a slacker.
I just love the look on the model's face in the screen shot you boys took. She knows what's about to go down, and she looks like she wants to slap him in the face with those gloves.
I really have no words for this ... outfit? Can it even be called that? It looks like a kid's attempt to dress up their barbie with stuff they found in the trashbag. Except worse, thanks to those gloves and boots. Jerry, what were you THINKING?
Extra sad because the coat taped out on the dressform actually has potential. It's got good (not fabulous or innovative, but good) lines and design. But the material he chose to work with ... it's like he chose a design then tried to make it work despite the materials being all wrong for it. Which is the opposite of the challenge, no? The goal is to start with odd materials and exploit their potential, not to shove something down the runway and say "hey, imagine this in $60 a yard brocade..."
Jerry sucked, though I disagree with Cheroin being the person who would be more entertaining/dramatic.
Jerry was clearly a drama queen and way obnoxious. If he were to stay I GUARANTEE that he would have been in more fights and arguments with the others.
Love you TLo!!! Cheroin!, perfect!! We were discussing the use of too many metaphors with Jerry's outfit (if you can call it that) last night. I love it when you both are thinking what I am thinking. Keep up the good work darlings!!
Wow. He's really self-congratulatory in that interview. Of course, I think we all would be if we styled a model in an ass dress to look like a serial killer.
Of course, people in New York want to look like killers. Here in Ohio, we're too busy festooning our asses with fleurchamps to dress like ax murderers.
Now THAT kind of post is why I read this blog. That was hilarious. Maybe the uncertainty about this season and the whole network swap will ensure you guys don't play too nice. Felt like last season you were a bit too kind.
Cheroin - best nickname ever! Gotta love a woman in her 40's who wears giant pigtails and paints eyelashes on her eyelids. I was calling her Baby Jane Goth, but Cheroin is better. And she is crazy. How do you go to this challenge with SEVENTY dollars and come out with a roll of cheap garbage bags. Huh? And after saying how you want to show you can do more than your usual stuff you go right for stuff that you can try to make look like black leather. WTF???
The bottom 3 were some of the worst outfits ever on the show. Wow they were atrocious! That skunk/diaper/playboy bunny one could easily have gone home. That was some serious fug.
What really sent Jerry packin' for me was the yellow gloves. Really, Jerry? And dissin' other people for using inventive materials? Hello? That's how you win, stupid! If you're going to have that kind of bravado, you better be able to back it up, and he couldn't.
You said it, loyal kitten! that model looks utterly miserable, both in the workroom and on the runway. She knows that shit's going to get her eliminated.
Tim, you have a point. If Cheroin had THAT much money to blow on materials, why didn't she get the best trash bags she could afford? Hefty, anyone? The stretchable kind that don't break? Glad? Something. What a stupid woman.
Jerry had to go because of the horrible styling (Playtex Living Gloves??? Rubber boots?) and the sloppiness. Cheroin showed zero ability to roll with her bad choice of materials, but at least she produced something that shows a little of what she's about as a designer, with the black leatherette rock-n-roll look. But if she doesn't wow them the next time, she will rightfully go.
You know, if Jerry had cleverly styled it as a 'naughty nurse' look (shiny white opaque trash bag bustier and shorts) he might have had something (okay, something trashy) but it might have amused Nina and the Oompa Loompa.
Instead she looks like she's schlepping out to buy a plunger because her toilet is clogged and the building super is nowhere to be found.
Oh and TLo, can you use another poster's idea and hereafter refer to Blayne ("that's not a name...that's a major appliance") only as Tanny Tranny? Cause that seriously cracked my sh*t up.
I dunno. I still think I’d have sent home Greta von Garbage, Baroness of Baggies, Her Royal Highness of Hefties. She didn't even really try. I wish I'd known you'd dubbed her Cheroin before I came up with the other names earlier this morning. Oh well.
I'm totally down with Jerry's auf-ing last night. He was so full of himself for doing a coat in a challenge. Ooo...a coat. Big deal coat. Yeah. Laura Bennett rocked a coat made from a rug in the first challenge of S3. Everyone was making coats up their asses in S4--Christian and Jill made one every other challenge.
The dress was an after thought, once he realized that EVERYONE ELSE WAS USING SOME SORT OF CLOTH.
I give Stel-la some credit and then again I don't. She clearly was thrown when she realized that she bought the cheap trash bags. But come on, you had $75 in your pocket. She could have cleaned the store out of the entire Glad Family of Products.
How could Jerry possibly have taken himself seriously when HE piled so much crap on top of crap? And dissed what everyone else was making? I don't think he really got what being a part of this show is all about.
Still quite fine with the auf.
And *sniff* I'm there with the others about Blaine tooting the nose candy.
Tim's Take is pretty funny this week; I think he would have keeled over if he had to see one more tablecloth. And of course, I totally agree with him. Everyone was "shocked, shocked, I tell you!" that other people were using tablecloths or that they would be criticized for it. It's just a fabric substitute and the point of this was supposed to be innovation, people! And Cherion (love that), have you never bought trash bags before? You didn't know those would be useless? Did you think you got to keep the change so you didn't want to spend it all on materials? According to Tim, she had red tablecloth but for some reason she chose not to use it. Someone on the Television without Pity forums mentioned that Blayne reminded them of Timothy Treadwell (of Grizzly Man fame) and I think it fits! I love the show but I love even more having TLo and this blog. Thanks, guys!
Oh, my God, I didn't realize till now that you could see the folds in the shower curtain.
I didn't think his exit interview was so bad. . . it's nothing new to talk about what they'll be missing and how everyone will be clamoring for Just Auf'd's designs.
I think the gloves and the "veil" were the nails in the coffin. When Tim told the tablecloth 'n shower curtain people to do something that'd take the design beyond using a fabric substitute, some of them got creative. He just added rubber gloves.
Well, someone had to go. Easily could have been Jerry, Stella, or the TanMan. They probably had to draw one out of Austin's hat.
As I said in the other post, I got Nurse Ratched before Tim or anyone on the panel or anyone on TWOP mentioned it (I read their comments after the show airs in case I fall asleep :o ).
Love "Cheroin." Perfect for that strung-out hag. One wonders if she'd approach normality if fed 5 Red Bulls....
Can't wait for your takes on Insayne in the Memblayne and Suede, aka. Richard and Stephen, respectively. I hope BlaIne is his middle name, as it is my brother's, but somehow, I think he named himself after a certain Molly Ringworm..err...wald movie character...
Some tight finances have required the husband and me to decide to cancel DirecTV for the duration (meaning, until he is fully employed again, which he'll want to accomplish before football season starts). Aside from my BBCAmerica shows, the only thing on cable I knew I'd miss would be the last Bravo season of PR. But really, who needs to waste an hour in front of the TV when you guys not only sum it up but add a whole 'nother dimension to it? May I make one request (because it's really all about me)? Could you briefly state the actual challenge each week for the small handful of us not watching the show? Purty please?
I think Jerry might have latched onto something in this challenge that I will dub "Elisa's Wager" in honor of her S4 episode 1 performance.
I.E.: If I make something totally ridiculous, then I won't get eliminated for the sole reason that my piece is not both terrible AND boring.
Perhaps this was the motivation for the gloves, etc. Unfortunately, the strategy sort of backfired, didn't it?
As a sidenote, if I had seen Blaine's piece by itself, I would have probably guessed that he adopted Elisa's Wager too. Alarmingly, though, it seems that the GENUINELY BELIEVED that Promiscuous Penguin suit of his was GOOD. Where do you even WEAR that thing?
Was that dress made out of dryer sheets? It looked to me like he had randomly stapled kleenexes onto the model's body. And how could he be so proud of a coat that was not only 8 sizes too large for his model but so lopsided at the same time?
BTW, I laughed so hard at the suggestion above that Jerry should have styled her as a bride. He could have told this whole story about envisioning Mary Kate Olsen getting hitched to a gold-digging blackjack dealer in Vegas while on a bender. That would at least have amused L'Orange.
CUT! CUT! CUT! I am glad Jerry is gone, what a whiney justification for a shitty outfit that he is proud of and would not change a thing! STUPID! If you had any perspective you could look back and make something innovative. This challenge was for innovation NOT ugly!
i knew Jerry was a fool when he called the plastic shower rings fabulous or fantastic or whatever. I mean, grocery store vinyl shower curtain rings are hardly FABULOUS (unless maybe you could somehow transform them into nipplerings for young friend NipplesKeith?).
speaking of the BLUEFLYDOTCOM ACCESSSORIES WALL, am I the only one who REALLY cannot stand those obnoxious, faux-coy naked-girl Bluefly commercials? i want to vomit when they come on.
"Marilyn Manson's homeless grandma will get her's soon." - patsy stone
Oh, it's coming for sure. But I get the feeling they're going to keep her around for a bit. And in the grand tradition of PR they'll eff with us fans even more and have her win a challenge before finally sending her auf.
TLo: "Cheroin" is bloody brilliant. I don't know when I've laughed & cried (simultaneously!) so hard.
I actually recognize Jerry's outfit. It looked identical to the cheap $10 lab coats and rubber work gloves we were required to well in organic chemistry lab. The model even had the same expression we had on our faces after four hours in the lab.
Jerry seemed so uncomfortable, so out of his element, I think this was a mercy-aufing on behalf of the producers.
But any of the bottom three could have gone, they were equally tragic.
I like Stella (or Cheroine, which was a master stroke, TLo), even though I wasn't wowed by her design. I think she's got a strong point of view, and I'm curious to see what she'll do in the upcoming challenges (though I will not be sad to see her go, nor will I be surprised). I did like that she hand-sewed an entire dress out of flimsy trashbags in less than one day - it may not have been pretty, but that's a pretty good feat.
Jerry... to be honest, I didn't like him from the beginning (mostly because of the hair - what the fuck is that?). My biggest problem, and I've had this problem on past seasons as well, is that he is -already- an established, successful designer, with his own company and, presumably, a clientbase that's keeping him well afloat. I've felt, from the beginning, that Project Runway should be about helping new talent, new designers, break into the world of fashion, not help old hands regain their glory. I'm ecstatic that he's gone - the competition already seems slightly more legit.
Also, I find myself curious if anyone really -listened- to Jerry's exit interview. Specifically, I wonder if anyone noticed that he was flip-floppy to the extreme.
First and foremost, when talking about how he wished the judges would appreciate him for making more than one garment (instead of draping one dress or something), he first says that he created 3 pieces, and then, two or three times afterwards, refers to the 2 garments he made.
Then, in response to the "what would you have done differently?" question, he starts off saying that he would try to be more creative, maybe by adding accessories made of vegetables, and then five seconds later, he goes on to say that he saw nothing wrong and would do nothing differently.
Perhaps I'm being too nitpicky or critical, but... honestly, man. I'm fine with you defending your clothes - a strong point of view and a firm stance is crucial in this line of work - but when you flip flop, you seem like a loser.
Is Korto this year's Mychael? She has talent, looked underwhelming but ok, and importantly, willing to listen when Tim tells her to step it up and she managed to bring something that placed far above the middle bunch (which is just too many in these first episodes). The judges all noted she had well tailored details, and as Austin noted, the only one to use fresh produce. I see a routine ahead.
I don't understand how anyone can be selected for the show and not GET HOW IT WORKS??!! Christ. Yes, we know the challenge is to layer crap on crap. Those gloves HAD to come from the grocery. Why weren't they pockets, or a lapel, or SOMETHING??
Cheroin? Love it. That shot of Cheroin's ass in the grocery store-OMG, that scared the hell out of me and my dog!!!!
Blaine needed to go home for the exploded Kotex outfit. But he needs to stick around with some fellas, cuz he needs lessons, and a mentor. So he can learn how to act. Or we will be forced to close down the tanning parlor.
Ok so far the judging is spot on this season! LOL.
Can you guys get to the mop head "crocheted" top? I can't tell from the "rate the runway" on BravoTV.com, but I think it was braided not crocheted. If it was, my grandmother is rolling over in her grave to call braids crochet is akin to saying a knit is the same as broadcloth! LOL.
It might just be semantics to some but if you are a clothing designer you better damn well be fluent in the language of your medium....cloth.
speaking of the BLUEFLYDOTCOM ACCESSSORIES WALL, am I the only one who REALLY cannot stand those obnoxious, faux-coy naked-girl Bluefly commercials? i want to vomit when they come on.
You are not alone. I might start taking anti-nausea meds if they keep running that ad
I was initially disappointed to have a repeat challenge. Seems a show that has such high expectations in the area of creativiy should have done something new. But THAT thing from Jerry was awful!! Cheroin's was completely lacking in effort. And Blaine's was down right vulgar. I wanted to see all three go home.
I don't buy the excuse of "I design things people can actually wear." The materials are unusual and a little hokey. But other designers sent looks that were great.
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I can't listen to any more of that interview. Blah, blah, blah. TLo are right.... just not a good reality tv person, which may or may not have anything to do with the ability to design clothes.
I have no problem with Jerry going home. This outfit was bad and scary. At least Cherion knew her's was bad. Jerry seemed to be slightly delusional about his.
The outfit is hideous but the gloves killed it.
I still think Stella's was worse, at least Jerry had a complete look (albeit a creepy and poorly designed one). Of course you could have drawn straws to send any one of the bottom 3 home, and it would be hard to argue the outcome.
Cheroin. Oh TLo, you've done it again. Great name.
Wasn't Tim's actual line
"Jerry, we hardly got to know you. We will miss you."
Liar, liar. I laughted out loud. Not only won't Tim miss him, he won't remember him. Buh-bye Jerry.
Not to dis a yellow brother, but the man is about as interesting as dryer lint.
"Jerry, we hardly got to know you and now our future interactions with each other will consist mainly of awkwardly posed photographs at the finale party, followed by badmouthing each other in the press. I'm afraid you'll have to go upstairs and pack your things, mkay?"
ROFLMAO.
I don't know how you do it, but THANK GOD you do it.
Cheroin?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA
I love you guys.
And sending Jerry home was the right decision. That outfit was ASS.
Cheroin! That is pure GENIUS.
TLo, I love you.
I'm with Susan. I made it halfway through his "I'm so wonderful" spiel before turning it off.
What got me was his comment about mmaking clothes that people in NY (and everywhere) would want to wear. Sure, if you *want* to look like a reject from Psycho, go ahead.
I say Gaylicious (Blaine) is next on the chopping block. Girl needs to be quiet, and not send something down the runway that looks like he rooted around in the trash.
I figured that what save Cherion was that the design was close enough to her style that it look more deliberate than Jerry. Jerry's just looked he was tossing crap together. He was so obviously outside his comfort zone it's probably just as well he's gone.
Cherion on the other hand might pull something it late, though not realizing that rolled trash bags are thin and flimsy?! Please, I can't sew at all and even I could figure that out.
You are SO mean that I love you.
Cheroin....perfect!!!! thanks, tlo...
both outfits were seriously fug, but i agree with the judges' decision. i imagine that the fact that cheroin has a better reality tv personality helped them to make it. jerry just wasn't cut out for this. and i agree with sewing siren -- at least cheroin knew her outfit was awful. she had to change strategy mid-stream when she realized that she bought cheap-ass garbage bags and couldn't do the pants she was originally planning. i don't care for her aesthetic, but she ought to be interesting to watch as long as she lasts......
"...and now our future interactions with each other will consist mainly of awkwardly posed photographs at the finale party, followed by badmouthing each other in the press."
God, you guys make my day! If last year was any precursor, I'm looking forward to the badmouthing in the press!
I guess Nina would rather be bored than scared by his "American Psycho" suit.
Yeah, Jerry, Cheroin (LOVE IT!) should have gone home, but if you are a true fashion design professional, you know that sometimes those who have the image of a badass trump those with technical skills who may not be as flashy (ex: Season 3's Angry Little Peanut).
It brings up the question should he have been included to begin with. I think he's a talented designer. Not the most charismatic guy but it's clear he did it for the exposure for his company which is already doing pretty well. This man's clothes have already appeared several times at NY fashion week including this past one where his clothes were used for the Make Me a Supermodel show. So he's already gotten some publicity from Bravo
It brings back that debate about Rami and having people too seasoned/accomplished. At least you could say Rami was never at fashion week before.
Sadly Jerry is a prime example of being unsuitable for reality competition shows. Even the better ones require you to work reasonably fast, adapt to changes or problems quickly and be able to work outside your comfort zone. Most importantly to handle stress under very strained conditions.
Let's face it there are plenty of good designers that would suck ass on PR. I personally know a designer who has such a huge need to plan everything out in advance that she would collapse at the first twist a challenge brought.
Frank
I think a business meeting with this guy would drain me of the will to live.
Oh, and I forgot to add -- YES, they did send the right person home. Much as Cheroin and "Girlicious" sucked, too, I do think Jerry's outfit was the worst. He didn't even smooth out the wrinkles from when the shower curtain was folded in the package. It looks like ass.
i couldn't stand jerry's outfit. so hideous, so sloppy, so creepy AND he was delusional about it! it slayed me (no pun intended!) when he had the audacity to call those shower hooks "fabulous"...
Are you sure Jerry's dress isn't from SJP's Bitten line?
I would have been okay with him staying around a bit because I did like some of the cool minimalist looks from his portfolio that you didn't show. And although he wasn't particuarly scintillating on the show, he got off one of the greatest lines of all time in his exit video. "I got beaten by a whip-stitched garbage bag." You can't make shit like that up.
I thought Jerry's outfit was horrific last night, and I never even noticed THE TRAIN! this is why we need you. If it's possible, I'm now shuddering more when I look at it.
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"I think a business meeting with this guy would drain me of the will to live."
Oh my god, that is hilarious. Funny cuz it's true.
I MISSED THIS! I'm so glad PR is back. I think I just realized that I'll no doubt be watching the Lifetime season, regardless of how craptacular it is. I just love this show, and I love all you bitches.
Too harsh! This outfit was the most stylish haz-mat suit I've ever seen. No one has ever been better dressed while digging through a landfill or checking mail for anthrax.
The Bag Lady should have been the one to go; the materials and design melded into a walking rendition of a septic drain field and the depressing finished product was a perfect expression of her sh#tty attitude.
Cheroin. Pure comedy gold. This is why I watch PR, to get your barbs.
Honestly, I sometimes suspect that's the only reason some of these contestants come on this show--to get a fab TLo nickname.
Gaylicious's adult-diaper dress would have been more appropriate had he stiched together some Depends. I think his outfit reeked the most, but he and his tan do make interesting TV.
Jerry seemed very uncomfortable to be there, and I agree with TLo that some designers are talented but just don't belong on reality TV. I would have lost my mind if I had to listen to him speak throughout the rest of the PR season.
"Jerry, we hardly got to know you and now our future interactions with each other will consist mainly of awkwardly posed photographs at the finale party, followed by badmouthing each other in the press. I'm afraid you'll have to go upstairs and pack your things, mkay?"
Ha! Ha ha ha ha ha!!
That and "Cheroin" almost sent Diet Coke shooting through my nostrils.
I have this theory that Jerry could have saved the American Psychoat by styling his model as a bride with much prettier things from the BLUEFLYDOTCOM ACCESSORIES WALL (lest we forget who sponsored it). Maybe nabbed one of Terri's mop heads and styled it into a bouquet with some tomatoes from Korto? Just a thought.
and to think its only our first episode! LOL
jerry's outfit looked like it came from the movie "i know what you did last summer"
gotta love "cherion". LOL
Sloppy. Bizarre. Ugly.
Not 3 words one wants to have associated with their designs.
And yet - Jerry thought it would be something that gals would wear "on a night on the town". Hmmm.....delusional?? Yes. Psychotic?? Fo shizzle.
If I EVER step out wearing a nurse/batman dress with yellow rubber gloves and rain boots - I hope that one of my gal pals will slap me. Hard. Then tell me to pull it together immediately.
P.S. I am TOTALLY behind the Cheroin moniker. LOVE it.
Red Seven, my Diet Coke actually did shoot out of my nostrils with the best exit line ever that Rainwood pointed out..."I got beaten by a whip-stitched garbage bag." Can't wait for more posts!
I don't blame the model. If I had been told to wear that piece of shit I would want to wear rubber gloves too.
Ah, TLo, you've won my heart yet again-Cheroin-how absolutely perfect for Stella!
Yellow rubber gloves are NEVER a good fashion accessory....
This is a sure sign that I watch too much reality TV - I pay more attention to the little interview blurbs than the actual show sometimes.
Naturally the episode commentary bits are done all at once, which is why the contestants are always wearing the same outfits during them...and I noticed that our girl Cheroin was sporting two distinct styles in her interviews. I'm thinking she might be around for awhile?
I don't know. His outfit was atrocious, but at least he tried. Cheroin didn't even do that much, just threw a couple of garbage bags at her model and called it a day. Talk about a slacker.
I just love the look on the model's face in the screen shot you boys took. She knows what's about to go down, and she looks like she wants to slap him in the face with those gloves.
I really have no words for this ... outfit? Can it even be called that? It looks like a kid's attempt to dress up their barbie with stuff they found in the trashbag. Except worse, thanks to those gloves and boots. Jerry, what were you THINKING?
Extra sad because the coat taped out on the dressform actually has potential. It's got good (not fabulous or innovative, but good) lines and design. But the material he chose to work with ... it's like he chose a design then tried to make it work despite the materials being all wrong for it. Which is the opposite of the challenge, no? The goal is to start with odd materials and exploit their potential, not to shove something down the runway and say "hey, imagine this in $60 a yard brocade..."
Jerry sucked, though I disagree with Cheroin being the person who would be more entertaining/dramatic.
Jerry was clearly a drama queen and way obnoxious. If he were to stay I GUARANTEE that he would have been in more fights and arguments with the others.
So he feels he created a look that people in NY would like to wear?? Where, Bellvue?
Paging Dr. Howard, Dr. Fine, Dr. Howard...
--GothamTomato
Love you TLo!!!
Cheroin!, perfect!!
We were discussing the use of too many metaphors with Jerry's outfit (if you can call it that) last night.
I love it when you both are thinking what I am thinking.
Keep up the good work darlings!!
'Cheroin'??
LOL. Yes, another designer who won't want to waste any of their 15 minutes posing for pictures with you. And aren't we the better for that?!?
--GothamTomato
Wow. He's really self-congratulatory in that interview. Of course, I think we all would be if we styled a model in an ass dress to look like a serial killer.
Of course, people in New York want to look like killers. Here in Ohio, we're too busy festooning our asses with fleurchamps to dress like ax murderers.
Now THAT kind of post is why I read this blog. That was hilarious. Maybe the uncertainty about this season and the whole network swap will ensure you guys don't play too nice. Felt like last season you were a bit too kind.
Cheroin - best nickname ever! Gotta love a woman in her 40's who wears giant pigtails and paints eyelashes on her eyelids. I was calling her Baby Jane Goth, but Cheroin is better. And she is crazy. How do you go to this challenge with SEVENTY dollars and come out with a roll of cheap garbage bags. Huh? And after saying how you want to show you can do more than your usual stuff you go right for stuff that you can try to make look like black leather. WTF???
The bottom 3 were some of the worst outfits ever on the show. Wow they were atrocious! That skunk/diaper/playboy bunny one could easily have gone home. That was some serious fug.
Is Stella from Staten Island? I felt like I was watching the dump barge.
What really sent Jerry packin' for me was the yellow gloves. Really, Jerry? And dissin' other people for using inventive materials? Hello? That's how you win, stupid! If you're going to have that kind of bravado, you better be able to back it up, and he couldn't.
You said it, loyal kitten! that model looks utterly miserable, both in the workroom and on the runway. She knows that shit's going to get her eliminated.
That's so weird. How did he go to nice ensembles for his portfolio to that mess he presented last night? He must've had a brain fart. Oh well.
Tim, you have a point. If Cheroin had THAT much money to blow on materials, why didn't she get the best trash bags she could afford? Hefty, anyone? The stretchable kind that don't break? Glad? Something. What a stupid woman.
Jerry had to go because of the horrible styling (Playtex Living Gloves??? Rubber boots?) and the sloppiness. Cheroin showed zero ability to roll with her bad choice of materials, but at least she produced something that shows a little of what she's about as a designer, with the black leatherette rock-n-roll look. But if she doesn't wow them the next time, she will rightfully go.
Dear Jerry,
Um.....
Love, LJ
You know, if Jerry had cleverly styled it as a 'naughty nurse' look (shiny white opaque trash bag bustier and shorts) he might have had something (okay, something trashy) but it might have amused Nina and the Oompa Loompa.
Instead she looks like she's schlepping out to buy a plunger because her toilet is clogged and the building super is nowhere to be found.
Cheroin. Bwahahhahhhahhh!
Oh and TLo, can you use another poster's idea and hereafter refer to Blayne ("that's not a name...that's a major appliance") only as Tanny Tranny? Cause that seriously cracked my sh*t up.
your blog is the only reason i watch project runway. stay fabulous.
xx
*N*
I loved Michael Kors' comment at his Bravo blog that Jerry's outfit looked like something Christian Bale would wear in "American Psycho".
Ciao Jerry. Here's hoping you have better luck in real life than you did on reality TV.
I nearly spit my beverage all over my keyboard. "A swarm of dryer sheets". Brilliant.
I dunno. I still think I’d have sent home Greta von Garbage, Baroness of Baggies, Her Royal Highness of Hefties. She didn't even really try. I wish I'd known you'd dubbed her Cheroin before I came up with the other names earlier this morning. Oh well.
Paging Dr. Lecter...Dr. Hannibal Lecter...
I'm totally down with Jerry's auf-ing last night. He was so full of himself for doing a coat in a challenge. Ooo...a coat. Big deal coat. Yeah. Laura Bennett rocked a coat made from a rug in the first challenge of S3. Everyone was making coats up their asses in S4--Christian and Jill made one every other challenge.
The dress was an after thought, once he realized that EVERYONE ELSE WAS USING SOME SORT OF CLOTH.
I give Stel-la some credit and then again I don't. She clearly was thrown when she realized that she bought the cheap trash bags. But come on, you had $75 in your pocket. She could have cleaned the store out of the entire Glad Family of Products.
Agnes Gooch said, "I think a business meeting with this guy would drain me of the will to live."
Too funny.
Jerry will never live this one down unless he doubles his dose of megalomania vitamins for a year, but wait, no on is going to remember him anyway.
I really feel sorry for the model who had to wear that "ensemble."
I love that the Go Fug Yourself blog mentioned you guys. My two favorite sites : )
"Don't even get us started on the dress, which looked like her actual dress is buried under a swarm of dryer sheets."
Hahahahahaha. Totally!
How could Jerry possibly have taken himself seriously when HE piled so much crap on top of crap? And dissed what everyone else was making? I don't think he really got what being a part of this show is all about.
Still quite fine with the auf.
And *sniff* I'm there with the others about Blaine tooting the nose candy.
Anyone else notice the resemblance to Dr. Horrible?
Tim's Take is pretty funny this week; I think he would have keeled over if he had to see one more tablecloth. And of course, I totally agree with him. Everyone was "shocked, shocked, I tell you!" that other people were using tablecloths or that they would be criticized for it. It's just a fabric substitute and the point of this was supposed to be innovation, people! And Cherion (love that), have you never bought trash bags before? You didn't know those would be useless? Did you think you got to keep the change so you didn't want to spend it all on materials? According to Tim, she had red tablecloth but for some reason she chose not to use it.
Someone on the Television without Pity forums mentioned that Blayne reminded them of Timothy Treadwell (of Grizzly Man fame) and I think it fits!
I love the show but I love even more having TLo and this blog. Thanks, guys!
Oh, my God, I didn't realize till now that you could see the folds in the shower curtain.
I didn't think his exit interview was so bad. . . it's nothing new to talk about what they'll be missing and how everyone will be clamoring for Just Auf'd's designs.
I think the gloves and the "veil" were the nails in the coffin. When Tim told the tablecloth 'n shower curtain people to do something that'd take the design beyond using a fabric substitute, some of them got creative. He just added rubber gloves.
Well, someone had to go. Easily could have been Jerry, Stella, or the TanMan. They probably had to draw one out of Austin's hat.
As I said in the other post, I got Nurse Ratched before Tim or anyone on the panel or anyone on TWOP mentioned it (I read their comments after the show airs in case I fall asleep :o ).
Love "Cheroin." Perfect for that strung-out hag. One wonders if she'd approach normality if fed 5 Red Bulls....
Can't wait for your takes on Insayne in the Memblayne and Suede, aka. Richard and Stephen, respectively. I hope BlaIne is his middle name, as it is my brother's, but somehow, I think he named himself after a certain Molly Ringworm..err...wald movie character...
Some tight finances have required the husband and me to decide to cancel DirecTV for the duration (meaning, until he is fully employed again, which he'll want to accomplish before football season starts). Aside from my BBCAmerica shows, the only thing on cable I knew I'd miss would be the last Bravo season of PR. But really, who needs to waste an hour in front of the TV when you guys not only sum it up but add a whole 'nother dimension to it? May I make one request (because it's really all about me)? Could you briefly state the actual challenge each week for the small handful of us not watching the show? Purty please?
Glad to have you back in top form!
Rainwood said...
Are you sure Jerry's dress isn't from SJP's Bitten line?
Oh SNAP!!
Rainwood said...
Are you sure Jerry's dress isn't from SJP's Bitten line?
Oh SNAP!!
I think Jerry might have latched onto something in this challenge that I will dub "Elisa's Wager" in honor of her S4 episode 1 performance.
I.E.: If I make something totally ridiculous, then I won't get eliminated for the sole reason that my piece is not both terrible AND boring.
Perhaps this was the motivation for the gloves, etc. Unfortunately, the strategy sort of backfired, didn't it?
As a sidenote, if I had seen Blaine's piece by itself, I would have probably guessed that he adopted Elisa's Wager too. Alarmingly, though, it seems that the GENUINELY BELIEVED that Promiscuous Penguin suit of his was GOOD. Where do you even WEAR that thing?
Since when does a grocery store sell shrimp boots? Those couldn't be from the Blue Fly wall...could they?
Was that dress made out of dryer sheets? It looked to me like he had randomly stapled kleenexes onto the model's body. And how could he be so proud of a coat that was not only 8 sizes too large for his model but so lopsided at the same time?
BTW, I laughed so hard at the suggestion above that Jerry should have styled her as a bride. He could have told this whole story about envisioning Mary Kate Olsen getting hitched to a gold-digging blackjack dealer in Vegas while on a bender. That would at least have amused L'Orange.
CUT! CUT! CUT!
I am glad Jerry is gone, what a whiney justification for a shitty outfit that he is proud of and would not change a thing! STUPID! If you had any perspective you could look back and make something innovative.
This challenge was for innovation NOT ugly!
I thought the concept of the design was good. I love a chic raincoat. But this was an atrocious final product. He deserved the auf.
Marilyn Manson's homeless grandma will get her's soon.
i knew Jerry was a fool when he called the plastic shower rings fabulous or fantastic or whatever. I mean, grocery store vinyl shower curtain rings are hardly FABULOUS (unless maybe you could somehow transform them into nipplerings for young friend NipplesKeith?).
speaking of the BLUEFLYDOTCOM ACCESSSORIES WALL, am I the only one who REALLY cannot stand those obnoxious, faux-coy naked-girl Bluefly commercials? i want to vomit when they come on.
Frogboots -
No. You are not the only one. I loathe and despise those commercials with a passion.
~ dogbreath ~
According to E! Online, "Nearly 3 million people tuned in to the fifth-season premiere of Project Runway".
I hope every single one of them comes here to revel in the utter delightfulness of TLo.
But it's a good thing that not all of them post.
~ Dogbreath ~
The Cheroin crack made me snort beer out my nose... I love you guys.
"Marilyn Manson's homeless grandma will get her's soon." - patsy stone
Oh, it's coming for sure. But I get the feeling they're going to keep her around for a bit. And in the grand tradition of PR they'll eff with us fans even more and have her win a challenge before finally sending her auf.
TLo:
"Cheroin" is bloody brilliant. I don't know when I've laughed & cried (simultaneously!) so hard.
- edina -
She looked like she was going to clean a bathroom. Michael Kors was right. It did look like something out of a "horror movie".
Yikes.
I actually recognize Jerry's outfit. It looked identical to the cheap $10 lab coats and rubber work gloves we were required to well in organic chemistry lab. The model even had the same expression we had on our faces after four hours in the lab.
Jerry seemed so uncomfortable, so out of his element, I think this was a mercy-aufing on behalf of the producers.
But any of the bottom three could have gone, they were equally tragic.
I like Stella (or Cheroine, which was a master stroke, TLo), even though I wasn't wowed by her design. I think she's got a strong point of view, and I'm curious to see what she'll do in the upcoming challenges (though I will not be sad to see her go, nor will I be surprised). I did like that she hand-sewed an entire dress out of flimsy trashbags in less than one day - it may not have been pretty, but that's a pretty good feat.
Jerry... to be honest, I didn't like him from the beginning (mostly because of the hair - what the fuck is that?). My biggest problem, and I've had this problem on past seasons as well, is that he is -already- an established, successful designer, with his own company and, presumably, a clientbase that's keeping him well afloat. I've felt, from the beginning, that Project Runway should be about helping new talent, new designers, break into the world of fashion, not help old hands regain their glory. I'm ecstatic that he's gone - the competition already seems slightly more legit.
Also, I find myself curious if anyone really -listened- to Jerry's exit interview. Specifically, I wonder if anyone noticed that he was flip-floppy to the extreme.
First and foremost, when talking about how he wished the judges would appreciate him for making more than one garment (instead of draping one dress or something), he first says that he created 3 pieces, and then, two or three times afterwards, refers to the 2 garments he made.
Then, in response to the "what would you have done differently?" question, he starts off saying that he would try to be more creative, maybe by adding accessories made of vegetables, and then five seconds later, he goes on to say that he saw nothing wrong and would do nothing differently.
Perhaps I'm being too nitpicky or critical, but... honestly, man. I'm fine with you defending your clothes - a strong point of view and a firm stance is crucial in this line of work - but when you flip flop, you seem like a loser.
Was that an exit interview or a guy reciting the cover letter that goes with his resume? I don't know how he could have sounded more rehearsed.
Is Korto this year's Mychael? She has talent, looked underwhelming but ok, and importantly, willing to listen when Tim tells her to step it up and she managed to bring something that placed far above the middle bunch (which is just too many in these first episodes). The judges all noted she had well tailored details, and as Austin noted, the only one to use fresh produce. I see a routine ahead.
I don't understand how anyone can be selected for the show and not GET HOW IT WORKS??!! Christ. Yes, we know the challenge is to layer crap on crap. Those gloves HAD to come from the grocery. Why weren't they pockets, or a lapel, or SOMETHING??
Cheroin? Love it. That shot of Cheroin's ass in the grocery store-OMG, that scared the hell out of me and my dog!!!!
Blaine needed to go home for the exploded Kotex outfit. But he needs to stick around with some fellas, cuz he needs lessons, and a mentor. So he can learn how to act. Or we will be forced to close down the tanning parlor.
Ok so far the judging is spot on this season! LOL.
Can you guys get to the mop head "crocheted" top? I can't tell from the "rate the runway" on BravoTV.com, but I think it was braided not crocheted. If it was, my grandmother is rolling over in her grave to call braids crochet is akin to saying a knit is the same as broadcloth! LOL.
It might just be semantics to some but if you are a clothing designer you better damn well be fluent in the language of your medium....cloth.
frogboots said:
speaking of the BLUEFLYDOTCOM ACCESSSORIES WALL, am I the only one who REALLY cannot stand those obnoxious, faux-coy naked-girl Bluefly commercials? i want to vomit when they come on.
You are not alone. I might start taking anti-nausea meds if they keep running that ad
I couldn't listen to him anymore. He was like stale bread.
" *susan* said...
I can't listen to any more of that interview. Blah, blah, blah."
He's such a whiner. Just admit it, you screwed it up. Your dress was fugly.
Cheroin!!!
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.
As soon as his garment popped on the runway I thought "Lab Assistant Serial Killer in Pajamas"
I was initially disappointed to have a repeat challenge. Seems a show that has such high expectations in the area of creativiy should have done something new. But THAT thing from Jerry was awful!! Cheroin's was completely lacking in effort. And Blaine's was down right vulgar. I wanted to see all three go home.
I don't buy the excuse of "I design things people can actually wear." The materials are unusual and a little hokey. But other designers sent looks that were great.
Wow. Jerry Loquacious needs a reality check! I thought he was going for a Dexter's Lab look!
But, I gotta say: "Cheroin??" ROFLMAO!!!!
TLo, I love you!!!!
This has to be the fugliest thing I've seen in over 4 years of Project Runway.
I hated the trash bag dress too, but you have to give this guy credit for coming up with TWO horrible designs for the price of one.
And the guys are right: he was boring TV as well.
To Donatony:
I forgot all about Blayne! When I saw his horrible outfit, I just thought, "Are you lucky Jerry and Cheroin are in the group, you lucky girl!"
Don't know if he'll last long though.
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