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Project Runway All Stars Season 4 - Episode 9: Sketching with Sharks
Never an episode name was so literal: the designers sketched with sharks for real. Well, actually it was just one designer. But let’s start from the very beginning.
Contestants were brought to Long Island Aquarium to find inspiration for their next challenge: AVANT-GARDE, BITCH! :D They were also given the chance to nearly double their budget to spend at Mood if one of them accepted to dive into the shark tank and design UNDERWATER. Helen immediately accepted - I wouldn’t be afraid of sharks either with those nails - and I didn’t realise she was really going to design underwater until I saw her with a sort of pen and a whiteboard - but was she designing for real? While sketching I was looking at the board but couldn’t see any sign whatsoever.
At the end of the episode the judges congratulated all the designers for the good job they did, but I was actually not impressed, I expected much more from a group of people who started the season very well and are now doing just ordinary things.
However, I agreed with the judges on Dmitry’s win (finally!). It’s true that his dress was not very avant-garde, and it’s also true we’ve already seen this technique from him (even if not this season, but on the runway finale of the season he won) but after all, who cares! It was just BEAUTIFUL, all the pieces went together like a puzzle, I loved the black sheer panel on the waist adding a little sexiness, I absolutely loved the colour (white was perfect for this coat) and I was crazy - at least as crazy as Isaac - about the length. I quote him for saying a very true thing “This length is something that is not happening in fashion right now, AND I WANT IT TO HAPPEN!”.
Jay, Jay, Jay. I was happy to hear the judges didn’t like his design either - I was pretty sure they would have loved the black and white, the movement of the dress and bla bla bla. It was boring. The dress was just a normal - uglyish - dress in front, and behind it was an art and craft project with all those bits and pieces and stripes. I didn’t mind the jacket, it was probably the most interesting piece of the whole look.
It was just because I found Jay’s look extremely boring that I didn’t choose Justin’s as the loser. His look was a sort of Lady Gaga meets Gwen Stefani during the What you waiting for? era. Which is not a bad thing, but in general there were too many ideas going on, and the fabrics he chose were hideous - this is the proof he’s unable to choose fabric. Yes, it was his time to go home.
I wouldn’t have put Fabio in the bottom two - Alyssa also said he was really close to going home - and I was really shocked the judges did, because I was pretty sure they would have - they should have - appreciated at least the concept. Fabio really had the best concept of all the designers, doing a ‘reverse’ suit. The execution was poor, this is true, and the fabric he chose was really bad, I would have probably put him as third bottom, but he didn’t deserve so many negative comments.
I loved Helen’s look because it looked like a little simple dress gone avant-garde with all the ruffles. For all the others, it was just a nice job, nothing more.
There are only six designers left. Next designer to leave? I think it’s Jay.
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Project Runway All Stars Season 4 - Episode 4: Wear Your Heart on Your Sleeve
Project Runway producers are cruel people. So cruel that they never stop surprising me over their sick challenges. This was the sickest and cruelest of all - crueler than children challenges or the worst unconventional ones: designers had to design a dress inspired by their past relationships, present status and future wishes. I immediately envisioned my outfit if I had had to get inspired by my past relationships: a shapeless black rag mess.
The prize for the winner would be a 10,000 $ gift card by Zale - yes, I had to look for the name of the brand on the Internet because I couldn’t remember. But the best part, of course, was the special guest of this episode: our one and only Nina Garcia, who invited the designers to MarieClaire headquarters - the reason for it is still mysterious to me - to explain the challenge.
Getting to the core of this last episode, Fabio was my favourite - and not because my name’s Fabio as well. I just thought he was completely right when he said, during the runway that this dress was perfect from every point of view. I guess it shows his exotic origins in the print, the shape is girly but unexpected and a little weird - completely Fabio style - but what I loved the most was the little details, like the peek-a-boos on the sides or the red lining of the top part, which made me think of the dress as a metaphor of a love which doesn’t have to be exhibited.
I think there was no doubt about Kate being the worst. One thing I noticed this season is that the worst of the episode is always pretty clear - and usually there are many good looks as well. I was shocked after hearing basically all the judges saying the top was cute: I can tell you, that top is something my grandma used to wear when I was 10 and I used to go with her to the department store. If something could be saved, that’s the bottom part, which unfortunately was horribly unfinished and the bling of the top with the rawness of the skirt really clashed. I don’t even want to talk about that old-fashioned colour. Don’t know what happened to this girl, it seems like she regressed to season 11, where she was really mediocre and ‘forgettable’, while in season 12 she was definitely one of the best in my opinion and got really upset when she was eliminated. I don’t think she’s going to get any other change - she’s been in the show three times, I guess no one has ever had as many chances. Bye Kate, have a good life <3
I have mixed feelings about Helen’s dress. At the beginning I thought was one of the worst three in my opinion, then I noticed the neckline and I thought it was interesting - even if the back looked really strange. Then I thought that this girl makes beautiful things only when she uses red - and she basically told the same to Nina referring to red as a 'special colour, as Nina knows’. The styling as well, at the beginning I thought it was hideous, but then, thinking about it again, it reminded me of Frida Kahlo, and now the overall look seems better. Anyway, I really liked Sonjia’s and Dmitry’s, so I guess I would have chosen one of them as the winner this time rather than Helen - probably Dmitry; oh btw, I’m loving his attitude!
I feel like guessing something about the next eliminated designers: Gunnar is going to be cut soon. I feel it. He’s just the weakest contestant among the remaining ones, so let’s not be surprise if he gets kicked out next time.
Hope you enjoyed my little review this time as well, and for now I guess we have to say goodbye until December 4th, as this week the show isn’t airing due to Thanksgiving TV schedule. Happy Thanksgiving then to all the Americans who read me!
Bye folks!
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P.S: I just remembered one think really gets me mad: Nina saying 'No bueno’. I mean, she’s Colombian, I could expect such an idiotic exclamation from someone who doesn’t know a word of Spanish, but in this case we have a Latin American woman mocking her own people talking. I love you Nina, but please shut up next time your brain tells you to pronounce those stupid words. Thanks.
Omg, another thing - thoughts are just flowing freely through my mind - someone arrest Alyssa Milano’s stylist. She’s pregnant and she’s huge, much bigger than Kim Kardashian when she was pregnant - and that’s really difficult so achieve - so please refrain from dressing her like a mirror ball. Thanks again.
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To all the self-appointed judges of my life, I enter a plea of… you guessed it. -Jonny Ox
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Amid the challenging prophecies of persecution for His followers comes Jesus’ promise of the witness of the Paraclete, The [Holy Spirit Himself, Who] is to be the backbone or mainstay of the [nascent] Christian movement as [either] the substitute for, or [altered] Presence of, the physical Jesus. [Initially] the help provided by this ‘Advocate’ concerned the truth of the [internalized] message: the Paraclete would make clear to the disciples the implications and the fullness of the message of Christ. Now, [this depth being grasped,] the Paraclete faces outwards in bearing witness to that truth.
‘Paraclete’ is obviously a sort of work-name for the Spirit. In the Book of Judges, the spirit of God – not yet understood as a separate Person – comes suddenly upon God’s chosen agent (Gideon, Samson, Saul), giving power to lead Israel to confront enemies and conquer them. Here, however, [coming upon those chosen by the Son,] the Spirit bears witness by giving the strength to confront opposition and speak out boldly, as we see the apostles doing in the Book of Acts. [The Holy Spirit remains willing and able to bestow this strength upon all Christians facing spiritual warfare, both within and without,] but we still retain free will, and no strength will come from the Paraclete unless our own spirit is moved to stand firm. In the daily calls to bear witness by putting ourselves out [onto the front lines], by risking loss of ease, credit, or comfort, let alone actual pain, [injury, or even death], our own resolution is needed too.
Dom Henry Wansbrough; Commentary on John 15:26
Ραδαμανθυς, Μινως & Αιακος
Rhadamanthys, Minos andAiakos were the judges of the dead, three demi-god ministers of Haides. They were originally mortal men, sons of the god Zeus, who were granted their station in death as a reward for establishing law and order on earth. Individually, Aiakos was guardian of the keys of Haides and judge of the men of Europe, Rhadamanthys the lord of Elysium and judge of the men of Asia, and Minos the judge of the third and final vote.
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ON THE OUTSIDE:
ON THE INSIDE:
one mistake and everyone judges you
“Cup of Russia is really proving how real the Eteri bonus is.”
“From the ISU Program Components marking chart, available on their website - COMPOSITION: Purpose (idea, concept, vision, mood); pattern/ice coverage; multidimensional use of space and design of movements; phrase and form (movements & parts of the program to match the musical phrasing); ORIGINALITY OF THE COMPOSITION. So now, tell me again how a program recycled four times should be getting 10s in this category?”
“If the Chinese and the Russians starts politicking in Beijing by guaranteeing Chinese pairs the gold and Russian ice dance teams the gold and screw P/C (politics started in euros already), I want P/C to pull a Savchenko.”
“If Russia is always scheming/politicking in figure skating, they should just be banned from being a member of the ISU, banned from judging, and then they can play politics within their own country instead. But ¾ of ISU is literally funded by Russia, and Russia is the puppeteer of ISU. What a shame, because they have some of the most amazing skaters and their federation acting like that is so toxic to the athletes.”
“What sucks for Evgenia is that due to 3A being so strong, Kamila Valieva being the next star, and Alina coming back from her break, Evgenia has almost no chance at the Olympics because Eteri’s students get the ‘Eteri political bonus’ from the judges and the benefit of winning the slots from RusFed. I think she is screwed and that sucks.”
“I always feel so bad for Stepanova/Bukin, in 6 years of seniors (including nationals), they have only won 5 times, 3 of which were just the challenger series wins. They are way more interesting than Sinitsina/Katsalapov imo. Anyways, mad props to them for continuing to skate. They have been wronged for so long.”
“How Sinitsina/Katsalapov won Euros is still beyond me, while Papadakis/Cizeron weren’t perfect at all there, they still should have won, but not by that large margin that they usually do, obviously. If this happens in Beijing, and they make S/K somehow win, that is the end of watching ice dance for me, forever.”
“I’ve always been a casual fan, knowing near to nothing about the technicalities, scores and so on. Then I found a group of people who were more into it, and I tried to have more of a thorough approach, but each time it was a constant lamenting over underscoring vs. overscoring and it felt heavy. I decided to go back to my ignorant ways of watching skating, where I cheer for all skaters and am/be less bitter.”
Trump keeps trying – and succeeding – to give anti-choice extremists lifetime appointments to our federal courts. We need unbiased judges, not right-wing extremists handpicked by Trump to undermine women’s basic rights. Amy Coney Barrett’s blatantly anti-choice record makes her unfit to serve.
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