Designing for Nina! Who, lest we forget, is fashion editor at Marie Claire, so she knows her schtuff, people. And the designers have to make her a day-to-evening outfit? Oh lord. When done right, a flattering, versatile look is created. But far too often on this show, all the designers do for day-to-evening is make an ugly suit jacket and slap it over a dress that it doesn’t match. Let’s not continue that tradition, ok, season nine?
New respect for Nina. “I wear a lot of streamlined, clean, tailored silhouettes. I do not like voluminous clothes. I don’t like lots of pleats. I don’t like loud patterns or colors.” Yes! First of all, before you scream “That’s boring!” she specifically instructed them later through Tim that they best not make a bunch of boring clothes, so no it is not. Secondly, Nina is a 46-yr-old mother of two (and looks GREAT to be 46, may I say), so that’s a very flattering and age-appropriate style of dress. Few things are sadder than a middle-aged woman desperately trying to hold on to her youth by dressing like a 19-year-old. And thirdly, those parameters will—I hope—eliminate a lot of the wacky crap. I get that high fashion is sometimes not every-day fashion, but still. At times the outfits sent down the PR runway make me wonder if the designer was on a bad acid trip.
Please wow me this week, Olivier (LOVE). Please. Three designers got the same fabric—WTF? And Anya, honestly. Nina said no crazy colors/patterns; you get mustard-colored, patterned fabric? That’s not “taking a risk”; that’s “not following directions.” Then she had the nerve to whine about how long dying the fabric took. Quitcher bellyaching and just fix your (entirely avoidable) mistake. Laura Kathleen to the makeup peeps: “Make her look like Nina.” Suck up! But kudos for helping Anya … which, for some reason, Viktor took issue with. Viktor. Who spent all last episode fighting with Bert. So not only can he not work harmoniously with his fellow designers, but apparently he also gets irritated when others get along.
Kerry Washington! Hi! I think you’re so pretty.
I didn’t hate Olivier (LOVE)’s outfit, but I didn’t love it, either. I’m calling that progress, since I completely hated his first two looks (and last week didn’t count). My faves were Kimberly’s, that muted gold top with those gorgeously tailored navy blue pants, and—color me surprised—Anya’s! I loved, loved, LOVED that pantsuit! Goooooooooooooooooooorgeous, girlfriend. Cecilia’s one-shoulder dress and Julie’s coatdress were tragic. Honestly tragic. I felt an actual sadness for them when their models walked out. :( Wait—huh? I cannot believe the judges liked Viktor’s plain, yawn-inducing, boring black, stupid-shoulderpads black dress. I severely hated it.
OMG, I called it: Kimberly and Anya are in the top! But Kimberly deserves the win. And I’m not saying that because I’m Team Negro, lol. I’m saying it because Anya had to rectify her (entirely avoidable) mistake, whereas Kimberly got it right from the start. And now, allow me to translate, because I speak fluent Heidiese. Her “It’s not too safe for you? It’s not a little bit too boring?” as the judges discussed Viktor is code for “I cannot believe you guys like Viktor’s plain, yawn-inducing, boring black, stupid-shoulderpads black dress. I severely hate it.” High five, Heidi.
YAAAAAAAAYYYY!!!!!!!! Kimberly won! Kimberly won! I’m … I’m … starting to forgive Nina for Gretchengate. Ok, Cecilia and Julie in the bottom. Well, based on just the fug factor, they both deserve the axe. But since Julie made a coat, which is more technically difficult, and because Cecilia’s attitude was rotten, I think Cecilia should go. Oh — it’s Julie. Darn.
Parting thoughts:
1. Nina looked quite chic and trendy in Kimberly’s outfit.
2. Nobody went the ugly suit jacket/non-matching dress route. YAY!
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