Project Runway- STOP WHINING Margerita!!

Here's my beef. Seems like every other year they add just ONE more person to fashion week. Pretty soon EVERYONE will be going. So why bother with the season?!

I knew no one would go home this week. I'd like to see Kentaro win but I think Brandon will.

I like Brandon's stuff but I feel like lately everything is that same style, straps etc. Reminds me somewhat of a straight jacket.

Definitely hate the drop crotch pants. Talk about Captain Poopy Pants!

I think the Tim Gunn save only makes other designers build up animosity against the saved person. Most times as we've seen they really should have gone home and often just postpones the going home.

I have missed the last 2 episodes because bravo played criminal minds instead. WTF?

I can't wait for Tim to go visit Brandon's home. I'll be really surprised if he doesn't win. The judges have loved his style from the get-go. He's so sweet and likeable. I wonder though if winning Project Runway really gives them the successful career all of them are looking for.

Ayana's looks are hit and miss for me, same with Margarita. The faux fur dress reminded me of The Flintstones for some reason . I find Kenya's looks impeccably made. They always fit her models like a glove. Kentaro's style is not something I care for but I can see that he is a talented designer. Looking forward to the finale, even though I hate seeing the show come to an end. I wonder with the whole Weinstein debacle if the show will come back. I sure hope so.

imsirius it's the opposite here, it used to be on Bravo and moved to lifetime. ha!

I'm curious if Margarita's home was damaged in the Puerto Rican hurricane. Not sure when this season was actually filmed but if she's included in a home visit, I wonder if it will be before or after the hurricane tragedy. I can't imagine she would have stayed in the competition if her home or family were in danger. Maybe she's from there but no longer lives there.

I'm not fond of her as a designer and her whining gets on my last nerve, however I hope her home and family are safe.

What stood out to me about that scarf?  That fabric print she made her jacket with was almost identical to the scarf. I know it was different but when she held up the fabric next to the scarf while shopping I thought "hmm?"  When the twins pretty copied stuff they were wearing they got called out for it.

The only thing her scarf and the coat fabric had in common was the color palette. The twins were measuring and using clothes they owned as patterns and calling them their own design. I think Kenya comes from true poverty & designs for others, not herself. The scarf stands out a bit because of the pattern. No one notices or comments on how many times Margarita has worn the same ripped white jeans or Kentaro his white tshirt/jean jacket combo or Brandon his hoodie.

I hate that a save is used this late in the competition especially given what Margarita designed this week.

I'm disappointed for Kenya that the focus ended up on her blouse and the coat got lost because I thought it and the pants were spectacular.

They will still show at fashion week - but whoever they 'eliminate' in the next show will no longer be in the running to win Project Runway.

I don't have an issue with it - we get an extra show and get to see what they do with more time and money, the designers get to show their work so they get some reward for getting this far in the show and it may help for their future career...but ultimately only 3 (or possibly 4) will be in the final of the show. Both Kenya and Margarita have obviously being doing it tough, so to get $10,000 and a bit of a boost for their career seems like fair payment for being on the show.
I don't get the "drags out the season" comment...aren't you watching because you enjoy it?
I think an extra episode is a bonus especially when we finally get to see what they can do without the crazy material challenges and always being rushed for time. I always enjoy the home visits too, it's interesting (and sometimes surprising) to see where they came from and who their friends and family are.


As for this recent episode, I was also thinking STFU most of the time margarita was talking. Kenya said it about herself, but it applies to Margarita more "I have to get out of my own way". Margarita is her own biggest obstacle, she gets so caught up in her own head that then she can't make anything.
I think Kenya should do well in plus size fashion, I thought her look was great on the model, she just needed a different fabric for the top. She designs much better stuff than plus size Ashley (I think her name was) from a few seasons ago...at least all Kenya's models have proper pants on & not granny panties and see through skirts.

I like Brandon, he is confident in what he does, but manages to avoid being arrogant. I'm too old for his looks now, but if I was in my 20s now I'd love to wear the sort of things he designs. Kintaro is funny and I like his sense of humour, I loved it when he said "OK bye" to Brandon with such dead pan expression and then when he told the model it was too weird that she had no pants on.
Maybe those two should go into business together, they have a very similar approach.

I'm looking forward to seeing their collections next week - but I suspect I won't like Margarita's much, I've only liked one thing she made all season.

I thought Kenya’s coat was great! The fabric was such a bold choice. I think of all the designers, she has the potential to do a successful w/ a retail line. I thought her blouse was pretty, but it didn’t go w/ the coat. A simple ribbed turtleneck would have looked so much better.

Brandon’s stuff always looks great on the runway. I’m anxious to see what his collection will look like.

That was ridiculous that the judges didn’t send Margarita packing after she sent that unfinished dress down the runway.

I thought Katie Holmes was a good guest judge. She really had some interesting comments.

I wish that
Kenya's coat was available to buy, I would wear the heck out of that coat!
I love Brandon and
Kintaro too, I think they could be very successful together, they have similar styles but by both working together they could push each other and then maybe every thing wouldn't look so samey.
I love the home visits, more to see more of Tim Gunn then anything else.

I will be stunned if Kintaro or Brandon don't win.

-Kentaro's outfit was beautiful. That model is a virtual clothes hanger.
-Brandon is inventive, but I'm tiring of the willy-nilly straps. And bare midriffs.
-I appreciate that Ayana is making an effort to move out of her comfort zone while sticking to her modesty ethos. I didn't like the jumpsuit, but liked the mix of fabrics and and the black and white sleeves peeking out. (And that outfit reminded me of Mondo.)
-I liked Kenya's coat and pants, but I generally like HER more than her designs.
-Pobrecita Margarita.

Overall, it was a good group of human beings - sans the twins. I enjoyed the collaboration and low drama.




I'm confused by the suggestion that Kenya copied something. She made a plaid coat. She wore a leopard print scarf that contained two of the three colors from the plaid. An animal print and a plaid aren't even similar, let alone almost identical. And a scarf and coat aren't remotely similar.

People often make stuff that is the same color as clothes they like to wear. We see it all the time on this show. Designers who wear (pick one) black/white/earthtone/pastel/bright/print/leather clothes gravitate toward black/white/earttone/pastel/bright/print/leather fabrics.

On the other hand, the twins were criticized for making the exact same articles of clothing that each other - or their model - were wearing. (In a separate incident, one of them was then eliminated for measuring her own clothes in the hotel room to make pattern pieces.)

Okay. I thought you were perplexed why Kenya wasn't called out, as the twins were, for copying. Must have misread.