Project Runway Rundown: The Runway Goes Green

Last night’s episode of Project Runway really made Lauren happy. Lauren is all about saving the environment, so Lauren was super excited when she found out the challenge was to use Green fabrics to create cocktail dresses. Lauren wants a Green cocktail dress!

Other things Lauren wants: the BlueFly accessories wall in her bedroom, a lunch date with Heidi Klum and for Suede to stop freaking speaking in third person.

But let’s get back to the show (and first person).

This week’s challenge was twofold. Not only would the designers be using eco friendly fabrics, but the models would be purchasing them. Oooooo. I am sure that threw a little wrench in everyone’s plans, but didn’t really become an issue for anyone except Stella. Not because the model came back with some hideous fabric, but because the model came back without leather.

Stella LOVES leather. She would make anything in leather! She would make pants in leather, hats in leather, dresses in leather. If only leather wasn’t the WORST THING FOR THE PLANET, Stella. I mean, seriously. Leather is not only a major fashion mistake (unless you are going to a Bon Jovi concert), it just totally goes against everything this challenge is about.

So, anyhoo….the designers start doing their thang with the stuff and some random shite goes down. Some people almost can’t finish their garments, some people are still making up words (enough with the ‘icious…seriously), some people think others are copying them and Tim Gunn thinks one designers dress has the potential to be a HOT MESS. Yes, he actually said that. He totes misses Christian!

It is eventually time for the Runway, which is going to be judged by Natalie Portman! Love her. So cute. And her vegan shoe line is perfection! Ugh! I just want to hug her

STOP READING IF YOU HAVEN’T WATCHED YET! I hate nothing more than spoilers (except people who confuse their, there, and they’re), so I will not ruin the show for you if you were out late getting’ some bootay and haven’t had a chance to fire up the DVR yet!

The runway was exciting as usual. There are still way too many designers to really get into all the designs and comments, so Lauren is just going to summarize the judges’ reactions to the top three and bottom three here (Sorry, got back into that 3rd person stuff again):

Kenley: So chic, beautiful. Everyone loooooves it.

Wesley: Short/shiny/tight…trampy.

Stella: So great that you took a nice, flowy fabric and made it look all edgy/hard/80’s punk

Korto: The dress looks inside out and has butt fins.

Suede: Everyone loved it! The tutu was awesome! Suede is the maaaan.

Leanne: The dress looks like something from Arts and Crafts.

And, once again, I cannot believe who won. Yes, Suede’s dress was innovative, but I just can’t imagine popping onto BlueFly today and purchasing that mess. It had a freaking TUTU. When was the last time you got to wear a tutu to a party? Don’t remember? I do. It was my bat mitzvah. In 1995. I can’t wait to see how much they charge for that thing.

Oh and boring Wesley went home. I am sad cuz he seemed like a fabulous gay man, but his dress was bad news bears (and he was really boring), so no loss here.

Back next week for some more fun and, hopefully, some sort of challenge that involves animal byproducts for our good friend, Stella!