Heidi, wearing a funky one-shoulder dress, announces that there is no more immunity for winners. The designers are dispatched to the roof of the Atlas apartments to channel "natural creativity". Philip Carrion, a hairstylist for Garnier, is with Tim Gunn, and I fear one of those hairstyle-inspired challenges. Who decides what they're gonna wear based on their hair, really? Not me and my ponytails, that's for sure. Well, it turns out, the designers must design a look based on one of the four elements: earth, air, fire, and water. Please please please say one of my favorite bands of all time is involved! Please design a new look for their backup dancers! Alas, I fear that this challenge is an hour-long plug for Garnier. Of course there is a significant hair design element. Jay picks air. Cause he won the last challenge and he got first dibs on an element. Element lotto! It's pure chance- each designer draws an element, and that's that. Anthony's on fire, naturally. Seth associates air with happy blue shit, so he's peeved.
Sketching: Ben thinks of sharks for water, so he's doing a suit with extreme tailoring. Why were the extreme guys from "Harold and Kumar" never into extreeeeeeme tailoring along with their extreme Doritos? First ten minutes of the show and already I've free-associated with one of my favorite bands and favorite movies of all time. As you can see, I have EXTREMEly good taste! Moving on: Emilio wants to complement the skin of his African-American model and do, surprise, a short dress- real original, E-dog. Maya wants to do serene sirens emerging from the ocean. Jonathan is creating textiles to create texture in order to create opacity. It looks more promising than it sounds. Although I have to say, I couldn't tell you at this point what his design aesthetic is. Can you? Jay is doing a wind-swept tornado look for air. I see lots of hair spray in his future. Anthony is doing gray for fire? No, he states that someone burned his pastor's house to the ground, so he's going with gray for ashes. Out-of-the-box thinking for sure.
Back to the workroom after Mood. Seth is using the midnight air in New York as his muse. Happy blue shit it is not. Amy has fire, and is envisioning an explosion in the middle of her structure. Several designers remark on the pressure building now that fewer designers are left. Maya even notes that Anthony is surprisingly quiet. Amy is trying to handle time management- namely, constructing something she knows she can make in the time allotted. Let's see how that turns out for you, Amy...Ben is taking a gamble by attempting to do a suit in a day. Jonathan comments that he is sick of being safe, and that when he did take a chance, he ended up in the bottom two. He seems overconfident. As I said, I can't describe his design aesthetic. Plus, he did a freakin butter-colored romper a few weeks back....that I think served as the inspiration for Sarah Jessica Parker's Oscar dress (Ferris Bueller seemed to like it).
They're still promoting this Clark Rockefeller movie? Sheesh, when does this thing air, July?? And where has Will of TV's "Will and Grace" been all these years?? Oh right, doing promotional ads for Vancouver, British Colombia. Along with Ryan Reynolds. Ryan Reynolds....Ryan Reynolds....
The designers consult with Philip Carrion, hairstylist extraordinaire (where does that land him on the gay dream-job totem pole?). Jonathan wants hair that's enveloped in laughter, and yes, that is this week's You Can't Make This Shit Up Moment. These poor models- I could never subject my locks to all that abuse! All the yanking and pulling and product!
Tim time: Jonathan is doing different levels and colors, and Tim thinks it's stunning. Seth is making wind at midnight. Lay off the lentils and cauliflower, Seth. Amy's concept of contained chaos has resulted in a bowl filled with hair. Tim advises, "See where it takes you", in a concerned way. Ben reveals his great white shark inspiration. Tim is worried that Ben's subtleties are not being picked up by the judges. Mila is doing mineral and metals, and it looks promising. Mila for the win? What, no consult with Anthony?
Model time. I love the blond amazon, but she must be hard to design for. What is she, 6'4"? Mila thinks Ben's trousers are bad, and oh, is she right. Problem crotch! Anthony says black is not only beautiful, it's also presidential. Love him! Mila, naturally, sees colorblocking in Anthony's textured black and gray design. I have to say, it is hard to tell what element a black dress is supposed to represent. Why no color? No blue for water or orange for fire?
It's evening in the apartments and , uh-oh, it's time for the phone call of doom. We meet Ben's husband (in Massachusetts?), whom he misses dearly. Um, maybe you'll see each other real soon?
"Amish Grace". Mennonite drama. Brought to you by Lifetime.
Morning of: Milaya the two-headed designer primps in unison. Amy seems to not be hanging with the goth clique and looks slightly left out. In the workroom, Seth is pushing it to the last second. Ben is daunted, but Jay finished early and so he's offered to help Ben. Though he has immunity, I must say, Jay rocks. Jonathan is worried for Amy's hair bubble, as he should be. Anthony is not sure why Amy is giving her model hairy titties. Can you not say titties on television? Apparently not. He goes on, "She needs some Nair up there". Teehee. Tim is worried that there are no completed garments. And, uh, has Amy put the amazon IN HEELS? Oh my.
On the runway: Guest judge is French designer Roland Mouret. The show starts:
Maya's look is ruffly and boring, actually very Anthony-esque in my opinion. I don't see water, nor do I see the pizzazz of last week's hardware design.
Jay's tornado look is cool. The hair totally matches the look, and it is indeed airy and evokes a tornado. Side note- does Jay really not like his model's hair? He keeps covering it up!
I forgot which element Ben had- water? Sharks?? I could not see it in the look. Very boring, plus the crotch was bad news.
Anthony's is still a very off the rack look, in my opinion. Plus, I don't see fire at all! So far, not too impressed.
I like Mila's asymmetrical vest, and she has definitely stepped outside her comfort zone. I'm just not sure about the turtleneck. Ick. The model does not look pleased, either.
Jonathan's look is pure joy. I think he definitely captured the spirit of the challenge, while making his model look modern and sexy.
Oh my God Anthony was right. Amy's look is a big, hairy-titted mess. It looks like it's about to fall off, and it's more about the concept than the design, which is just so-so. Sorry, what is fiery about this?
Emilio's dress is very boring to me, but I know that glow in Heidi's eyes. She likes it. I just see a drab, green tank girl dress.
Seth sends another weird creation down the runway. I don't see air at all. Total contrast from Jonathan's interpretation of the same element.
Judging time. Michael Kors thinks Mila's look is very normal, and they call her out for being a one-trick pony. Who predicted this last week? Me! The vest is interesting, the rest is not. Seth's look is leather gusting with air. The judges see things in his designs that I never do. Nina says that he is true to himself and consistent, and he gets big props from Roland Mouret. Kors thinks Maya's look is chic, although Nina is worried about her referentiality, saying it's very Nina Ricci. Amy's intention was contained chaos, but Heidi says it looks like a cat in a sling, and Kors says she's a barmaid serving her hair. Ouch! This poor model got 2 awful designs two weeks in a row! First a hot pink bikini, then a hairnet bra! Nina thinks it's weird, and when they remove the fake hair, ta-da, it looks much better. Nina says she got caught up with the concept. Like what happened with those horrid clown pants? Ben states that his inspiration was sharks. Kors says it's just an ill-fitting suit with shark teeth on the sleeve. Heidi thinks that if you don't know how to make a suit, don't make a suit. Plus, it looks like the model is wearing underwear over the pants. Jock strap pants? It's not good. Jonathan states that his inspiration was laughter, and that he wanted to play up Cerri's skin tone. Roland Mouret thinks the draping is amazing, and Cerri chimes in that she adores the dress. Jonathan says their bond is cause "pale understands pale". Love it!
Bitch-back: Roland loves Maya's the most. Looked pretty boring to me. Seth showed his tailoring skills, and Jonathan's colors were great; the dress was poetic and romantic. However, Ben's trousers were awful, and the shark teeth were bad too. Amy's look was too ambitious and too much concept. Nina wonders if she's trying too hard. Mila committed the cardinal sin of being boring. They say her look was perfect for a mall walk! Nina thinks she's lost if she's not colorblocking. SO TRUE.
One more massive plug for Garnier, and then...
Seth is in, which means...Jonathan wins. Yay! I loved it. Maya is in. Mila is in, of course, which means it's between Amy and Ben. Amy is...in. Wow. They must see real promise there. So if you give a girl pantyliner pants, you lose! Lessons learned. Aw, Ben, we hardly knew ye. Tim looks bummed.
Next week on: it's a team challenge. And tempers are lost on the runway. Can't wait!
Aufwiedersehen, elemental Project Runway watchers!
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