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Project Runway-Season Six Episode Six: Movie Genre

This week finds our remaining eleven designers with a challenge of designing a runway costume with a Movie Genre theme. The choices included Sci Fiction, Western,  Action and Adventure, Film etc.

$150 in materials and 30 minutes to choose a character based on their assignment card. Plus, each designer had 30 minutes to view a manuscript of what theme the judges were looking for in the costume they are making as a guide. After a 30 minute shopping spree to buy materials our crew our designers heads back to the work room to start constructing their design and can work until midnight to complete most of the work and have a few hours to finish off the design for the models fitting, hair and make-up.

The guest judges include some of the great costume and set designers, John Veritas, Zoe, Glassier and costume designer Diane Phillips.

The final judging came down to six designers: Ra'mon, Gordana, Nicholas, Efferson and Christopher.

Christopher creates a spectacular "vampire themed" ruffled "puffed out" bottom sleeveless dress with loads of details including: a high neck collar pulled up with a small pearl pin, Katie looked sensational with her fingerless white gloves, black lacing on the waist.

Epperson didn't want to choose his western style garment but it made model Matar look gorgeous. She had on a "western bad girl" theme dress, large ruffled collar which looked like feathers and formed a "M" across her breast line, leather waist wrap, her brown cowboy boots were covered with a beautiful ruffled black dress which gave the appearance of an older style western "saloon hall" girl and white gusset underneath.

Nicholas designed a gorgeous Sci Fiction "Ice Princess White evening gown, which wowed the judges (as one of the three guest judges Ariana mentioned, "Nicholas white lace detail , make-up created a fantasy that would show up under the stage lights...) He left no greater attention to details this week after almost going home last week; by making his model Celine look spectacular floating down the runway, white lace detail, and flower leave pattern sequins, high collared front and to the sides appeared as she had white crystal antennae" coming from under her collar, even her make-up and black hair were sprinkled with white ice and I even loved her open toed shoes and bright red toenail polish.She looked amazingly beautiful and he rightfully deserved to win this week's challenge.

I love the added features that the Bravo' TV's Project Runway has to offer, with fashion designer blogs, hair and make-up tips from Garnier Fructis and Loreal Paris, designer's portfolios, bios, more photos, etc. Best of all is the "Rate the Runway" mode which allows extra views of the models clothing (front, rear and side) so you can look at the detail the designers create each and every week, (and by using your mouse can scan with the giant magnifying glass mode).

It was sad to see Designer R'mon leave Project Runway but his green alien mess design didn't cut it with the judges standards.

Plus, all the other remaining designer clothing can be found on their web site here Only Ten designers remain for next week's challenge.

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Project Runway-Season Six Episode Five

Twelve Designers are left from last week's show and this week the designers challenge is to create an outfit using newspaper from the LA Times newspaper sections. They were sections on sports, finance, images, etc.

They could colorful dyes, glue, scotch tape, markers, imagination to create a wearable garment for the judging on the runway. The biggest upset was Johnny when Tim made a remark about his look being too artsy crafty, so he trashed it and throw the whole thing away instead of using it as a base. He got so depressed, and just starting doing crossword puzzles as if he didn't care anymore, his passion was gone.

 Project Runway new web site is so advanced now, you can rate the runway, observe each outfit, it has a front, back and fabric mode, plus a Hugh magnifying glass moves as you scan with the mouse. It also makes it hard to copy photos onto my web blog, LOL.

Nicholas seems to lack confidence in his work and will he make it to the next challenge is my guess. I love Sher in, she's so full of energy, child-like spirit but I love her passion. Most of the other designers don't have her flair for fashion, her funky style we will see later on I expect.

So on to the judging:

The winner was Irina who made this gorgeous fur-like trench coat. The fur was made by bunching up newspaper and gluing it on the collar and bottom of the sleeves. It looked sensational on her model Kalyn, Tommy Hilfiger, one of the judges thought the new fur, newspaper. She has immunity for the next challenge. What worked for her? Other than Esperson's design with Hugh open sleeves, the trench coat was brilliant, she took a risk with full length sleeves, the other designers did not, large pockets and a belt in front (possibly made by markers). With go-go style boots and a black clutch everything fit together like a glove

Next, I love the dressing gown Christopher made, it started like a Hugh fan of cut paper, that looked like feathers and the top was like armor paper, like a breast plate. Irina and him seem to have great fashion sense. I actually thought he would win because his model Katie looked so beautiful, but the fur trench coat had more style and she took more risks then he did; and was completely different than all the others however, Christopher's long gown was very well made. It was still my favorite piece in the whole show.

Althea made this curved, well made sleeveless paper dress. The newsprint all matched and was made to have this swirling angle effect; plus when the model moved down the runway it crinkled and bounced back giving it the effect of fabric, even the hem of the paper dress was cut evenly.

Johnny went home, probably for the best, his lack of passion and lack of working while others did proved, if you can't cut it in the fashion world, you out. Even with his model's encouragement couldn't get him motivated to work anymore.

Of course all the remaining designs, pictures and web bloggers can be found here on here:Project Runway