SeagoingMom Posted November 21, 2014 #3276 Share Posted November 21, 2014 The two top dresses were certainly my favs ... I am partial to one of those two designers though ... she teaches a sewing class I'm taking at Mood, so I love her, she's super sweet I also agree on the bottom three, it was hard to decide which one had to go home I'm sure since they were equally bad. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Forums mobile app Which designer is your teacher? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeagoingMom Posted November 21, 2014 #3277 Share Posted November 21, 2014 I thought it was interesting that Seth Aaron (I think it was he...) said he wished he had seen Kate's dress before she changed it -- I wish I had, too. They did not show enough of it in the workroom for me to get a feel for what the original design looked like. (And so what if it looked like maternity wear? Alyssa has been a poster-child this season for the need for truly flattering maternity looks! And maybe that does represent Kate's future!) I agree that the "revamped" version was underwhelming -- it must be a really hard thing for the designers to decide whether on not to change their ideas after critiques. I remember all through school finding that most of the time, changing an answer on homework or a test resulted in getting it wrong -- I wonder if the designers feel that way, too -- that they (most of the time) would have been better off sticking with their original idea... Of course, there have been some pretty spectacular "saves" (last-minute new designs) through the seasons... And I loved the back and forth between Nina and Isaac regarding whether Helen's dress was timeless -- I am not a big Isaac fan myself, and I get the feeling Nina doesn't have much use for him either! (But then again, Nina doesn't seem to have much use for anybody who doesn't share her opinions...) It is a change of pace, at least, when the judges go after each other instead of going after the designers! I agreed with Seth Aaron (was it he?) who said the curved neckline of Helen's red dress read "frown." But as Nina said, it was very romantic -- to me it read tragically romantic. I just thought it should have been a little longer -- mid-calf, to me, would have clinched the beautiful melancholy of that look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellababe70 Posted November 21, 2014 #3278 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Which designer is your teacher? ***spoiler alert*** Sonjia! (I was vague so as to not be a spoiler) And also if you remember him, Viktor Luna is also helping us in the class. There are of course other designers but those two are the only PR alumni. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Scrapnana Posted November 21, 2014 #3279 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Seth Aaron looked much less Goth than the last time I saw him. When given the challenge, Nina said it was a party dress so no black or white. Seems I never got the memo, so why can't party dresses be black or white? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iheartbda Posted November 23, 2014 #3280 Share Posted November 23, 2014 (edited) Today, I went to a trunk show of Jay McCarroll's. He was absolutely delightful to talk to. I had to censor what he wrote since he is also quite irreverent. When he looked at this picture he said, "wow, I look like a Pilgrim!!!". Well, Thanksgiving is not far off. LOL His things were very reasonable and I bought this scarf which was $35. It's a stretch for me but I thought the print was very representative of his style and with all the colors, I can wear it with a lot. Speaking of style.....he said he is changing his focus from 20 somethings to the more mature ladies. I told him that his Chrysler Building dress was my favorite and he laughed. Said the workmanship was so bad but that's what glue and staples are for since there is NO way something can be made well in the time they have. I said, so smoke and mirrors? He said the whole show is smoke and mirrors.:D Edited November 23, 2014 by iheartbda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeagoingMom Posted November 23, 2014 #3281 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Today, I went to a trunk show of Jay McCarroll's. He was absolutely delightful to talk to. I had to censor what he wrote since he is also quite irreverent. When he looked at this picture he said, "wow, I look like a Pilgrim!!!". Well, Thanksgiving is not far off. LOL His things were very reasonable and I bought this scarf which was $35. It's a stretch for me but I thought the print was very representative of his style and with all the colors, I can wear it with a lot. Speaking of style.....he said he is changing his focus from 20 somethings to the more mature ladies. I told him that his Chrysler Building dress was my favorite and he laughed. Said the workmanship was so bad but that's what glue and staples are for since there is NO way something can be made well in the time they have. I said, so smoke and mirrors? He said the whole show is smoke and mirrors.:D Wow -- amazing to me that he did not already realize he looked like a Pilgrim -- what did he think he looked like, I wonder? :confused: Pretty scarf! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Scrapnana Posted December 4, 2014 #3282 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Saw Alyssa on The Talk yesterday. The dress she had on was not much of an improvement over her maternity outfits on the show. The designers are going to London tonight. Can't wait to see what they make based on Paddington Bear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Scrapnana Posted December 5, 2014 #3283 Share Posted December 5, 2014 I did not agree with the judges' decisions. The first dress Alyssa wore must have been a very stretchy fabric. I did not like the sleeves on the white dress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeagoingMom Posted December 5, 2014 #3284 Share Posted December 5, 2014 The "What is Alyssa wearing???" problem is really bugging me. It is a slap in the face to all pregnant women. This is a show about fashion, and Alyssa certainly must have access to designer clothes, and most likely, a stylist. What are they thinking???! How could they possibly dress her, and how could she possible agree to be dressed, so unflatteringly? It reminds me of the times on PR when the designers have to create outfits for "real women." Across the board, with few exceptions, they do a horrible job of designing flattering garments for women with real female bodies. (No offense to the stick-straight of this world...) Granted, these days no one wants to look like a tent while pregnant, and poor Alyssa has certainly "blossomed" during this pregnancy. But IMO neither should she choose or be convinced to look like an inflated balloon. There really must be some better choices out there for her... I want to see a PR for "regular" women, and pregnant ones, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbbtravels Posted December 5, 2014 #3285 Share Posted December 5, 2014 (edited) Today, I went to a trunk show of Jay McCarroll's. He was absolutely delightful to talk to. I had to censor what he wrote since he is also quite irreverent. When he looked at this picture he said, "wow, I look like a Pilgrim!!!". Well, Thanksgiving is not far off. LOL His things were very reasonable and I bought this scarf which was $35. It's a stretch for me but I thought the print was very representative of his style and with all the colors, I can wear it with a lot. Speaking of style.....he said he is changing his focus from 20 somethings to the more mature ladies. I told him that his Chrysler Building dress was my favorite and he laughed. Said the workmanship was so bad but that's what glue and staples are for since there is NO way something can be made well in the time they have. I said, so smoke and mirrors? He said the whole show is smoke and mirrors.:D I second it. Nice scarf and how could he not think he looked like a pilgrim? I have been wondering about the smoke and mirrors part. Really how could they do all that in the small time frame. Edited December 5, 2014 by tbbtravels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaBunny Posted December 5, 2014 #3286 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Poor Alyssa. Unfortunately, her short torso is all baby and boobs now which makes it hard for anything to look good. But every choice seems so wrong. Girl, wear some simple black knits with killer jewelry. I rather preferred Dimitri's coat. Would love Justin's if it was longer fore and aft. It would certainly keep your lady parts cool as is. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Scrapnana Posted December 5, 2014 #3287 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Poor Alyssa. Unfortunately, her short torso is all baby and boobs now which makes it hard for anything to look good. But every choice seems so wrong. Girl, wear some simple black knits with killer jewelry. I rather preferred Dimitri's coat. Would love Justin's if it was longer fore and aft. It would certainly keep your lady parts cool as is. ;) I think Justin might have won if his coat had not been so open in the back. I did not think Benjamin's was the worst. I disliked Helen's and Michelle's and Sonjia's was terrible from behind (much worse than Justin's IMHO because it was so unflattering). What is with the neoprene? I wouldn't think it would be comfortable or easy to work with. Just found this article with some best/worst choices from PR. http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20741505_20879532,00.html#30262245 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrhdhd Posted December 6, 2014 #3288 Share Posted December 6, 2014 (edited) Curious as to the Duchess' dress to which you refer -- can you post a pic or name the event (or the date of the event?) Needless to say, Googling "Duchess of Cambridge" beings up hundreds (thousands :) of fabulous outfits... Hi, sorry--I was cruising :) and then just checked this board after last night's episode. Here's the dress I was talking about: http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/patron-of-the-natural-history-museum-catherine-duchess-of-news-photo/457615572 Here's the PW dress: http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/40504/project-runway-all-stars-season-4-episode-3-something-wicked-this-way-comes Edited December 6, 2014 by hrhdhd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarElz Posted December 6, 2014 #3289 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Clearly the maker of the luggage they all had when they arrived in London is a show sponsor. It looked pretty good but I've been unable to find out anything about it on the website. Anyone recognize it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Scrapnana Posted December 6, 2014 #3290 Share Posted December 6, 2014 (edited) Clearly the maker of the luggage they all had when they arrived in London is a show sponsor. It looked pretty good but I've been unable to find out anything about it on the website. Anyone recognize it? According to this article it is Tumi. http://tvrecaps.ew.com/recap/project-runway-all-stars-season-4-episode-5/ The show did not really talk up the name of the luggage as you would expect they would with a sponsor. Tumi might want the bags back.:D They must have stayed in London longer than the show implied (one day) or they would not have had need of luggage at all. Edited December 6, 2014 by Scrapnana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarElz Posted December 6, 2014 #3291 Share Posted December 6, 2014 According to this article it is Tumi. http://tvrecaps.ew.com/recap/project-runway-all-stars-season-4-episode-5/ The show did not really talk up the name of the luggage as you would expect they would with a sponsor. Tumi might want the bags back.:D LOL, I thought it was odd too! Thanks for the info, love a Tumi! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Scrapnana Posted December 12, 2014 #3292 Share Posted December 12, 2014 I thought Alyssa actually looked good in the black and white spotted top and black pants at the start of the show. The dress for the runway was better than most we have seen her in. Can't really disagree with the outcome although I think (like the guest judge) it was a difficult decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Scrapnana Posted December 12, 2014 #3293 Share Posted December 12, 2014 After looking at the pictures on the website, Samantha's was my least favorite look. Didn't really care for either print alone much less together and found it way too busy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaBunny Posted December 13, 2014 #3294 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Michelle should have won, if the judges actually cared about creativity/innovation/whatever. However, Alyssa (and most women) would probably not want to wear that lace concoction. And since wearing the dress was part of the so-called reward -- the much-easier-to-live with gold number got the nod. Not that I objected to the winning dress, mind you. I liked it. Highly commercial and cute. But Michelle was robbed. It was past time for Gunnar to go. I don't even think he should have been there in the first place. Not a fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaBunny Posted December 13, 2014 #3295 Share Posted December 13, 2014 After looking at the pictures on the website, Samantha's was my least favorite look. Didn't really care for either print alone much less together and found it way too busy. Samantha? Is this about an earlier episode? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellababe70 Posted December 14, 2014 #3296 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Just a funny tidbit ... seeing as we all agree whoever is dressing Alyssa has some problems ... I read that the runaway look she was wearing was by Viktor Luna ... maybe former designers should always dress her! Sent from my SPH-L710 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Scrapnana Posted December 14, 2014 #3297 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Samantha? Is this about an earlier episode? Picture number 8. http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/project-runway-all-stars/photos/season-4-episode-6-final-looks#id=8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitty9 Posted December 14, 2014 #3298 Share Posted December 14, 2014 I thought the green lace dress looked like attack of the lizard people. It looked like green scales. Justin really had the easiest assignment, but I thought his dress was terrible. Love Dimitri, but that awful pink thing was so not him. I cannot see Alyssa wearing the winning dress without major changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elycelynne Posted December 14, 2014 #3299 Share Posted December 14, 2014 I thought the green lace dress looked like attack of the lizard people. It looked like green scales. Justin really had the easiest assignment, but I thought his dress was terrible. Love Dimitri, but that awful pink thing was so not him. I cannot see Alyssa wearing the winning dress without major changes. I think you meant "Fabio" with the Pepto-Bismol pink dress. Dimitri did the jumpsuit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Scrapnana Posted December 14, 2014 #3300 Share Posted December 14, 2014 I cannot see Alyssa wearing the winning dress without major changes. Can't wait to see Alyssa in the dress (or what it becomes for her frame). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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