If Christian and Chris were Team Fierce, then what to call Jillian and Victorya? Team Battle of the Control Freaks? Team Passive-Aggressive? Team Poor Time Management? Going with the racing-clock theme, I sympathized with the two of them as they stressed about making their deadline. It just so happens that I've blown a few deadlines myself this week. In fact, I'm blowing one this very second. And will probably blow another one by tomorrow. Thank God my editor is more forgiving than the hard-asses on this show. (Hi, Nicholas!) Poor Jillian even had a meltdown at the sewing machine. I've been there, sister. Just ask my husband, who once had to leave our apartment as I sat at the table, cursing up a storm after sewing a crooked stitch for the 800th time.
For all their fretting, Jillian and Victorya managed to pull off a spectacular, punk-inspired number that almost made me forget that their model was sporting a Sanjaya 'do. Their avant-garde outfit was like a hyperkinetic cross between Vivienne Westwood and Ralph Lauren. I still preferred Team Chris(tian)'s creation, but those two gals really rocked it last night. If only overachieving, über-competitive Victorya hadn't ruined the fun by exclaiming, ''We had three looks, so we should win!'' Somebody needs to slip that girl a Xanax.
And now to this week's losing team. Kit and Ricky — poor, sad, pathetic Kit and Ricky. Given Kit's edgy sensibility, I was shocked that she tanked the avant-garde challenge so spectacularly. There was nothing forward looking or daring about her hoop-skirt apron thingie — unless you know something about Little Bo Beep that I don't. For once, it was the guest judge, Alberta Ferretti, who was the most unabashed in her crushing comments. ''Eeet eees Scarlett O'Hada eeen a cheeeep way,'' Ferretti said, in a textbook example of European frankness. Never willing to be one-upped in the department of heavy-handed zingers, Kors quickly chimed in that it wasn't just a cheap Scarlett O'Hara — it was Scarlett O'Hara after she pulled the sheets off the bed and ran out the door. Ho, ho, Michael. You are such a card.
There's no denying that the hoop dress was fugly, but I was sad to see Kit get the ax. She is clearly talented, but she has somehow flown under the judges' radar all season. (I still think she should have won that damn Tiki Barber challenge.) Yet I never dreamed it was possible that she'd fly low enough for Leaky Faucet Ricky to dodge another bullet. His pathetic little halter dress was like Hooker Holly Hobby. That's not an image I want in my head.
Now, friends, I must get back to that aforementioned assignment. I've got to finish it before I head to the Sundance Film Festival, where I'll be during next week's episode. (It looks like the designers are going to visit a New Jersey Port Authority something or other.) While I'm gone, my colleague and EW office neighbor Kate Ward will be filling in for me. I know you'll show her the love she deserves.
And with that, I'll leave it to you. What did you think?
Want more? See what Kit told Jessica Shaw today about her exit last night from Project Runway
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