Project Runway Episode 9: A two-fer designer takedown

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Project Runway Episode 9: A two-fer designer takedown

POSTED: Friday, September 12, 2008, 8:20 PM

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Episode 9's winning design

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CP fashion platelette Rebecca Grites sizes up Season 5 of Bravo’s Project Runway every week on Critical Mass.

Heidi pulled out the big guns this week as she informed the Bryant Park hopefuls that two of them would be auf’d. And to make things worse, our not-so favorite Season 5 designers who'd already graced the exit doors were back to work in teams with the remaining contestants. That’s a lot of sticky stipulations.

Suede woke up in the morning morning speaking of a dream he had where the challenge at hand was to create sweetheart neckline dresses out of chiffon and Pop-Tarts. Though it sounds a little silly, it was eons better than the challenge they were actually given: design an outfit around your astrological sign. What a stretch for an innovative idea. Tim Gunn had to mask the lameness of this challenge with his obscure and obtuse vocabulary, creating a “words I don’t understand” list of approximately three.

This week coveted a sad excuse for a challenge, but even sadder excuses for designing buddies. The still-teary-eyed Keith spent his time pissing off Terri, whining about his "fragile" state of being and napping. But he beamed when Terri got the boot. Ugh, Keith is detestable. Kenley was a bitch on wheels this week, but her car was only headed for a wreck. Snapping at Tim, judges and other designers can only make you enemies in all the wrong places, and it showed. The judges hated her look and her attitude. I can only hope that she soon bids us adieu, as Blayne did this week alongside Terri. What can I say? Oh, I have to — how sadlicious.

But the three main judges weren’t the only PR alums calling the shots. The designers brought their duds to the New York Planetarium for a party and dress showing to vets like Christian Siriano, Daniel V., Kara and others. Those seasoned Runwayers voted for this week’s winner at the party, and they chose ... Jerell? Really? I’ll have to mull over that outcome until next week, when teachers will hold a totally new kind of class.

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