Yay!
Kittens, we don't know what went wrong.
On paper, it sounded like a pretty decent challenge. One of those where it seems like such an obvious fit for the show you think "Oh. They haven't done a Jackie challenge yet?"So why was this episode so boring?
She wasn't exactly a firecracker, was she? Is that why the judges were throwing more shade than a street corner full of drag queens at 3 am? Seriously, what was up their asses? Maybe they were just underwhelmed by the offerings. We have to admit, we kind of agree with them on that.
Model: Alexandra
We both love and don't love this look. It's complicated. Taken on its own, it's a very Mondo, very fierce kind of look. He not only has a great eye for pattern and color, he has a great eye for mixing them in eye-catching ways.
The proportions were just right too. The little black jacket is perfect, because it tones down the look just enough and ties both prints together.
Lining the jacket with that perfectly matched purple really unified it and made it look rich and well made.
That little detail on the front of the skirt gives it some interest and makes it seem a little modern. Which is good, because one of our issues with this look is that it does lean slightly toward being a little dated. It has almost a '90s feel with the striped top and the form-fitting skirt hitting halfway up the thigh. Something about the proportions and colors read a little Melrose Place to us.
But he does know how to style and present a look, that cannot be denied. There's a lot of life in Mondo's work and the judges are naturally going to respond to that.
In fact, we had him pegged for the win pretty early on because he was hitting a lot of the judges' buttons.
This is definitely an editorial look, so that hooks Nina; it's colorful and form-fitting, so Heidi's on your side; and it's got a chic, New York kind of feel that totally gets Michael Kors' pants to move. And they can be somewhat disappointingly predictable.
When you hear the words "Jackie Kennedy challenge" and you know these judges, then a cropped jacket and fitted skirt is probably the look they're most likely to respond well to. We don't want to use the dreaded word "expected," but there were some more imaginative entries, in our opinion.
Not that we want to take anything away from the little guy. It's a sassy little outfit and it's got a lot of style to it. We really like his work on a whole and, much like the judges...
We can't help but love him for showing up on the runway looking like a combination of the Emcee in Cabaret and Pee Wee Herman.Tim Gunn's Workroom:
Extended Judging:
[Screencaps: projectrungay.blogspot.com - Video Credit: myLifetime.com - Photo Credit: Barbara Nitke/myLifetime.com]
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