Project Runway Season 15 Recap: Bungle in the Jungle
By Ani Bundel
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Heidi is wearing… a whole hella a lot of not much, that half falling off. Zac Posen and Nina Garcia are in residence, even though Nina Garcia seems to have worn her pyjama top to work and Zac’s tie shrank in the wash. Two guest judges this week, one is an actual Fashion Designer, Rebecca Minkoff. (She’s here to promote Project Runway: Shark Tank). The other is Carly Chaikin, who most of us know as Darlene from Mr. Robot. Heidi reminds us all that now that we’re within the Top Ten, there is no more immunity. The TimGunn Save™ and the AnthonyRyan Rule™ are in effect.
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Roberi: With the jacket on, it’s Khaleesi 2016. With the jacket off, it’s California Beachwear, 1986.
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Rik: 1970s punk meets 2016 Rosie the Riveter.
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Mah-Jing: The only one to make a dress.
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Jenni: Pyjamas!
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Dexter: If we were making homemade army clothing for the year 2672, after the Federation has collapsed and the planets have all gone feral and it’s every human offshoot for themselves, this would win. That might just have been what Nina was looking for, she loves it. Rebecca Minkoff agrees it’s interesting, but feels there was a fine line between avante garde and falling on your face. But Zac is not about the shoulder boobs, and neither is Heidi. Everyone agrees it’s way better without the jacket.
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Nathalia: The pants are baggy in weird places. But the judges love the jacket. The baggy turns out to be pockets. Nina hates the styling and notes the pants are a bit off, but the jacket seems to have carried the outfit.
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Laurence: Drop crotch fail is almost made up for by the updated Michael Jackson jacket. Nina is over the moon over the jacket. Zac says “kong-tastic.” Heidi notes the crotch gave the model a penis, and the pants needed to be pulled down to let the drop sit longer. But penis aside, the rest of the outfit is *mwah.* So much so they can’t pass her over for the win a second time. (Not in front of Rebecca Minkoff anyway.)
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Erin: What are those fuzzy caterpillars on the shorts? Why are there faux sleeves that look utterly unfinished half attached at the shoulders, like android arms that still need several layers of outer skin to make it look believable as a human? Nina is mad she failed in front of Rebecca Minkoff. Minkoff does not get why this girl is the golden child of the season. Heidi pouts.
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Cornelius: The drop crotch jeans are horrific. The top’s construction issues can be seen from space. Heidi says it looks like he doesn’t know how to work a sewing machine properly. Zac calls it “uninspired” and “sloppy.” Nina says at least he had a concept but his execution was a complete fail.
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Brik: It’s an acid flashback, in 2016 form. Minkoff asks if he is colorblind. Heidi sighs that he worked really hard and failed, and that the pants are giving her a headache. Zac throws up his hands. Nina starts listing all the tiny imperfections to convince us all he should be the one to go home.
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Erin is being given a pass two weeks in a row, which leaves the bottom two to be Cornelius and Brik. Nina makes it very clear she would rather send away Brik. Heidi makes it very clear she’s rather send away Cornelius. Heidi loses the fight. Cornelius stays to be catty another week, and Brik and his pretty hair is gone.