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This week’s Project Runway Junior sees the teens working with real women in a an episode that wanted to be on fire, both was mostly all wet.
We join the contestants this week in the workroom, mourning the loss of A’Kai a second time, when everything is interrupted by a fire drill. A fire drill? On camera? Well, we know that’s the introduction to a new challenge, especially when Hannah rides up in the fire truck. There’s a bunch of product placement for a horrendous looking junk food which has nothing to do with the actual challenge…making a date night look….for the firefighter’s wives and girlfriends.
I am *highly* disappointed. I wanted this to be women firefighters. There are women firefighters. They are kick ass, hardworking women. But no. In Trump’s America, we still live in a world where the men are firefighters and the women need date night dresses that are bodycon and sexy while their firefighter husbands stand around looking vaguely amused at these teenagers trying to design outfits for their wives.
Since this is an evening wear challenge, as well as a real woman challenge, there’s no trip to Mood. Instead time is saved with a trip to the Mini-Mood Closet, which also means the wives and girlfriends can approve the fabric choices to cut down on any severe trainwrecks…or shall we say dumpster fires?
For the very old Project Runway heads, the sight of Chris doing his Tim impression will remind us of Santino and his famous “Where’s Andre?” Tim impression. For those who weren’t watching back in the day, compare the above to Chris’ “Tim routine” this evening, and let us know who did it better.
With Chris’ faux Tim critiques over, let’s see what Tim’s real opinions are, and how the clients feel about them.
- Chris: Tim looks at the “made to order” outfit he’s doing at the women’s request, and asks how we could know it was Chris. Maybe if he stopped doing Tim Gunn impressions and was himself more?
- Hawwaa: She’s bullying her client into polka dots. Tim approves. Poor client.
- Izzy: She’s making a hideous dress that conforms to all the demands of her client. Tim looks a little ill.
- Tieler: The client loves the boring pink dress. Tim does not love the boring pink dress. Tieler does not know what to do.
- Cartier: The dress on the dummy looks like it was made for Jessica Rabbit. The client is a little bored. Tim is a little bored. Cartier is a little panicked.
- Chelsea: She’s doing a Chelsea special. Her client looks dazed. Tim looks amused.
- Allie: She only has sketches, and her fabric is awful. Tim calls it grandma. Allie agrees it’s grandma.
- Molly: Her client wants a very basic dress. Molly wants to fix it with an overskirt. Tim says to focus.
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Cartier turns her dress inside out and declares the day saved. Allie wishes she could solve her problems so easily. (What she really needs is a second trip to the Mini Mood closet).
Day of runway, and the real panic is the realization that women who aren’t a Size 0 will have to fit into these outfits. While the kids finish up, the wives and girlfriends can make over in the Product Displaying Make Up Room. And then the moment of truth… Tieler’s is too small and his zipper breaks. Cartier’s is also really tight. Allie’s is still an awful fabric, but at least it fits well?
Let’s see what the judges think.