This week's episode of Project Runway was supposed to be an homage to the sophisticated, fashion forward thinking Jackie Kennedy. Not so much. Maybe these designers are all too young to understand. Where's Peach when you need her?

Here's a look at the fashions from this week's very dull runway show.

There were nine designers left so they felt neatly into groups of three.

Neither Here Nor There

Gretchen, Michael C and April ended up in the middle of the pack and that's not saying much this week. Even Michael thought he should have been in the bottom. To quote another TV show judge, this runway show was nothing but dreckatude!

April went basic black, only it wasn't very basic. It had too many details and this odd shrug that stuck out like broken wings. So not Jackie O.

Gretchen's work is all starting to look the same to me. Short pants, some attempt at style in the halter top and this filmy overcoat thing that had no shape. And no color. Why do these people hate color?

Michael C used a gorgeous blue for his dress then covered it up, first with a terry cloth bathrobe then with some odd denim jacket. No laughs for you this week, though there was a huge pile of wasted material under his station. Shame, shame.




Bottomed Out

Valerie, Andy and Michael D landed in the bottom this week.

Valerie's initial problem stemmed from the fact that she made a jacket as part of her original design, then, when she was required to make an outerwear piece she wasn't left with many options. She went with a vest. I thought she should have gone cape. Not sure it would have helped since the judges dinged her mostly for turning out another boring outfit. Too dark, no style. She was my choice to go home.

Poor Andy took the hardest hit from the judges. He went with an Asian-inspired cargo pant, slim, long-sleeved tee and a vest. Admittedly, the pants had a fit problem and it was about as far from Jackie Kennedy as you could get, but he has imagination and that's what saved him. With a little work, that outfit would look adorable on a young woman who likes to make a statement with her clothes. I think Andy's a genius, I'm just not sure that he can do what he does within the time limits of the challenges.

Michael D went with a skirt with pleating just under the waistband, a layered tank and a short, wool jacket. I can see where he was going with the outfit, an homage to the 50's poodle skirt and sweater set.  Unfortunately, the skirt ended up too short, too wide and the tank came out messy. Kors said the jacket looked like an old lady and the bottom like an ice skating cheerleader. I think that about covers it.




Lesser of the Evils

Christopher, Ivy and Mondo made the top three and for two of them it was more about not being the worst, rather than being the best.

Christopher made a terrific, slinky dress with a very interesting detail at the neckline. Then he messed it up with this horrific, snipped pelt shrug that was doing really strange things in the back. He needed to make a wrap instead of a shrug though in the end, he still would have landed where he did. Close, but no cigar.

Ivy doesn't deserve to be in the top simply because of her poor attitude. I also don't think she's much of a designer. Great dressmaker, yes, but designer, no. She made a pair of billowy pants with a white blouse and a filmy, smoky, jacket with a belt that formed a bow in the back. Again, why do we hate color so much? I think the only reason she landed in the top three was because she styled her model to look like Jackie. Clever move.

Mondo, my dear, sweet Mondo went with his gut and ended up with his first win. His colorful outfit took two patterns you would have seen on Jackie, a herringbone tweed and sailor stripes. Then he combined them using a large, purple version of the tweed with the navy, striped top. You couldn't see it until she took the jacket off, but the shirt had a cuff of stripes running in the opposite direction and the jacket was lined to match the skirt. Brilliant. A modern Jackie Kennedy would totally wear this outfit and what a win for the designer whose own personal style is classic in a whole different way.



That's the show, folks. What did you think? Not exactly their best work, huh? Let's see who steps up to challenge Mondo next week. Will Gretchen ever rise to her former glory? Will Michael C finally see the door? Tune in next Thursday on Lifetime to find out.



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