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So, how'd that turn out?
Last night the Top 6 were asked to create a companion piece "inspired" by their "winning look", oh wait, no. We better call that their "best look", seeing as poor Logan, he of the hipster skinny jeans and disaffected voice, has never won. Or even been in the top.
A fact you'll hear quite a few times throughout the episode, not only from him, but from the other designers. Yes, folks, finally some claws (other than Irina's) start to come out. And the somewhat surprising source: Althea. She, the refugee from the 70s, has started to get her ego on.
At least, lucky for Logan, they do pick his early Red Carpet gown for the challenge, which was a very good effort.
They will have 30 minutes to sketch and $100 to spend at Moon, and it's a one-day challenge. (Which always really means one and a half days.)
What did we learn this week?
-That apparently Malvin's diaper pants can get rave reviews if...well, I'll be honest, I'm not sure what was better about Althea's diaper pants, other than that they were in black not white. Which is pretty significant, I guess. I mean nothing will make diaper pants look more like diapers than being diaper-colored, I guess.
-That Gordana's lack of self-confidence is pretty deep-rooted. I mean, listen to her talk about her humble roots and her parents who were "just farmers". ouch. No wonder her idea of "standing up for her design and herself" is to say, "Well, I like it." Oh. Well, in that case.
-That Irina's nickname is "Mean-a Irina", which is pretty funny.
-That Althea can be Mean-a too.
-That Althea's crossover to the dark side might be inspired by Mean-a Irina, given Irina was sitting next to her like a devil on her shoulder, egging her on, into some of her best catty work.
-That they're all getting a bit paranoid, which isn't surprising given they're in this high-pressure and isolated bubble of existence right now. Althea thinks Logan stole her zipper collar idea from her. Irina thinks Althea stole her oversize sweater idea from her. Because nobody has ever made oversize sweaters before. They were both similar drab colors, which made the resemblance more striking, but come on.
Let's move on to the show, where former contestant Nick Verreos is now a judge in MK's stead (and a teacher somewhere too), joined by ninagarcia and, randomly, actress Kerry Washington.
And if I may digress for a moment: They really shouldn't script Heidi to say, "This is the hardest decision we've ever had to make this season", when she's talking to a panel of judges for whom it's the only decision they've ever had to make this season. Because then it sounds like the royal "we", and that's just lame.
Moving on (and as always click on the designer's name to see a picture of their outfit):
1. Carol Hannah designed another cute dress, big surprise coming from the dressmaker. Actually, it's no surprise, btu what is a surprise is
